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Does anybody see how Gold Coast or GWS could survive? The superdraft to redistribute players could quickly change the talent profile of the remaining teams. Assuming it is in reverse ladder order, Hawks to get Noah Anderson with pick 8!

I presume the Champion Data assessment of draw difficulty includes all of the above considerations. Notable for 2018 is the inequity of the draw difficulty relative to 2017 ladder position. Hawthorn finished 12th, but rank 4th in draw difficulty Geelong finished 3rd, but rank 13th in draw...

More so than in any recent season, the Hawks present a statistical casserole of nonsense entering 2018. Using a variety of resources (in particular the brilliant 2018 AFL Prospectus), I've summarised some of the key insights to hopefully paint a clearer picture for the upcoming season. Firstly...

Whitey is an exceptional user of the footy, I believe his kick rating was in the top 10 of the 450 players for kicks between 2011 - 2016. Across his 17 games the last 2 years his disposal efficiency is over 81%, the skill set has been perfect for the Clarko game plan. Would love him to be...

I could understand if Hawthorn had hired Jake King to recover $500K from a Wheelers Hill man.

This team has overcome incredible challenges and achieved so much - fancy being one kick away from a 6th straight Prelim? Great thread, great club, congrats Doggies

An exciting prospect, will be great to have Burton & Hardwick putting pressure on O'Brien and Sicily for forward line selection (both players were gifted games pretty early). With Grimley gone, there's a lot of goals to be kicked at Box Hill, a big opportunity for one of these blokes to take...

Hawks like a player with a good beep test, and this bloke is a hell of a package - inside ball magnet with elite tackle and clearance numbers. Great combine results for agility (1st - broke Stephen Hills all time record at state screening), endurance (7th), goal kicking (5th) and also ran sub 3...

Hawks pretty happy with our existing midfield depth (Langford, O'Rourke, Howe all ready for senior selection), so looking for quality forward talent for Roughy, Gunston & Bruest coverage (currently just Sicily & O'Brien). We worked wonders with the last South Australian with a stuffed leg...

A curious selection, was part of the unusual Melbourne 2009 draft where they took 2 X 18yo bean poles (Gawn & Fitzpatrick). Was No 1 at the 2009 Draft camp for repeat sprints and his career best form was with Vic Metro in 2007 in the U16 Championships (long, long time ago). Suffered from...

In the last 10 years of National Drafts, Hawthorn have had only 7 picks in the first 18 (Ellis, Dowler, Birchall, Bailey, Thorp, Rioli & Schoenmakers). With the Hawks holding picks 15 & 18, I thought it would be an interesting exercise to assess the value of these picks, so I built a database...

Yep, Simpson rates him so West Coast the danger. Without enough exposed AFL form, his trade value after 3 sporadic VFL seasons is far below his potential.

I'm told he is in Darwin, would be surprised if he attended the B&F. Had trouble with his preparation this year, wasn't getting a lot of sleep before games (those damn kids). His brother Joe plays with Derick Wanganeen in Adelaide (he's close to both of them), but keen to go anywhere he can get...

The NRL are now in a very poor negotiation position, there's no way they will get anywhere near the AFL deal. With Channel 9 spending $925m on the best 4 games each week, who is left to bid on the 4 worst NRL matches? Channel 7 are committed to AFL and Channel 10 have no cash (or interest in...

This time last year we had Gibson, Rioli, Mitchell, Lake & Whitecross all out with significant injuries. Clarko was MIA. You would have to think we're better placed in 2015. McEvoy, Langford, Birchall, Puopolo, Whitecross, Spangher, Simpkin, Anderson & O'Rourke will all be pushing for senior...

It's a team game, can't single out a player and blame them for a loss. Pretty hard for Shoey to come in and replace Lake / Frawley, but with Spangher out he was asked to have a crack for us. Think he'd look a bit more comfortable covering Strattons 3rd tall defender position, perhaps even look...

Would be great to know the 5 teams he has in front of us! Gibson, Lake, Frawley, Birchall, Stratton & Suckling seems OK as a back 6 - perhaps having Burgoyne, Hodge & Mitchell playing as defensive midfielders hurts the rating! Maybe he was comparing our Box Hill backline - Spangher, Litherland...

Hi folks, Here's some ammo for Hawks fans which might come in handy when talking footy with a mate who barracks for another side. Most of this is from the AFL Prospectus, there's a bit of a focus on deconstructing the Cats and Pies for fun. Collingwood 2014 disposal retention rate ranked 16th...

Hi Hawkers, The 2015 AFL Prospectus is great reading this year, I've pulled out a few gems to share and added a couple of other stats that might be of interest to fans of the back to back Premiership team. 1 - In 2014, Hawthorn had 34 games from debutants, ranked 7th in the competition (above...

Great result, thanks to everyone on the board for the support.

Huge result, huge thank you to the board for supporting.

Thanks for the support folks, auction finishes at 11am this morning.

Really appreciate the support from this board, I understand a few folks having questions. Just letting you know that I'm supplying the prize through work, so if anyone is interested in verifying any details shoot me a note and I'll give you a buzz. The Fox Sports Box is the best at the G -...

Hi folks, Fox Sports have donated their corporate box to the Hawks VS Essendon match (Sunday April 12th) to raise money for a friend of mine with terminal cancer (mother in her early 40's). It's the best box at the G, 18 seats right on centre wing. Chicks for Charity have it set up for an...

Hi folks, Fox Sports have donated their corporate box to the Hawks VS Essendon match (Sunday April 12th) to raise money for a friend of mine with terminal cancer (mother in her early 40's). It's the best box at the G, 18 seats right on centre wing. Chicks for Charity have it set up for an...

Shem did a lot of boxing on the sidelines - he is just a monster size, could be a UFC star if his AFL career doesn't get going. Tim O'Brien has been on the Xavier Ellis bulk up program, Whitecross has built a Sewell style physique, looks really cut. Jon O'Rourke needs a haircut, Kaiden brands...

Would be good if we could add one of his Geelong Falcon mates to the side in the rookie draft - that Hodge kid on the cricket scholarship, with the older brother who goes alright.

Amazing size, nice draft camp results, not exactly a ball magnet, but lots to like and you gotta back the club to make the right call. With Sewell and Hallahan gone and Mitchell on the wrong side of 30, thought we might have gone for Blakely - genuine mid, 189cm, already played a year of WAFL...

Thought we might have looked at a key forward (Reece McKenzie went very late), and a ruckman as a rookie. Won Oakleigh Chargers best finals player award ahead of De Goey (pick 5), Darcy Moore (pick 9) and Daniel McKenzie (pick 22). Hopefully see the big fella smash a few packs down at Box Hill...

As we saw in 2014, we pick the best 22 for the opposition we play. With a fully fit list, we have 32 players expecting to play a role in 2015 - excellent coverage for injuries or choking incidents. Incredibly we have 12 blokes in our backline! Gibson, Frawley, Lake Birchall, Stratton, Burgoyne...