George Wardlaw
Personal information
Full name George Anthony Wardlaw
Nickname(s) Warlord[1]
Date of birth (2004-06-11) 11 June 2004
Original team(s) Oakleigh Chargers
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club North Melbourne
Number 6
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2023– North Melbourne 8 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

George Anthony Wardlaw[1] (born 11 June 2004) is a professional Australian rules footballer who was drafted to play for North Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL) in the 2022 draft.

Early life

Wardlaw completed his secondary education at St Kevin's College in Toorak. He was selected for Vic Metro in the NAB AFL Under 18 Championships and played for Oakleigh Chargers in the NAB League.[2] Despite several injuries to his hamstring in the 2022 year, he was still considered to be among the top prospects in the 2022 AFL Draft.[3]

As a midfielder he has been described as 'powerful' and drawn comparisons to Melbourne Demons star Clayton Oliver.[2][3]

Wardlaw attracted favourable attention from the AFL community after his performance for the Australian Academy team against the Collingwood Magpies VFL side where he won the 'best on ground' award for his team with 18 disposals and 8 tackles.

He is a close friend of fellow 2022 draftee Elijah Tsatas, with the pair having played together since the age of 11 for various Vic Metro teams.[4]

Wardlaw grew up supporting the Essendon Bombers.[4]

AFL career

Wardlaw was highly rated by recruiters and deemed likely to be selected in the first 5 picks of the 2022 AFL Draft.[5] He was selected by North Melbourne Football Club using pick number 4.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Gullan, Scott (16 June 2023). "From WOW to Warlord: Wardlaw bags Rising Star nod". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 "AFL - News, Fixtures, Scores & Results". afl.com.au. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Top five draft prospect that's drawing comparisons to Melbourne superstar". www.sen.com.au. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  4. 1 2 "'Best mates' and AFL draft's top 'one-two combo': Eerie similarities between (very different) top-five prospects". Fox Sports. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "'It's a privilege': Gun mid still in No.1 race despite luckless year". afl.com.au. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Gun mid heads to Arden St with pick No.4". nmfc.com.au. Retrieved 2 December 2022.


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