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There are going to be good academy players we miss out on for whatever reason so just have to cop it as we don't own them
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There are going to be good academy players we miss out on for whatever reason so just have to cop it as we don't own them
Cameron Wood played a great intraclub game once that had us delirious here.
But yeah. good on Wagner if he does well. He was gutted not to get to the Lions by all reports but them's the breaks. We had a better look at him then anyone so I imagine we made an informed decision. We got Matheson at a steal a few picks before him and adding another small/medium player to our already pretty deep list of midfielders on top of Matho and Keays might have been a bit much with Allison coming in next year too. Skinner was a really good punt instead.
Like POBT said, a few Lions academy kids going well at other clubs is a pretty good result for us. Gives us some ammunition to shut Eddie up and ensure we can skim the Keays and Hipwood cream off the top of every draft.
And look, no disrespect to the North board but they have a tendency to hype their young players to messianic levels. They have a thread that gets updated every time Jack Ziebell comes within 5 metres of the ball.
It also said on their board that they played against Werribee and won by over 100 points. Also, North brought a whole new, fresh team on at half time (including Wagner) while Werribee kept the same tired players out there.
As one poster said "the second half (when Wagner played) was slightly congested circle work", so I wouldn't read too much into him playing well on this occasion. In saying that I hope for the academies sake that he goes alright down there.
No doubt. Wasn't bagging the performance, just saying that we shouldn't start fretting about "letting one slip away" on that effort alone. I hear he's going well though, I hope he works out for youIt was just a game to blow the cobwebs out in preparation for the NAB, I wouldn't read too much into it. You wouldn't expect a VFL team to be very competitive against an AFL team at the best of times.
Did you know Shaun Atley is the next Dane Swan?Cameron Wood played a great intraclub game once that had us delirious here.
But yeah. good on Wagner if he does well. He was gutted not to get to the Lions by all reports but them's the breaks. We had a better look at him then anyone so I imagine we made an informed decision. We got Matheson at a steal a few picks before him and adding another small/medium player to our already pretty deep list of midfielders on top of Matho and Keays might have been a bit much with Allison coming in next year too. Skinner was a really good punt instead.
Like POBT said, a few Lions academy kids going well at other clubs is a pretty good result for us. Gives us some ammunition to shut Eddie up and ensure we can skim the Keays and Hipwood cream off the top of every draft.
And look, no disrespect to the North board but they have a tendency to hype their young players to messianic levels. They have a thread that gets updated every time Jack Ziebell comes within 5 metres of the ball.
Did you know Shaun Atley is the next Dane Swan?
Probably a combination of the two.Judd wasn't it?
There are going to be good academy players we miss out on for whatever reason so just have to cop it as we don't own them
And much like the Lions back in the day, I'm not convinced that their young players will step upHawks top 5 players age wise: Mitchell turns 34 this year, Burgoyne turns 34, Hodge turns 32, Gibson turns 32, Lewis turns 30.
While we had 30+ year olds in our 2001-04 teams, not sure any were in our top 5 best players. Maybe Lynch at FF?
While I know they will be right up there again, it will be interesting to see how they go if their output does drop.
The fact Roughead is out for half the season adds another interesting factor. Considering they have lost a few talls now (Lake and Hale), you'd think they will be more beatable for the rival top teams now.
Another factor is the interchange cap, I'm undecided if it helps them more than other top 4 hopefuls.
Atm, i am putting them in the 3rd-6th range of my ladder.
And much like the Lions back in the day, I'm not convinced that their young players will step up
just started a thread on this on the main board (players over 30), north have 6 players over 31 this year, although their players are not in the same class as hawthorns group.And much like the Lions back in the day, I'm not convinced that their young players will step up
Yeah I'm tipping them to fall back this year, and losing players like Bastinac in favour of Dal Santo doesn't help in the long run either...just started a thread on this on the main board (players over 30), north have 6 players over 31 this year, although their players are not in the same class as hawthorns group.
Hawks top 5 players age wise: Mitchell turns 34 this year, Burgoyne turns 34, Hodge turns 32, Gibson turns 32, Lewis turns 30.
I think like last year (and us in our years) they won't really care where they finish as long as its in the 8. They will definitely just be playing the season just to put themselves in the best shape and back themselves to win in SeptemberAtm, i am putting them in the 3rd-6th range of my ladder.
Really doesn't suit Jack Redden though!The Eagles 2016 jumper looks awesome! http://www.aflphotos.com.au/galleries/results/?q=collection:AFL 2016 Portraits - West Coast Eagles&image_id=416822
I can't wait for our players media day/team photoshoot pictures get uploaded on AFL photos. They have uploaded roughly half the teams in the leagues photos so far including the Eagles, Crows, Pies, Saints, Kangas, Blues, Hawks, Demons, Bulldogs and Cats.