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Here they all come!
Hawthorn to play finals in 2024?
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Regardless you will improve and all that matters is that you're headed in the right direction.
You guys are on the right path. I'd be excited if I was a Hawks fan. You can see the trajectory that you guys are on. It's very positive. You'll be amongst it in the coming years 100 percent.
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I thought about digging my boots in but then remembered I go for Essendon and that you guys will probably still beat us come "round 1"Here they all come!
Plus you only set yourself up for injury Karma and our list is looking the healthiest it has in a long while knock on wood
Don't back down now after your factious comment
Been to a few training sessions over summer and could not be happier with Cholās endeavour, effort and intensity with his tackling, chasing, hitting packs ā¦ā¦. for his size/height his athleticism is impressive. Will keep an eye on this and only time will tell but thatās quite disrespectful from what Iāve seen. Granted Iām not a Tigers or Suns supporter but can comment while heās wearing the brown and gold!
What is disrespectful? Even Chol admitted he did not work hard at training, struggled with consistency.
That's exactly how Chol presented himself in Suns colours. Why do you think Casboult was a preferred option and Dimma was only happy for him to move on while still under contract.
Chol had some great moments but also some lazy, not working hard moments, sometimes not chasing, often complaining about delivery.
As I said, he has a lot of talent and I actually enjoyed watching him. Suns fans were pretty happy with Chol in his first year when King was injured. Casboult and Chol together did better job than most fans expected.
Personally, I wanted to keep Chol as a depth for one more year while Walter develops. He was not on crazy money. But I am not Dimma.
I honestly hope, he takes his 3rd chance and worked on his attitude and consistency. I wish him only the best. He is funny and friendly guy. Let's see how he goes over the length of his contract.
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Hawks will win round 1 vs The Bombers. I'll tip em. We'll see at the end of the season regardless.
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But would you take Frost over McKay?
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We wanted to pair Blanck and McKay.
Two big dumb gorillas who can finally let Sicily play as a pure interceptor like Stewart.
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Itās a bit of an annoying cliche that ārebuilds are not always linearā but I think it could actually be pretty apt for the Hawks this year.
Even before injury struck there were no guarantees with a young side, but now that some key personnel have gone down itās hard to see them improving in the win column this year. 7 wins looks about right again.
Certainly canāt see them getting near finals, and to be fair most of their supporters seem to be of the same opinion. Not getting a sense that anyoneās getting ahead of themselves.
2025 is shaping as the big moving year for them.
Even before injury struck there were no guarantees with a young side, but now that some key personnel have gone down itās hard to see them improving in the win column this year. 7 wins looks about right again.
Certainly canāt see them getting near finals, and to be fair most of their supporters seem to be of the same opinion. Not getting a sense that anyoneās getting ahead of themselves.
2025 is shaping as the big moving year for them.
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Chol was great for us in his first season; heāll be great for the Hawks in his first season for them, too. He also looked great as an up-and-coming player for the Tigers initially, too. The question mark will be his second and subsequent seasons when complacency can start creeping back into his game, like it did with the Tigers and Suns. He just seems to lose interest after a certain point; reality is you canāt coach how hard a person trains, thatās just something you can only alert a person to in team meetings and hopefully they turn themselves around. His destiny is really in his own hands.
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Brave. Hawks can't contain Jones/Wright especially if the Bombers also throw Draper forward at times.. it might get ugly.
Agree Sicily needs to play interceptor.
No value having him wrestle with the big boys.
Looks like itāll have to be Frost and DGB.
DGB out of contract this year ā¦ he swims or sinks ā¦
Hawks played some beautiful footy last year. Very entertaining and good to watch. But list age and injuries wont help this year. Id be shocked if they made finals.
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I think we're a certainty to pick up Phillips as a SPP. It will probably be a pairing of Scrimshaw (CHB) and one of Frost/DGB/Phillips at FB.
I guess we'll find out more over the praccy matches.
Scrimshaw have the size and physicality for the position?
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Nah. New beginnings at Hawthorn mate. The G will be a happy hunting ground for you guys. More experience now with the younger lads, you'll be a dark horse his year.
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Gunston and Breust already are proven goal sneaks. Lewis is on the rise and Ginnivan is a jack in the box. Dangerous on his day as we've all seen. Chol can play anywhere on the ground even forward. This is what makes you guys very dangerous. You have various avenues at goal.
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Did alright last season at CHB. He lacks size and strength but can hurt opposition on the rebound with his kicking and intercept marking. Take the good with the bad I suppose.
We aren't really in a position at KPD to be too choosy.
Modern footy is all about team defense these days anyway so we are going to live and die by whether our midfield can A) Win and keep the ball and B) Pressure the opposition when we lose it.
Second half of last season we were excellent at A but need improvement on B.
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They'll be up there but not just yet
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No way!!!!! Jeff Farmer Making a come back? **** what a machine. To be in this top notch shape at that age speaks volumes of the man!!!
Joking.
