Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Cody Weightman

[Happy Days]

Surely I’m not the only one that sees Nathan Brown?

[Grantysghost]

Surely I’m not the only one that sees Nathan Brown?

I see MJ Fox.

[angelopetraglia]

Interesting comparison, after 61 Games:

Stringer: 117 Goals
Weightman: 106 Goals

Stringer hit his career peak already by this point, while Cody is yet to fully hit his potential in most likelihood.

Great comparison and if you asked me to guess I would have thought Stringer was way ahead.

[bulldogtragic]

Great comparison and if you asked me to guess I would have thought Stringer was way ahead.

Me too considering one was just called The Package after/during an AA season. But on goal kicking alone, the bang Stringer made is being pretty well matched by Cody at the same point.

[bornadog]

Great comparison and if you asked me to guess I would have thought Stringer was way ahead.

Stringer = over rated

[The Pie Man]

Surely I’m not the only one that sees Nathan Brown?

I’m guessing you don’t mean this, but one of the Fox Footy pics that pops up when he goals is *very* first year N Brown

Let’s hope he’s loaded up on calcium eh

[Dry Rot]

I think we should acknowledge the brilliant coaching of Bevo yesterday, using Naugton and JUH as decoy forwards.

[chef]

Stringer = over rated

We all rated Stringer after that AA season, he just didnt go on with it.

[bulldogtragic]

We all rated Stringer after that AA season, he just didnt go on with it.

Yep! 117 goals in his first 61 games was a red hot start to his career. Then he just got lazy like BMac warned he could.

But to see Cody tracking at that level is surprising and exciting as he’s got the work ethic to try to find another gear.

[Grantysghost]

We all rated Stringer after that AA season, he just didnt go on with it.

He got too heavy. With his leg issue, he really looks hobbled now.

I thought he was a good size back in 15/16

[Testekill]

The other thing is that opposition teams found out that they no longer needed to play a KPP against him, he plays a lot smaller than he is so they just had to play a medium sized defender against him.

[ledge]

Stringer was never a quick, urgent, in and under player. He also hangs outside packs or will do the occasional run through hoping the ball will fall in his lap.
Weightman is quick, urgent , will go into a pack and will tackle and chase .
To be honest I see nothing similar except the position they play or they are both capable of taking a big mark. Although I am not sure Stringer can get up and take one anymore.
Stringer has become the guy in the forward line who runs away from the play and asks to kick it to him if they get it.

[bornadog]

Stringer was never a quick, urgent, in and under player. He also hangs outside packs or will do the occasional run through hoping the ball will fall in his lap.
Weightman is quick, urgent , will go into a pack and will tackle and chase .
To be honest I see nothing similar except the position they play or they are both capable of taking a big mark. Although I am not sure Stringer can get up and take one anymore.
Stringer has become the guy in the forward line who runs away from the play and asks to kick it to him if they get it.

Stringer is scared of body contact

[jeemak]

Stinger was super quick, but only urgent when it suited him/ there was a sniff of a goal.

[angelopetraglia]

Gigacz

Average goals per game for the @WesternBulldogs
in the 21st century (minimum 50 V/AFL games)...

2.20 - Nathan Brown
1.94 - Brad Johnson
1.80 - Jake Stringer
1.74 - CODY WEIGHTMAN
1.59 - Tory Dickson