Delisted #36: Michael Hartley - Joins Hawthorne via the preseason draft - 29/11

[7zark7]

Wow, does not look 199cm in the highlights. Certainly doesn't play like he is 199. Seems quite agile.

 

[Yoda_]

Most excited about Hartley than any other (non high) draftee.

Can see him playing defence allowing Hooker to play forward

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Wow, does not look 199cm in the highlights. Certainly doesn't play like he is 199. Seems quite agile.

Yep. Reading all the reviews too, everybody mentions how he's well equipped to play on all the monsters.

At 22, if he can kick on he could be a great Carlisle replacement and form a really strong partnership with Hurley.

 

[Yoda_]

Yep. Reading all the reviews too, everybody mentions how he's well equipped to play on all the monsters.

At 22, if he can kick on he could be a great Carlisle replacement and form a really strong partnership with Hurley.

Was rated highly whilst with Collingwopd. Injuries prevented him from going places.

 

[Ambrosia]

Really don't think we were anticipating him being there.

Reckon the original plan was to pass on this one

Yeah I reckon the club thought that only one of Brown/Hartley would be available with our 3rd rounder.

 

[Milanista28]

Very confident on this bloke switching the play, has a great leg.

 

[fishardansin]

We killed the back end IMO.

Like a Greek honeymoon.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Welcome aboard Harts.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Harts - Hurls - Hooks

 

[rumply]

Wow, does not look 199cm in the highlights. Certainly doesn't play like he is 199. Seems quite agile.

indeed, I had to pause & go back to make sure I was looking at the right bloke.

Looks like a bargain,

 

[Old Campaigner]

I'll be ecstatic if we've managed to find a KPD almost as good as Carlisle this late in the draft.

Can see it now, Nick Reiwoldt dies of degenerative knees or something, Carlisle is forced to play in attack, gets monstered by Hartley while former pick 5 Parish carves them up through the middle.

 

[Darealrath]

What's the knock on him? Pace off the mark? Just wondering why he lasted so long.

 

[Seagrave_Holmes]

What's the knock on him? Pace off the mark? Just wondering why he lasted so long.

Maybe because he has been injury ravaged in the past?

 

[Darealrath]

Maybe because he has been injury ravaged in the past?

Maybe, though it sounds like he's put together two strong seasons in the VFL.

Just sounds a bit too good to be true, but I might be overthinking it.

 

[Simple_guy]

A guy I work with who was team mates with harts at coburg cant say a bad word about him. Rates him very highly

 

[JayDon]

Mate! He looks great!
Might become a #1 Forward!!!!????
Great pick.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Maybe, though it sounds like he's put together two strong seasons in the VFL.

Just sounds a bit too good to be true, but I might be overthinking it.

Recruiters are generally pretty conservative and often loath to pick up recycled players whove already been given a chance.

If they pick up an untried kid and he doesn't work out, well they weren't to know. If they do it with a recycled player, well they really should have known shouldn't they?

They get judged in hindsight enough without giving people that ammunition.

Even with us I think it's taken a real emergency like we had with KPPs to get us to do it. Take a mature KPP. The crisis we had in the area just 48 hours ago may not be completely recognised by all. We had the worst KPP depth in the league by a fair way.

For what we gave up its well worth it IMO. He was the best key back in the VFL this year which already puts him a long way ahead of Steinberg and Pears.

Anyway he's probably the next Harry Taylor. Not too much to ask is it?

 

[Ambrosia]

What's the knock on him? Pace off the mark? Just wondering why he lasted so long.

No real knocks on him that I'm aware of it's more to do with the massive gulf between AFL level and VFL level.

 

[eth-dog]

What's the knock on him? Pace off the mark? Just wondering why he lasted so long.

Shoulder issues.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

What is it about Essendon and the letter H?

Essendon:

Michael Hurley.
Cale Hooker.
Michael Hartley.
Dyson Heppell
Michael Hibberd.
Ben Howlett.
Will Hams
Heath Hocking.

Reminds me of Richmond's love of M and Hawthorn's love of S.

Hawthorn:

Ryan Schoenmakers.
Liam Shiels.
Ben Stratton.
Isaac Smith
Kade Stewart
Luke Surman
James Sicily
Matt Spangher.

Richmond:

Liam McBean.
Kamdyn McIntosh.
Ivan Maric.
Oleg Markov.
Adam Marcon.
Steven Morris.
Andrew Moore
Callum Moore.
Dustin Martin.
Anthony Miles.
Reece McKenzie.
Connor Menadue.

 

[efcboy]

What is it about Essendon and the letter H?

Essendon:

Michael Hurley.
Cale Hooker.
Michael Hartley.
Dyson Heppell
Michael Hibberd.
Ben Howlett.
Will Hams
Heath Hocking.

Reminds me of Richmond's love of M and Hawthorn's love of S.

Hawthorn:

Ryan Schoenmakers.
Liam Shiels.
Ben Stratton.
Isaac Smith
Kade Stewart
Luke Surman
James Sicily
Matt Spangher.

Richmond:

Liam McBean.
Kamdyn McIntosh.
Ivan Maric.
Oleg Markov.
Adam Marcon.
Steven Morris.
Andrew Moore
Callum Moore.
Dustin Martin.
Anthony Miles.
Reece McKenzie.
Connor Menadue.

Shattered we missed on Harry Himmelberg

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Shattered we missed on Harry Himmelberg

And Daniel Houston.

 

[Charliebrow 16]

And Potter Harry. Surprised nobody picked him up - heard he's a real wizard on the field.

...Yep

 

[CBombers17]

His kicking is like that every week.

Some excellent vision there.

 

[CBombers17]

What is it about Essendon and the letter H?

Essendon:

Michael Hurley.
Cale Hooker.
Michael Hartley.
Dyson Heppell
Michael Hibberd.
Ben Howlett.
Will Hams
Heath Hocking.

Reminds me of Richmond's love of M and Hawthorn's love of S.

Hawthorn:

Ryan Schoenmakers.
Liam Shiels.
Ben Stratton.
Isaac Smith
Kade Stewart
Luke Surman
James Sicily
Matt Spangher.

Richmond:

Liam McBean.
Kamdyn McIntosh.
Ivan Maric.
Oleg Markov.
Adam Marcon.
Steven Morris.
Andrew Moore
Callum Moore.
Dustin Martin.
Anthony Miles.
Reece McKenzie.
Connor Menadue.

You have a beautiful mind.