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It's been a real revolution under Sam with how many kms our half forwards are covering. I'm super big on Ginni this year he looks uber fit and primed to have massive year as that hard running half forward.

Salmon was an absolute force at his time at Hawthorn. If the Dons had played him as a full time ruck he would have gone down as the best ruckman of all time IMHO. For a guy who was 6 foot 10 and 115kg his skills were sublime.

Sam had the most finely attuned "natural balance" I've ever seen. It was like he had total control over his entire body at all times even in the middle of the pack (very similar to what Pendleberry has). He was also rough as nails, how many cheap shots did he cop throughout his career...

I never knew concrete could get a corky 🤔

I’d like Sam to give Harry a decent crack at making the wing spot his own at some stage this year. He just knows where to run to and when he gets the ball he’s usually super clean with his disposal. Failing that Harry is always a super reliable option as substitute, he can play all three lines...

You'd have to think Newk will be in for a huge payday when his current contract expires. Although player payments are increasing as part of the new EBA so that will absorb some salary cap pressure. Generally the Hawks are pretty good at managing the salary cap which is an underrated part of...

Goes to my previous point about how do you manage such a deep squad. Those three would be walk up starts at most teams in the comp.

With the depth we now possess it will be interesting to see how many players get rotated in and out of the senior side every week. Will Sam value squad consistency or will he pick teams purely on form? There will be some very handy players playing at Box Hill each that will be putting pressure...

Funny isn't it, you only had to watch The Wiz for five minutes to know he had "it". All things being equal he has an excellent chance of being the the small forward of his generation.

We really must send Port a thank you card for jumping in front of that particular bullet!

Yeh Big Boy as well, we certainly had a pair of tough as rocks rucks with those two. Maybe not the most athletic rucks but geez they could play footy. I wonder if Big Boy paid for a yacht for the owner of the company the Hawks buy their sports tape from looking at those pics 😂

All this talk of Hale makes me remember how tough old Mega Head was. Ive never seen a ruckman scrap as hard for a ground ball the way that Hailstorm used to. He really was as tough as a cats forehead which was a common theme across our "role players" in the three peat years (Goo, Duryea...

Still in pretty good nick is Hodgey 👍

Last pre season I said that I didn't think the gap between Mark and Reeves was that big and that Meek was in with a shot at becoming our number 1 ruck. This pre season the gap is quite large in Meeks favour but I am very interested to see how Reeves is developing. If he could just improve...

And the interesting thing is none of those three mentioned are big shocks. Ben McKay was nothing special at the Roos and nothing special at the Dogs, nowhere near an $800k a year player. JUH has had plenty of rumblings about off field issues for a couple of years now. Smith as well, his off...

I feel like calling him a halfwit is being too generous. One/Fifth wit is probably more accurate.....

Geez we dodged two bullets missing out on Smith and JUH. We went full Neo from The Matrix in slow motion last trading period 😂

The thing I wonder about is when you see actually engaging sports commentators like Mark Howard and Anthony Hudson and then you compare them to this bloody boofhead, how do they keep their jobs for so long? I don't think the talent pool for sports commentators in Australia is that shallow...

The umps definitely like the cut of Jais jib. He's in with a big chance at the Brownlow this year. I also wonder how many PCMs he will win over the journey, he's such a resilient player.

Would have to be something along these lines I’d say. A mix of criminal connections and family issues combined into one big clusterduck. Lots of players have family dramas but they don’t need to quit / leave the country to deal with it.

I’d say he did it more for the thrill of being associated with these types of people which to me shows an incredible lack of judgement (yes I know he’s young). Once someone gets sucked into that world it’s very hard to drag yourself out of it.

That’s the one that I took notice off. Why would an AFL footballer choose to surround himself with those types? Getting done for drugs, well they are young and stupid I can understand that. Not ideal but it’s not the end of the world. But choosing to surround yourself with those types is a...

Players like Newk and Petracca that are built like rugby league wingers pushing 100kg yet can run 14+ Kms a game are so valuable. That combination of size and endurance is hard to beat. Plenty of players can slim down and be endurance athletes and plenty can pack on the kilos to be power...

The Saints (for once) dodged a bullet there!

Geez he's looking in ripper nick 👍

Would not touch JUH with a ten foot pole personally. Way to many red flags with his links to "colorful" characters being a real concern. Doggies are in a tight spot now. They can't release too much of dirt to dilute his trade value but at the same time they need to release enough dirt to...

Also Bruest is pretty much just a goal scoring specialist these days, not like in his prime when he was very good at the defensive side. The Wiz as well all know loves to run down an opposition player from behind when he puts on his jets. I also think he could be thrown into the middle for...

He's built like a walking refrigerator! Straight up and down, no need for any curves for Meek Monday 🤣

Awesome work as always Pinoy 👌 Geez Mitch Lewis looks in prime condition, surely he gets a bit of luck go his year and he can have a decent crack at it?

That's a real Blue Chip portfolio of players 👌 I agree on Lewis, surely the bloke is due some luck and can get a decent run at it.