Match committee. 'Select Hawthorns best 23 players 2000-2024

[peetoo]

This is part of celebrating 100 completed years of Hawthorn football club in VFL-AFL
Its easy to fill a team with three and four time premiership players. We really are that lucky

So the 17 already selected are:

B Stratton Lake ______
HB Birchall Gibson Burgoyne
C Hill S Mitchell I Smith
HF Rioli _____ Puopolo
F Bruest Roughead Gunston
R Hale Hodge (c) J Lewis

I Sheils plus 4

Options for remaining 6 spots ordered with 2 time and 1 time premiership weighting
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Early days but the voting is becoming quite clear

Back pocket. Guerra
CHF. Franklin

Int. Shiels plus Crawford Bateman MCEvoy

Sub. Croad

Emgcy. Sewell Dew C Brown


For the other three teams in 25 year blocks:

Hawthorn 100 VFL AFL years. 4 historical best of teams

I was contemplating four seperate composite teams, I dont warm to the idea of 2000-2024 getting in the TOC at the expense of existing members. 25-49 Welcome to the big league 50-74 Kennedys commandos 75-99 the best there ever was 00-24 the long road back The latter three teams can be picked on...

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[Judd2Sewell]

If I was to pick our best team from 2000 to date, it would be:

Sicily - Lake - Burgoyne
Hodge - Gibson - Birchall

McEvoy - Lewis - Newcombe
Smith - Mitchell - Crawford

Moore - Roughead - Gunston
Breust - Franklin - Rioli

Bench:
T. Mitchell
Hill
Stratton
Day
Hale

 

[Lawsy]

Not too far off what I'd have too:

Dimma - Lake - Sicily
Burgoyne - Gibson - Birch

McEvoy - Hodgey - T Mitchell
I Smith - Mitch - Crawf

Moore - Rough - Gunners
Breust - Buddy - Rioli

Bench:
J Smith, Hill, J Lewis, Newcombe,

I think even now, this teams foot skills would cut through oppo structures and we'd score heavily despite the lack of pace that is so important in Mitch's current day team.

 

[extractasam]

Not too far off what I'd have too:

Dimma - Lake - Sicily
Burgoyne - Gibson - Birch

McEvoy - Hodgey - T Mitchell
I Smith - Mitch - Crawf

Moore - Rough - Gunners
Breust - Buddy - Rioli

Bench:
J Smith, Hill, J Lewis, Newcombe,

I think even now, this teams foot skills would cut through oppo structures and we'd score heavily despite the lack of pace that is so important in Mitch's current day team.

Came here hoping for some Joel Smith love and wasn’t let down

 

[Dewyyyyy]

Sicily - Lake - Burgoyne
Hodge - Gibson - Birchall

McEvoy - Lewis - T.Mitchell
Smith - Mitchell - Crawford

Moore - Roughead - Gunston
Breust - Franklin - Rioli

Bench:
Hale
Newcombe
Day
Hardwick

 

[peetoo]

Newcombe Day etc will surely be in the 2025-49 team

 

[KermitJagger]

Newcombe Day etc will surely be in the 2025-49 team

Why? Newcombe has had 2 phenomenal seasons prior to 2025. You've also got Sicily missing both from your team and from the options.

 

[KermitJagger]

Also Hardwick, Mitchell, Hale as starting ruck ahead of McEvoy?

 

[Bedi]

So, so tempted to squeeze in the Wiz !

B Gibson Lake Birchall
HB Hodge Sicily Burgoyne
C I Smith S Mitchell Crawford
HF Hill Roughead Gunston
F Breust Franklin Rioli

Foll: McEvoy Lewis T Mitchell

Inter: Everitt, Brown, Day, Sewell
Sub: Puopolo

 

[peetoo]

Why? Newcombe has had 2 phenomenal seasons prior to 2025. You've also got Sicily missing both from your team and from the options.

There are other really good players. But premierships talk. And if you played 3 premierships yo aren’t a mug player

 

[peetoo]

Impressed by the Love for Chance

Maybe should have added Willo

 

[Hawked Wings]

Sicily Lake Burgoyne
J.Smith Gibson Hodge
Bateman S.Mitchell I.Smith
Gunston Roughead Chick
Breust Franklin Rioli

Everitt T.Mitchell Crawford

Hale Dixon Lewis Birchall

Others- McEvoy, Williams, Sewell, Goo, Dimma, Dutch, Puopolo, Newcombe, Day, Shiels , Moore

Fun to do but a bit rushed

 

[peetoo]

Newcombe Day etc will surely be in the 2025-49 team

Rolling 2025 onwards team

B. Hardwick Barass
HB. Impey sicily
C. Dambrosio Day
HF. Moore Dear
FF. Wiz Ginnivan
Ru Meek. Newcombe Worpel

Int Nash Amon MacKenzie

 

[tl92]

In what world is Franklin not a walk up start

 

[Sixpence]

In what world is Franklin not a walk up start

Are you talking about the OP? If so, the world where he doesn't have 3 flags. Ie. This one.

 

[peetoo]

In what world is Franklin not a walk up start

He’s scored plenty with Jessinta. Priorities

 

[Leather Poisoning]

So, so tempted to squeeze in the Wiz !

B Gibson Lake Birchall
HB Hodge Sicily Burgoyne
C I Smith S Mitchell Crawford
HF Hill Roughead Gunston
F Breust Franklin Rioli

Foll: McEvoy Lewis T Mitchell

Inter: Everitt, Brown, Day, Sewell
Sub: Puopolo

Amazingly there's only 6 x one-club players in that team

 

[tl92]

Amazingly there's only 6 x one-club players in that team

Crawf

 

[grumbleguts]

Guerra not getting a lot of love in here.

 

[Sixpence]

Amazingly there's only 6 x one-club players in that team

You highlighted 7, but is 8 with Crawf.

 

[Leather Poisoning]

You highlighted 7, but is 8 with Crawf.

I never claimed to be good at counting

 

[extractasam]

Guerra not getting a lot of love in here.

Elite kick and decision maker. I still believe if we had him in the 2012 finals series we would’ve beaten Sydney.

Imagine Guerra defending the line instead of… Clinton young when Kieran Jack kicks that crucial goal.

 

[peetoo]

Elite kick and decision maker. I still believe if we had him in the 2012 finals series we would’ve beaten Sydney.

Imagine Guerra defending the line instead of… Clinton young when Kieran Jack kicks that crucial goal.

Was selected in back pocket as per thread title. dew or Sewell then brown probably the unlucky ones

 

[arupist]

I never claimed to be good at counting

I was really good at sums. When I was about 5 my teacher asked me what came after 3. I said 4. She said very good Arupist. What comes after 7? I said 8. She asked how I know. I said my Dad taught me. You must have a really good Dad. So what comes after 10? I said a Jack.

 

[peetoo]

Really really good at the six and four times table