catters05
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Will not be happy if Hawkins ends up playing for someone else.
Certified Legendary Thread Tom Hawkins - clearly not insignificant !
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Can’t believe this is even being discussed. Just get it done Geelong.
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Interesting point is that Hawkins gave Jenkins permission to discuss it in the media.
That call ensured attention and discussion would be brought to his situation, no matter if it were to force the club's hand, or to advance Jenkin's career.
Was always going to happen as soon as that call was made.
Turkey Tom
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I know I am in the minority here, but if he and the club can't come to terms and he leaves, I would be sad but not angry.
He would be going to get more money for his family in the twilight of his career, and the club is making the hard decision to let a older player (who did have injury concerns last season) leave and to give younger guys a go.
Saying all that, I do think that he and the club will work things out and he will stay.
He would be going to get more money for his family in the twilight of his career, and the club is making the hard decision to let a older player (who did have injury concerns last season) leave and to give younger guys a go.
Saying all that, I do think that he and the club will work things out and he will stay.
catters05
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I would be angry with the club, not Hawk.
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The 'ado' was stirred up by no-one else but Tommy himself, when he chose to throw it out into the public arena.
Will likely never know his motivation for doing that, but it would've been better if it were kept in-house.
Anyway, it's done, and the best part is Tommy stays a one club player.
Willo_
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Why would it have better? It impacted nothing, probably changed nothing and likely made no difference to anything at all. The people that knew would have been fully aware of where it was at, and all he mentioned was that he was irritated that it had taken so long which is perfectly fine.
Just because a bunch of nuffs obsessed over it online for a couple of days doesn't actually change anything to do with it
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As you said, it likely changed nothing, so was there a need to throw it out into the public arena?
Seems not. It invited commentary unnecessarily.
Just my opinion that it would've been better / more respectful to keep it in-house.
Willo_
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I disagree, if a long time highly respected player like Hawk feels the process has dragged on and is shitty at it he has every right to shake the tree a bit to get it moving. He was never actually going to play elsewhere, he's entitled to be dirty if it took too long given how many deals he has likely taken unders on and when all other deals seem to be done.
And it may even have been sorted in between the time he spoke with Jenkins and Jenkins went to air.
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I see, and respect, your perspective.
On the other hand, no player is bigger than the club.
The GFC has been commended over many years now for its player management, but suddenly Tommy felt the need to go public to force the club's hand? That seemed a little odd to me.
There was obviously a small point of difference in their negotiations, but it also seems a little respect was lost.
That said, his contract has now been resolved, so all's well that ends well.
Interdimensional Bigfoot
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Who would we put on hawk if he played against us?
De Koning, obviously.
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I would put Jake Kolojadhnij,
Only so I could demand a first round draft pick for him after the performance next year, when Essendon come calling.
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2 years. Will go past Selwood for most games played and if he keeps tracking at 60 goals a season could finish his career with 900 goals. this bloke is an absolute champion of the club and is not insignificant but maybe underrated!!!!
BlakeyNoFlakey
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Sorry, I got fooled by a fake account. Disregard that X post. LOL.
fpm84
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22 form he would have done ok.
23 form, hawk would kick 15.
Wojcinski
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8 games shy of Selwood's games record, it honestly blows my mind that Hawkins will likely be our games record holder! I remember him really shitting me in that 07-11 period and I thought once we lost some of the other better forwards he'd be exposed and go the way of the dodo
So glad I was wrong
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It is nuts. Especially when he went through that season about 10 years ago when he couldn't even bend over to pick the ball up his back was that stuffed at the time.
Expecting Tom to move to #11 on the all-time goalkickers list now.
7 goals required to pass Jack Riewoldt.
20 goals required to pass Matthew Richardson.
37 goals required to pass Bernie Quinlan.
Champion.
7 goals required to pass Jack Riewoldt.
20 goals required to pass Matthew Richardson.
37 goals required to pass Bernie Quinlan.
Champion.
