Recent content by MisterBean

Thanks Brishawk. We could pay for the finest news subscriptions and not get such in-depth or well thought out analysis. You are a true Bigfooty and Hawks board treasure. In short, you are a unicorn.

Not since the days of Tony Liberatore has there been any player who can do what our Finn does.

Gunston Sidekick. We are never replacing Gunston.

I am continually hopeful that he will gain the ability to monster opposition ruckmen at throw-ins in the forward 50 like Hawkins does now. Mitch Lewis certainly has the same body shape as Tom Hawkins. It could happen as he gets older.

I'm very happy about Jarman Impey's contract extension to 2023. The young man is quality through and through.

So the weakest part of Sicily's game is in marking the ball when his opponent is trying to spoil. Given he plays mostly as a key defender on a taller opposition key forward, that's already a win in my book. Just goes to show how much awe he is held in by opposition. On the subject of Sicily's...

A true gentleman off the field and relentless competitor and professional on the field. Champions like Birchall are the difference between have a Champion Team (of Champions) or merely a Team of Champions. A most easy person to get along with. A quietly confident person with a very tempered...

I've always hoped that Harry will one day be as good as Daisy Thomas was at his peak, with a similar playing style being able to beat most match-ups in one-on-one contests. This clip from 2018 shows what I believe is Harry's immense potential to be not only a consistent contributor, but a...

Personally, once I saw his pre-draft highlights, I was thinking his playing style was a bit like Carey. If Terry Wallace thought Jeka was ahead of Rowell and Jackson two years ago, that's not an altogether unrealistic hope. Not quite so fluid in the movements on the highlights, but in terms of...

Thank goodness I have found you Mojo, I thought I had lost you. ;) I agree that Skills, endurance and speed can be improved, especially the first two. I suggest that a player's decision making, especially in a systems based side like Hawthorn, would be far more likely to have a perceived...

Out of current players, Ben Brown I think is most capable of kicking 100 in a season, which could happen if North Melbourne have an exceptional season in which Brown remains injury free.

That's good news, it's much easier to teach a player good decision making than good kicking. With the number of teams and different players that 17 and 18 year old play for and with, it can be hard knowing where to place the kick to advantage. Once Jeka is immersed in the Hawthorn system...

Say, did you hear about the 4 defenders that Josh "Chuck" Morris kicked 5 goals on? They ended up not getting drafted. Did you hear about defender who kept Josh "Chuck" Morris goalless? He ended up with various roundhouse-kick related injuries, and as a result, didn't get drafted either. When...

If Tom Mitchell plays an entire game against Collingwood in the back half, expect him to break his own possessions record for a game all over again.