Rookie Pick - Tom Allwright

[kriso182]

From afl.com.au

Tom Allwright

Date of birth: 15/6/90
Height: 185cm
Weight: 83kg
Club: North Hobart

Watch Tom Allwright in action

Bio: A powerful midfielder who is strong overhead, Allwright reads the play well and is good at the stoppages. A Tasmanian representative at the NAB AFL Under-18 championships. From North Hobart FC.

Jason McCartney says: He's a strong body-type at 185cm and 83kg. He played wing and through the midfield and was fantastically hard at it against South Australia in the championships. He had a good division two series and continued it on in that match.

Tasmanian U18 coach Andrew Mellor: He's a very strong, athletic midfielder who is good in and around the stoppages and just got better as the championships went on. He's from a strong rowing background and he missed a lot of the pre-season due to [rowing] commitments, so his running suffered early, but he just got stronger and stronger during the champs. He has a strong build, is strong over the ball, is good overhead and is quite a good kick of the footy. He's probably not the quickest player of the group that we sent away to the draft camp, but he's just a good, strong footy player. I'd see him in perhaps more of a half-back/back pocket role at AFL level.

Stats:

NAB AFL Under 18 Championships
Team Mt K HB D M HO T G
Tas 8 8.1 6.5 14.6 3.8 0.4 2.1 0.1


In his own words

Strengths
Head over the ball, marking and quick hands around packs.

Weaknesses
Decision-making, backing myself, taking them on. Little things like that which you need to take to the next level.

Which AFL team do you support?
I go for Geelong.

Which AFL players do you try to model yourself on?
Ben Cousins used to be my favourite player before he stopped [playing]. The thing that I liked about him most was his work rate. He just never stopped. You’d see him come to the bench and he’d be spewing up. That’s what I really like about the amount of work you need to put in, just his tackling and stuff, it’s like the one-percenters that he really put in, not just the flashy stuff.

Which AFL team do you support?
I go for Geelong.

I knew there was something about this kid I liked.

 

[TheHonestyPolicy]

I have to agree. Early days of course but could even turn into a run with type like Ling. Tough sort of player who wont leave anything in the tank.

 

[LotsofCuddles9]

I think we have picked a good one here - To me there is touch of Joel Selwood about him. Low Centre of Gravity but can take a good mark - I only hope is as half as good as Joel.

Very nice pick up and good luck Tom - lets hope he goes alright

 

[Knife Wrench]

I think we have picked a good one here - To me there is touch of Joel Selwood about him. Low Centre of Gravity but can take a good mark - I only hope is as half as good as Joel.

Very nice pick up and good luck Tom - lets hope he goes alright

hehehe

 

[Whiskers]

He sounds Allwright.

C'mon someone had to say it.

 

[Six_Runs]

Not a bad rower either, stroked the Hutchins eight last year who won Head of the River.

 

[josh_eagles]

My sisters actually taking him to her formal tonight...

I reckon he's gonna get nice and drunk ha ha

 

[tin can sam]

My sisters actually taking him to her formal tonight...

I reckon he's gonna get nice and drunk ha ha

Well, it looks like your sisters done allwright

 

[Exhale You]

 

[Copernicus]

Good luck to him. His heart is in the right place, for starters!

 

[scottydeewah]

My sisters actually taking him to her formal tonight...

Tell her to be ¨carefull¨until he is eligable for father and son, then bareback to the cows come home!

 

[krisholio14]

 

[moond0g]

Tell her to be ¨carefull¨until he is eligable for father and son, then bareback to the cows come home!

thats funny as... classic

 

[meto]

Not a bad rower either, stroked the Hutchins eight last year who won Head of the River.

That impresses me! if he knows how to hurt in a top rowing crew and he can play, we've got someone to watch on the way up.
Good luck, and give it all Tom!

Meto.