I just don't think Williams has the talent anywhere near close to Hawkins. The closest comparison in the AFL now is Bruce and if you loook at his best years he kicked nearly 50 goals a season. If we can get 30-50 goals out of our second tall at AFL level each year consistently then he will have had a very, very successful career for the eagles. Bruce is 197cm BTW and his best years were due to his strength, hands and good kick. Sound similar?
I was a big doubter pre draft due to height but he has gone on to have a secondary growth spurt and is looking the size to be a Hulking forward. In the era of 2+ metre key talls Jack Williams isn't ever going to be a superstar. But i've seen him go from a tweener ruck to an AFL quality pickup and am happy to have drafted him and think he is AFL quality in the future. If long term he plays as our second ruck as well ****ing exceptional. I gather you haven't seen my post likening him to the Q-stick with much better hands and a better kick. Not peak Q-Stick kicking depth but is a straighter kick and isn't overly gifted in the Athletics department but looks the type to always be very strong for his size.
When drafting players you have to rate them relative to the competition and particularly with talls in 5 years time. If he ends up 199cm I will 100% give you this. He will be a better second ruck and second key forward than anyone we have on the list. If he's playing FF and ends up 199cm he will likely be lining up on guys who are 200+cm tall.
