Welcome Welcome to Hawthorn : Tom Barrass!

[Bugs1977]

You're missing Amon.

Sicily, Weddle, Dimma can all go forward or up the ground with Battle and Barrass on board.

I think just as importantly we have the depth down back now to not be playing guys if they're carrying a niggle. I reckon we'll end up staggering a few and if one of them has a corkie, tight hammy etc then selection will nurse them through it. The end game is to get them to finals as fit as they can be.

 

[TazHawk15]

Welcome to the family Tom and to the most successful club of the last 100 years.

 

[James Colorado]

I'm hard.

 

[Simon Crawshay]

As much as Barrass and Battle are very good players in their own right who else is getting excited at the possibility of playing both Scrimmers and Sicily as free roaming half back flankers?

The damage those two could do in that role in tandem would be pretty amazing if it worked.

 

[Roddy]

As much as Barrass and Battle are very good players in their own right who else is getting excited at the possibility of playing both Scrimmers and Sicily as free roaming half back flankers?

The damage those two could do in that role in tandem would be pretty amazing if it worked.

Yep, there is way, way more to these additions than their obvious individual talents and abilities. The positive ripple effect across the team is potentially extraordinary.

The short-sighted nuffs on here don't seem to realise this, blinded by their own misguided anguish and perceptions of unfairness...

 

[HedgeFund]

You're missing Amon.

Sicily, Weddle, Dimma can all go forward or up the ground with Battle and Barrass on board.

Wouldn’t surprise me to see Battle play in our forward line. New club, new role. Why not?

The flexibility we now have to play Weddle / Sicily / Battle in the front half when it suits should help address our KPF issues.

 

[MasterSamurai]

Pick 14+ future third is what we've essentially paid for Barras and future fourth. Great work by the list management team.
Anyone have a direct line to Connecticut or wherever that fool roos is? He's the one left with the stain not us. Flog!

 

[Iceman!]

The amount of flexibility we have is actually insane. Amon, Impey, Sicily, Hardwick, Battle, Weddle can all be moved around if needed while also being fun defenders.

Barrass to be the anchor who is the constant.

How many days until round 1?

 

[tommyk72]

If we finish higher than Carlton we've essentially paid for Barass by upgrading our future 1st and 2nd picks. What a win.

Then MM had to add his classic calling card - a future fourth back to us.

 

[Dewyyyyy]

Great news, can’t wait to see him in the brown and gold, will be an unreal addition to Sicily, Scrim, Battle and such

 

[halfback dasher]

Pick 14 and a ten spot slide ( or there abouts )
Seem’s solid .

 

[CHUBBSS]

Barass gives this side insane flexibility. Sicily, Dear, Lewis as our 3 talls makes for a very interesting forward line. Roll Hardwick,battle and sicily around in the game with Barass as the central defender

 

[SSSSSS]

I wonder if he will keep the #37 with Easy out.

 

[The Jet From Poowong]

Welcome Tom.

Finally we have a bloke who will put his knee straight through those Tiger scumbags. The rest is up to you.

You have our best wishes.

Oh and may you enjoy the team success coming

 

[cs61]

Just after McKay chose the Bombers, Barrass was the one I hoped we'd be able to target, given he was rumoured to be talking to Swans last year and potentially the best full back available. It has worked out unbelievably well to get Barrass AND Battle. Suddenly 'missing' on McKay seems a stroke of luck, given there is no way we'd trade places now and go back and still take McKay. Our recruiting team held firm, and to still hold a F1 and F2 is great work, as well as not giving up our second round pick. I thought given we received our current second for the Ryan trade that we might have thought it expendable if needed, but no we have looked after our assets despite ridiculous attempts from the media to set the price higher. Not only are our key position stocks massively bolstered, the flow on effect on our elite flankers will be significant in being able to play them in attacking positions.

 

[Argy]

Barass gives this side insane flexibility. Sicily, Dear, Lewis as our 3 talls makes for a very interesting forward line. Roll Hardwick,battle and sicily around in the game with Barass as the central defender

We may never lose again!

 

[CHUBBSS]

We may never lose again!

Still need a few in the middle to life to another level, when that happens it just may

 

[A Diakos]

Welcome Ron

 

[Suntory Boss Coffee]

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Please treat him well!

An excellent player, love watching his work in the air, and a very interesting and intelligent guy to boot.

All the best, I'd love to see Tom play in another flag before his time comes.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Tom really looks like he’s up to something…

 

[KermitJagger]

Tom really looks like he’s up to something…

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Scheming his debut AA jersey

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

Scheming his debut AA jersey

Historically, there's relatively not too many of them to be found in Hawthorn colours...

Norm Smith's though....

 

[Tall poppy Syndrome]

Bloody interesting guy, hardly your archetypal ‘footballer’.

Thanks for posting.

 

[Iceman!]

Scheming his debut AA jersey

I really really want this to happen... Not because it will help us win. Not because i want it for Tom.

I want it purely so i can watch West Coast fans melt about how he only got it because of Vic bias. The salt will sustain me for decades.