Austin Wonaeamirri

[jayceebee31 683]

Just looked at Jimma's twitter site and he refers to it. Furthermore, he was running laps at Junction Oval last week.

[JACKATTACK 17]

And snaffled a ticket to the Brownlow without playing a game.

Looking forward to seeing him in our forward line with Jurrah.

[Guest melbman]

Wona looked awesome in the intra-club game at Casey at the start of the year, he was set for a huge year

Bring on 2010!

[dees189227 11,016]

Good news. I missed waching him this season. Can't wait to see him and Jurrah in the same foward line next year. He went to the brownlow because Aaron Davey took him.

[jayceebee31 683]

Good news. I missed waching him this season. Can't wait to see him and Jurrah in the same foward line next year. He went to the brownlow because Aaron Davey took him.

WE ALL HOPE HE IS INVITED ON HIS OWN ACCORD NEXT YEAR- ONE OF THE FAVOURITES TO WIN IT(CHARLIE)

[DaveyJones'sLocker 599]

very much an overrated player at this stage in his career

good to see him back on the track tho

Edited September 23, 2009 by DaveyJones'sLocker

[Allen Jakovich 516]

very much an overrated player at this stage in his career

good to see him back on the track tho

Agreed. The blokes has played two decent games and we're talking about brownlows?

But by all means, good to hear he's back on the track. He certainly has potential.

If he gets fit and plays regular games along with Jurrah and Davey that would equal some pretty awesome delivery by foot in our front half of the ground.

[Einstein 1]

Just had a heart attack reading Cam Schwabs Twitter page.

"An elephant stamp for the first who can spell the surname of our exiting little player Aussie..."

Im guessing he mistyped 'exciting'.

[praha 10,360]

I think that all the Brownlow talk was a bit of a joke guys.

[Redleg 38,028]

Wona looked awesome in the intra-club game at Casey at the start of the year, he was set for a huge year

Bring on 2010!

Agree. He had lost weight and looked very fit. He played on ball and had a fair bit of it and I was getting excited and then injured. Think he would do well playing at the feet of LJ with short stints on the ball.

[Trisul 649]

Agreed. The blokes has played two decent games and we're talking about brownlows?

But by all means, good to hear he's back on the track. He certainly has potential.

If he gets fit and plays regular games along with Jurrah and Davey that would equal some pretty awesome delivery by foot in our front half of the ground.

18 games as an elevated rookie (without a pre-season iirc) for 24.4. Only Robertson and Bate kicked more this year.

He did fall away towards the end of last year, and he'll get more attention next year. Still.. 2 decent games?

[JACKATTACK 17]

The thing that stuck in my mind was how all the players were talking up Wonna and Grimes all preseason. Grimes turned out to be right on the money, which doesn't garuantee Wonna would do the same but it is interesting. I will be paying careful attention to the same reports over this off season.

[Guest melbman]

Agree. He had lost weight and looked very fit. He played on ball and had a fair bit of it and I was getting excited and then injured. Think he would do well playing at the feet of LJ with short stints on the ball.

I gave him the honors over Davey for that game, he seemed to be everywhere

[Fugazi 53]

In 2008 I have to be honest and say I saw a very limited amount of Melbourne matches (too many Sunday games, the same day I worked every week, and to be honest, the money was more desirable than to see us get smashed each week). This year was different as I don't do Sunday shifts anymore and enjoyed seeing our kids running around this year! What I'm getting at is that I have not seen much of Wonna at all; only highlights of his breakout match against Fremantle last year. How do people see him as part of our future? How good was his first year overall? Should we expect him to be a permanent part of our team?

Sorry if I'm sounding really stupid here, but it's hard for me to make an assessment of our good he is and how he fits in the side without having much knowledge of him.

[beelzebub 22,322]

Agree. He had lost weight and looked very fit. He played on ball and had a fair bit of it and I was getting excited and then injured. Think he would do well playing at the feet of LJ with short stints on the ball.

oh....times 100

I can feel a bit of mercurial chemistry in the making there... those that understand synergy will be salivating

[DeeSpencer 23,481]

The thing about Wona is that whilst he isn't particularly skillful (nice short pass), quick (handy but not lightning), tough or strong, he's a very good footballer. Reads the game faster than most, and takes the right option most times. The number of goals he was able to kick in a poor side highlights this. Next year I expect some very exciting moments from him!

[Adelaide Demon 0]

Yep, this guy is going to be vital to us as a small-forward next year. Him crumbing off of Jurrah (Jurrah crumbs his own crumbs, but still) and Watts developing, and Bate off of a flank, and guys like Petterd, Maric, Blease/Strauss?, and Morton, Sylvia and Davey rotating through the flanks, plus possibly pick 11/18 etc., [oops, forgot Jetta as well!] the forward set-up could begin to take some lethal shape.

Edited September 23, 2009 by Adelaide Demon

[jayceebee31 683]

Might even play some quality time in the midfield-with Brock leaving could create opportunities like this

[Allen Jakovich 516]

18 games as an elevated rookie (without a pre-season iirc) for 24.4. Only Robertson and Bate kicked more this year.

He did fall away towards the end of last year, and he'll get more attention next year. Still.. 2 decent games?

Yep, eight of those goals were kicked in two games.

In the other games he was a bit player. Check his possession stats.

I'm not knocking him, I think he shows potential, and was looking great this pre-season, but people get carried away.

An unproven talent atm imo.

[titan_uranus 22,751]

The thing about Wona is that whilst he isn't particularly skillful (nice short pass), quick (handy but not lightning), tough or strong, he's a very good footballer. Reads the game faster than most, and takes the right option most times. The number of goals he was able to kick in a poor side highlights this. Next year I expect some very exciting moments from him!

Disagree. From what I saw/can remember of last year, he is a good kick. 24 goals 4 behinds shows that. I also remember him spotting up leading forwards with good kicks too.

He's also pretty strong for someone his size, and loves tackling.

[jayceebee31 683]

Disagree. From what I saw/can remember of last year, he is a good kick. 24 goals 4 behinds shows that. I also remember him spotting up leading forwards with good kicks too.

He's also pretty strong for someone his size, and loves tackling.

agree- great to see him sign a two year contract.

[Captain Jack 0]

Yep, eight of those goals were kicked in two games.

In the other games he was a bit player. Check his possession stats.

I'm not knocking him, I think he shows potential, and was looking great this pre-season, but people get carried away.

An unproven talent atm imo.

Yes he is still unproven.

But, what a great year it was from a rookie.

At the start of 2009 he had reduced his weight and was ready to play stints in the midfield and then sit at the feet of Jurrah/Watts in the forward line.

Bring on an injury-free Wona in 2010!

[Adelaide Demon 0]

I often wonder what turtle tastes like.