The 182cm George Wardlaw was taken with pick No.4 of the 2022 AFL Draft as a powerful, ball-winning midfielder capable of breaking games apart.
As competitive and driven as they come, the onballer has no trouble finding the football, and when he isn't first to it, his bone-crunching tackles turn heads.
With tremendous football nous and an eagerness to stamp his name on the competition, Wardlaw will complement the likes of Jy Simpkin and Luke Davies-Uniacke superbly.
North Melbourne debut: Round 10, 2023
Career Brownlow votes: 2
2023: The Roos took a cautious approach with Wardlaw in his rookie season given his injury-interrupted campaign as a top-age junior and the young gun was made to wait until Round 10 of the AFL season before being unleashed.
It was worth the anticipation as North Melbourne's new No.6 displayed all the traits Kangas fans had heard about when the hardened onballer was taken with the fourth overall pick in the 2022 National Draft.
He notched 16 touches and nine tackles in his debut before earning a Rising Star nomination three weeks later following a 22-disposal, nine-tackle, and one-goal performance against GWS.
