News 2016-2017 general news thread

[Dixie Flatline]

We kick off the thread with the good news that David Mirra and Mitch O'Donnell have signed contracts to remain with the Box Hill Hawks in 2017.

http://boxhillhawks.com.au/mirra-odonnell-re-sign/

The Box Hill Hawks are excited to announce that Captain and Best and Fairest winner David Mirra and fourth year player Mitchell O’Donnell have re-signed and will play on with the club for the 2017 season.

 

[Gralin]

that is good news

 

[TheFourPillars]

Great news especially bull signing on we missed him this year

 

[caseman2]

Would be great if we were able to entice both Ryan Exon and Brandon Wood back to the club now that the Dolphins look unlikely to be part of the competition next season.
Other Dolphins of interest would include Ben Cavarra, Andrew McInnes (ex-Carlton) and their skipper Jason Pongracic

Also a young kid by the name of Hugh Beasley was delisted by Brisbane recently and will be returning to Melbourne. Showed promise at TAC level and we could do with a developing tall who can play both forward and back.

And what a coup it would be if we could get the cult figure Luke Lowden back now that he has been delisted by the Crows.

 

[savagelunchbox]

http://boxhillhawks.com.au/kennedy-puts-pen-paper/

moginie

 

[caseman2]

Former Tasmanian and original Gold Coast Suns squad member and 17yo selection Luke Russell has moved to Melbourne to continue his career in the VFL and just happens to be living with the J-Bomb!!! Could I be sniffing a new Stangas recruit?

Also happens to be great mates with Mav Weller so Sandy may be another possibility.

 

[caseman2]

VFL and Local clubs already chasing Dolphin players including ex-Box Hill players Wood and Cass:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/...s/news-story/3712a531e89ed5a442bad99a07fe384d

Brandon Wood and Jayden Cass are at Richmond VFL, Jackson Sketcher will link with Collingwood VFL if he isn’t drafted, ruckman Michael Sikora is considering a move to Port Melbourne, and Nathan Foote and Nathan Gardiner have had talks with Casey Scorpions.

 

[Dixie Flatline]

Piece on new Box Hill coach Chris Newman.

http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-118-0-0-0&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=48910374

 

[Thaihawk]

When will Connor Nash start training, and would we expect him to start in the Devepolment squad?

 

[streetspirit]

Lawlor gone

 

[Slick]

When will Connor Nash start training, and would we expect him to start in the Devepolment squad?

I'd be surprised if we don't announce it before he starts training. He'd start preseason with HFC like all other draftees I would have thought.

 

[streetspirit]

Billy Evans, former rookie with Brisbane, signed
http://boxhillhawks.com.au/box-hill-sign-former-brisbane-lion/

 

[caseman2]

Billy Evans, former rookie with Brisbane, signed
http://boxhillhawks.com.au/box-hill-sign-former-brisbane-lion/

This is a really good pick up. Played very well early in his first season with the Lions in the NAB Cup where they gave him exposure then injuries have hindered him since. A really hungry type of footballer.

Lets hope we can nab a ruckman (Lowden anyone one??) and a key position player now with experience.

 

[streetspirit]

Anthony Brolic, Nick Evans, Stuart Horner, Sam Switkowski and Jordan Walker have all recommitted to the club.

Hopefully Swita as a HFC rookie?

http://boxhillhawks.com.au/five-young-guns-returning-2017/

 

[LuckyHawk]

Lachie Langford to be cut.

 

[caseman2]

Anthony Brolic, Nick Evans, Stuart Horner, Sam Switkowski and Jordan Walker have all recommitted to the club.

Hopefully Swita as a HFC rookie?

http://boxhillhawks.com.au/five-young-guns-returning-2017/

Will be interesting to see if Lachie Williams re-signs, came with big wraps but missed the development league GF but did play in the young guns game.

 

[streetspirit]

 

[Gralin]

Box Hill will have a women's VFL team next year coached by Paddy Hill
http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/video/2016-11-03/hawks-get-womens-team

 

[caseman2]

HH - any truth in the rumors we are in discussions with ex-Tasmanian and former Docker Brady Grey as well as Will Magginess (nephew of Scott) who stayed on at East Perth after being delisted by the Eagles?

 

[streetspirit]

Marc lock moving on

 

[moginie]

Marc lock moving on

Good luck to him. He's had 4(?) years at the club and served it very well.

 

[caseman2]

Former premiership player and ex-Dolphin Ryan Exxon has joined Coburg along with development squad player Liam Kidd - confirmed on the Coburg website.

 

[caseman2]

2 great Clubmen in Tom Gordon and Jake Summers leaving to play local football with local club Doncaster East. A shame Jake isn't giving it another year as I thought he was really starting to come into his own and senior opportunities would open up.

Box Hill key position duo Tom Gordon and Jake Summers sign on at Doncaster East

Toby Prime, Manningham Leader
November 21, 2016 5:30pm

DONCASTER East’s big man stocks have received a major boost with the addition of Box Hill duo Jake Summers and Tom Gordon.

The pair have been previously been aligned with the Lions, where Gordon’s father Michael is the president and brother Dan plays, but will join Zerbes Reserve full-time in 2017.

Doncaster East coach Steve Buckle said Summers and Gordon, both key position players, would provide important versatility up forward and in defence for the Lions, who were eliminated in the first week of the Division 2 finals this year.

“I’ve been into him (Tom) over the past couple of years calling him during the year and end of the year to see what he is doing,” Buckle said.

“He has always given it one more year to see where he sat and I think especially at the end of last year he was pretty close.

“I think he was talking with a couple of AFL clubs so he just wanted to have one more crack but things didn’t pan out the way they wanted so he is happy to come back and play with us.”

Summers captained Box Hill’s development team to the premiership this year and managed eight senior games for the Hawks.

Gordon, who was also a part of the 105-point grand final win over Casey, managed 47 senior appearances for Box Hill from 2012 to this year and played 18 games for Collingwood’s VFL side in 2011.

However, the Lions have lost Shane Tennant, who has joined Mt Eliza, while ruckman Mark Paget has also left the club.

“It is looking like at this stage we’ll be hanging on to most our list, whether that stays that way is another thing,” Buckle said.

“We’re still in talks with a few others so we’re hoping if talks go well we can still snare a few other names as well.”

The Lions, who started pre-season training last night, will also enter an under-19s team in 2017 after not having enough numbers to field a side this year.

 

[TheFourPillars]

At this rate we are going have trouble fielding a team if injuries hit

 

[caseman2]

HH - any truth in the rumors we are in discussions with ex-Tasmanian and former Docker Brady Grey as well as Will Magginess (nephew of Scott) who stayed on at East Perth after being delisted by the Eagles?

Scratch Brady Grey from the list - re-rookied by the Dockers.
Hope we are still talking to Will Maginess and now that Billy Gowers has been delisted by the Blues he would have to be a chance to come across seeing his old man Andy is the HFC football director.
Would be a nice touch to have a Maginess and Gowers back in the fold.