Welcome Welcome to Hawthorn: Josh Ward. Extends to 2025!

[peetoo]

‘His handball under pressure in q1 in defensive goal square. Prolly should have conceded a behind but it was special

 

[Roger Rogerson]

‘His handball under pressure in q1 in defensive goal square. Prolly should have conceded a behind but it was special

Yep that was one of the iffy decisions he made and in the same chain tried the switch kick...boils down to experience and easily fixed. Very happy with his progress.

 

[mustang]

Seems to be slow and fumbles a lot.

 

[The Spirit of Cricket]

Seems to be slow and fumbles a lot.

he does get caught a bit but his awareness will improve as he plays more games

still going to end up with 20+ touches at 80% DE. Very happy with his output, just needs to clean up his disposal and decision making under pressure like any other 20 year old

 

[Flukey!]

Still finding his way but lots to like.

 

[hawkmang]

When Pendles gets the ball it seems like everyone else playing the game slows down. When Ward gets the ball it feels like everyone else playing the game speeds up.

 

[rei154]

A lot of strong language being used about a kid playing his second season in a new role in a team under fire.
Has struggled at times, but that's to be expected given where we're at.

 

[SSSSSS]

He's doing well to find the ball. That's always the hardest part.

Will get better with experience. It's a testament to his ability that he is copping some heat for the little things so early on in his career.

 

[leathaleigh3]

played pretty well in difficult conditions today, there is a lot too like moving forward

 

[H00t]

He’s the sort of guy who will get much better as we get better. His excellent work rate will really shine when we are able to win the ball more consistently out of contests.

 

[SSSSSS]

Yet another 20+ possie game.

It's becoming the norm.

 

[Lotus]

A lot of strong language being used about a kid playing his second season in a new role in a team under fire.
Has struggled at times, but that's to be expected given where we're at.

He's not the only one strugling today. Instead of awareness I think it's a lack of communication within the teams.

 

[rei154]

Yet another 20+ possie game.

It's becoming the norm.

I expect him to glacerage 30+ in a season or two.
His move to the backline I believe is done to help train his field awareness

 

[offtherails9]

He was decent in the first half but the amount of times he gets run down and lacks awareness concerns me a little.

I was actually thinking at some point in the second term how far he has came since Easter Monday last year because he looked a fair bit off it at this stage last year imo. So he kind of has composure but it's not the first game where he's been slow to react with things.

He'll continue to improve though.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

He's not the only one strugling today. Instead of awareness I think it's a lack of communication within the teams.

Definitely need more voice on the field.

 

[matey]

His run from contest to contest and general play gets him to spots where he will get plenty of it …….. just needs time to develop and get use to the speed of the game at the highest level. A few times he got the ball but didn’t adjust his tempo to dispose of the footy more quickly.

 

[TFFM]

I thought he battled on to the end, made some mistakes but never gave up.

 

[Billyc]

Tracking well for a second year player. Hopefully spatial awareness and ball use improves with time but he’s becoming a consistent ball winner and he runs both ways

 

[dipper86]

He's the least of our issues.... he'll end up being quality.

 

[The Kipster]

It’s his second year, time is development.


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[Strapping Young Lad]

Has anyone stopped to think that the reason why some of our players run themselves into trouble is because they are trying to work out exactly where to deliver the ball to a forward line that is makeshift at best?

 

[Roger Rogerson]

I've gone from not being worried about him being blue chip to being slightly worried. His numbers are terrific and he is playing more in the back half which I assume he hasn't done before.

But not comfortable yet when he has the pill. But he did go from shaky to very reliable across the course of last season so he looks like a confidence player and suspect we will see this again given he is so early in his career.

 

[Roger Rogerson]

Has anyone stop to think that the reason why some of our players run themselves into trouble is because they are trying to work out exactly where to deliver the ball to a forward line that is makeshift at best?

One of his rundowns Brocky gave him a handball he should never have given.

 

[Kenyan]

He has all the tools and under Sams guidance, hes going to be a very good player - as will many others.
We just have to be patient and support Sam and the young lads.

 

[MasterSamurai]

Tracking quite well. Need to separate the results from the output of our first and second year youngsters.