James Sicily returns from ACL, Captains the club, signs on for life and wins the PCM!

[Simon Crawshay]

Sis, Frosty, Hartigan, Dimma and DGB!!! Going to be a cranky one as well I reckon!!!

Some dead set lunatics in that line up!

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

 

[perrdan86]

Can't wait to have this guy and his swag back running around for us.

He and scrim in the backline together intercepting everything that comes down there

 

[Nastyfish]

One of the best player interviews I have seen. All hail the prince!

 

[Dewnior]

Question for the ITKs, does Sic have the engine (or capability to develop) to play midfield?

I reckon he has the tools if the engine is there.

 

[The Ghost Of Glenferrie]

One of the best player interviews I have seen. All hail the prince!

The boy is now a man. Adversity can be positive or negative. Some people are broken, some get stronger. From that interview I would suggest that it has been very positive for James.

 

[CHUBBSS]

How good is hearing he has been training like an animal, a fit sicily is a scary proposition

 

[HODGEYROAD]

Interesting to hear him say that he's training a lot harder and taking nothing for granted.

 

[Roddy]

Good to see him doing those agility drills, able to put stress on that knee...

 

[daniel23]

Silver lining in the club having a poor season Is sicily goes into pre season having around 16 months since his op.

 

[threesixpio]

Who will hold back Sicily, DGB and Frosty when they’re hot under the collar?

 

[cryptor]

Sounds like he could return even better. Dual sided kicking, better understanding of the game itself, and a new found appreciation for how short a career can be.

 

[Hawkas1988]

Our best player. Some would argue Mitchell. However this guy is our best imo.

Can not wait to have him back dominating the backline.

Should be a 3 time AA by now if not for injuries.

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[Bardo State]

Who will hold back Sicily, DGB and Frosty when they’re hot under the collar?

Each other, hopefully.

 

[CHUBBSS]

Who will hold back Sicily, DGB and Frosty when they’re hot under the collar?

Who’s holding back Dgb is the real question, he loves it

 

[Symons]

One of the things that really stuck with me was hearing Roughy on Xavier Ellis

Xavier Ellis

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' podcast, and he cited Sicily as being such a key player - and that if he'd been in the 3peat era, Hawthorn would've been even more incredible.

High praise from the old captain.

 

[KermitJagger]

One of the things that really stuck with me was hearing Roughy on Xavier Ellis' podcast, and he cited Sicily as being such a key player - and that if he'd been in the 3peat era, Hawthorn would've been even more incredible.

High praise from the old captain.

Sicily is a genuine talent, and might have the best peg I've seen in Hawthorn colours. Big call but he has all the range and power of Suckling with none of the treacle slow wind up (and occasional absolute scrubber). Nothing surer than a goal if he gets the ball just outside 50.

I know a few on here will argue with that but I've just never seen anyone able to pass the ball as beautifully as he does over such a long distance. When you're at the game it makes a different sound off the boot.

Shorter distances I'd take Cyril 1st but I never saw Darren Jarman play.

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

One of the things that really stuck with me was hearing Roughy on Xavier Ellis' podcast, and he cited Sicily as being such a key player - and that if he'd been in the 3peat era, Hawthorn would've been even more incredible.

High praise from the old captain.

He is as good as Lever as an interceptor but far greater kicking skills and only 6ft 3. He is rated by the wider football community but I rekon not nearly as much as he should be. If his head is where we need it to be from next year onwards he will move into the upper echelon in the game.

 

[CHUBBSS]

Sicily is a genuine talent, and might have the best peg I've seen in Hawthorn colours. Big call but he has all the range and power of Suckling with none of the treacle slow wind up (and occasional absolute scrubber). Nothing surer than a goal if he gets the ball just outside 50.

I know a few on here will argue with that but I've just never seen anyone able to pass the ball as beautifully as he does over such a long distance. When you're at the game it makes a different sound off the boot.

Shorter distances I'd take Cyril 1st but I never saw Darren Jarman play.

My only argument against it is he got in a habit of banging it in the air, but then so did our whole team, but cannot wait to see him hit a 60m pin point pass again

 

[crazywildhorse]

That vid makes me reckon he’s ready to take on the captaincy now.

 

[Pessimistic]

He is as good as Lever as an interceptor but far greater kicking skills and only 6ft 3. He is rated by the wider football community but I rekon not nearly as much as he should be. If his head is where we need it to be from next year onwards he will move into the upper echelon in the game.

side by side he’s the same build as Gunner. Would be excellent o get those two back anything near fit

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

“He’s looking fantastic,” McCartney told SEN’s Bob and Andy when asked how Sicily was progressing.

“He is in at the club on a regular basis because he can’t be anywhere else at the moment and he’s running around on the oval, kicking the footy and looking like the James Sicily

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365.0

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19.4

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14.3

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5.1

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10.0

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6.0

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4.0

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4.2

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2.0

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173.8

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just before he went down over in the west last season.”

 

[MrPremiership]

the forgotten man

 

[Pessimistic]

“He’s looking fantastic,” McCartney told SEN’s Bob and Andy when asked how Sicily was progressing.

“He is in at the club on a regular basis because he can’t be anywhere else at the moment and he’s running around on the oval, kicking the footy and looking like the James Sicily just before he went down over in the west last season.”

future captain would be nice

 

[CHUBBSS]

The news of sicily training the house down and finally the penny has dropped that he is an elite Athlete gets me bloody excited.

Get the feeling Sicily and DGB will be the most annoying pair in the AFL going to be great