Former Melbourne player Sam Weideman has been delisted by Essendon. 

Good luck to the weid , great bloke

Average footballer. One of Taylor's rare missis. 

Delisted free agent you reckon?

Tall guys take time right?

 

Good Luck Sam was never going to be

Still has those highlights in the Geelong final which is a lot more than (I assume) we all on here have!

Sadly, Sam Weideman just didn't have the aggression and determination to be an AFL forward. He lacked mongrel.

Same as Josh Schache.

Both were "powder puff princesses" when it came to hardness at the ball.

Maybe Collingwood might take a punt getting the Grandson of Murray Weideman over to the Club?

Anyway, I know Sam is a "nice bloke" but when it comes to playing as a forward at AFL level you gotta make an impact.

The Demons lost patience with him and I guess so did the Bombers now too...

2 minutes ago, adonski said:

Delisted free agent you reckon?

[censored] it lets turn him into Sam Weidering in defence 

Anyone check in on @bluey?

I would offer him a rookie position and only play him defence.

Gutted Lamb didn’t push bringing him in in a straight swap for Schache 

I remember that Geelong final. He looked the real deal. Wasn't to be unfortunately.

Best of luck Sam in the next stage of your life.

2 minutes ago, COOLX said:

I would offer him a rookie position and only play him defence.

He still lacks mongrel, but at least his body would be more reliable than Krueger. 

like most i thought 'wow' after that first final against geelong in 2018

he never played a game like that ever again

in just his 18th game:

• 24 disposals (10 contested) - 12 kicks, 12 handballs
• 7 marks (3 contested)
• 3 goals straight
• 4 tackles

never came close to those sorts of numbers again

2 minutes ago, BDA said:

I remember that Geelong final. He looked the real deal. Wasn't to be unfortunately.

Best of luck Sam in the next stage of your life.

He was immense in that game. I remember him crunch tackling Dangerfield. 

And yes, best of luck Sam. Wasn't quite to be in the AFL. 

5 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

like most i thought 'wow' after that first final against geelong in 2018

he never played a game like that ever again

in just his 18th game:

• 24 disposals (10 contested) - 12 kicks, 12 handballs
• 7 marks (3 contested)
• 3 goals straight
• 4 tackles

never came close to those sorts of numbers again

I agree - I think we all thought that would be his break out game. Good luck to him for the future.

23 minutes ago, Supreme_Demon said:

Sadly, Sam Weideman just didn't have the aggression and determination to be an AFL forward. He lacked mongrel.

Same as Josh Schache.

Both were "powder puff princesses" when it came to hardness at the ball.

Maybe Collingwood might take a punt getting the Grandson of Murray Weideman over to the Club?

Anyway, I know Sam is a "nice bloke" but when it comes to playing as a forward at AFL level you gotta make an impact.

The Demons lost patience with him and I guess so did the Bombers now too...

Congratulations on making it to AFL level football, Sam. And anyone good enough to play for the mighty Red and Blue deserves the highest of praise.

I'm really disappointed. It's one less thing I can ****can my Bombers mates about. 

Suburban cricketer masquerading as an AFL footballer, unfortunately. He'll undoubtedly be a winner in other aspects of his life going forward. Good luck to him. 

Everyone always focusses on the mongrel like it’s 1985 but to me big Sam had 3 issues:

1. Confidence, you could see it drain from his body. Even with a fresh start at Essendon he looked so much better until the year went on and he struggled again

2. Mobility. This was hurt by the repeated injuries he suffered, even before he was drafted. You have to be able to turn, jump, explode on the lead to beat key defenders these days. Young Weid had a bit of burst but it never developed.

3. Reading of the play. Was never easy in the Melbourne forward line but Sam always seemed a step behind the play to lead up at the ball or to pick the flight of the footy in the air. He wasn’t overtly physical but he was brave in the air and could crash a pack, but so often defenders had done him in before the contest was even occuring.

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48 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Anyone check in on @bluey?

He loves Weid but hates JVR even though he's already a much better player.

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For old times sake, I saved this classic back cover + headline + photo from 2020

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Disappointed to hear that, never got a decent go at Essendon, hopefully he gats a run somewhere else.

Kneed Moore in the back too. Great pic!

Just now, bluey said:

Disappointed to hear that, never got a decent go at Essendon, hopefully he gats a run somewhere else.

He is a dud

 

Essendon fault for giving his 3 years

Sam. He was one of the nicest young blokes. Always very generous with his time for a chat and a photos with my kids.  Honestly he had the talent but like others have said, lacked the sheer aggression to be that contested marking key forward. His kicking was fine then seemed to worsen and his confidence went.  Hope he moves on to the next stage in life.  Will remain a Demon and we will have the 2018 finals to look back on.  Good luck Sam.