Welcome Welcome to Hawthorn: Noah Mraz!

[Walshawk]

Would struggle to get a game at box hill you'd to think. We are seriously stacked for tall defenders mow.

Barrass
Battle
Frost
Blank
Sicily
Scrimshaw
Serong
McCabe
Weddle*

Barrass, Battle, Sicily, Weddle and Scrim won’t be playing for Box Hill. Frosty might sometimes.
Mraz will be in the back pocket next to Blanck down at City Oval.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Would struggle to get a game at box hill you'd to think. We are seriously stacked for tall defenders mow.

Barrass
Battle
Frost
Blank
Sicily
Scrimshaw
Serong
McCabe
Weddle*

Interesting choice to make when we're flushed for options, both established and developing. MM and his team must rate him.

 

[burger09]

I like us rolling the dice on a promising under exposed KKP at this range pick.

Cross your fingers. But developing KKPs have been a real list weakness for quite a while at Hawthorn. He won't have to be rushed.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

 

[Dewnior]

Looks to have all of the traits to make a versatile key tall. But that ball drop needs work.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

 

[Ned Ryerson]

Interesting choice to make when we're flushed for options, both established and developing. MM and his team must rate him.

Frost is 31, Sicily is 30 in January, Barrass is 29 and tall players can take 3-4 years to develop. For mine it’s perfect planning.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

 

[Ned Ryerson]

Almost as tall as Serong!

 

[KermitJagger]

Was able to do most stuff by the draft camp, apparently...good 2km time and vertical leap

Interesting that in his write ups there were queries on speed, but with the extended detail simply saying due to his return from injury he might not be able to get the pace back. Typically a good leaps means explosiveness, fast twitch fibres and that means that speed is there - just a matter of unlocking it. You can't jump high slowly, as it were.

Love to see a respectable 2km time as well. If DGB taught us anything it's that a key defender has gotta have both.

 

[Kenyan]

Very warm welcome to the Hawks Noah. Great culture and coaching personnel, perfect place to learn your craft. May your career be long and successful.

 

[Dewnior]

Holy shit 298cm. We have to play him in the ruck..

 

[madhawksfan]

Welcome Noah. Ball drop doesn’t look great but he can learn from Sic, Sammy and co.

Looks great overhead and has a bit of toe. Maybe a swing man ala Balta.

 

[TazHawk15]

Welcome to the Hawk family ….. Noah.

 

[Sydney Kicker]

Wearing number 23 in the video? Good omen.

 

[SSSSSS]

That ball drop makes baby Jesus cry.

Might be on Sam Frost

8

Sam Frost

Age

31

Ht

194cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.4

3star

K

7.1

3star

HB

5.2

4star

M

3.7

4star

T

1.9

4star

MG

191.6

3star

D

10.5

3star

K

6.3

3star

HB

4.3

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.5

2star

MG

191.6

3star

D

11.2

3star

K

6.0

3star

HB

5.2

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.4

4star

handball only duties for a little while until it's up to scratch!

 

[CD Xbow]

Interesting that in his write ups there were queries on speed, but with the extended detail simply saying due to his return from injury he might not be able to get the pace back. Typically a good leaps means explosiveness, fast twitch fibres and that means that speed is there - just a matter of unlocking it. You can't jump high slowly, as it were.

Love to see a respectable 2km time as well. If DGB taught us anything it's that a key defender has gotta have both.

Agree. I was actually pretty impressed with his speed shown in the vid, 198 cm bloke running down a couple of fast little fella's. Love it. Thought he was good below his knees, creative with the ball in hand and showed heart. Only negatives I can see is the ball drop, as pointed out by an earlier poster and he's not a forward. Perhaps he gets reprogrammed.

 

[Clarkos_Soldier]

He develops quickly. Added 5cm in a matter of a few posts. Impressive!

 

[Tomohawks]

High upside, worth the punt at this stage of our development. Surely we can see either he or McCabe having forward potential otherwise he doesn't make much sense at this pick though with our large depth of defenders. I'm intrigued by this selection.

 

[kazzooka]

Good intercept mark by the looks of it, kicks like a western Australian though which isn't a good sign.

 

[The Jet From Poowong]

Good intercept mark by the looks of it, kicks like a western Australian though which isn't a good sign.

Did you make that up, as I have never heard that before
I assume in a negative sense

 

[The Chad and I]

He has a go and is highly athletic for his size.
Needs to fill out and work on his skills, but looks a determined competitor, which is what you want from a KPD.

 

[Mojo]

Could easily be developed as KPF if that's what the club is thinking.

Nah, small forward.

 

[kazzooka]

Did you make that up, as I have never heard that before
I assume in a negative sense

It's a pattern I noticed in the 90s watching the Eagles and it still persists with western Australian players a bit.

It's a 2 handed high drop and arms go out as they drop it compared to the classic Tony Lockett guiding the ball to the foot as low as possible with kicking side hand. Some almost throw it up before kicking it.

O'Meara did it and less so Tom Mitchell.