Just logged onto the club website to find this
http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/ne...ll-kennel-home
Looks like a sneaky Sunday morning signing
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Just logged onto the club website to find this
http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/ne...ll-kennel-home
Looks like a sneaky Sunday morning signing
What did he cost us, looks like the club has been active behind the scenes and good to see its been kept in house.
Looks to me that they are drafting well to complement the list. Makes sense on the Austin delisting
He certainly fits our focus on young players during the off season.
We have acquired Boyd, Biggs and Hamling before the National draft.
We will have to be patient with him as he hasn't played a lot of good football yet but I did read we wanted to draft him when the Cats selected him.
I think it's only soft tissue injuries that have been his problem.
This could be the training regime at Geelong, hopefully ours is a little different and he comes good.
Here is an article that might be worth a read
Hamlinghttp://geelongadvertiser.com.au/spor...-1226898578691
As would most youngsters, but he looks very small compared to Tom Hawkins
Don't mind this move. He'll be costing us nothing and can continue to develop down at Footscray.
Welcome Joel!
Hasn't cost us any picks as he's a DFA.
I thought I would check out Hamling's athletic prowess. We were apparently interested in drafting him in 2011 but the Cats got him first.
Hamling didn't get a senior game at Geelong and is still very much a longer term investment but maybe what maintained our attraction with him was his quickness and see him as a potential replacement for Morris.
Given that pace off the mark is a crucial requirement for key defenders I thought I should check his Combine results
In 2011 he recorded some great sprint times at the Combine
5M 0.98 10M 1.70 20M 2.90
Nakia Cockatoo is regarded as a highly rated explosive midfield prospect this year and Hamling's results almost duplicate his
5M 1.06 10M 1.70 20M 2.90
Based on his 2011 results he did have a lot of work to do on his endurance though.
I thought it might also be interesting to compare his leaping ability against another highly rated and athletic talent this year in the 194cm Tyler Keitel
Hamling
Vertical Jump 68
Running Jump Left 71
Running Jump Right 84
Keitel
Vertical Jump 68
Running Jump Left 80
Running Jump Right 79
I think there is a bit to work with here and I hope we can develop him quickly.
Welcome to the WOOF Pack Joel
Decent pick up because he's exactly what we need. I'm not expecting much from him though.
I guess the question will be asked why the Cats couldn't maintain him but we see some value in him?
Maybe it was a decision made after the Rhys Stanley trade who they might see as a CHB
There's also this:
https://www.broomeshs.wa.edu.au/news...7-joel-hamling
Joel 'the hammer'!
Very excited to have a TeamWA boy at the dogs...our ONLY one.
Big welcome to the Doggies Joel.
With Austin and Young going this is a nothing to lose signing. He's definitely worth it considering he doesn't cost you anything in a draft pick sense and he is further down the track development wise than any 18 year old we would pick up in the draft. This is a good move by the club and I hope it works out well for both parties.
What's Hamling's kicking and disposal like?
Just out of curiosity over the last 10 years (maybe a little bit more) which Geelong delisted players have kicked on at other teams?
Tim Callan and Nathan Djerrkura spring immediately to mind. Callan was a good depth player for us when we were up and about, Djerrkura had limited impact though.
Historically it would seem to be a low rate of return investment. However, given that Hamling is only 3 years into the system and a key defender, there's more of a case to be made that Geelong were premature in their decision. He was drafted in the same year as Fletcher Roberts, and would seem to have made similar progress. If nothing else, he drives the competition up for a spot in the senior side. Roberts, Talia and Hamling will be competing for the same spot.
Well if its been ten years it's due.
I heard that they cut him because they have too many Joels...
Causes problems at training or something.
I guess the point I'm making and one that Bulldog Joe made a little while back is that the Cats are pretty good at assessing players.
They have done very well when they recruit established players from other sides and their players that have done well at other clubs like Mumford were because they couldn't really hold them in the face of big money offers more than getting it wrong.
This is no knock on Hamling but no senior games in 3 seasons and the Cats not prepared to maintain him even allowing for their older list to me means that we need to take a longer term view him. He is probably someone for 2016 more than 2015.
We are fortunate enough to probably be able to offer him that sort of time frame.
Fits our needs size wise and role .
Clearly needs some more weight, but it's interesting Geelong didn't keep him.
They've got Lonergan and Rivers in the backend of their careers, and yet didn't persevere with Joel.
Welcome to the Doggies, Hamlet.
I saw BJ's post and there is certainly some merit in it - although Geelong also seem to have quietly stockpiled a number of KPP over the past 5 years. It's true that they have an aging back line in Lonergan, Taylor and Rivers but getting Clark means that they can now play Taylor down back on a full time basis - no more need for Taylor to pinch hit as a second forward.
If we consider Hamling playing as a forward at Geelong there is obviously Hawkins and Clark and probably Vardy now in front of him but there is also Walker and Kersten too, who are bigger-bodied and ready to play senior football. Down back they have the experienced three mentioned above as well as Toohey, who they have big wraps on.
If we consider Hamling as a back (which I don't I see him more as a Cam McCarthy type roving forward although obviously MJP would obviously be able to comment on this) his number was probably up when they brought in Jack Kolodjashnij, who is a mobile back they rate. Rather than simply not being good enough I believe the de-listing of Hamling and to a lesser extent Brown was more a list management perspective to open spots than anything else. Geelong knows it needs to bring in a more diversified playing list especially after losing some of it's outsiders in Christensen and Varcoe. They have key talls in spades so Hamling was squeezed out as he is the most long-term project of all of them. I'm happy with the acquisition, if he can develop his core strength without losing mobility he may surprise as a roving CHF.
We have a huge hole at CHF. Maybe Hamlet can be trained up for the position in the twos this year?
So does this mean if we want to use our first 5 picks we would need to delist someone else?
My understanding is Tutt still wants out, so there is one. If Pearce is out of contract he may be the unlucky one.
Great post. I see Hamling effectively taking Liam Jone's spot on the list albeit behind a bit in his physical development.
This is another bonus of having our own reserves team. We can monitor and oversee a players development better because he is right there all the time. We can now bring kids like Hamling to the club knowing we can give him a proper development path without another clubs objectives needing to be added to the agenda.