A little something to ponder...

[Mofra]

So what happens if English sustains a long term injury? All we have is Sweet as a specialist ruck. I don't want Trengove to be the replacement. We need him at FB as our defence has been much more settled with him anchoring the backline. An experienced ruck will add competition for a spot and cover for injuries. There are a few out there in the market around the 30yo and that is who I would be targeting.

I agree, but the list managers don't. Last year they were happy to go in with a LTI Boyd, Trengove (who trained as a ruck all pre-season), English and later a raw, underdone Sweet. All pre-season we went in with Trengove & English swapping forward, Schache permanent forward and Naughton KPD.

Maybe we will rookie some ruck cover this year but I'm not sure the club see it that way.

[jeemak]

You could argue they're a Tom Mitchell injury away from playing finals this year. How sustainable that is long term is another question but they seem to generally manage to be around the mark and seem keen to recruit more again this year (one reason I'd rather not help them out with cap relief unless we're sure it's beneficial to us).

You could also argue they're a couple more injuries away from being in all sorts.

[Bulldog Joe]

You could also argue they're a couple more injuries away from being in all sorts.

But it would be unfair for Hawthorn to get injuries.

They pillage other clubs and get previously injured players cheaply for trades and Hawthorn just make them better.

No way should they cop injuries to those experienced pick ups in their early thirties (or other younger long term injured at other clubs).

[Mofra]

But it would be unfair for Hawthorn to get injuries.

They pillage other clubs and get previously injured players cheaply for trades and Hawthorn just make them better.

No way should they cop injuries to those experienced pick ups in their early thirties (or other younger long term injured at other clubs).

Well they'll almost certainly add Patton next year. Big boy with 3 ACLs, that will really test them.

[Twodogs]

Well they'll almost certainly add Patton next year. Big boy with 3 ACLs, that will really test them.

I worry about Patton and that saying about never being a washed up full forward until you are a washed up full forward who finished his career with us.

[Dancin' Douggy]

I'm most definitely aroused!

A little bit more to ponder ...





I'm aroused.

[hujsh]

As long as we build on that stat this time instead of watching it crumble less than a year (2 if you count 2015) later

[ledge]

Well that will drop with Picken and maybe Morris, Dickson retiring/ delisted / traded .. of course depending who we pick up but I am thinking it will drop next year.

[hujsh]

Well that will drop with Picken and maybe Morris, Dickson retiring/ delisted / traded .. of course depending who we pick up but I am thinking it will drop next year.

Sorry I meant performance wise. More that if we have a young inexperienced team performing (youngest in finals when we won in 2016) I want that to translate into prolonged success. Less the stat itself changing.

[Bulldog Joe]

Well that will drop with Picken and maybe Morris, Dickson retiring/ delisted / traded .. of course depending who we pick up but I am thinking it will drop next year.

Doesn't the stat relate to the sides actually fielded across the year.

That would mean Picken has no impact and Morris is miniscule, with just 1 game.

[ledge]

Doesn't the stat relate to the sides actually fielded across the year.

That would mean Picken has no impact and Morris is miniscule, with just 1 game.

Not sure or is it the list in general ?

[Bulldog Joe]

Not sure or is it the list in general ?

The list does say teams played average, so it is relative to who actually have gotten on the park.