Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Cody Weightman

[kllay4]

Cody is a lot more important than we give him credit for. He is our only small forward that is capable of 30+ goals a year. Would love to find him a friend as Cody is more of a marking small rather than a crumbing player

[josie]

Cody is a lot more important than we give him credit for. He is our only small forward that is capable of 30+ goals a year. Would love to find him a friend as Cody is more of a marking small rather than a crumbing player

Agree. Plus he has shown a bit as a clearance player too. His marketing appeal and vibrancy which I think pepps up other players is also high.

[EasternWest]

Agree. Plus he has shown a bit as a clearance player too. His marketing appeal and vibrancy which I think pepps up other players is also high.

Yeah Cody Weightman is low key pretty good at footy all.round.

[Sam]

Wouldn’t mind some of his energy in the midfield on the odd occasion

[Mantis]

Wouldn’t mind some of his energy in the midfield on the odd occasion

I think the team were planning to have him run through the midfield in ?23 but his pre-season injury put pay to that?. Given he is spending time in that role in preseason training I think it?s back in the radar, and I think we can all see the benefits to his and our performance.

[Jasper]

I think the team were planning to have him run through the midfield in ?23 but his pre-season injury put pay to that?. Given he is spending time in that role in preseason training I think it?s back in the radar, and I think we can all see the benefits to his and our performance.

I like the idea if him providing a point of difference in the midfield rotations but it's likely to be just a few brief cameo's.

[jeemak]

One of the things I really like about Cody is he's a natural forward who seems to want to be a natural forward......

[Go_Dogs]

One of the things I really like about Cody is he's a natural forward who seems to want to be a natural forward......

The type of player Collingwood seem have in droves. Natural goal sense, agility and multiple roles. I think his forward craft is still his one wood and hope he spends 80%+ of his game time there, but also think a few CBAs a game will help him a lot too.

[ledge]

The type of player Collingwood seem have in droves. Natural goal sense, agility and multiple roles. I think his forward craft is still his one wood and hope he spends 80%+ of his game time there, but also think a few CBAs a game will help him a lot too.

Do what Stringer does at the Bombers , occasional run through the middle but mostly forward. Difference is Cody doesn’t hang on the outside up forward yelling kick it to me . He goes in .

[bulldogtragic]

Where do we see him getting to, only 61 games in?

Career averages for goals per game:

Gia: 1.2
Johno: 1.5
Dickson: 1.6
Cody: 1.7

[Glove38]

Where do we see him getting to, only 61 games in?

Career averages for goals per game:

Gia: 1.2
Johno: 1.5
Dickson: 1.6
Cody: 1.7

Im hoping he can consistently be a 45+ goals a year forward. He has the tools and the way he scored his goals yesterday shows that he can hurt the opposition in the air and on the ground. Most importantly he brings energy to the team that we lack.

[lemmon]

Where do we see him getting to, only 61 games in?

Career averages for goals per game:

Gia: 1.2
Johno: 1.5
Dickson: 1.6
Cody: 1.7

Jake Stringer is the Dogs player Cody reminds me of most in terms of style and interestingly also goes at 1.7 per game. Both have that mercurial streak, get their tails up when they're on top of an opponent and are tough match-ups in that they're hybrid threats at ground level and in the air. I thought Cody's game on the weekend was straight out of the Stringer 2015 play-book.

I think the challenge for Cody is closing the gap between best and worst. He's clearly in amazing condition this year, and his professionalism sets him apart from someone like Jake, but I think the improvement will come in how he contributes in ways that aren't on the scoreboard. Would like to see him round out his game in terms of forward 50 pressure (big improvement from the first round) and you'd like to see him play 'provider' a little more than he does.

Great signs though, feel like he could be in for a breakout year.

[MrMahatma]

Where do we see him getting to, only 61 games in?

Career averages for goals per game:

Gia: 1.2
Johno: 1.5
Dickson: 1.6
Cody: 1.7

I think he'll end up a better player than Gia & Dickson. A more consistent threat, and could crack the AA team, which in his role is pretty tough.

[GVGjr]

Where do we see him getting to, only 61 games in?

Career averages for goals per game:

Gia: 1.2
Johno: 1.5
Dickson: 1.6
Cody: 1.7

2 goals per game would be a great goal for him to aim for and he has a good chance of achieving that.

[bulldogtragic]

2 goals per game would be a great goal for him to aim for and he has a good chance of achieving that.

30% higher output than Johno. That would be a huge career with us if he played anywhere near 300 games let alone what Johno played.

To think he’s already above the best most recent mid forwards at only 61 games is perhaps validation that as he gets more consistency and experience that he can nudge 2 goals a game.