News Welcome Zane Williams

[Drunkcat]

Reckon he'll sleep like a baby tomorrow night.

Maybe it's his first game for the club mite not get much sleep lol

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Zane Williams | Mid-Season Draftee

Cats Media speaks to our newest recruit, Zane Williams, who was taken at Pick #12 in the 2022 NAB Mid-Season Draft. Proudly Presented by Morgan Stanley.

www.geelongcats.com.au

Says he'll be playing tomorrow.

Might be a good move strategically if he can't in for Evans

Bring a kid straight in off the msd and you can divert heat later for making an older side

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Zane Williams | Mid-Season Draftee

Cats Media speaks to our newest recruit, Zane Williams, who was taken at Pick #12 in the 2022 NAB Mid-Season Draft. Proudly Presented by Morgan Stanley.

www.geelongcats.com.au

Says he'll be playing tomorrow.

I assume he will play in the curtain raiser notthe afl but still will be good to see him out there for us.

 

[Turbocat]

Zane Williams | Mid-Season Draftee

Cats Media speaks to our newest recruit, Zane Williams, who was taken at Pick #12 in the 2022 NAB Mid-Season Draft. Proudly Presented by Morgan Stanley.

www.geelongcats.com.au

Says he'll be playing tomorrow.

similar height to Joel ..no matter what the number is

 

[Turbocat]

I assume he will play in the curtain raiser notthe afl but still will be good to see him out there for us.

Watching that vid was a bit sureal... it was like first day at school or work or something ..except some of the faces would have been known to him. Joel Selwood coming over and welcoming him with warm handshake just another confirmation of his leadership

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

He was a mad Geelong supporter growing up.

 

[StonedCat]

Out of curiosity, what would his accommodation set up be seeing as it's was pretty short notice ?

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

Out of curiosity, what would his accommodation set up be seeing as it's was pretty short notice ?

I'd say with a player/s.

 

[Generalissimo]

I was skeptical in the other thread that we really needed another small forward alongside Close, Stengle, Dahlhaus, Higgins, Miers, Rohan, Dempsey, and Evans. But I've been looking at his stats for WWT for 2021 and there's a lot there that I like. He gets on the scoreboard regularly. Kicks to handballs are 2:1, which suggests he's not going to faff about handballing away all the time. Averages 6 or 7 tackles a game.

 

[cats_09]

 

[Hamingja]

Poor kid lol bang bang bang and playing he needs some sleep, don't think we will ask for much this week.

I guess you look at it the other way, he only has 10 or so games to impress, so you wouldn't want to pass one of them up.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Out of curiosity, what would his accommodation set up be seeing as it's was pretty short notice ?

Assume Stengles couch

 

[FredLeDeux]

Smith: "You a Cats supporter?"
ZW: "Yeah"
Smith: "Unbelievable"
Funny fella

 

[you pick one]

Out of curiosity, what would his accommodation set up be seeing as it's was pretty short notice ?

At the feet of the tall forwards.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

I guess you look at it the other way, he only has 10 or so games to impress, so you wouldn't want to pass one of them up.

Yep good attitude from the kid.

 

[00VicWard001]

Smith: "You a Cats supporter?"
ZW: "Yeah"
Smith: "Unbelievable"
Funny fella

Smith's exactly the guy you want to break the ice. Very lucky to have him play for us.

 

[geelong_crazy26]

Looks neat.

He reminds me alot of the nuggety hard edged richmond mozzie small forwards during their premiership years. He looks to love it when the ball hits the deck and goes to town harrassing and has a decent amount of zip to go with it. You can see the appeal and draw we had to him.

 

[CatRiot]

He was a mad Geelong supporter growing up.

I like that even more now!

I was skeptical in the other thread that we really needed another small forward alongside Close, Stengle, Dahlhaus, Higgins, Miers, Rohan, Dempsey, and Evans. But I've been looking at his stats for WWT for 2021 and there's a lot there that I like. He gets on the scoreboard regularly. Kicks to handballs are 2:1, which suggests he's not going to faff about handballing away all the time. Averages 6 or 7 tackles a game.

Yeah, I was the same when you look at the headline stats in SANFL seniors, but if you look at his U18 stats where presumably he was playing high half forward and midfielder, and he was getting big numbers and banging goals.

Avg 20 touches, 1.6 goals, 80% DE, 4.4 tackles, 3.6 clearances, Avg Ranking 97pts. That's juicy - if he can ever graduate to midfield again.

Woodville-West Torrens - SANFL

sanfl.com.au

 

[cats_09]

 

[catempire]

This the Content I live for.

 

[catempire]

Got something in my eye. Both eyes.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

This the Content I live for.

Me too. Issie is a hoot-what a ripper guy...does everything with a smile.

 

[Warhorse]

Fairly happy with this pick to be honest. It's obvious we went for a best available player rather than a hack ruckman or defender. I really rate Fremantle's pick as well. That kid could be anything

 

[thejester]

Favourite early bit of Zane content is in his introductory interview when they ask him about being a mad Cat fan growing up and his reply basically being 'yeah I cried after all those prelims we've lost', then his face immediately dropping as he realised bringing up our finals record probably wasn't the greatest idea on his first day on the job.

 

[catempire]

Me too. Issie is a hoot-what a ripper guy...does everything with a smile.

In future they’ll just call Best Clubman awards The Issie.