Player Watch Welcome to Hawthorn, James Worpel, pick #43 2017 - Peter Crimmins medalist 2019

[OhhhhhCyril]

Fantastic news.. love the buy in from all the boys. Exciting times ahead

 

[Simon Crawshay]

Great news

I don't mind the two year extension either.

Tells me he maybe signed for slightly unders but is backing himself to back up this year with another two years of great footy to set himself up for a big payday in 2026.

 

[Kanga Commando]

Delighted. He’s a big piece of the puzzle these days.

 

[Hawkas1988]

So happy with this news. His clearance and contested work this year has been incredible. Has been enormous for us.

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[Elhawko]

If we still had Clarko we probably would have kept Mitchell and O'Meara and I'm not sure Worps would have had the year he has and therefore earned this extension. The other two were great servants but I'd rather have two more years of Worps at his current level than either of them now.

 

[TazHawk15]

Great news.

 

[theiaofseed]

If we still had Clarko we probably would have kept Mitchell and O'Meara and I'm not sure Worps would have had the year he has and therefore earned this extension. The other two were great servants but I'd rather have two more years of Worps at his current level than either of them now.

Nash would be delisted
Day would be playing halfback
Worpel playing at Boxhill.

 

[Brishawk]

Great news!

 

[f4zz]

Absolutely stoked. Gun and sounds like he loves the club and current group.

 

[OnWardnUpWard]

So happy with this news. Worps is a vital cog.

 

[Mrzohs]

Well deserved Worpedo! impressive season to date. 4th in center clearances in the competition, showing some true leadership turning into the glue in the middle.

Worpel 100 games, Day 52, Nuke 50. breakout time, this trio is on the rise! exciting times.

 

[robiecampbellbrown]

So now we have a Worpedo and a Nuke

 

[FisherHawk]

Fantastic news! I can't imagine he'd want to go anywhere else with the potential of this team.

 

[Flukey!]

Now we have a centre rotation that is finally working for us, we just had to keep Worps.
This news made my day.

 

[HairyO]

Great news

I don't mind the two year extension either.

Tells me he maybe signed for slightly unders but is backing himself to back up this year with another two years of great footy to set himself up for a big payday in 2026.

Or he has very good money and in 2 years is a free agent and can look around for great money.

 

[CHUBBSS]

The best news for the worpedo is his playing great footy and geling with every other mid, keep pushing that and let him find space where the other can’t. Him and nuke are really in each others pockets on the field pretty fun to watch when their on

 

[Simon Crawshay]

Or he has very good money and in 2 years is a free agent and can look around for great money.

Either way it's good that he is backing himself in to keep performing.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Or he has very good money and in 2 years is a free agent and can look around for great money.

Win win for us.
If on good money and takes better money in 2 years it's easily band 1 compo.

 

[The Seaword]

Nash would be delisted
Day would be playing halfback
Worpel playing at Boxhill.

Shiels in the Centre and Dan Howe on the wing

 

[theiaofseed]

Win win for us.
If on good money and takes better money in 2 years it's easily band 1 compo.

Shame it would be pick 19

 

[cyrilicious]

Always thought JOM and Mitchel in the team got in the way of the worpedos development. Just like his bnf year, when mitchel was injured hes back to his best.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Great news and well deserved.

 

[threesixpio]

Never in doubt*



*actually I was worried but it sounds cooler this way

 

[threesixpio]

Fantastic news.. love the buy in from all the boys. Exciting times ahead

Great point. Our midfield are gelling on and off the field.

#worstoffseaaonsure

 

[Yardie]

Shiels in the Centre and Dan Howe on the wing

I still feel for Dan. I think that Clarko made him play a style not suited to his strengths. Beat it into him to play defensively to the point he was always second guessing what he should do.