Is Chad Wingard the biggest disappointment of the modern era?

[ashep]

Watching this absolute turnip carry on today got me thinking.

This bloke was supposed to be a star. Had a couple of ok years at Port, moved to the Hawks to suck up the Vic limelight and has done precisely zippo.

Milking a free kick that had already been paid, then popping up and playing to the crowd on the way to kicking a goal in a loss for a 4-8 team is the encapsulation of this bloke's career.

Hawks would do well to piss him off from the club. He's not going to be part of their next flag and they don't need his toxic pretty boy act infecting their promising youth.

 

[fpm84]

Seems like a decent, thoughtful person and has done some courageous and important things by speaking out about his experiences with racism.

But as a player, he clearly peaked at age 22 or so at Port.

 

[SSSSSS]

Watching this absolute turnip carry on today got me thinking.

This bloke was supposed to be a star. Had a couple of ok years at Port, moved to the Hawks to suck up the Vic limelight and has done precisely zippo.

Milking a free kick that had already been paid, then popping up and playing to the crowd on the way to kicking a goal in a loss for a 4-8 team is the encapsulation of this bloke's career.

Hawks would do well to piss him off from the club. He's not going to be part of their next flag and they don't need his toxic pretty boy act infecting their promising youth.

He's filled in a Burgoyne shaped hole for the young indigenous kids as a real cultural leader for the club.

He hasn't lived up to his billing as a player at Hawthorn but don't spout such bullshit that you have NFI about.

 

[Pusswah]

Magnificent talent. Probably works really hard and is a great person behind the scenes.




Too bad he's a look at me show pony campaigner.

 

[theyellowsash]

keen to see kanes reaction to it given his previous comments. his head will explode.

its one thing to be arrogant when your team is up there. imagine being that much of an arrogant flog when your team has been and still is a bottom 4-6 lock for 3-4 years.

and he doesnt even have immature dickheadedness of jack divvyvan as an excuse

 

[Delecate Des]

Watching this absolute turnip carry on today got me thinking.

This bloke was supposed to be a star. Had a couple of ok years at Port, moved to the Hawks to suck up the Vic limelight and has done precisely zippo.

Milking a free kick that had already been paid, then popping up and playing to the crowd on the way to kicking a goal in a loss for a 4-8 team is the encapsulation of this bloke's career.

Hawks would do well to piss him off from the club. He's not going to be part of their next flag and they don't need his toxic pretty boy act infecting their promising youth.

Kurt Tippett says Hi!!!

 

[ItsBman]

Umm ok?


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[The_Eagles]

Dual All Australian, BnF, 200 + games, you’d take that

 

[Paul Kersey]

Papley and Warner deflection.

 

[RUNVS]

Papley and Warner deflection.

Papley and Warner have never been held in the same regard as Wingard was in his early years at Port.

 

[Bianconeri]

Had a couple of ok years at Port

He had 2 AAs one on his second year lol

 

[Schauermann]

Surely not the biggest. Still is pretty ok.

But probably played his best football in a pure small forward role.

 

[OhhhhhCyril]

Absolutely yes. I’d even trade him for that blonde little *********** from Collingwood who likes to fall over

 

[Paul Kersey]

Papley and Warner have never been held in the same regard as Wingard was in his early years at Port.

Come on - you know the thread isn't really about Wingard not delivering on his potential.

 

[Xtreme]

Seems like a decent, thoughtful person and has done some courageous and important things by speaking out about his experiences with racism.

But as a player, he clearly peaked at age 22 or so at Port.

Is Chad Wingard the biggest disappointment of the modern era?​

Gary Rohan says HOLD MY F'N BEER!!

 

[Substance]

Some players peak at 20/21. Stringer kicked 56 & made AA at that age.

 

[StillAtLarge]

He's never been the same since some idiot from Port's media team decided to bring in a hypnotist for a belly laugh

 

[largebus]

You could put his entire Port side, especially Ken Hinkley, as one of the biggest disappointments of the last decade.

 

[Looney]

Why did he leave Port in the first place? He was more suited at Port where he was given the license to showcase his flair.

 

[Pack Specialist]

Absolutely yes. I’d even trade him for that blonde little *********** from Collingwood who likes to fall over

Weightman plays for the Bulldogs!

 

[ibd77]

Why did he leave Port in the first place? He was more suited at Port where he was given the license to showcase his flair.

To my understanding he wasn't that focused on football so lacked the desire to evolve his game to the next level.

 

[theyellowsash]

a first 50 games of class and AA footy, followed by 150 more games of mostly tripe.

pretty disappointing

 

[Roger Rogerson]

I think signing franklin for 10 for no flag is bigger.

 

[Catsace]

Reckon Hawthorn didn't use his strengths early on in his iteration at the Hawks. He was a seriously dangerous small forward who could mark and crumb, pretty much the total package. But they threw him into the midfield or had him play high half forward or even at times off half back, a place where many clubs would be more comfortable seeing him. He's had an impressive career and he's a long way from finished as well, plenty of time left. Just reckon he'd have provided more value to the Hawks as a goalkicking dangerman than getting possies on and around the wings and having less talented players as forwards.

 

[RUNVS]

Is Chad Wingard the biggest disappointment of the modern era?​

Gary Rohan says HOLD MY F'N BEER!!

It is all about potential compared to output. No one, no one ever suggested Rohan was or could be one of the best players in the competition.