Player Watch #6: George Wardlaw - two-time RS nominee ('23 &'24) - the Warlord - managed vs Hawthorn

[My Left Foote]

Visited the Roo Shop today. They've run out of George badges.

I might have to improvise for tomorrow…

 

[Flawed Genius]

Northball probably suits/benefits Georgie the most in our team. Furiously fast and creatively chaotic.
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19 years old in that photo. Far cry from drafting skinny teenagers.

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

Northball probably suits/benefits Georgie the most in our team. Furiously fast and creatively chaotic.
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He is like the world’s most powerful native hen/turbo chook the way he changes direction with 100% speed.

 

[bennymate]

I have watched this so many times. Can't believe this guy is ours.

You can actually hear Lyon jizz his pants after the kick to Jy

 

[koshari]

The balance when he's running at full tilt, even when he's bumped or shepherded off his line is unlike anything I've seen. He doesn't need to run wide to maintain his speed, just finds the next most direct line to ball/player and he's at top speed in 2 steps again. Also the way he moves from ground to standing is phenomenally quick, he just impacts situations he has no right to. Love watching him do his thing.

Combined with a 7th sense of knowing where the ball is all the time be is like a heat seeking missile contiually locking onto the player with the ball, keeps his feet so he is capable of laying multiple tackles.

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

I have said this before, but I don’t think I’ve seen a player play the game having so much fun. You can see it the way he almost has a smile on his face as he continuously hunts the man.

 

[Ashley B]

I have said this before, but I don’t think I’ve seen a player play the game having so much fun. You can see it the way he almost has a smile on his face as he continuously hunts the man.

He really does have that manic attack on the player and the ball. In time hoping he, like the rest of our midfield , have the ball in hand and have to chase less.

 

[tales129]

Reckon tomorrow is the day he stamps the card and says look out campaigners I’m taking over

 

[andana]

Excellent goal from George Wardlaw​

17m ago
By Dean Bilton
The round two Rising Star nominee chopped off an audacious inside kick and had the run in his legs to take to 35 out. He overcame a case of the speed wobbles to slot the goal home.
Incredibly promising player for North Melbourne.

 

[Flawed Genius]

69% TOG

17 touches 6 tackles 7 clearances and a goal. And innumerable efforts that halted Carlton's progress. He is the real deal.

 

[muttley45]

Looked a bit sore to me, hope he pulls up ok

 

[koshari]

69% TOG

17 touches 6 tackles 7 clearances and a goal. And innumerable efforts that halted Carlton's progress. He is the real deal.

Just love watching him going about it.

 

[ansonholt]

Wish we could duplicate him. Such a quality player, user, goalkicker, hard at it, all those things. Other players should be measured against him. Most wouldn't come close to stacking up.

 

[Cyber_punk]

Wish we could duplicate him. Such a quality player, user, goalkicker, hard at it, all those things. Other players should be measured against him. Most wouldn't come close to stacking up.

Came in to post the same thing. I wish there was a way to clone him and Sheez

 

[guapo]

Didn’t like him spending so long on the bench in the third and the AFL app saying he was injured. Relieved when he returned and immediately resumed doing George things. Gun.
Would like to see him and Colby at a centre bounce. That would be exciting

 

[amaz199]

Does far too much for the team because his teammates do absolutely nothing to change the game.

 

[koshari]

Came in to post the same thing. I wish there was a way to clone him and Sheez

It would prolly be cheating but no more than the umps today.

 

[Only Forwards]

This football club need him to fulfil his potential to be everything he could possibly be.

We are almost completely reliant on it.

 

[koshari]

Didn’t like him spending so long on the bench in the third and the AFL app saying he was injured. Relieved when he returned and immediately resumed doing George things. Gun.
Would like to see him and Colby at a centre bounce. That would be exciting

Had his ankle retaped twice by the look of it. Once on the bench, did a bit on the bike then went down to the rooms

 

[Blightys Barrel]

Well played again GW. You are building very nicely in a very average team. Just need to surround your with more people who have your attitude.

 

[Masked Avenger]

Key reason why these losses don't seem to bite as much for me.

Things didn't go his way during the first half but he kept pumping right to the end.

We've lucked out with this kid.

 

[Flawed Genius]

Just make him the captain. Sole captain. Actions speak louder than words and his are screaming

 

[amaz199]

He just doesn't accept the fact the ball isn't in his hands.

 

[Sphynx]

It’s like Kanga Kennedy bio engineered a kid to embody Schimmas “the required effort”

 

[koshari]

It’s like Kanga Kennedy bio engineered a kid to embody Schimmas “the required effort”

Great call...

Campagner used up his 100 percent effort half way through the 3rd then pickpocked sleevo for another 60 percent of effort!

Sadly sleevo didnt even miss it