Weddle v Martin

[Strapping Young Lad]

Who would you take?


Bomber’s Martin or Hawk’s Weddle?

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

Weddle is on my list of top 5 players in the league i would want at Carlton.

Nic Martin wouldn't come close to making my top 50.

I expect this to be a considerably one sided poll.

 

[My Tilly]

Weddle easily.

Martin's a gun but he's more finesse in style.
Weddle has range to his game. Powerful runner.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Weddle is on my list of top 5 players in the league i would want at Carlton.

Nic Martin wouldn't come close to making my top 50.

I expect this to be a considerably one sided poll.

Yoda_ expects it to be one sided too.

It's just that he thinks anyone who would say Weddle is the better player is deluded.

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

Yoda_ expects it to be one sided too.

It's just that he thinks anyone who would say Weddle is the better player is deluded.

Was that posted in the delusional pearlers thread on the Essendon board ?

With all due respect to Martin, who was a decent Cat B rookie pick up Essendon i believe, there is a reason Hawthorn traded up to draft Weddle and trusted him with probably their most famous and historic number in their club's history

Takes great contested marks, courageous as it gets and best of all, can play both ends of the ground.

Still only 21.



The Ceiling on Weddle is limitless, suspect he is in line for a massive pay day/contract extension in the off season from the Hawks

 

[Yoda_]

FWIW, are we talking about the here and now or potential cause both could be very, very different results

 

[Foxman98]

FWIW, are we talking about the here and now or potential cause both could be very, very different results

Weddle is better now and potential

 

[BIGHAWK23]

Weddle

Now and Forever

 

[The Slitherin' Snake]

Its not a great sign that before opening the thread I had no idea who Weddle was being compared to. I can't see a scenario as to why anyone would vote Nic Martin

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

Its not a great sign, that before opening the thread I had no idea who Weddle was being compared to. I can't see a scenario as to why anyone would vote Nic Martin

Weddle surely has to be in the list along with Naicos and Darcy as a top 5 most valuable young prospect in the game (through Murphy Reid in there)

Extraordinary how he fell to pick 18 in his draft year..

 

[BIGHAWK23]

Its not a great sign, that before opening the thread I had no idea who Weddle was being compared to. I can't see a scenario as to why anyone would vote Nic Martin

Gold star

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

I am only taking Ashcroft and lineball Bailey Humphrey in a revisited 2022 National Draft.

And there is some very good/solid players taken ahead of him like Ginbey, Cadman etc
but Weddle's versatility and ability to play anywhere reminds me of Prime Kouta in his amazing run from 1999-2001

Frankly I am astonished and bit annoyed the media don't talk Weddle up enough (at this moment in time)

He is going to be a match up nightmare for Chris Scott

Chris Scott

Age

49

Ht

182cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.6

4star

K

11.2

4star

HB

5.4

4star

M

5.1

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

13.2

4star

K

10.2

4star

HB

3.0

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

2.8

5star

G

0.4

3star

in the Prelim

 

[M Malice]

Josh Weddle is a gun and will become even better so Weddle by quite a margin.

 

[SSSSSS]

FWIW, are we talking about the here and now or potential cause both could be very, very different results

The gap only gets significantly larger if we're talking about potential.

Weddle is the one.

 

[Philhawk]

FWIW, are we talking about the here and now or potential cause both could be very, very different results

This is a really good point, Strapping Young Lad should have been clearer and probably should have created two polls to question both output now and future potential.

Just for clarity, Weddle would be my choice in both polls by the length of the flemington straight.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

FWIW, are we talking about the here and now or potential cause both could be very, very different results

You claimed on the Drafts board that no one would take Weddle over Martin when a poster said all 17 other clubs would.

Here and now, in the future, whatever.

 

[BIGHAWK23]

You claimed on the Drafts board that no one would take Weddle over Martin when a poster said all 17 other clubs would.

Here and now, in the future, whatever.

The backpedaling is insane

And has been shown up massively

 

[Yoda_]

The backpedaling is insane

And has been shown up massively

No back peddling at all.

Probably just club bias to our own. Im
Happy with Marto

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

No back peddling at all.

Probably just club bias to our own. Im
Happy with Marto

If Essendon offered Nic Martin in a trade for Weddle, you would have to add this year's and your first rounder in 2026 and Hawthorn would still say a firm no.

Weddle is simply a big game player like a couple of other celebrated Hawthorn champions who wore number #23

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

No back peddling at all.

Probably just club bias to our own. Im
Happy with Marto

No backpedalling? You claimed it was only deluded Hawks that would take Weddle.

 

[Yoda_]

If Essendon offered Nic Martin in a trade for Weddle, you would have to add this year's and your first rounder in 2026 and Hawthorn would still say a firm no.

Weddle is simply a big game player like a couple of other celebrated Hawthorn champions who wore number #23

Has comedy festival started cause this is right up there

 

[Svenes7]

I vote Nic Martin

 

[joe444]

Who'd I take? I'd rather be coach and ask:

• O'Connor to take Weddle. 5 - 6 touches.
• Mullin to take Martin. Might literally disappear.

Problem solved.

 

[Blackhawk42]

Can we ban Geelong fans from all threads but their own board please?

 

[schmuttt]

It is very likely Weddle has a much better career but surely we aren't arguing he is already better than Martin?