George Wardlaw is a tackler for Kangaroos. His recent performance has been ok with an average of 21.7 over the last 5 rounds, playing . As a tackler, he is ranked number 33 in the competition with an average of 21.7 for the season. His consistency has been poor but overall trending in the right direction.
George Wardlaw (born 18 July 2004) is a professional Australian rules footballer who was drafted to play for North Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL) in the 2022 draft.
Wardlaw completed his secondary education at St Kevin's College in Toorak, Victoria. He was selected for Vic Metro in the NAB AFL Under 18 Championships and played for Oakleigh Chargers in the NAB League. Despite several injuries to his hamstring in the 2022 year, he was still considered to be among the top prospects in the 2022 AFL Draft.
As a midfielder he has been described as 'powerful' and drawn comparisons to Melbourne Demons star Clayton Oliver.
Wardlaw attracted favourable attention from the AFL community after his performance for the Australian Academy team against the Collingwood Magpies VFL side where he won the 'best on ground' award for his team with 18 disposals and 8 tackles.
