Training 2018 Pre-season. The year of the Ollie.

[HolyRioli]

46 on the list. 38 in the photo. Roughy and Langford back home. So there are others missing.

Big Boy not there

Rioli still on leave I'm guessing?

 

[kazzooka]

Rioli still on leave I'm guessing?

8 Missing from group photo, Langford, Rioli, McEvoy and Roughhead 4 of them, also Vickery who is still listed makes 5.

 

[Siri]

46 on the list. 38 in the photo. Roughy and Langford back home. So there are others missing.

Big Boy not there

Big boy did his hamstring last week and flew home then. Well before the weekend.

 

[Goldhawk]

Big boy did his hamstring last week and flew home then. Well before the weekend.

News to me

 

[Siri]

News to me

You can take it to the bank mate. Wouldn't post it if it was speculation etc.

 

[threesixpio]

Actually have a fair bit of depth in the ruck dept

 

[WWSD]

Big boy did his hamstring last week and flew home then. Well before the weekend.

minor hamstring injury?

 

[Siri]

minor hamstring injury?

Apparently. Not one of those high up, off the bone jobs. Usual prognosis of a few weeks.

 

[WWSD]

Apparently. Not one of those high up, off the bone jobs. Usual prognosis of a few weeks.

Thank god. At the moment McEvoy is one of the most important players the club can least afford to lose. Gunston too.

 

[MrPremiership]

Thank god. At the moment McEvoy is one of the most important players the club can least afford to lose. Gunston too.

I raise you Tom Mitchell.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

I raise you Tom Mitchell.

I get a bit of a raise when he gets near it too!

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

I raise you Tom Mitchell.

Yep. I'd have Mitchell and Issie ahead of McEvoy.

 

[Dewnior]

Couldn't find him in this picture

Perhaps he's behind the lens

 

[sven_inc]

Anyone make it down today?

 

[sven_inc]

This might be fun(ish).

Herald sun posted an article today with 8 reasons why the Hawks will improve this year.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...8/news-story/b401a5b86f577d5b8a017cad1ebc7186

Before reading (potential paywall) anyone care to guess what they are?

 

[sven_inc]

I haven't read it myself yet, but id almost guarantee some of these are there:

- The old guard still around
- Sicily
- Burton
- Return of injured blokes
- Clarkson
- Jaeger
- Tom Mitchell
- Going well in the 2nd half of last year

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

I haven't read it myself yet, but id almost guarantee some of these are there:

- The old guard still around
- Sicily
- Burton
- Return of injured blokes
- Clarkson
- Jaeger
- Tom Mitchell
- Going well in the 2nd half of last year

The top reason is Ollie Hanrahan.

 

[Leather Poisoning]

The top reason is Ollie Hanrahan.

Is Ollie the Burton of 2018?

 

[Flag08]

Is Ollie the Burton of 2018?

A year too soon I think. Was very raw last year, never played outside school so while very promising was a speculative pick. Burton on the other hand was a star a long way out, his knee injury possibly helping him concentrate on his upper body and generally getting a feel for how much work is required to get the body ready.
Hanrahan could be a Breust type. Scrawny runt with lots of tricks who grew into his body over a few years to be a star

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

What Flag08 meant to say was “yes, undoubtedly”.

 

[jasake20]

Is Ollie the Burton of 2018?

Yes he could be but I think he might take more time. He was a better cricketer than footballer growing up so it’ll take time to fully develop with his football

 

[jasake20]

He does look like a serious gun !

 

[Slysh]

I haven't been this excited about a young player since.... Last year with Ryan Burton.

JUST HAWTHORN THINGS

 

[sven_inc]

Is Ollie the Burton of 2018?

Burton was the Ollie of 2017.

 

[sven_inc]

I haven't read it myself yet, but id almost guarantee some of these are there:

- the Old guard stiLL around
- sIcily
- burton
- rEturn Of injured bLokes
- cLarkson
- jaeger
- tom mItchEll
- gOing weLL In the 2nd half of last yEar

The top reason is Ollie Hanrahan.