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I can remember a news paper headline the week after the ‘08 GF win which was titled “Just wait till they grow up”…A stunning comment / observation…. are you saying that the premiership Hawks list in 2008 was younger than every list in the current competition?
Others have stated this but I want to emphasise it. DGB’s known characteristics translate really well for him as a fwd.
1= He fearlessly goes for a mark and usually takes it. 2= he reads the ball well. 3= He fearlessly goes for a mark and usually takes it!!! This matters.
In his draft year DGB was a defender. His tenacity and commitment to winning the ball made him a nightmare match up for most fwds. Hence his high draft position. He would beat them for the mark.
But in the years before he was also an effective as a fwd.
The Hawks backline looks good without him. He is not a rebounding backman... instead he is a shutdown backman without the bulk needed to do the job on the bigger guys. For now, he is not needed down back.
DGB as a swingman. Now that is something to develop. Ask Denver if he wants to kick some goals …. What do you think his answer will be?
DGB is like TOB, But where TOB was “almost”, DGB will be ”achieved”.
Punky has been very loyal to the Hawks and committed to helping develop the next dynasty- it would be a wonderful fairly tale if we can win him one more and send him out on a high.Doesn't make a lot of sense. Could & should be aiming to win him at least one more.
things can change so quickly in professional sportsWe should be pushing for next year.
Might not win but would be mad not to aspire for a deep run into finals in 2024.
With one night of camp still to come, the Hawks completed a gruelling running set after training, returning to Federation University for hill sprints next to the cabins they are sleeping in.
Endurance machine Changkuoth Jiath led the charge alongside Maginness, with Ned Longand Weddle not far behind, ahead of Moore and ruck duo Max Lynch and Max Ramsden
Well argued point. However I wouldn’t be surprised at all if Sam Mitchell is aiming to play finals in 24things can change so quickly in professional sports
it only takes one year with a consistent 22 and few injuries and a random team can overperform as they grow in belief. just last year, collingwood a perfect example
while its probably more unlikely than likely that we'll play finals next year, it doesnt make sense to put a ceiling or timeframe on performance and improvement
it's not mutually exclusive to have a long-term list plan and a short-term list plan. like we can be looking to replace Breust long-term while also trying to win games with him in the team lol
100%We should be pushing for next year.
Might not win but would be mad not to aspire for a deep run into finals in 2024.
This story got more of a beat up than any of our players.
I'd be more worried if any of our players didn't take it personally to being dumped in a tackle. That's just asking to be bullied by opposition teams.
Loved the mongrel from Butler as well. Not taking a backwards step clashing with Sicily and Frost. The coaches and his teammates (even Sicily and Frost) would have loved to see that from a young guy.
Yes!… see all resources …The issue is we have to try all our resources that the current List has. If there are blokes like DGB, Frost, Scrim, even Imps together with the aforementioned four small forwards plus Serong, just do it. Find out.
I am also an advocate for trying Dimma further up the ground.
And it also hardly ever happens; "this year we will have 6 wins, next year 7, the year after 8, etc etc"...it's NOT what happens at all in reality.This “slowly slowly” crap that people run with is self-limiting
Agree I love the attitude Sam is instilling in the team, a constant focus on smashing short term goals and disregarding speed limits to achieve the ultimate goal.100%
This “slowly slowly” crap that people run with is self-limiting and the sort of rhetoric that loser clubs allow to erode their culture if they ever said it out loud.
Every club should be looking at tomorrow being the very next opportunity to improve. Sam obviously feels this way with his comments around the improvement he can see and putting no speed limits on how fast we rise, and the players have rightly bought in.
That doesn’t mean we make finals in 2024, but the players and club should absolutely feel like that’s the aim and have the drive and belief that it’s achievable.
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Can we take a moment to consider the size of the biggest neck at hawthorn, I honestly can’t recall a bigger neck
There are people on this board that would genuinely get upset if we made finals this year. Not worth the effort trying to tell anyone who is that irrational about non-linear progression.And it also hardly ever happens; "this year we will have 6 wins, next year 7, the year after 8, etc etc"...it's NOT what happens at all in reality.
Stability for extended periods at one end of the table, or large impovements and regressions in a year, are much more the norm...
You do realise that he has probably handballed to the guy who tackled him's opponent who would now be free?. Drawing players to him before dishing off is what we want our mids to be doing. ADusty has made an art form of it.Sorry I’m gonna say it - love the endeavour but didn’t need the fend off only to cough the ball up. Great first step but then burst 5 and get clean hands to advantage.
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Well, they're idiots.There are people on this board that would genuinely get upset if we made finals this year. Not worth the effort trying to tell anyone who is that irrational about non-linear progression.
Breust will play well over 300 games when he is done. Durable as you can get. Has at least 3 years at a good level left. Can see him push it to 4 if we are close to being in flag contention even as a bit part player. We have time to get the guys around him up to the level we need IMO. There is no rush yet.Things going well I think Bruest can play longer than that if he wants
DGB has added 9kgs this summer.
Great second effort from Long (?) to nail the follow-up tackle after being side-stepped though.Sorry I’m gonna say it - love the endeavour but didn’t need the fend off only to cough the ball up. Great first step but then burst 5 and get clean hands to advantage.
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So have I...DGB has added 9kgs this summer.