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George Wardlaw

North Melbourne

George Wardlaw portrait

AFL career

55 games18 goals

Debut
R10 2023 v SYD20 May 2023
Most recent
R24 2026 v SYD23 Aug 2026

Stats

AFL

2026
NTH
16
9.1
7.9
17.0
2.4
1.5
1.4
5.4
0.4
0.1
72
83
2025
NTH
13
9.8
5.7
15.5
1.6
1.2
0.8
5.4
0.3
0.2
68
73
2024
NTH
18
11.3
7.8
19.1
3.3
1.6
0.9
4.3
0.4
0.3
78
86
2023
NTH
8
7.3
7.4
14.6
2.3
1.6
1.3
5.8
0.1
0.1
65
65

VFL

2025
NTH
3
15.3
7.7
23.0
3.0
2.7
1.7
7.0
0.0
0.7
97
2023
NTH
5
10.0
8.6
18.6
1.8
1.6
0.6
6.0
0.8
0.4
82
League
Season
SYD
SCG
R24
10
8
18
3
1
0
0
5
0.0
76
91
16
0
GEE
MS
R23
10
6
16
2
1
2
0
8
0.0
75
40
19
0
WBD
MS
R22
13
6
19
2
1
1
0
4
1.0
77
105
16
0
PAD
AO
R17
8
4
12
2
2
3
0
8
0.0
63
74
12
0
ESS
MS
R16
10
5
15
3
1
1
0
3
0.1
60
82
15
0
RCH
MCG
R15
10
5
15
2
0
0
0
5
2.0
78
91
16
0
WCE
OS
R14
12
4
16
3
4
3
0
6
0.1
73
90
12
0
FRE
HO
R13
6
5
11
1
2
0
0
7
1.0
67
104
20
0
GCS
MS
R11
7
12
19
1
1
3
0
5
0.0
60
75
24
0
ADE
AO
R10
8
12
20
3
1
3
0
1
1.0
59
75
23
0
SYD
MS
R9
9
13
22
3
3
1
0
4
0.0
78
88
22
0
GWS
CGO
R7
5
10
15
2
0
0
0
7
1.0
75
73
18
0
RCH
MS
R6
11
14
25
5
1
2
0
5
0.0
91
97
16
0
BRL
BP
R5
10
7
17
2
1
0
0
5
0.0
71
80
14
0
CAR
MS
R4
6
10
16
2
2
1
0
11
0.0
87
99
20
0
ESS
MS
R3
11
5
16
3
3
3
0
2
0.0
54
68
12
0

Profile

Born
11 June 2004 (age 22y 133d)
Height
182 cm
Weight
79 kg

Teams

Fantasy

Honours

  • 22 Under 222024

Selected by North Melbourne with pick four in the 2022 National Draft, George Wardlaw arrived at Arden Street as a highly touted prospect whose junior career had been interrupted by hamstring concerns. An explosive inside midfielder renowned for his ferocious attack on the ball and ability to burst from stoppages, he quickly became a central figure in the Kangaroos' youthful rebuild. Although his early seasons required careful load management to build physical resilience, his high-impact possessions and defensive pressure established him as a crucial point of difference in the team's engine room. Wardlaw has since cemented his place as a core component of North Melbourne's midfield, celebrated for his uncompromising toughness and capacity to impact games through the centre square.