Yes Great guy and someone who has character unlike most of the idiots who want to drag him down. See the last topic on this. Named and shamed.

The odds did seem stacked against him at the time. He was around 23, had a decent basketball contract and bright basketball future ahead of him and walked away from it for a long shot.

He was a promising u16's footy player, but lots of 14 and 15 year old's who are good players won't go on to still be standouts in a few years time after maturing and the majority won't make the AFL.

Corey Adamson was once an u15's AFL All Australian who became a pro Baseball player in the US. He retired from baseball in 2014 at around the same age as Hugh did (maybe 22ish?) to try play AFL and was cut by the Eagles last year without a game.

In recent years if an AFL club selects a 23 year old its often a ready to go player and not really a project type. Especially not one who hadn't played in years to try and convert back to a footy player.

When he was signed by Adelaide I thought that would make it even harder for him, needing to break into such a strong team that was contending made it look more unlikely.

I doubted him, but I was never against him and hoped that he would make it. Congrats to him on being able to get a game, I hope he goes well!

This game will determine a lot for his career going forward.

Pardon my ignorance but the game is yet to be played?

So what if he gets out there this weekend. He could go out there and lay an egg. Let's wait and see.

People are vindicating his switch purely based on being on the team list (wtf). Wait until he actually plays.

You realise he has been playing in the 2's for over a season now and it is great form that got him elevated to the senior team right? sure he hasn't proven a thing yet at afl level but clearly the guy is good.

"Great guy and someone who has character"

Yeah, the character to break a three year contract four weeks in. The character to sign a contract when you had your eye on the other side the whole time.

Yes 2s. State league. wow

Let's wait and see.

He definitely has a long way to go before he makes a good career out of it, but managing to get a game is a huge achievement. Breaking into the side for that first debut game is probably the biggest and hardest step to make, especially given he plays for the side that is on top of the ladder. He's put in good performances in the reserves to work his way into the best 22, now he needs to show he can perform at AFL level.

Expectations shouldn't be that he stars in the first game, he just needs to play his role and show that he belongs in the AFL.

I agree Blicavs is a good late convert success example, but he's slightly different. He didn't take a risk as big of as Greenwood and had a slightly easier path. He was a little bit younger and played a handful of VFL games after missing out on the Olympics before being drafted and then playing round 1. He wasn't really risking much and walking away from anything like Greenwood (a contract, money, career ahead, etc) since his track career had pretty much gone as far as possible. He also had the luxury of being a 200cm super athlete who was able to walk straight into the ruck role Geelong desperately needed at the time and continue to learn on the fly. Greenwood has a lot more competition for his position (MID/FWD I believe) and needed to show he had high quality footy skills and not be able to rely largely on physical tools for his position like Blicavs (he did have some skill though and also plays midfield, particularly now).

IMO ruck is probably the easiest position to convert to if you have the physical tools and can learn some basic skills/smarts which is why the Americans (Cox/Holmes) have had games, Brogan made a good career after playing NBL. Now guys like Blicavs, Jenkins and others.

Jenkins only ever was a DP and was a short 5 man, no basketball career there and Blicavs doesn't play ruck.

He may not have had a Basketball career ahead of him, but the point was Jenkins was still a convert after playing mainly Basketball a a junior and taking up footy quite late. Blicavs does play a bit of Ruck, but like I said he now plays more midfield.

Stop bagging him. It's his choice good luck to him.

One word Gliddon. CYA NBL.

That's more than one word.

^^^ that is horrible

Promoting a switcher-awayer from your sport is awful.

Great interview on ABC National radio with his dad "Sticks" speaking about Hugh's journey. His mother Andre Marquis has terminal secondary breast cancer and is a survivor so far.
All the best Hughie.

Kicked a goal right before quarter time!

First quarter:
5 Disposals
1 mark
1 goal
4 tackles (team high and 2nd most)
31 Dream Team points (team high and equal 3rd most)

Wow. He now has 3 goals before half time!

and the haters gonna hate hate hate hate hate
baby i'm just gunna shake shake shake shake shake
i shake it off i shake it off

Yeah all the experts here 2 seasons ago said he couldn't do it and would never succeed. Fracktards.

Where are all the detractors now?

"COACH Don Pyke can thank heavens Hugh Greenwood said arrivederci to basketball, after his impressive debut during Adelaide's emphatic 80-point win over Brisbane at the Gabba."


http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/teams/adelaide/hugh-greenwood-makes-sparkling-afl-debut-as-crows-smash-woeful-lions-at-the-gabba/news-story/61c9a8dc972ff1cfb6ed3383bba177bd

crows might have only won by 10 goals if it wasn't for hugh!

Another classic example of the overuse of the word "hater" in this thread.

The fact is he had one eye on another sport all along, then signs a long term deal with Perth. Always had suitors even during college from the other side. Four weeks between signing and leaving, that is barely a window.

That action is disrespectful to the Wildcats, NBL, BA and FIBA. This is professional sport.

If he becomes a star in his new sport that's fine, no one wishes him to do badly, or "hating". Actually as a bball fan it is irrelevant what he does outside of the sport because I don't follow it so makes absolutely no difference. It's the actions that came about with the switch which were questionable.

Some people really get too invested in one side and then emotionally hit out at legit critics with "haters", ftards, etc. Grow up.

I am sure he had one eye on the AFL and once the Boomers thing disappeared the focus became more prominent. If you know Hugh he has always wanted to be the best at what ever he can do. it's now AFL.

Noted. But you don't spit the dummy at not being selected by the national team before you've even played one game in a pro league!

Clearly he didn't care about that. Listen to his father on ABC National Sport on Saturday talk about his ambitions and desires. Far more too it that anyone here even has a clue about.

Exactly my point #481. His ambitions didn't change drastically over the space of those four weeks.

Bad analogy XY.

"Most people" aren't on contract. They are full-time with a notice period. Thus free agents most of their careers. Whereas in sports you are locked into a contract. Puzzled at your comparison to be honest.

Good to see greenwood in the Crows selection for tonights finals. Haters be gone.