He looked like he was playing mainly on the wing with the odd stint as a high HF at BH late in the season. He certainly played wing in the v port final and the GF. It just depends on where they can squeeze him into the team which being at the arse end on the pecking order means his position is determined by who else is available.
At 191 cm he is a bit tall for a small forward so he more of a true third tall.
He is a true utility which means he does not belong anywhere. At BH we had so many hawks defenders that there was no space for him to play HB (Brand, Kelly, Litherland, Heatherly, Cheney and Wangers, then throw in Mirra and Kennedy). It is a similar story with forward line but with sightly less contention.
He does not have the super pace required for a hawks wing slot v Hill, Smith or Hartung, but then who does?
Even our outlet defenders have a fair bit of burst pace and running power e.g. Strats (burst pace), Birchall (more running power), and Litherland (true pace). Unless he is keeping it well hidden he is a bit slow for this role.
So I guess if he wants to play regular senior footy at the Hawks then it will be is as a high HF with possibly a bit of a run as a ruck rover.
He looks funny when he plays, he just appears to just float over the ground. He seems to rely on judgement of the ball through the air and anticipation of the play to get clear but I have never seen him burst clear or run quickly in a chase. This contrast strongly with Webby who is a bit of a racehorse or more accurately, a crazed kelpie tearing after tennis balls in a park whenever he sniffs the scent of the ball.
The kid has a lot of poise as you'd expect from an AIS grad. He has good hands, reads the play well and in a neat set shot on goal. All of those qualities screams HF or linking midfielder to me. There is a lot to like about this kid I just hope he can improve his pace nad his endurance will naturally improve with the passing of the years in the senior system.
With so many kids in contention to replace the aging super stars it is going to be tough to get the game time into them in time to adequately groom their replacements, particularly with Wx and Ando returning as well as recruiting O'Rouke. So it will be really tough for Webby, Willsmore, Sicily and Woody to get much game time over the next two seasons.