Player Watch 4 Matt Suckling

[RustyHawk]

Player taken as the Hawks second pick in the 2006 rookie draft.

DOB:25.07.1988

183cm. 73kg.

Comes from Wagga Tigers in N.S.W.

 

[RustyHawk]

Re: 42. Matt Suckling

Good news for Matt Suckling. He is the only 1 of 3 rookies from 2006 draft to be retained as a 2nd year rookie. Had a lean season though injury affecting his ability to get on the park. Mainly played BH 2s

Hawks finalise playing list
12:11 PM Wed 31 October, 2007 | Back


for hawthornfc.com.au

News
The Hawthorn Football Club today finalised its playing list ahead of the AFL’s National, Pre-season and Rookie drafts.

Second year rookie Luke McEntee has been promoted to the primary list for 2008 while Matt Suckling has been offered a second year rookie contract.

Other 2007 rookies Brett Collins and Sam Gibson have been delisted but have been offered the opportunity to train with the Club over the summer in a bid to be re-drafted in the December Rookie Draft.

Other changes to the Hawthorn list include the delistings of Matt Little and Josh Thurgood and the retirements of Richie Vandenberg, Ben Dixon and Joel Smith.

Hawthorn has three selections in the November AFL National Draft (picks 12, 29, 45) and four selections in the Rookie Draft (picks 11, 27, 43, 59).

 

[RobertHarvey]

Re: 42. Matt Suckling (2nd year rookie 2008 season)

whats the news re matt suckling for next season

 

[Roughie]

Re: 42. Matt Suckling (2nd year rookie 2008 season)

whats the news re matt suckling for next season

Unfortunatly I cant see Suckers getting another run at the club.

 

[vanders]

Re: 42. Matt Suckling (2nd year rookie 2008 season)

Was drinking with him last night. Really nice guy

 

[RustyHawk]

Re: 42. Matt Suckling (2nd year rookie 2008 season)

Hawthorn finalises Player List for 2009

12:30 PM Fri 31 October, 2008

Hawthorn Football Club has made its final changes to its Player List ahead of the AFL National Draft on 29 November 2008.

The Club will release three players from its 2008 Rookie List - Hugh Sandilands, Alex Grima and Matt Suckling - while it has been decided that Cameron Stokes will be retained as a nominated rookie to allow the Club to utilise five selections at the 2008 AFL National Draft. Stokes will be available for AFL senior team selection in 2009 as a nominated rookie.

Promising young ruckman/key forward Tim Walsh has been retained as a second-year rookie.

 

[noosa hawk mad]

Re: 42. Matt Suckling (2nd year rookie 2008 season) [Delisted end 2008]

Players permitted to train with AFL clubs


THE LEAGUE has given permission for the following players to train with AFL clubs, as at Tuesday, November 25.
Additions from the list distributed on Monday, November 10 are underlined.

Hawthorn: Nathan Batsanis (Box Hill Hawks), Jarrod Bayliss (Box Hill Hawks),Alex Grima (Hawthorn), Haydn Kiel (Brisbane Lions), Danny Meyer (Richmond), Gary Moss (Hawthorn), Cameron Pederson (Box Hill Hawks), Hugh Sandilands (Hawthorn), Ben Smithwick (Box Hill Hawks), Matthew Suckling (Hawthorn), Rhys O'Sullivan (Box Hill Hawks), Thomas Warby (Box Hill Hawks)

 

[noosa hawk mad]

Re: 42. Matt Suckling (Rookie 3rd year Rookie 2009 season)

Pick 80 Rookie Draft- Hawthorn - Matthew Suckling

*Hawthorn's 6th pick in 2008 draft.

Re-drafted by the Hawks after a second season on their list. Suckling's greatest asset is his long kicking which was on show at the 2006 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships where he recorded the most long kicks to advantage at the carnival.

 

[GNCLongJack]

Re: 42. Matt Suckling (Rookie 3rd year Rookie 2009 season)

Pick 80 Rookie Draft- Hawthorn - Matthew Suckling
Re-drafted by the Hawks after a second season on their list. Suckling's greatest asset is his long kicking which was on show at the 2006 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships where he recorded the most long kicks to advantage at the carnival.

Matthew just needs some beef, listed at only 73kg last summer, Stewie Dew same height had another 30kg. I know that's an extreme, but there's a lot of middle ground, Sewell, Hodge and Guerra are listed at 84, 91 and 91kg respectively. Perhaps his youth explains it, even though this will be his 3rd year (2009) at the Hawknest, Matthew only turned 20 last July. Gilham's inability to put on weight was addressed at Hawthorn, he's now 24 and has bulked into proportion to his height.
With the above mentioned, and previously well documented kicking skills of Matthew, not to mention the fact that he snubbed an invitation from the Sydney Swans, to come from NSW to risk a try out with us.....Well I hope it works out to be a long very mutually beneficial punt he took.

 

[HAWKS HEROES]

Re: 42. Matt Suckling 3rd year Rookie 2009 season

luck again matt and i think i have given him a chrissy card also so all is cool with him too

 

[HAWKS HEROES]

Re: 42. Matt Suckling 3rd year Rookie 2009 season

I heard from a ******* on the net that this Matthew Suckling wasnt the same Matthew Suckling that was on your list last year Please tell hes making crap up.

i think the AFL did that on their site and confused alot of people from what i have heard so don't go nuts at him we all got confused

 

[Splodge15]

Re: 42. Matt Suckling 3rd year Rookie 2009 season

Completely surprised me that we gave him another go, but they must see something there. Hope his body holds up!

 

[noosa hawk mad]

Re: 42. Matt Suckling 3rd year Rookie 2009 season

Suckling happy to be a Hawk



Suckling was in the middle of a major bungle in yesterday’s AFL rookie draft where their official website named another Matt Suckling as the player picked up by the Hawks.
The AFL website stated that “Hawthorn has drafted Matthew Suckling – but IT IS NOT the Matthew Suckling that was originally on its rookie list and is from NSW”.


It went on to explain that it was actually Matthew Suckling from Sandringham Dragons – a player who had been recently training with Richmond in the lead-up to the draft.
Wagga’s Suckling immediately received comforting “bad luck” messages, until he called the Hawthorn recruiting manager to confirm the news.
“My heart went through my shoes,” Suckling said.

 

[RustyHawk]

Re: 42. Matt Suckling 3rd year Rookie 2009 season

Season 2009

Matt Suckling finally got a chance to show what a couple of years on the rookie list can do.

Played in the Hawks first round NAB Cup win over Melbourne at Launceston, Saturday 21.02.09. Played down back and after a nervous start got into the game. His long direct kicking a feature.

 

[Rimbaz]

Re: 42. Matt Suckling 3rd year Rookie 2009 season

Matt Suckling vs Melbourne

Did some nice things off half back... 17 disposals and 6 marks with 3 tackles

 

[Rimbaz]

Re: 42. Matt Suckling 3rd year Rookie 2009 season

Matt Suckling vs Carlton

Did his knee, didn't come back after half time. Unsure at this point in time the layout if any from this. Looked lively, 9 possessions.

 

[Rimbaz]

Re: 42. Matt Suckling 3rd year Rookie 2009 season

SEN has it that Matt Suckling has been promoted to the Senior list for 2009. Will confirm pending an announcement from the club.

 

[Rimbaz]

Re: 42. Matt Suckling 3rd year Rookie 2009 season

And it's confirmed! Fantastic news for Matt Suckling

http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4742/newsid/73364/default.aspx

Stokes, Suckling nominated


Mon, Mar 02, 09 Rookies Cameron Stokes and Matthew Suckling will be available for senior selection in 2009, having been named as Hawthorn's nominated Rookies for 2009.

Stokes who played nine senior games in 2008 has continued to impress over the pre-season, providing Clarkson an additional small forward option. Third year rookie Suckling earned his nomination after displaying strong form throughout the pre-season series playing predominately playing as a defender.

 

[HAWKS HEROES]

Re: 42. Matt Suckling 3rd year Rookie 2009 season

saw that before was going to post it but forgot

 

[Rimbaz]

Re: 42. Matt Suckling 3rd year Rookie 2009 season

In a meteoric rise, Suckling has been named on the bench for tonight, you'd have got 100/1 on that at the end of last season at the very least!

 

[La Vache]

Re: 42. Matt Suckling 3rd year Rookie 2009 season

Well done Matt. Make it count son!

 

[Rimbaz]

Re: 42. Matt Suckling 3rd year Rookie 2009 season

http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4742/newsid/73908/default.aspx

One game down, now Suckling hopes for more

By Ben Broad
11:52 AM Sat 28 March, 2009

THE DEBUT of Hawthorn youngster Matthew Suckling was among the positives to come from his team's eight-point loss to Geelong on Friday night.

 

[Rimbaz]

Re: 42. Matt Suckling 3rd year Rookie 2009 season

Matt Suckling vs Geelong

Kicks: 5
Handballs: 9
Disposals: 14
Marks: 2

 

[Rimbaz]

Re: 42. Matt Suckling 3rd year Rookie 2009 season

Lack of reports on Suckling lately.

He's not listed for the Hawks
He's not listed for Box Hill
He's not on the Injury List

Whats going on??

 

[noosa hawk mad]

Re: 42. Matt Suckling 3rd year Rookie 2009 season

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsartic...7/default.aspx
List assessment: Hawthorn
By Chris Fagan


Matt Suckling
He has made steady progress. He played in the AFL team in round one after a really good pre-season. He got injured and missed five weeks with a knee problem. He played out the year with Box Hill and did well.