2020 Player Reviews: #26 Sam Weideman

Weideman had a slow start but added value in a key forward role when he was given the opportunity but his form tapered off late in the season.

Date of Birth: 26 June, 1997

Height: 195cm

Weight: 97kg:

Games MFC 2020: 13

Career Total: 44

Goals MFC 2020: 19

Career Total: 46

Votes 2020 Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Memorial Trophy: 172 (10th Place)

Barely a pass but not all his fault given the reluctance of Goodwin to select him in the first part of the season.

Has to deliver in 2021.

Contracted until the end of 2021. Negotiations could be interesting.

Weid  turns 24 mid season in 2021 and really must start to deliver the goods.  Hopefully with Big Ben Brown  and  LJ  there  he might  be able to chip in and take more marks which will help the cause..  If the weid  plays his role  then maybe  the confidence will start to flow again.

Big Ben,  LJ and  Weid    a new era and exciting times ahead. 

still reckon he's gonna be a good 'n

Barely made it in 2020 and missed  anumber of gettable goals

a lot to like but needs to get involved more perhaps needs a good mentor or forward coach

He needs to also fix his lack of aggression, needs to own the forwardline and act like it. His confidence looked shot this year

An underwhelming presence inside forward 50 for much of the season. Ability is not an issue, desire and confidence certainly are. Doesn't get to enough contests, doesn't impact those that he does get to often enough, and misses too many easy goals. We have been patient, but he is no longer a young, developing player.

The impending arrival of Ben Brown is a real concern for me, as I see he and Weideman as very similar players who will want to be operating in the same parts of the ground. I wouldn't be surprised if we see Weideman head to defence at some stage in his career, perhaps as soon as this year.

Great once he was playing with LJ, really needs that support from another tall who causes concerns for the defenders. Unsure as to what SW and BB will look like, but here is hoping Sam doesn't just fade away and then goes somewhere else super cheap. 

I really do feel if he was developed / coached correctly, he would be so much more damaging, but the neglect the MFC has for getting a genuine forward coach is bewildering. 

20 hours ago, nosoupforme said:

Weid  turns 24 mid season in 2021 and really must start to deliver the goods.  Hopefully with Big Ben Brown  and  LJ  there  he might  be able to chip in and take more marks which will help the cause..  If the weid  plays his role  then maybe  the confidence will start to flow again.

Big Ben,  LJ and  Weid    a new era and exciting times ahead. 

I am with you nsfm.

Bring on Big Ben Brown and 2021, I cannot wait.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Has most if not all the tools - self belief and genuine aggression are the two factors that I worry about with Weid 
 

Has shown ability in brief cameos but really should be starting to impose himself on games from next year onwards

coming out of contract and looking for a decent payday might just be the spur he needs 

 

He's 23 for goodness sake and been learning his craft at this level in an AFL team that's not exactly crash-hot in the forward delivery/spreading department.

He's all upside for me especially if we manage to create a restructured forward set-up this trade period. He'll learn (and grow) every year we hope. A definite keeper for mine. Not every successful forward needs to play like Barry Hall.

Edited November 10, 20205 yr by maximum bob

The main aim now with the weed is consistancy.

i like weideman. But i hate the fans opinions of him. Some fans say he is on the verge of being delisted(laughable) and then others say Goodwin needs to be applauded for the way he held him out of the team and needs to be acknowledged for his great coaching (laughable). The same fans then criticise Weideman for his drop off in form at the end of the year but then conveniently go quiet on Goodwins management of him.

So here it is, Weideman is a 2nd or 3rd tall entering his prime who has proven finals performances playing in a team with [censored] delivery and a coach who has no bloody clue at selection what a best 22 looks like. 

He is a forward who gets his fair share of 'easy' goals which is what we need when we have guys like Fritsch botching chance after chance.

Edited November 10, 20205 yr by Dr.D

Weid's form tapered off when Jackson went out with Injury. Hoping he can thrive with Brown! Backing the boy in big time.

He's shown all of the traits required to be a good key forward, we just haven't seen them all come together yet. Takes marks, tackles hard and kicks goals. Tick, tick and tick. 

23 hours ago, Kent said:

Barely made it in 2020 and missed a number of gettable goals

Every key forward in the league misses goals they should kick; it's the misses that stand out in the memory. Weideman kicked 19.8 this year - his accuracy is way above average. His set shot technique is a massive strength IMO. 

7 hours ago, poita said:

The impending arrival of Ben Brown is a real concern for me

I think the opposite. In fact, I can't think of a single example of a key forward becoming less effective after another is traded in. Brown will make the Weid's job easier, not harder.