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19-12-2020, 05:04 PM
Link (https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/845416/weightman-eyes-2021-opportunity)
https://resources.westernbulldogs.com.au/photo-resources/2020/12/18/c1d679b2-788a-410b-b719-25946e4dad69/HERO_181220_Weightman.JPG?width=952&height=592
The small snapshot of what Cody Weightman brought to the table in 2020 was enough to get Western Bulldogs supporters excited about the future.
And the 19-year-old has his sights set on trying to break into the AFL team on a more permanent basis next year.
Weightman joined the Bulldogs with pick 15 in the 2019 NAB AFL Draft, playing three games in his debut season and kicking an incredible check-side goal with his first touch in senior football.
The motivated teenager has been back at pre-season training for the past two weeks with the Bulldogs’ first-to-fourth year crew, looking for areas to improve his game.
With the likes of Weightman, Aaron Naughton and number one draft pick Jamarra Ugle-Hagan coming through the ranks, the Bulldogs boast some talented, young forward prospects.
“I want to be a small forward, I want to make that my craft and what I do for – hopefully - the next 10-plus years,” Weightman told 3AW Sportsday.
“That’s something I’m working really hard on at the moment. I want to master my craft as a forward and see where that can take me.
“I’ve changed my ways a little bit in recent years, where I used to be very goal-driven and have performance goals and things I’d like to achieve.
“I’ve broken it up more to weekly goals and things I want to achieve weekly to make sure I have a real specific focus on the process, without too much focus on the end goal.
“That’s something that’s already helped me this pre-season compared to last year.”
https://resources.westernbulldogs.com.au/photo-resources/2020/12/18/c1d679b2-788a-410b-b719-25946e4dad69/HERO_181220_Weightman.JPG?width=952&height=592
The small snapshot of what Cody Weightman brought to the table in 2020 was enough to get Western Bulldogs supporters excited about the future.
And the 19-year-old has his sights set on trying to break into the AFL team on a more permanent basis next year.
Weightman joined the Bulldogs with pick 15 in the 2019 NAB AFL Draft, playing three games in his debut season and kicking an incredible check-side goal with his first touch in senior football.
The motivated teenager has been back at pre-season training for the past two weeks with the Bulldogs’ first-to-fourth year crew, looking for areas to improve his game.
With the likes of Weightman, Aaron Naughton and number one draft pick Jamarra Ugle-Hagan coming through the ranks, the Bulldogs boast some talented, young forward prospects.
“I want to be a small forward, I want to make that my craft and what I do for – hopefully - the next 10-plus years,” Weightman told 3AW Sportsday.
“That’s something I’m working really hard on at the moment. I want to master my craft as a forward and see where that can take me.
“I’ve changed my ways a little bit in recent years, where I used to be very goal-driven and have performance goals and things I’d like to achieve.
“I’ve broken it up more to weekly goals and things I want to achieve weekly to make sure I have a real specific focus on the process, without too much focus on the end goal.
“That’s something that’s already helped me this pre-season compared to last year.”