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He just got to play with better players- Tuohey was always a gun player for Carlton - but hey we got Marchbank for him so all good.His improvement was palpable when he went to the Cats.
Partly because they were a better side but maybe there was something else they did?
Hopefully the club does its due diligence and asks for his thoughts.
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It’s not rocket science.It's been interesting seeing the analysis on the Hawks given their recent run of form. It was very noticeable against us how easily the Hawks were able to pierce our zone by really making the ground feel massive.
Leigh Montagna covered it on AFL360 the other day, I'll post a link later for those interested.
The ABC have done a deeper analysis on it which is also quite fascinating.
The numbers driving Hawthorn's staggering rise from AFL cellar-dwellers to contenders
Hawthorn began the 2024 season tipped to finish near the bottom of the ladder, but within months they've become the AFL's most unstoppable force. Here's how they've orchestrated the remarkable turnaround.www.abc.net.au
I wonder if there are some aspects of it we can build into our game plan to open up the forward 50 and give players like Charlie and Harry more space to work into.
In 2015, Luke Hodge received his third Norm Smith medal. In that game, he had a dominant 3rd and 4th term, but Langford - inside his tenth game IIRC - had much more of an influence over the result when the going was hot and Fremantle were substantially more competitive; ie, when the game was there to be won, Langford won contest after contest and willed them forward. For all that their premierships were built on silk and turnover, Langford more or less completely matched a much stronger contested ball Fremantle for a day.AFL announce a Ron Barassi medal to be awarded to the premiership winning skipper.
I think this is pretty boring, the premiership winning skipper can be the worst on ground in the GF and then gets a medal on top of his premiership medal, for what?
The new AFL regime seems to be making one faffup after another. A really good chance to put Barassi's name to a major award and this is the best they can come up with. They are an embarrassment.AFL announce a Ron Barassi medal to be awarded to the premiership winning skipper.
I think this is pretty boring, the premiership winning skipper can be the worst on ground in the GF and then gets a medal on top of his premiership medal, for what?
Imagine this going to a captain that got concussed 5 mins into a GF.AFL announce a Ron Barassi medal to be awarded to the premiership winning skipper.
I think this is pretty boring, the premiership winning skipper can be the worst on ground in the GF and then gets a medal on top of his premiership medal, for what?
Don't mind that so much. I'm more concerned about what happens when a captain misses the GF and his team wins with a substitute captain.Imagine this going to a captain that got concussed 5 mins into a GF.
What a pointless and terrible idea.
In 2015, Luke Hodge received his third Norm Smith medal. In that game, he had a dominant 3rd and 4th term, but Langford - inside his tenth game IIRC - had much more of an influence over the result when the going was hot and Fremantle were substantially more competitive; ie, when the game was there to be won, Langford won contest after contest and willed them forward. For all that their premierships were built on silk and turnover, Langford more or less completely matched a much stronger contested ball Fremantle for a day.
I'd like to think that, were there a captain's medal, Hodge wouldn't have won the Norm that day. He was a worthy recipient; just, that Langford's contribution towards the result was probably more significant on the day.
His career never took off. I thought he might settle once he got back to Melbourne but it clearly didn't click for him.Former No.2 pick one of two talls axed by Melbourne
Melbourne makes two changes to its list for the 2025 seasonwww.afl.com.au
Out of his 3rd club.
Reckon we done ok with pick 1 in 2015.
An award for the team who has the biggest turnaround in a season....last year would have been us. This year HawthornRon Barassi absolutely deserves an award after him, but there aren't many "new" ways to award anyone now. I can see why they're going this route as the coach gets a medal after Jock McHale.
How else could the league legitimately honour Ron outside this?