Welcome Welcome to Hawthorn: Jack Dalton

[5minutes_of_Dew]

With his elite running/endurance I had thought it would be a given he'd have a crack on a wing. But I guess if his actual pace is somewhat lacking and he just has a consistent cruising speed it may not work.

However, I do think Morrison's spot must be under pressure. Morrison and CJ had been the ones for the last couple of years who weren't quite doing enough. Morrison has improved his game involvement/average possessions but his disposal and decision making is still VFL level. If we can get either someone in the backline to free up Impey or Amon onto the wing or just slot someone straight onto the wing I think our link up play will be far more damaging.

 

[Sprint Artisan]

With his elite running/endurance I had thought it would be a given he'd have a crack on a wing. But I guess if his actual pace is somewhat lacking and he just has a consistent cruising speed it may not work.

However, I do think Morrison's spot must be under pressure. Morrison and CJ had been the ones for the last couple of years who weren't quite doing enough. Morrison has improved his game involvement/average possessions but his disposal and decision making is still VFL level. If we can get either someone in the backline to free up Impey or Amon onto the wing or just slot someone straight onto the wing I think our link up play will be far more damaging.

I've only seen a couple of still shots, but it seems like he doesn't open his elbow up on the downswing. This is usually a common trait for runners who do lots of endurance work and not very much speed.
These athletes tend to be able to go all day at a certain pace but find it difficult to ramp up their speed in a single moment.
It's a tricky habit to undo, but it can be done. Open up the arm and you open up your hips. That's where the power comes from.
Hopefully he can learn this...

 

[HoldingThe Ball]

However, I do think Morrison's spot must be under pressure. Morrison and CJ had been the ones for the last couple of years who weren't quite doing enough. Morrison has improved his game involvement/average possessions but his disposal and decision making is still VFL level.

What utter tripe

Harry is best 22 on merit after having the best season of his career.

He was excellent last season.

The amount of times Harry popped up to take a goal saving mark, or lay a tackle to stop a breakaway or just be in the right place at the right time was incredible.

He's turned into a very good solid player - and he won't be getting dropped anytime soon.

VFL decision making?

Staggeringly poor take.

 

[Sprint Artisan]

What utter tripe

Harry is best 22 on merit after having the best season of his career.

He was excellent last season.

The amount of times Harry popped up to take a goal saving mark, or lay a tackle to stop a breakaway or just be in the right place at the right time was incredible.

He's turned into a very good solid player - and he won't be getting dropped anytime soon.

VFL decision making?

Staggeringly poor take.

Agreed. If anything, the quality of his disposal inside 50 has been a strength of his.
Look at the compilation video of Gunston's goals and see how many of them came from Morrison nailing a pass...

 

[SSSSSS]

With his elite running/endurance I had thought it would be a given he'd have a crack on a wing. But I guess if his actual pace is somewhat lacking and he just has a consistent cruising speed it may not work.

However, I do think Morrison's spot must be under pressure. Morrison and CJ had been the ones for the last couple of years who weren't quite doing enough. Morrison has improved his game involvement/average possessions but his disposal and decision making is still VFL level. If we can get either someone in the backline to free up Impey or Amon onto the wing or just slot someone straight onto the wing I think our link up play will be far more damaging.

Harry's drawback is he isn't the most dynamic athlete. He's a great runner but doesn't have much in the form of speed/agility.

His disposal is also neat without being damaging. He does have a good footy brain though which is essential for a wingman.

He's the opposite of CJ in that regard. Elite athleticism but poor disposal/footy IQ which saw him having to utilise his athleticism to make up for positional deficiencies, especially when tracking back defensively. Harry finds himself in the right spots 90% of the time and played a great season for us.

These criticisms of Harry just seem bizarre.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Jacks not the quickest on our list by any means, but he’s also not slow at all. He is a zippy little blur in most drills.

 

[lethalselbow09]

This kid will be a ripper, reminds me of [PLAYERCARD]Tim Clarke[/PLAYERCARD] but will surpass little Timmy in ability in his first year

 

[arupist]

This kid will be a ripper, reminds me of Tim Clarke but will surpass little Timmy in ability in his first year

Jack The Ripper??

PS I missed your post saying Ollie will be a ripper. Maybe you don't think so, but I guess four rippers out of five selections is not to bad.

 

[grumbleguts]

Jacks not the quickest on our list by any means, but he’s also not slow at all. He is a zippy little blur in most drills.

He'll get relatively faster as the game goes on.

 

[wheelie_hawk]

Jack The Ripper??

PS I missed your post saying Ollie will be a ripper. Maybe you don't think so, but I guess four rippers out of five selections is not to bad.

thats good but I like Royal Dalton myself, has a nice ring to it.

 

[Simon Crawshay]

Harry's drawback is he isn't the most dynamic athlete. He's a great runner but doesn't have much in the form of speed/agility.

His disposal is also neat without being damaging. He does have a good footy brain though which is essential for a wingman.

He's the opposite of CJ in that regard. Elite athleticism but poor disposal/footy IQ which saw him having to utilise his athleticism to make up for positional deficiencies, especially when tracking back defensively. Harry finds himself in the right spots 90% of the time and played a great season for us.

These criticisms of Harry just seem bizarre.

I agree, you can make valid criticisms of Harry in regards to things like athleticism / power / speed / size but it's a bit unusual to have a crack at his decision making / disposal (along with his football nous and endurance those are his main strengths).

Poor Harry cops the raw prawn more than most on here I find. Maybe because he is so "Vanilla" but I've always considered Vanilla to be the finest of the flavours (apologies to Barenaked Ladies).

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

thats good but I like Royal Dalton myself, has a nice ring to it.

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[The Chad and I]

I agree, you can make valid criticisms of Harry in regards to things like athleticism / power / speed / size but it's a bit unusual to have a crack at his decision making / disposal (along with his football nous and endurance those are his main strengths).

Poor Harry cops the raw prawn more than most on here I find. Maybe because he is so "Vanilla" but I've always considered Vanilla to be the finest of the flavours (apologies to Barenaked Ladies).

Harry's good to have in a strong team.

He does all the right things and gets to the right spots.
Good character and leadership.
He won me over last season.

 

[lethalselbow09]

Is this a thread about Jack Dalton? Or Harry someone?

 

[Sprint Artisan]

Is this a thread about Jack Dalton? Or Harry someone?

It's about Dalton because there's speculation that he could be competing for Harry Morrison's place in the team. People are discussing the merits of athleticism compared with football nous, and as such they are evaluating Morrison's disposal effectiveness...