2012 Round 1: Hawthorn vs Collingwood
Injured - Back and Hamstring Tightness
Injured - Back and Hamstring Tightness
Player Watch 28. Paul Puopolo
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2012 Round 2: Hawthorn vs Geelong
Injured - Back and Hamstring Tightness
Injured - Back and Hamstring Tightness
10th April: Injury update: tests for Hodge and Puopolo
By Mark Macgugan 6:48 PM Tue 10 Apr, 2012
http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/NEWS/NewsArticle/tabid/4742/newsId/132734/Default.aspx
Hodge, along with Paul Puopolo (back/hamstring tightness), will face tests later this week to determine his availability.
"If they can both do a full week's worth of training and get up to speed by the end of the week, then they're a chance," Hawthorn football operations general manager Mark Evans told hawthornfc.com.au on Tuesday evening.
By Mark Macgugan 6:48 PM Tue 10 Apr, 2012
http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/NEWS/NewsArticle/tabid/4742/newsId/132734/Default.aspx
Hodge, along with Paul Puopolo (back/hamstring tightness), will face tests later this week to determine his availability.
"If they can both do a full week's worth of training and get up to speed by the end of the week, then they're a chance," Hawthorn football operations general manager Mark Evans told hawthornfc.com.au on Tuesday evening.
2012 Round 4: Box Hill vs Collingwood
Returned from injury to play for Box Hill. Appears to be fully over his injury and played well for Box Hill. Should be back in the mix for round 5 and pulling on the boots for the seniors, very soon.
Returned from injury to play for Box Hill. Appears to be fully over his injury and played well for Box Hill. Should be back in the mix for round 5 and pulling on the boots for the seniors, very soon.
2012 Round 5 Hawthorn vs Syndey
He's back!
Returning to the Hawthorn side for his first game in 2012, Puopolo started the game on the bench as the sub. He got his chance in the third quarter as a battered and bruised Gibson subbed out of the game. Puopolo got a little bit of the ball, down back, but all the zip was out of the Hawthorn game and the side struggled and then went down like a sack of spuds in the last quarter. Good to see the lad back, looking fit and strong!
Kicks 2
Handballs 6
Disposals 8
Marks 2
Tackles 1
Frees For -
Frees Against 1
Goals -
Behinds -
He's back!
Returning to the Hawthorn side for his first game in 2012, Puopolo started the game on the bench as the sub. He got his chance in the third quarter as a battered and bruised Gibson subbed out of the game. Puopolo got a little bit of the ball, down back, but all the zip was out of the Hawthorn game and the side struggled and then went down like a sack of spuds in the last quarter. Good to see the lad back, looking fit and strong!
Kicks 2
Handballs 6
Disposals 8
Marks 2
Tackles 1
Frees For -
Frees Against 1
Goals -
Behinds -
2012 Round 6 Hawthorn vs St Kilda
His second game back for the Hawks and he started wearing the green jacket of the sub. Got his chance at the 20 minute mark of the third quarter as Jarrad Boumann was subbed out. Yet again, Puopolo subbed on for a tall back man. This time he had a big influence on the game, providing tackling pressure all over the game in a gutsy little cameo, which featured a bustling goal on the forward line. Looked sharp, enthusiastic, fit and a complete must to start on the ground in the Hawks coming encounter versus Melbourne. Would be great to see him in the forward line for a game to provide extra pressure for the talls and the other goal sneaks.
Kicks 2
Handballs 2
Disposals 4
Marks -
Tackles 5
Frees For 2
Frees Against 2
Goals 1
Behinds -
His second game back for the Hawks and he started wearing the green jacket of the sub. Got his chance at the 20 minute mark of the third quarter as Jarrad Boumann was subbed out. Yet again, Puopolo subbed on for a tall back man. This time he had a big influence on the game, providing tackling pressure all over the game in a gutsy little cameo, which featured a bustling goal on the forward line. Looked sharp, enthusiastic, fit and a complete must to start on the ground in the Hawks coming encounter versus Melbourne. Would be great to see him in the forward line for a game to provide extra pressure for the talls and the other goal sneaks.
Kicks 2
Handballs 2
Disposals 4
Marks -
Tackles 5
Frees For 2
Frees Against 2
Goals 1
Behinds -
2012 Round 7: Hawthorn vs Melbourne, MCG
Puopolo started on the ground, instead of being the sub in his previous two encounters, and it paid dividends right away, nailing the first first two goals for Hawthorn. The first was from a sneaky handball from Breust, and followed with some fancy and a check-side. Whilst the second saw him running into an open 50m and strolling into goal, after Buddy spotted him up and drilled the ball long to him. Good game by Puopolo, active really early, but drifted out of the game. With match fitness returning, sure to improve on an already impressive few comeback games.
Kicks 5
Handballs 4
Disposals 9
Marks 3
Tackles 5
Frees For 1
Frees Against 1
Goals 2
Behinds -
Puopolo started on the ground, instead of being the sub in his previous two encounters, and it paid dividends right away, nailing the first first two goals for Hawthorn. The first was from a sneaky handball from Breust, and followed with some fancy and a check-side. Whilst the second saw him running into an open 50m and strolling into goal, after Buddy spotted him up and drilled the ball long to him. Good game by Puopolo, active really early, but drifted out of the game. With match fitness returning, sure to improve on an already impressive few comeback games.
Kicks 5
Handballs 4
Disposals 9
Marks 3
Tackles 5
Frees For 1
Frees Against 1
Goals 2
Behinds -
2012 Round 8: Hawthorn vs Fremantle, Aurora
Quiet game for Puopolo. Played the role of a defensive forward, for periods in the game, but when you sum it up, it was a disappointing game for Puopolo. Four possessions for a game isn't that great for any player, though he did only play 60% of the game. Good win by the Hawks.
Kicks -
Handballs 4
Disposals 4
Marks -
Tackles 2
Frees For -
Frees Against 2
Goals -
Behinds -
Quiet game for Puopolo. Played the role of a defensive forward, for periods in the game, but when you sum it up, it was a disappointing game for Puopolo. Four possessions for a game isn't that great for any player, though he did only play 60% of the game. Good win by the Hawks.
Kicks -
Handballs 4
Disposals 4
Marks -
Tackles 2
Frees For -
Frees Against 2
Goals -
Behinds -
2012 Round 9: Hawthorn vs Richmond, MCG
Puopolo's poor game of round 8 led to him going back to being the super sub. Came on for the 4th quarter, with Hawthorn in trouble, and made little difference to the avalanche of Richmond goals as the Hawks threw in the white towel. This is the 3rd time he's been sub in 5 games and, to be honest, I think you either play him for the full game or drop him to Box Hill. He's not really an impact player with the pace to influence a game, nor can he cover many different roles as a sub, being that he's tiny. Great player, but may be under a little pressure to hold his place as maybe the neon sub-jacket is a hint for round 10.
Kicks 3
Handballs 1
Disposals 4
Marks -
Tackles 1
Frees For -
Frees Against -
Goals -
Behinds -
Puopolo's poor game of round 8 led to him going back to being the super sub. Came on for the 4th quarter, with Hawthorn in trouble, and made little difference to the avalanche of Richmond goals as the Hawks threw in the white towel. This is the 3rd time he's been sub in 5 games and, to be honest, I think you either play him for the full game or drop him to Box Hill. He's not really an impact player with the pace to influence a game, nor can he cover many different roles as a sub, being that he's tiny. Great player, but may be under a little pressure to hold his place as maybe the neon sub-jacket is a hint for round 10.
Kicks 3
Handballs 1
Disposals 4
Marks -
Tackles 1
Frees For -
Frees Against -
Goals -
Behinds -
He has pace and grunt both of these attributes our team lacks.
2012 Round 10: Hawthorn vs Kangaroos, Aurora
Puopolo helped Hawthorn to a handy win with his best performance for the year. Started the game with a scrapping snap for a goal to give Hawthorn it's first major and then finished in style with a set shot deep in the pocket, from the boundary line. Played the most amount of time for the season and was a real live wire, up forward, linking up with Buddy for a couple of goals and providing heaps of forward pressure. Confident this will set the tone for the rest of the season for Puopolo. Great stuff!
Kicks 8
Handballs 9
Disposals 17
Marks 2
Tackles -
Frees For 3
Frees Against 1
Goals 2
Behinds 1
Game Time 84%
Puopolo helped Hawthorn to a handy win with his best performance for the year. Started the game with a scrapping snap for a goal to give Hawthorn it's first major and then finished in style with a set shot deep in the pocket, from the boundary line. Played the most amount of time for the season and was a real live wire, up forward, linking up with Buddy for a couple of goals and providing heaps of forward pressure. Confident this will set the tone for the rest of the season for Puopolo. Great stuff!
Kicks 8
Handballs 9
Disposals 17
Marks 2
Tackles -
Frees For 3
Frees Against 1
Goals 2
Behinds 1
Game Time 84%
2012 Round 11: Hawthorn vs Port Adelaide, AAMI
Kicks 10
Handballs 5
Disposals 15
Marks 3
Tackles 4
Frees For 1
Frees Against -
Goals 1
Behinds -
Kicks 10
Handballs 5
Disposals 15
Marks 3
Tackles 4
Frees For 1
Frees Against -
Goals 1
Behinds -
2012 Round 12: Hawthorn vs Brisbane Lions, MCG
Kicks 10
Handballs 6
Disposals 16
Marks 1
Tackles 9
Frees For 5
Frees Against 2
Goals 2
Behinds 1
Kicks 10
Handballs 6
Disposals 16
Marks 1
Tackles 9
Frees For 5
Frees Against 2
Goals 2
Behinds 1
2012 Round 13: BYE
2012 Round 14: Hawthorn vs Carlton, MCG
Kicks 6
Handballs 4
Disposals 10
Marks 2
Tackles 2
Frees For 2
Frees Against 2
Goals 1
Behinds -
Kicks 6
Handballs 4
Disposals 10
Marks 2
Tackles 2
Frees For 2
Frees Against 2
Goals 1
Behinds -
2012 Round 15: Hawthorn vs GWS Giants, MCG
Kicks 9
Handballs 4
Disposals 13
Marks 4
Tackles 3
Frees For 2
Frees Against 2
Goals 1
Behinds 1
Kicks 9
Handballs 4
Disposals 13
Marks 4
Tackles 3
Frees For 2
Frees Against 2
Goals 1
Behinds 1
2012 Round 16: Hawthorn vs Bulldogs, Etihad
Kicks 1
Handballs 3
Disposals 4
Marks 2
Tackles 1
Frees For 1
Frees Against 2
Goals 1
Behinds -
Kicks 1
Handballs 3
Disposals 4
Marks 2
Tackles 1
Frees For 1
Frees Against 2
Goals 1
Behinds -
2012 Round 17: Hawthorn vs Collingwood, MCG
Big wins by the Hawks and nice little game by Puopolo, playing as a defensive forward. Great tackling and chasing, plus a couple of game highlights.
A great mark over Harry O'Brien and Cyril
http://www.afl.com.au/video/tabid/76/contentid/471203/default.aspx
Also, an outstanding set shot from the pocket on the tightest of angles.
http://www.afl.com.au/video/tabid/76/contentid/471206/default.aspx
Kicks 7
Handballs 6
Disposals 13
Marks 4
Frees For 3
Frees Against -
Tackles 3
Goals 1
Behinds 1
Big wins by the Hawks and nice little game by Puopolo, playing as a defensive forward. Great tackling and chasing, plus a couple of game highlights.
A great mark over Harry O'Brien and Cyril
http://www.afl.com.au/video/tabid/76/contentid/471203/default.aspx
Also, an outstanding set shot from the pocket on the tightest of angles.
http://www.afl.com.au/video/tabid/76/contentid/471206/default.aspx
Kicks 7
Handballs 6
Disposals 13
Marks 4
Frees For 3
Frees Against -
Tackles 3
Goals 1
Behinds 1
2012 Round 18: Hawthorn vs Essendon, Etihad
Kicks 8
Handballs 8
Disposals 16
Marks 5
Frees For -
Frees Against 1
Tackles 2
Goals 1
Behinds 1
Kicks 8
Handballs 8
Disposals 16
Marks 5
Frees For -
Frees Against 1
Tackles 2
Goals 1
Behinds 1
2012 Round 19: Hawthorn vs Geelong, MCG
Kicks 8
Handballs 3
Disposals 11
Marks 1
Frees For -
Frees Against 1
Tackles 3
Goals 2
Behinds 1
Kicks 8
Handballs 3
Disposals 11
Marks 1
Frees For -
Frees Against 1
Tackles 3
Goals 2
Behinds 1
2012 Round 20: Hawthorn vs Port, Aurora Stadium
Tougher game than expected for the Hawks, with the sides close at 3/4 quarter time... before the Hawks unleashed in the last. Puopolo was a machine in the forward line, snagging 5 goals for his best return in AFL football.
Couple of highlights for Puopolo:
Sneaky dribbling goal, reading it off the pack after placing himself front & center.
http://www.afl.com.au/video/tabid/76/contentid/478574/default.aspx
And an outstanding snap along the ground from the forward pocket.
http://www.afl.com.au/video/tabid/76/contentid/478561/default.aspx
Kicks 12
Handballs 9
Disposals 21
Marks 4
Frees For 2
Frees Against -
Tackles 2
Goals 5
Behinds 2
Tougher game than expected for the Hawks, with the sides close at 3/4 quarter time... before the Hawks unleashed in the last. Puopolo was a machine in the forward line, snagging 5 goals for his best return in AFL football.
Couple of highlights for Puopolo:
Sneaky dribbling goal, reading it off the pack after placing himself front & center.
http://www.afl.com.au/video/tabid/76/contentid/478574/default.aspx
And an outstanding snap along the ground from the forward pocket.
http://www.afl.com.au/video/tabid/76/contentid/478561/default.aspx
Kicks 12
Handballs 9
Disposals 21
Marks 4
Frees For 2
Frees Against -
Tackles 2
Goals 5
Behinds 2
Really picked up his possession game lately, but unlike many, it hasn't sacrificed his ruthlessness against the opponent
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Never got time in the season to actually look at that footage. That is unbelievable. I would say 95% of players would've given up when the first handball was laid off.
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