Player Watch Welcome to Hawthorn, Josh Morris

[Dixie Flatline]

Another junior from South Australia.

 

[HawkHead19]

looks like a clever player

cross between breust and hardwick?

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Medium speed daemon forward. Can he play small like a crumber? Or will he be fighting it out with Ross and Walker for a spot in the future?

 

[PenAndPaper]

His set shot kicking action is absolutely beautiful.

 

[RIOLINWITPUNCHS]

 

[MasterSamurai]

Off to the HB line. But yea, looks a likely/lively type.

 

[Burtman]

Thought we would of learnt a lesson about picking undersized full forwards after Matt little, but hopefully this kid has a few more strings to his bow

 

[Bugs1977]

Love his goal kicking action but Gee whiz his mullet is gonna give Hardwick’s next do a run for its money. Welcome to the HFC Josh

 

[Big Hotdog]

Chuck Morris...i like him

 

[Bugs1977]

Chuck Morris...i like him

I like it... Chuck it is

 

[burner1]

Off to the HB line. But yea, looks a likely/lively type.

Yep straight to the backline.

 

[MrPremiership]

Clean, quick and likes a goal. Plenty to work with.

Cult hero potential if he keeps the haircut

 

[SuperSic]

Really hoping that he likes to tackle as we desperately need a speedy pressure forward.

Seems to have great goalsense and a beautiful set shot. He does seem to be a little bit goal hungry from his highlights though, he burned teammates a few times to have a shot.

Anyhow, best of luck Josh. May you serve the brown and gold well.

 

[Manila_Hawk]

He's got a bit of the Ben Brown extended run up about him!

 

[MisterBean]

Chuck Morris...i like him

Say, did you hear about the 4 defenders that Josh "Chuck" Morris kicked 5 goals on?
They ended up not getting drafted.

Did you hear about defender who kept Josh "Chuck" Morris goalless?
He ended up with various roundhouse-kick related injuries, and as a result, didn't get drafted either.

When Josh "Chuck" Morris decides to he is going to be first to the ball ...
His opponent ends up chasing tail all day.

 

[atlas1]

Any relation to Tom?

 

[The Chad and I]

Thanks again for the videos.

Morris certainly looks like a very good forward and the quintessential late pick: talented & speculative (like Walker).
His forward craft seems to be elite and he reads the ball off the boot very early - a huge advantage for a forward.
As others have noted, his goal kicking technique is beautiful to watch and he does remind me of the Dunstall/Ablett/Jakovich mould of full-foward.

His speed off the mark hints at some potential for him to develop into a powerful unit for his build.
We don't need to teach this guy how to be a forward.
I'd like to see him get more involved in general play (he's got a v.low possession count, prob. bc he plays as a stay at home forward).
So long as he brings a strong work ethic and buys into the team first ethos, I can see the potential for him to become a senior player.
Having him and Walker in the forward line will create problems for the opposition. Fast, athletic and strong overhead/pack marks - who are also good when the ball hits the ground. That's not easy to counter.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Thought we would of learnt a lesson about picking undersized full forwards after Matt little, but hopefully this kid has a few more strings to his bow

We should have learnt and never drafted a forward again...

 

[Luv_our_club]

Turning 18 in November I think. And he still has some weight to put on.

I was really impressed with his ability to read the flight of the ball and his soft hands.

He averaged 4.7 goals a game and was really consistent, kicking 5,6,5,5,6,3,3

 

[CHUBBSS]

Turning 18 in November I think. And he still has some weight to put on.

I was really impressed with his ability to read the flight of the ball and his soft hands.

He averaged 4.7 goals a game and was really consistent, kicking 5,6,5,5,6,3,3

That's a ridiculous scoring amount for an "undersized" bottom age draft pick that still needs a year of development to his peers to be on par

 

[OnTheRocks]

Turning 18 in November I think. And he still has some weight to put on.

I was really impressed with his ability to read the flight of the ball and his soft hands.

He averaged 4.7 goals a game and was really consistent, kicking 5,6,5,5,6,3,3

So he's a minor

 

[Brant]

Thought we would of learnt a lesson about picking undersized full forwards after Matt little, but hopefully this kid has a few more strings to his bow

Not a fan of Hardwick?

 

[The Chad and I]

That's a ridiculous scoring amount for an "undersized" bottom age draft pick that still needs a year of development to his peers to be on par

Not technically bottom age, but effectively the same thing.
12 months can make a big difference to your physical development when you're a teenager.

 

[Simon Crawshay]

That blonde mullet just screams South Australian bogan to me
I wonder if his heros growing up were Tony Modra, Greg Anderson and Wayne Weiderman?

 

[razarback]

Not a fan of Hardwick?

And god forbid, let’s hope we don’t get another Mark Williams.