The 182cm Wardlaw was taken with pick No.4 of the 2022 AFL Draft as a powerful, ball-winning midfielder capable of tearing games apart.
As competitive and driven as they come with an eagerness to stamp his name on the competition, the onballer has no trouble finding the football, and when he isn't first to it, his bone-crunching tackles turn heads.
North Melbourne debut: Round 10, 2023
Career Brownlow votes: 4
2024: The onballer managed 18 games in 2024 as he started to find some continuity with his body after an interrupted rookie season.
He was at his best in the narrow Round 14 loss to Collingwood when he notched six clearances, three goal assists and a goal among a career-high 30 disposals.
Reflecting his bullocking work in the middle, Wardlaw averaged 4.8 clearances per game and set a personal best of 10 as he helped steer North Melbourne to a narrow win over West Coast in Round 13.
