Welcome Welcome to Hawthorn : Nick 'the Wizard' Watson!

[SSSSSS]

Birchall really struggled to get on the park near the end didn't he?

Gee it must be chilly in Tassie this time of the year. Nose is not far off getting frostbite.

 

[Maybloomer]

Kicked in the teeth again.

It doesn't take long to start hating footy again. It usually (always) involves the trifecta. A loss, a shafting from the umpires and a serious injury late in the game. Got the quaddie, the loss is to Geelong who walk off injury free sharing a post-coital cigarette with the umpires.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Watson on the other hand is expected to face at least a month on the sidelines, after also sustaining an ankle injury late in Monday's game.

"Scans have since revealed its a very low-grade syndesmosis injury," Burge said.

"He doesn't need surgery which is great, so we're managing it conservatively, he's in a moonboot for the next seven days.

"When he gets out of the boot, we'll be able to pin-point (a more exact) timeframe."

 

[badgrill]

Will security let you bring in a wand though….?

just steal security's wand...

 

[Gut Runner]

I pray for this kids durability at AFL level.

I'm in a bit of all sorts worrying about smaller and skinny players getting hurt more.

Please let it be nothing more than paranoia.

 

[humid hawk]

I pray for this kids durability at AFL level.

I'm in a bit of all sorts worrying about smaller and skinny players getting hurt more.

Please let it be nothing more than paranoia.

I reckon he'll be fine.

One of his mentors in u15s was Boomer Harvey, who was actually smaller than Watson when he was drafted (168cms, though apparently he grew a bit throughout his career). 430-odd games would be a nice tally indeed!

 

[phlogiston]

I pray for this kids durability at AFL level.

I'm in a bit of all sorts worrying about smaller and skinny players getting hurt more.

Please let it be nothing more than paranoia.

I thought the injury report said syndemosis.

 

[rei154]

I pray for this kids durability at AFL level.

I'm in a bit of all sorts worrying about smaller and skinny players getting hurt more.

Please let it be nothing more than paranoia.

I had flashbacks to when Day had his ankle snapped in his first or second year... I am with you in this fear.

 

[Beandip]

I had flashbacks to when Day had his ankle snapped in his first or second year... I am with you in this fear.

That was caused by another Geelong hack (admittedly in different colours)

 

[I got the outside word]

Wizard’s one grab mark on the boundary in torrential rain…