Hawthorn youngster Josh Weddle takes shot at Carlton after thumping win: ‘Not the strongest’

Hawthorn rising star Josh Weddle says Carlton’s fourth-quarter workrate is poor.

The Hawks usurped the Blues into eighth spot on the AFL ladder with a statement 74-point victory at the MCG on Sunday.

It completed a brilliant rise from 17th into finals contention after a 0-5 start to the season.

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Back then, Hawthorn looked set to be duking it out for the wooden spoon with West Coast, North Melbourne and Richmond, while Carlton was sitting pretty entrenched in the top four.

But the two clubs’ fortunes have been reversed as the Hawks steamrolled passed the faltering Blues on Sunday.

The in-form team of the competition kicked 13 goals to Carlton’s two after quarter-time, including four to one in the last quarter — an area of the Blues’ game that Hawthorn clearly targeted.

That much is clear after Weddle’s post-match interview with Triple M.

“We knew that their workrate’s not the strongest in the fourth quarter, so we were like, we may as well start it from the start, get them tired early,” he said. “And then when we heard that they were getting numbers down, we were like let’s just keep going and really tire them out.”

Josh Weddle didn’t hold back with his comments. Josh Weddle didn’t hold back with his comments.
Josh Weddle didn’t hold back with his comments. Credit: Michael Willson/AFL Photos/AFL Photos via Getty Images

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