Player Watch Pick #57 (2023) - Will Lorenz

[RossFC]

21 disposals for Lorenz in the Maggies this weekend.

 

[Lefti93]

Play him.

 

[RossFC]

23 disposals and a goal for Lorenz this week.
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[PortAdelFC1997]

It's time to give this guy a chance. Moraes has slowed down a bit and is due a rest. Opportunity for him stake his claim for a spot in the team.

 

[philthy05]

Yeah he screams afl player. We don’t need to have him in the side week in week out yet, but getting afl games under his belt when we can could really help him develop. Get him up to that 50 afl game mark sooner rather than later

 

[all seeing eye]

I think its important for future development of the team , that we get games into both Lorenz and Jackson . Id like to see a greater rotation of the likely kids thru the AFL side to give them all a taste of the required standard.

 

[HHHAMMERtime]

Was, in my opinion, in our top 5 players against the doggies. Cool and calm under pressure. Great by foot and has a Knack, like Zak of getting the very quick handball out. Should not be out of the 22 for the rest of the season.

 

[Portology]

Rest of this season is surely about developing guys like Lorenz, or "finding out" as they say. Let it begin.

 

[PortAdelFC1997]

Does this guy have any inside game?

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Thought he was alright, composed, clean hands and good by foot. Probably dropped out a bit in the second half but that paddock was full of far more experienced players than him.

 

[HHHAMMERtime]

Does this guy have any inside game?

Yeah can hold his own in the contest pretty well for a smaller guy. Will only put on size. Think he will be a good mix of both.

 

[Marat]

He seemed to have more height than I was expecting and some real punch in his kick. Liked the look of him

 

[GremioPower]

He seemed to have more height than I was expecting and some real punch in his kick. Liked the look of him

Coaches didn’t.

 

[PeacefulWarrior]

How confused must this guy be when he gets dropped and McEntee gets picked lol

 

[Lefti93]

Been Hinkley'd

 

[Scholz Supremacy]

He’ll be a pretty good player for Hawthorn one day

 

[RossFC]

Lorenz with 18 disposals and 2 goals this weekend.
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[Lefti93]

Beautiful kicking action.

 

[manureid]

Gets the ball, kicks goals...but how does he look from the behind the goal camera?

 

[PortAdelFC1997]

18 touches and 2 goals from 3 quarters of footy and gets pulled away from the last quarter in case of a late change.

Surely gets a look over Mead.

 

[Chrizzt]

I get there's always a bit of horses for courses, but it's getting genuinely ridiculous how McEntee/Mead, and prior to this year Narkle could get regular games and we have yet to give Lorenz a sustained run at AFL level.

 

[Rash]

Yet we drop him when he was in our top 5 players vs dogs and bring back the guy who got dropped for lorenz (moraes).

Mind u Moraes got dropped and came straight back in the next week with no SANFL game as he was a AFL emergency (flew along to ballarat), its absolutely mind boggling Lorenz got dropped for Moraes.

 

[The Hobo]

Lorenz with 18 disposals and 2 goals this weekend.
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Now I see why he's not getting games - he keeps scoring set shots. That's not allowed.

 

[The Hobo]

Yet we drop him when he was in our top 5 players vs dogs and bring back the guy who got dropped for lorenz (moraes).

Mind u Moraes got dropped and came straight back in the next week with no SANFL game as he was a AFL emergency (flew along to ballarat), its absolutely mind boggling Lorenz got dropped for Moraes.

Sounded like Moraes wasn't exactly 'dropped' - rather he needed a freshen up.

First in First out perhaps - but somehow McEntee stays in.

 

[Lefti93]

I hope this bloke isn't another player I like from the seconds that never gets a proper run under Ken. Joel Garner

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Joel Garner

Age

26

Ht

184cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.0

3star

K

8.8

3star

HB

3.3

3star

M

3.5

4star

T

1.3

3star

No current season stats available

D

12.0

3star

K

8.8

4star

HB

3.3

3star

M

3.5

4star

T

1.3

4star

comes to mind.