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I found this on Youtube. SUPERTom has arrived! Congrats big fella, now officiall a geelong CHAMPION!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay-Am1TjpAM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay-Am1TjpAM
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AFLW 2024 - Round 10 - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
Toast Hawkins and Varcoe
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10 contested possessions for a man that doesn't know how to play on the inside wasn't bad either.
Again, he did what the team and the coaches needed him to do. He was and continues to be in the team for those very reasons.
I'll start with Varcoe, as I've criticised him far more than Hawkins. Terrific finishing from him which is his greatest strength. Amazing start, although he went quiet in the second quarter I thought he remained involved, which has been a big query on him. Was willing to win the ball critically as well. I think we'll be remembering that third goal for some time.
Happy to be proven wrong. Ecstatic in fact.
Hawkins, well what to say. One of the great key forward performances in a Grand Final. We've been theorising that all he needed was confidence, he surely delivered on that. If he can maintain that commitment and energy, all I'll say to opposition key defenders is good luck, because you're going to need it.
Awesome, awesome performance. Once the kicking comes good (and it will) we could have an absolute superstar on our hands.
No, no. Varcoe doesn't have a work rate. Or courage (so that couldn't have been him running backwards for a hospital ball) just ask Patrick Bateman.
From Varcoe and Duncan...just noticed his second effort too.
They will try and take the gloss away from Tomahawk's performance as Reid was unfit but watch the highlights there and it's mostly body work and positioning and Reid is the only tall defender with the weight to stand a chance on Hawkins and Mick knew all to well that Maxwell, O'brien were outsized to even make the change.
Reid was getting thrown around like a school boy
Who was it that said he's 105kg?
You'd think he needs to put on a heap of upper body strength but it's all in the thighs and core through the torso and Hawkins is a massive unit.
He's likely to get stronger but his leaping is very impressive. We haven't had two blokes in Pods and Hawkins who are able to out-jump most for a very long time....since Ablett senior.
Add another high leaping prodigy in Menzel and it's going to trouble any defense in the league.
Reid was getting thrown around like a school boy
Who was it that said he's 105kg? You'd think he needs to put on a heap of upper body strength but it's all in the thighs and core through the torso and Hawkins is a massive unit.
He's likely to get stronger but his leaping is very impressive. We haven't had two blokes in Pods and Hawkins who are able to out-jump most for a very long time....since Ablett senior.
Add another high leaping prodigy in Menzel and it's going to trouble any defense in the league.
when he is the main focal point he seems to really gain confidence (similarly in that nab cup game when pods went down).
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I believe they asked Tom about it and he said no,Moons has been working with him,makes sense if you look at what was going on between them at half time GF day.
Oh, that's interesting!
Glad to hear that Mooney has been passing on his wisdom while he can, and I loved seeing them talking at half time, but I'm still not sure he's the most qualified to give advice on how to kick for goal
They will try and take the gloss away from Tomahawk's performance as Reid was unfit but watch the highlights there and it's mostly body work and positioning and Reid is the only tall defender with the weight to stand a chance on Hawkins and Mick knew all to well that Maxwell, O'brien were outsized to even make the change.
Reid was getting thrown around like a school boy
You'd think he needs to put on a heap of upper body strength but it's all in the thighs and core through the torso and Hawkins is a massive unit.
He's likely to get stronger but his leaping is very impressive. We haven't had two blokes in Pods and Hawkins who are able to out-jump most for a very long time....since Ablett senior.
Add another high leaping prodigy in Menzel and it's going to trouble any defense in the league.
A lot of bagging of Malthouse on the lateness of getting Reid off Hawkins. Thought he had no option though, Tarrant had his hands full with SJ who was burning through everyone else. Malthouse needed two Tarrants.
Rellik666
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Just found this! 
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Wow. CLASSICJust found this!
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Calling Mr Patrick Bateman. Are you there Patrick?
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was just watching highlights from grand final and it occured to me that varcoe handpassed out to ling who snapped on left for last goal...in 09 varcoe handpassed to chapman who snapped on left.. ahh the memories..
Just found this!
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Man is anyone looking forward to AFL 360 next year?
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If you look closely, you'll see it was Shannon Byrnes to Varcoe to Chapman in the 09', yes it was that little fella Shan Shan at the bottom!
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Varcoe did a lot of incredible work with effective tap-ons and handball right through the finals. Amazing awareness.
And who can forget THAT goal?
I'm now a convert!
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Move over Billy.
If Varcoe keeps this up he'll be the first indigenous mayor of Geelong.
If Varcoe keeps this up he'll be the first indigenous mayor of Geelong.
If you look closely, you'll see it was Shannon Byrnes to Varcoe to Chapman in the 09', yes it was that little fella Shan Shan at the bottom!
Maybe i should change my username to Byrnes2Varcoe2Chapman
Can't forget Max diving into that pack as if he was trying to stop a grenade from hitting the ground.
When you watch the slow-mo Moons was a good chance to take that grab. Could you imagine if Moons lined to win the game from a similar spot in which he missed the sitter in 08....
