Reading through the info below, hawthorn are in a world of hurt. Not only are they unable to score enough to win games - they haven’t kicked 100 points in a game all season, but when you look at their side on the weekend, it’s a mixture of old men who are absolutely finished, Untried youth who have shown very little promise in multiple seasons, a couple of very good players in their mid 20’s and some u tried Irishmen. They’ve got Mitchell to come back, and he’ll be a great addition, but they’ve sold themselves out of multiple drafts for omeara - who’s knees are shot - and Wingard - who’s at this stage a complete bust. Impey is twice the player Wingard is and has cost them a fraction of the price. They’re 4
Years of drafting/development away from getting decent players into the club, and that’s assuming they nail a couple of drafts. What we are seeing on the ladder now is a sign of what’s to come for multiple seasons for the hawks.
B: Obrien, Frawley, Burgoyne
HB: Nash, Sicily, Hardwick
C: Scully, Howe, Henderson
Hf: Breust, Gunston, Puopolo
Ff: Hanrahan, mcevoy, impey
R: Ceglar, omeara, worpel
IB: Shiel, smith, Moore, glass
Obrien - 7th year on the list for a total of 55 games. 25 years old. He’s the definition of the term most clogger
Frawley - about to turn 31 and an average full back at best.
Burgoyne - about to turn 37
Nash - Irishman with 11 games under his belt. Speculative pick at best.
Sicily - 24 years old, talent to burn, but forced to play as a key defender at 186cm which will burn him out. Also a worry that at 24, his discipline is still such an issue.
Hardwick - 22 year old 181cm player who’s shown enough to suggest he’s a solid player
Scully - 28 and a shadow of the player he was. List clogger unless he can somehow get his ankles right. But even if he does he’s 29 next year, and this seasons already a write off. What’s the purpose of an average 29 year old half back for 2 years when you’re not contending?
Howe - another mid sized player who’s been on the list 5 years for 55 games. On the precipice of list clogging status.
Henderson - about to turn 31, never been anything more than a foot solider.
Breust - about to turn 29, but frighteningly, has looked slow of late. Getting tackled inside 50 and turning the ball over. A shadow of the player he was, and not having premiership quality teammates around him has exposed him as being a good solid player as opposed to being a genuine star.
Puopolo - about to turn 32, and is finished. Slow, washed up and cooked. What’s frightening is that he’s clearly done, but there’s no one at box hill they deem good enough to push him out of the side.
Hanrahan - 19 years old and has played 1 game.
McEvoy - 30 years old in a week. Still playing good footy, but not the Brodie Grundy style match winner they probably hoped he was a couple of years ago.
Impey - about to turn 24 and a very good player. Good recruit.
Ceglar - 29 before next season starts. Not a star - a good honest battler.
Omeara - 26 before next season starts, but has the knees of a 35 year old. And that’s not a troll, he genuinely has knees that are cooked and need to be managed. And that’s evident in his patchy form. He’s very good some weeks and horrible others.
Worpel - big wraps on him from hawks fans, but still only 25 games into his career. Good signs early though.
Smith - about to turn 31. He’s done. Certainly won’t be there when they’re ready to Contend again. He’s holding someone else’s spot and chance to develop.
Shiels - 29 before next year begins. See notes on smith.
Moore - undersized almost 20 Year old who’s managed 7 games in 2 years.
Glass - Irishman who’s played 13 games.
Years of drafting/development away from getting decent players into the club, and that’s assuming they nail a couple of drafts. What we are seeing on the ladder now is a sign of what’s to come for multiple seasons for the hawks.
B: Obrien, Frawley, Burgoyne
HB: Nash, Sicily, Hardwick
C: Scully, Howe, Henderson
Hf: Breust, Gunston, Puopolo
Ff: Hanrahan, mcevoy, impey
R: Ceglar, omeara, worpel
IB: Shiel, smith, Moore, glass
Obrien - 7th year on the list for a total of 55 games. 25 years old. He’s the definition of the term most clogger
Frawley - about to turn 31 and an average full back at best.
Burgoyne - about to turn 37
Nash - Irishman with 11 games under his belt. Speculative pick at best.
Sicily - 24 years old, talent to burn, but forced to play as a key defender at 186cm which will burn him out. Also a worry that at 24, his discipline is still such an issue.
Hardwick - 22 year old 181cm player who’s shown enough to suggest he’s a solid player
Scully - 28 and a shadow of the player he was. List clogger unless he can somehow get his ankles right. But even if he does he’s 29 next year, and this seasons already a write off. What’s the purpose of an average 29 year old half back for 2 years when you’re not contending?
Howe - another mid sized player who’s been on the list 5 years for 55 games. On the precipice of list clogging status.
Henderson - about to turn 31, never been anything more than a foot solider.
Breust - about to turn 29, but frighteningly, has looked slow of late. Getting tackled inside 50 and turning the ball over. A shadow of the player he was, and not having premiership quality teammates around him has exposed him as being a good solid player as opposed to being a genuine star.
Puopolo - about to turn 32, and is finished. Slow, washed up and cooked. What’s frightening is that he’s clearly done, but there’s no one at box hill they deem good enough to push him out of the side.
Hanrahan - 19 years old and has played 1 game.
McEvoy - 30 years old in a week. Still playing good footy, but not the Brodie Grundy style match winner they probably hoped he was a couple of years ago.
Impey - about to turn 24 and a very good player. Good recruit.
Ceglar - 29 before next season starts. Not a star - a good honest battler.
Omeara - 26 before next season starts, but has the knees of a 35 year old. And that’s not a troll, he genuinely has knees that are cooked and need to be managed. And that’s evident in his patchy form. He’s very good some weeks and horrible others.
Worpel - big wraps on him from hawks fans, but still only 25 games into his career. Good signs early though.
Smith - about to turn 31. He’s done. Certainly won’t be there when they’re ready to Contend again. He’s holding someone else’s spot and chance to develop.
Shiels - 29 before next year begins. See notes on smith.
Moore - undersized almost 20 Year old who’s managed 7 games in 2 years.
Glass - Irishman who’s played 13 games.
