Lachie Hunter

[Go_Dogs]

AFL website now running with him extending his contract, as confirmed by Bevo. No word on length.

Great news. Still recall watching him down in Adelaide in the U/18 champs and being very impressed with him, it's great to see him now having a consistent impact in the senior side.

[bornadog]

His last 10 games have been unbelievable:

Description	Opponent	Disposals
Round 2	St Kilda	35
Round 1	Fremantle	31
Round 23	Brisbane	20
Round 22	North Melbourne	33
Round 21	West Coast	24
Round 20	Melbourne	28
Round 19	Port Adelaide	31
Round 18	Essendon	36
Round 17	Collingwood	32

Elimination Final 28

[bornadog]

Dogs lock in another pup with Lachie Hunter's new deal

THE WESTERN Bulldogs have locked in another piece of their bright future with Lachie Hunter the latest young gun to re-sign with the club.


Luke Beveridge revealed on Tuesday that the 21-year-midfielder had recommitted to the club, saying a new approach to his footy was the catalyst for the deal.


Some off-field misdemeanours early in 2015 resulted him spending 11 of the first 14 rounds in the VFL before finishing the season as one of the Dogs' prime midfielders.


"We needed to change a few things in his life and he has become a real influential player for our football club, hence why he's just been re-contracted," Beveridge said.


"His journey from this round last year to now (has been a big turnaround because) he had some battles and things going on in the background.


"He's a beauty, 'Lach', and he's very versatile."


Hunter has played 38 games since being taken as a father-son recruit with pick No.49 in the 2012 NAB AFL Draft.


His father Mark is a former captain of the club who played 130 games from 1988-96.

[Axe Man]

His last 9 games have been unbelievable:

Description	Opponent	Disposals
Round 2	St Kilda	35
Round 1	Fremantle	31
Round 23	Brisbane	20
Round 22	North Melbourne	33
Round 21	West Coast	24
Round 20	Melbourne	28
Round 19	Port Adelaide	31
Round 18	Essendon	36
Round 17	Collingwood	32

Have you wiped the final from your memory?

[Twodogs]

If you watch him, particularly when he goes for longer handballs, he turns his whole torso and then twists it back to make almost a flinging action with his body, usually jumping as he releases. It's a really awkward technique. He's fine in close but longer range he needs to put his whole body into it and can be a bit inaccurate as a result. Very different technique to the many other smaller sized players in the side.

Yep. I see what you mean. Good disposal by hand or foot is as much about balance as anything. Feet, hands and head all lined up as you strike the ball. Moving like that would make the ball loop through the air and hard to receive.

[dukedog]

If it aint broke, don't fix it. His disposal from memory has been A grade. No good looking like a million bucks and ineffective. Keep up the good work Lachie. I believe I backed him in last year as player to be most improved. He must have come close. Think JJ or Woody may have pipped him.

[bornadog]

Have you wiped the final from your memory?

I thought I had the last ten games, but somehow I missed it in my spreadsheet. Yeah must have been wiped from the memory.

[Eastdog]

Great news. He had been in top form of late as at one point he was criticised heavily with how he was going.

[Eastdog]

At the season launch, I asked him about this turn around and he basically said under Bevo the move to the wing has freed him up to roam around instead of being stuck in the forward pocket.

Great to see him get a long term contract and he is still only 21.

Moving players to new positions can certainly do wonders. M Boyd in 2015 had a great year in the more defensive role from the midfield.

[LostDoggy]

Dogs lock in another pup with Lachie Hunter's new deal

THE WESTERN Bulldogs have locked in another piece of their bright future with Lachie Hunter the latest young gun to re-sign with the club.


Luke Beveridge revealed on Tuesday that the 21-year-midfielder had recommitted to the club, saying a new approach to his footy was the catalyst for the deal.


Some off-field misdemeanours early in 2015 resulted him spending 11 of the first 14 rounds in the VFL before finishing the season as one of the Dogs' prime midfielders.


"We needed to change a few things in his life and he has become a real influential player for our football club, hence why he's just been re-contracted," Beveridge said.


"His journey from this round last year to now (has been a big turnaround because) he had some battles and things going on in the background.


"He's a beauty, 'Lach', and he's very versatile."


Hunter has played 38 games since being taken as a father-son recruit with pick No.49 in the 2012 NAB AFL Draft.


His father Mark is a former captain of the club who played 130 games from 1988-96.

So much for us losing a lot of our young stars 'cause we can't fit them in our salary cap with Toyd's contract.

All the Doomsdayers can bite it big time.

[Smads57]

Great news - sat with him and his dad at the East West Club 'Legends and Young Guns' dinner in his first year and he was most impressive and clearly close mates with his dad.

[1eyedog]

Moving players to new positions can certainly do wonders. M Boyd in 2015 had a great year in the more defensive role from the midfield.

Moving Jarrad Grant from Bulldog's utility to the rehab program at Brisbane has vastly improved the entire team as well.

[Twodogs]

Moving Jarrad Grant from Bulldog's utility to the rehab program at Brisbane has vastly improved the entire team as well.

I like this new model #1 too. Once we knock all the spirit and experimentation out of him he will be even better.

[Remi Moses]

The kick in the pants he got last year has served him well . Another one thriving under Beveridge .
Once again the talking heads ( some) look like complete morons, saying we won't be able to keep our young stars

[ledge]

And apparently Biggs is about to extend as well .