Welcome Welcome to Hawthorn : Lloyd Meek

[Bugs1977]

Jaeger will go well at Freo. He has a great work ethic, is a good decision-maker and has a nice skill tool-kit. He will be popular at the club and with the supporters. He will be missed at Hawthorn. I hope you can get him a premiership medal.

I love Jaeger and was so excited when we got him but unfortunately that ruptured patella tendon will never allow him to become the player he could’ve which was top 5-10 of all time. I kind of compare his career to what happened to Grant Hill in the NBA. He was well on his way at to becoming the new face of the league (post MJ) until injuries struck. Like JOM, Hill was able to come back but was only ever about 70% of the player he could’ve been. It’s sad because we’ll n ver know how good he could’ve become.

Apologies I know this is the Lloyd Meek-Evoy thread.

 

[threesixpio]

Getting so much love from former Freo supporters. Like what Ned Ryerson said, this shows that they are a pretty good lot - but it is also making me excited that we got a good one.

 

[Winged Fang]

I’m wary that it is a highlights package but upside a lot better than I expected given his draft number and lack of game time. And a different beast to Ned which I see as a real positive given the diversity of rucks in the league these days. Along with Max in the 23-24yo bracket, plus Ramsden it’s a promising crop of tall stocks to have for the next 7yrs.

 

[smeltitdeltit]

But every 2nd week on the concrete Optus Stadium

Is it bad is it? Haven’t paid attention. That could be an issue.

 

[sherrif]

Omeara doesn’t do the time trial. There is an alternative test he does with 1/3-1/2 of the list and he usually wins it.

Thanks for the information. Much appreciated. Watching the last Hawks versus Fremantle game last season O'Meara caused us a heap of problems. O'Meara and Newcombe where the two running out of clearance situations that we struggled to contain while they were matched up on our two worst midfield runners in Mundy and Will Brodie for extended periods particularly in the second half. So either way he'll improve our defensive running compared to having Mundy in the centre square. Jaeger's tackling has always been first rate too.

If you go and watch any of the Hawks training this preseason you'll love what you see in Meek and how he goes about training. I went to one of his earliest sessions where he was right near the back. He has improved so much in his running he was finishing between 6th to 10th while running against the 1st-4th year players. (most of our list) in distance running last preseason.

Meek's definitely my favourite ex Docker currently on an afl list. I'm a teacher and he did a football clinic at a school I taught at. He's terrific with school kids too.

 

[sherrif]

Is it bad is it? Haven’t paid attention. That could be an issue.

Yep as it's my teams home ground I'll agree with how hard the ground is and that hardness impacts ruckman the most as they have to jump high and land on a very unforgiving surface. Ni Nat's knees and jumping ability has certainly been effected in my opinion by the hardness of the ground over the years.

 

[threesixpio]

Finding it hard to wish any ill on the Dockers next year with all these nice posters in here.

 

[JZedd]

Finding it hard to wish any ill on the Dockers next year with all these nice posters in here.

I was hoping they'd win the flag this year. Hopefully Freo wins one in 2023. At least knock out tigers and/or cats.

 

[smeltitdeltit]

Finding it hard to wish any ill on the Dockers next year with all these nice posters in here.

My bro and I still comment on how the Freo fans were great sports around town both before and after the GF.

 

[TylerDurden]

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

 

[kirbatron]

this thread is super nourishing... I almost want to be a docker

 

[JZedd]

O'Meara deal was actually quite solid. Get Meek, who's a quality Ruckman ready to blossom. Also got a future 2nd rounder in a stronger draft (gave back a rubbish pick future 4th).

 

[Simon Crawshay]

O'Meara deal was actually quite solid. Get Meek, who's a quality Ruckman ready to blossom. Also got a future 2nd rounder in a stronger draft (gave back a rubbish pick future 4th).

Yeh this is a very solid deal, getting a ruckman who’s just entering his prime and a future 2nd rounder for JOM is good business.

Makes up somewhat for the pretty meh kind of deal we got for Tom Mitchell.

 

[grumbleguts]

this thread is super nourishing... I almost want to be a docker

 

[theiaofseed]

Yeh this is a very solid deal, getting a ruckman who’s just entering his prime and a future 2nd rounder for JOM is good business.

Makes up somewhat for the pretty meh kind of deal we got for Tom Mitchell.

We were hoping for Pick 27 off Collingwood we got 41+50 and Cooper which will end up something around 37 and 43

 

[Flukey!]

I feel like this is a good pick up for us after reading all the posts on him.
Thanks to all the Freo guys and gals for their thoughts.

 

[hawkmang]

this thread is super nourishing... I almost want to be a docker

I live near Fremantle, definitely my favourite of the two local clubs. Helps that most of my mates are freo fans I guess

 

[Yardie]

Yeh this is a very solid deal, getting a ruckman who’s just entering his prime and a future 2nd rounder for JOM is good business.

Makes up somewhat for the pretty meh kind of deal we got for Tom Mitchell.

I actually thought this was the worse of the two deals. We were trying to get 15, 18 or 19 from GWS but ended up with what could be a much later pick next year. albeit in a supposedly better draft. It would also have depended on what we would have had to give up to pry out Meek.

 

[hawkmang]

At the same age I would have Meek > Pittonet on exposed form

 

[The Ghost Of Glenferrie]

 

[sherrif]

O'Meara deal was actually quite solid. Get Meek, who's a quality Ruckman ready to blossom. Also got a future 2nd rounder in a stronger draft (gave back a rubbish pick future 4th).

The future 4th is more than handy. There's lots of players in next years draft that will require a bid as either academy or father son selections so pick will be significantly higher when used or can be paired with the two third rounders and other 4th rounder we traded in for a much higher pick in trade to a team requiring points. Early days but this trade should end up being win/win for both teams.

 

[sherrif]

I live near Fremantle, definitely my favourite of the two local clubs. Helps that most of my mates are freo fans I guess

It helps we are not West Coast fans.

 

[Roddy]

I've always considered JOM to have underacheived at Hawthorn, relative to what I expected from him (similar to the Chad, so far). He's had some excellent games, but nowhere near enough of them, and not consistently enough. I think we've done well here.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

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