Well, that’s one way to make a first impression.

Will Gould was drafted to the Swans as a ready made defender.

At 98 kilograms, he certainly has the frame. And having won a premiership with Glenelg, he’s also got the experience against more senior bodies.

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GWS midfielder Matt de Boer found that out the hard way on Saturday when he was poleaxed by a Gould bump just five minutes into the match.

“That’s what you want to see from the young boy,” Cameron Mooney said on Fox Footy.

“Attack the football, attack the man if he’s in your way.

“I love the fact that he’s played senior footy already.”



De Boer went to the bench and was assessed for any damage, but returned to the field later in the quarter of the pre-season hit out in Blacktown.