WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB - JOSHUA WAGNER

[jnrmac 20,307]

Aspley just had their second player picked up in this draft by Richmond, pretty impressive outcome for their system

When a team makes a grand final all the recruiters get to see them in a pressure game I suspect

[Grimes Times 1,278]

Lovett not picked up.

Off to casey and proves himself as a father son next year.

[Bay Riffin 1,509]

Looks a gun, although I've never seen him. or heard of him.

[ManDee 7,348]

Kicks left footed, bounces right handed and seems to favour handpassing RH. From 2 minutes of highlights looks like the new AvDB

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

Here are his highlights.

Looks good with clean hands, neat kick and accelerates quickly in close which I like a lot.

[CityDee 738]

Beautiful kick decent size

[jnrmac 20,307]

http://www.melbournefc.com.au/video/2015-11-27/rookie-draft-pick-no6-josh-wagner

Wow pretty impressive. Good big body, can take a mark,can lay a good tackle and every single kick on that video was to a target. Not one kick was a long bomb. Now its a highlights package but a pretty good one.

Has a side step and good vision as well.

[DeeZee 7,463]

Looked very composed with good skills and a good decision maker.

[SaberFang 7,151]

Work your magic, McCartney!

[daisycutter 29,917]

Here are his highlights.

Looks good with clean hands, neat kick and accelerates quickly in close which I like a lot.

thanks

probably a silly statement, but in many ways he reminds me of hodge

[CBDees 3,167]

On Parish to Oliver I daresay you mean...

That's interesting if not a little disconcerting that they would decide so late.......I guess Parish raised some of the same questions with the recruiters that have been raised here. Lightly framed versus big body ready to go.

The Classic Wines vs. Toumpas argument (proving that the FD does listen to Demonland)!

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

http://www.melbournefc.com.au/video/2015-11-27/rookie-draft-pick-no6-josh-wagner

Wow pretty impressive. Good big body, can take a mark,can lay a good tackle and every single kick on that video was to a target. Not one kick was a long bomb. Now its a highlights package but a pretty good one.

Has a side step and good vision as well.

I love that sidestep and kick at 1:07 in the highlights.

[La Dee-vina Comedia 17,072]

thanks

probably a silly statement, but in many ways he reminds me of hodge

I thought the same, particularly when he was in the similarly coloured jumper.

I can't be bothered going through the clip again, but did he ever use his right foot to kick? If not, I wonder whether he kicks OK with that one, too.

[mo64 5,886]

Reminds me of Shannon Byrnes.

[ox_5 163]

thanks

probably a silly statement, but in many ways he reminds me of hodge

Thought the same. Moves very similar. Not quick, strong through the the hips, neat left foot kick. Has a similar gait to Hodge. If he is 1/4 the player then not a bad rookie pick.

[djr 1,605]

Big question, does he have a right foot? Every kick was on his left.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

Reminds me of Shannon Byrnes.

Please.

[Fat Tony 5,322]

Wagner looks a similar type to Mitchell White.

[Grimes Times 1,278]

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/love-of-the-game-wagner-family-grassroots-greats-in-aussie-rules/news-story/32ea24ca3b1070c7a07e433b76dfa61e?sv=18b13c69b7fb9e3a8843b27ff3c9b795

[Ted Lasso 19,568]

Good kick, can mark overhead, can tackle... eh happy with that.

[Biffen 12,949]

Wagner seems composed and could inspire us to rule the whole world.

[ignition. 1,478]

Josh Wagner

25 min before the draft started. Impressive???

Thought you guys would like that

We also only changed our minds on Oliver from Parish on Monday night

Thank you for the heads up.

May I ask who the main driver behind the Oliver decision / influence was? e.g. who was the man to promote / back him: Taylor, Viney, Roos, Goodwin, etc.?

[Grimes Times 1,278]

Results from the NEAFL State combine

Absolute Vertical Jump (total height reached)

Dyson Budarick – 294cm
Jesse Joyce – 297
Nick Weller – 309
Max Spencer – 304
Josh Wagner – 301
Gareth Hunt – 312
Wylie Buzza – 325
Paul Hunter – 324

Top National Combine result
Mabior Chol – 334cm

Absolute running vertical jump right leg

Dyson Budarick – 295cm
Jesse Joyce – 301
Nick Weller – 309
Max Spencer – 313
Josh Wagner – 317
Gareth Hunt – 318
Wylie Buzza – 343
Paul Hunter – 338

Absolute running vertical jump left leg

Dyson Budarick – 305cm
Jesse Joyce – 315
Nick Weller – 321
Max Spencer – 316
Josh Wagner – 316
Gareth Hunt – 316
Wylie Buzza – 324
Paul Hunter – 345

Top National Combine result (either leg)
Gach Nyuon – 362cm

Relative Vertical Jump
(Records how far off the ground the jump is from a standing start)

Dyson Budarick – 68cm
Jesse Joyce – 61
Nick Weller – 67
Max Spencer – 59
Josh Wagner – 57
Gareth Hunt – 62
Wylie Buzza – 68
Paul Hunter – 59

Top National Combine Result
Jordan Snadden – 75cm

Running Vertical Jump Relative Right Leg:

Dyson Budarick – 69cm
Jesse Joyce – 65
Nick Weller – 67
Max Spencer – 68
Josh Wagner – 73
Gareth Hunt – 68
Wylie Buzza – 86
Paul Hunter – 73

Running Vertical Jump Relative Left Leg:

Dyson Budarick – 79cm
Jesse Joyce – 79
Nick Weller – 79
Max Spencer – 71
Josh Wagner – 72
Gareth Hunt – 66
Wylie Buzza – 67
Paul Hunter – 80

Top National Combine result (either leg)
Lachlan Tiziani – 97cm

20 metre sprint

Dyson Budarick – 2.95 seconds
Jesse Joyce – 2.95
Nick Weller – 2.86
Max Spencer – 3.05
Josh Wagner – 3.13
Gareth Hunt: – 3.09
Wylie Buzza – 3.07
Paul Hunter – 3.04

Top National Combine result
Alex Morgan – 2.88 seconds

Agility
(Weaving in and out of poles without touching them, getting to the end of the course)

Dyson Budarick – 8.10 seconds
Jesse Joyce – 8.30
Nick Weller – 8.54
Max Spencer – 8.54
Josh Wagner – 8.38
Gareth Hunt – 8.49
Wylie Buzza – 8.52
Paul Hunter – 8.50

Top National Combine result
Kieran Lovell – 7.90 seconds

Shuttle run (beep test level)
(Running back and forth over a 20m distance before they hear the beep)

Dyson Budarick: 14.4
Jesse Joyce – 14.3
Nick Weller – 13.3
Max Spencer – 13.2
Josh Wagner – 14.5
Gareth Hunt – 12.6
Wylie Buzza – 12.6
Paul Hunter – 14.9

Top National Combine result
Joshua Schoenfeld -16.2 level

30m repeat sprints
(Six 30 metre sprints with 10 seconds rest between each)

Dyson Budarick: 25.11 seconds
Jesse Joyce – 25.04
Nick Weller – 25.27
Max Spencer – 26.50
Josh Wagner – 26.33
Gareth Hunt -24.30
Wylie Buzza – 26.04
Paul Hunter – 26.31

Top National Combine result
Daniel Rioli – 24.15 seconds

[Sideshow Bob 2,475]

Yep - concur with the Hodge comparisons - takes the hits as needed to release the next bloke, seems that good things happen along the chain when he gets the pill. Looks a decent pick up. Whether he will take the step up to the big league is the question, but the video looks good

[GoldMember 15]

Wagner looks the goods! Classy left foot kick hopefully he can make the step up.