Farrewell #12 Tom Wilson

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Farrewell #12 Tom Wilson

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Congratulations to Tom Wilson on his debut this week. He's a great size, at 194 cms and 86 ks. A former Boomer basket baller, at 23 yrs, he's been a professional athlete in 2 sports for several years now, so has proven his commitment. Although recruited as a forward, he's been excelling in defence in the VFL, so he may well end up debuting by playing on Buddy! Welcome to the big time Tom.
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Yep another building block to a better future Collingwood team
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Congratulations to Tom.
He will be an interesting watch. He gets a bit of the footy, generally uses it well and picks good options ..... at VFL level at least.
If he can cement his spot, that would really help to plan for the future ( post Roughead and Howe )
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Great news. Was hoping he'd get the nod. Hope he does well!
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It's just heart-warming to see another young man get his chance. Bruzzy was pretty pleased too!!!! :lol:
It has been quite the amazing story for Tom. I wonder if he would've earnt more from basketball than footy??? He must love playing footy and he's sure had to earn his opportunity.

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Congratulations to him and I hope it goes really well.
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Re: Welcome Tom Wilson

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RudeBoy wrote: so he may well end up debuting by playing on Buddy! Welcome to the big time Tom.
For memory Madgen debut was on buddy
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Re: Welcome Tom Wilson

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Johnno75 wrote:
RudeBoy wrote: so he may well end up debuting by playing on Buddy! Welcome to the big time Tom.
For memory Madgen debut was on buddy
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All the best Tommy
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Congrats Tom, cant wait to see him carve up!!
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Here's the video of the announcement, if anyone's interested:

https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/video/ ... nouncement
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Good luck to Tom.

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PyreneesPie wrote:... I wonder if he would've earnt more from basketball than footy???
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It depends on what level he was destined for...

(For both sports, really.)
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Best wishes to Tom.

Always nice to see a new player get a chance at the top level.
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Well done Tom Wilson, thrilled for you on your debut. hope you have a great game.
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Any thoughts on how Tom Wilson went?

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My impression was Wilson had a bit of a shocker of a debut and looked out of his depth for much of the game (hanging back at contests, not running hard enough, not disposing of it well when he did get it), but improved a little towards the end once he started to get his hands on the ball more. But reading the post-match thread, a couple of people praised his game, which made me wonder if I missed something. Did anyone else have any thoughts on how he went, and whether he’ll keep his spot next week?

Stats:
6 kicks
2 handballs
0 marks
4 tackles
2 clearances
5 clangers
82% time on ground
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