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[The Jet From Poowong]

One of those kicks was end to end score

The last of our goals for the day too

 

[MrPremiership]

Think he had 8 kick ins? Which inflates the stats a bit.

or thinking about Watson's second goal and Amon's kick that started that....probably doesn't inflate the stats enough

 

[Hawkspot]

Amon is one of the best on ground and heavily relied upon exiting D50 with Sis out and there’s still people going with the ‘kick in stat padding’ narrative. From what I can see he only played on and got the kick stat 4/5 times, so had 20 other kicks.

We are one of the best at moving it from our back half, he’s the best kick in our team, and yet I am certain there’s still going to be a group of fans that want him moved to the wing.

We are also one of the best at limiting defensive half turnovers, it’s not surprising why.

 

[cryptor]

Amon is one of the best on ground and heavily relied upon exiting D50 with Sis out and there’s still people going with the ‘kick in stat padding’ narrative. From what I can see he only played on and got the kick stat 4/5 times, so had 20 other kicks.

We are one of the best at moving it from our back half, he’s the best kick in our team, and yet I am certain there’s still going to be a group of fans that want him moved to the wing.

We are also one of the best at limiting defensive half turnovers, it’s not surprising why.

There's got to be context around kick-in stats as they're not created equal.

Sometimes players will just do a short kick to deep in the pocket, and other times they'll hit a long range target outside of 50 to break open the field. Amon did the latter with his kick to Impey which led to the Breust goal.

 

[kazzooka]

Might’ve been posted already but for those that didn’t see this it was a thing of beauty

Flashbacks to 2011 seeing Breust come on as the sub and immediately kick a goal.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Most underrated player on our list(by Hawks fans).

Having a massive year.

 

[flinchfree]

Most underrated player on our list(by Hawks fans).

Having a massive year.

Post count in this thread supports your contention.

 

[cs61]

Most underrated player on our list(by Hawks fans).

Having a massive year.

Seems one of those players that gets called out if he has a below average game, but gets over looked for how much value he is adding to the side. Have loved some of his work this year. Has been really important as it is not as simple as just tagging Sicily when you have multiple outlets.

 

[Slainte]

Most underrated player on our list(by Hawks fans).

Having a massive year.

Yes - he is a gem. Nothing flashy about him but he reads the play very well and can break lines with his foot skills.

 

[MrPremiership]

Most underrated player on our list(by Hawks fans).

Having a massive year.

4 years at $600-650k a year....as a FA.....


What a steal that was

 

[TylerDurden]

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Amon has had a quality season so far. When we are controlling the game and have momentum he looks like a million dollar player cruising around the field, hitting targets and getting the ball moving forward. Even when we are not in control and things look stagnant he is one of the few players looking to make things happen.

The main concern (obviously) is when we aren't in control or when we are on the back foot, and he has to defend an opponent. Then he can be exposed.

But we roll that dice and back our system in, and expect the players further afield to apply pressure. And when they are applying pressure the whole system has really paid off. It helps having three excellent intercept defenders in Sicily, Scrimshaw and Weddle playing back there too.

On a side note - moving Gulden out to play off a wing or the outside midfielder, whilat allowing for Heeney to move into a contested midfield role, has been a master stroke.

 

[KermitJagger]

Most underrated player on our list(by Hawks fans).

Having a massive year.

Paying the heavy price of consistency!

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Yes - he is a gem. Nothing flashy about him but he reads the play very well and can break lines with his foot skills.

He goes a long way to making our ball movement a thing of beauty on a weekly basis.

 

[Newmo89]

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Karl Amon

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Karl Amon

Age

29

Ht

181cm

Wt

71kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.6

4star

K

9.7

4star

HB

6.8

4star

M

3.4

3star

T

2.6

4star

MG

294.5

4star

D

21.0

5star

K

15.0

5star

HB

6.0

3star

M

6.0

5star

T

2.0

3star

D

10.4

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

3.6

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

2.0

4star

MG

146.8

3star

Round 23 post match interview

 

[MrPremiership]

Has been a very good recruit.

 

[SSSSSS]

Is it just me or was he on the angry pills on Friday.

Never seen him so physical.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Is it just me or was he on the angry pills on Friday.

Never seen him so physical.

Not sure about the angry pills, but he was awesome in the contest.

I’ll keep saying it, but he’s the most underrated player on our list by a margin.

 

[humid hawk]

18 kicks, 608 metres gained and 5 inside 50s. His attack on the ball and the opponent was ferocious!

 

[cs61]

Not sure about the angry pills, but he was awesome in the contest.

I’ll keep saying it, but he’s the most underrated player on our list by a margin.

Just came on to say pretty much this. Both externally and probably by our own supporters as well. Plays a really important role for us.

 

[MrPremiership]

4 years at $600k as a Free Agent.


What a bloody steal.

 

[MasterSamurai]

Two years ago , when he made the AA squad at port, was that season any better than his performance this year? Unusually, no one even in the media mentions him. Been enormous for our ball movement.