Analysis Hawthorn rebuild: are they tanking?

[boncer34]

Literally no club in the comp is ever 7 years away from finals, and it amazes me that people throw this sort of hyperbole out there when we continually see teams climb from the bottom rungs to finals in 3 and 4 years.


Brisbane spoon 2017 - top 4 2020
St Kilda 16th in 2018 - finals 2020
Sydney 16th in 2020 - grand finalists 2022
Collingwood 17th in 2021 - prelim finalists 2022

Amusing you said that to a Blues fan

 

[Pavlovs Cat]

Sicily had a better year than Taylor and Stewart. I'll die on that hill.

Agreed. Not that far fetched that you have to cough up your life . I thought he was stiff. All had a good year though no doubt.

 

[threesixpio]

This has become my favourite thread on BF

 

[BloodySwan]

I don't have a problem with Hawthorn going through a rebuild like this. I will have an issue when they're struggling in a year or two and ask for priority picks like North did a couple months back.

Gut list to go through rebuild. Rebuild doesn't go to plan so you beg for help.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

I don't have a problem with Hawthorn going through a rebuild like this. I will have an issue when they're struggling in a year or two and ask for priority picks like North did a couple months back.

Gut list to go through rebuild. Rebuild doesn't go to plan so you beg for help.

Won’t happen.

 

[PenAndPaper]

Come here Harley!

 

[The 747]

A punishment for poor governance re: the allegations would be appropriate.

Then a further punishment for tanking. This would be OK with me.

 

[threesixpio]

I hear Harley is a once in a millennium talent? Is that what others are hearing?

 

[hawkman]

I hear Harley is a once in a millennium talent? Is that what others are hearing?

So was JHF 2 years ago

 

[The 747]

I hear Harley is a once in a millennium talent? Is that what others are hearing?

No pressure on the kid

 

[threesixpio]

I don't have a problem with Hawthorn going through a rebuild like this. I will have an issue when they're struggling in a year or two and ask for priority picks like North did a couple months back.

Gut list to go through rebuild. Rebuild doesn't go to plan so you beg for help.

#needacademy

#stillosegfs

 

[BIGHAWK23]

A punishment for poor governance re: the allegations would be appropriate.

Then a further punishment for tanking. This would be OK with me.

08 still hurting?

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

A punishment for poor governance re: the allegations would be appropriate.

Then a further punishment for tanking. This would be OK with me.

They should take all points away from us in 2023, and stand down our current president for poor governance. Seems only fair.

 

[Xtreme]

I don't have a problem with Hawthorn going through a rebuild like this. I will have an issue when they're struggling in a year or two and ask for priority picks like North did a couple months back.

Gut list to go through rebuild. Rebuild doesn't go to plan so you beg for help.

Hawthorn will be finals and grand final bound faster than you can say Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

 

[Madas]

 

[Bostonian]

Academy players and father sons have a far bigger impact on drafts than tanking would.

 

[The 747]

They should take all points away from us in 2023, and stand down our current president for poor governance. Seems only fair.

How come you have not got rid of Jeff yet?

 

[BIGHAWK23]

How come you have not got rid of Jeff yet?

We have been trying, its half the issue with him changing the rules around terms

 

[Milanista28]

Hope Harley Reid keeps getting better has some 40+6 goal games, just to see how bad the teams near last can actually play, It will get really obvious really fast, would be funny and the spin around it would be great as well.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

How come you have not got rid of Jeff yet?

Conniving old rat is doing everything he can to hold onto the role.

 

[Ashman23]

We tried trading Jeff away but nobody wanted him.

We even offered pick 6 to go alongside him but still no takers, even Geelong wouldn't lower themselves THAT far.

 

[The 747]

We tried trading Jeff away but nobody wanted him.

We even offered pick 6 to go alongside him but still no takers, even Geelong wouldn't lower themselves THAT far.

James Sutherland is on our board so we can't throw too many stones here.

Stones shall be thrown about tanking and governance though.

 

[threesixpio]

James Sutherland is on our board so we can't throw too many stones here.

Stones shall be thrown about tanking and governance though.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

I voted yes.

 

[WillHayward]

Hawks list average age is 21.6.

I think that's the second youngest ever after GWS 2012.

So that tells you all you need to know.

At least the Hawks know exactly were they stand and have committed to a rebuild.