Welcome Welcome to Hawthorn : Pick 7, Cam MacKenzie, extends to 2026!

[Strapping Young Lad]

 

[Davo-27]

I told y'all

People were saying I only liked him because he was a Hawks fan..... pfft

 

[sydney_gws]

I told y'all

Do you think he is better than Wardlaw, Tsatis, Cadman?

 

[Judd2Sewell]

People were saying I only liked him because he was a Hawks fan..... pfft

Yeah I copped some of that too, we are enamoured because he's a Hawks fan too. Ah well, we are all laughing now.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Do you think he is better than Wardlaw, Tsatis, Cadman?

I preferred him to Tsatas the whole way (mainly due to his kicking skills).

Wardlaw and Cadman were never a chance. Sheezel was my number one most wanted player, but he was never a chance either. It was really a discussion between Clark, Tsatas and Mackenzie with a side of Phillipou.

 

[Mr Chuckles]

It’s only one preseason game, so we should temper our expectations a bit. He might only win one Brownlow

 

[The hands of stone]

Jet plus some

 

[HODGEYROAD]

Boy oh boy wowee.

 

[The hands of stone]

Do you think he is better than Wardlaw, Tsatis, Cadman?

He is the best fit for us

 

[Simon Crawshay]

What a great low risk, high return selection at Pick 7 this will turn out to be for the club.

Tall, skilled, natural footballer, Hawthorn supporter and a great kid as well.

Kinda surprised he lasted to Pick 7 but we shouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth!

 

[TDS7]

Where's that eagles supporter that had him as number 1?

Great start for the kid, lock him in the centre square from day one.

 

[flinchfree]

He is the best fit for us

This. So much this.
If you could pick from a menagerie of things holding us up from being dangerous as a team, foot skills to keep an attacking thrust forward alive and putting teammates to advantage was my No.1 interest in what a young mid could bring to us.
Not explosiveness. Not height and being a bigger mid. Not drifting forward to kick goals. It's the Effing ability to find a way into the chain of disposal, either by finding it first or by understanding where to be to receive, and then cutting out the opposition by lacing the footy into a teammates hands.

Getting the full nut sack of having that skill PLUS EXPLOSIVENESS, HEIGHT AS A BIGGER MID, KNOWING WHERE THE GOALS ARE, is just the absolute gravy with this kid.
What a great pick.

 

[hardway]

Was always the perfect fit for our future midfield. Class act with ball in his hands.

 

[The Jet From Poowong]

Not sure he will ever know where box hill city oval is

 

[Hawkas1988]

I know it's just a practice match but that's honestly as impressive as it gets for a 1st year player in their 1st hitout.

Normally you hope for about 1 or 2 moments from them to show a glimpse of what could be in the future. He showed about 10.

Composure. Class. Skill. Decision-making. Vision. Finishing. I think we have a very very good player on our hands

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[Hodgey09]

Yeah. Woah.

 

[Titch3Votes0MooreAA]

11 score involvements. That was the number Mackenzie recorded. Only De Goey could match that. He also had 24 disposals while maintaining a disposal efficiency of 75%. He exemplified all the aspects that we have talked so highly of: Composure. Class. Skill. Decision-making and vision. If he's doing that in a half-forward/midfielder role at only 19, then the AFL is his oyster for the next 15 years.

 

[BlackHawk72]

We’ve found one here!

 

[detox]

Yeah. Woah.

My thoughts.

That performance would have got him a rising star nomination most weeks in regular season.

 

[CHUBBSS]

In the strangest way his just fixed our midfield, and they all seemed to play more cohesive as the game went on. Ward, Worpel, day are all the better for having McKenzie around the ball. Given jai some more space to.

How quickly he goes from touch to decision to kick is something special, so dam fast

 

[Slainte]

Way exceeded my expectations. Amazing peripheral vision and composure.

 

[MrPremiership]

Finally, a midfielder who can kick inside 50m.

 

[Slainte]

Yep - that is enough for me. 300 game player

 

[dermott]

Damaging possessions. Wow. This will have our forwards salivating.
Cam can expect some attention from other teams after today's effort.

 

[lyger]

Just looked so natural, stepping up with aplomb.

It seems higher the standard, the better he plays.

An elite talent.

 

[extractasam]

Who will tag him rd 1?