Normally I wouldn't post this on the AFL board but I'm interested to see what you people think.
There is plenty of debate amongst Hawthorn supporters about whether Aaron Lord should be delisted now that he wasn't traded. The majority seem to be saying yes but a few are arguing against it.
Here are his stats:
Age: 26
Height: 186cm
Weight: 84kg
Games: 125
Career Goals: 155
Year Team Games Kicks Marks H'bls Goals B'low Vs
1998 Hawthorn 22 269 78 141 31 4
1999 Hawthorn 21 141 51 74 42 2
2000 Hawthorn 7 42 9 17 6 0
2001 Hawthorn 21 144 65 89 35 3
I'm actually leaning towards keeping him in 2002. With 35 goals he was our 2nd highest goal kicker for the year, and with Croad already gone we would have to find 60 goals from somewhere in 2002. He has the ability to win a game off his own boot (see Melbourne and Bulldogs this year) and is very strong. He is also an incredibly accurate snap shot, so much so he oftens snaps when he doesn't have to.
IMHO Lord can also play in the midfield, well at least short bursts of 5-10 minutes as part of the rotation. Schwab was doing it in the Ansett Cup and he was getting plenty of the footy, yet he wasn't tried once during the season there. Sure, he would be no good at looking after his opponent, but the 1994 Semi Final and the Ansett Cup this year proved he could be worth throwing on the ball for a little while to pick up some touches.
The negatives are he is very selfish, often taking on 3 players and attempting an impossible snap shot when he has teammates open. He also is not a very good set shot for a forward, and when he is down on confidence or unhappy he tends to lose interest. The main reason Hawthorn supporters want him gone is his inconsistency - there can be games at a time where he is unsighted, and 4 quarter performances during his career could be counted on one hand. However, this may be more to do with his role as a crumbing forward.
I say we should keep him, simply because we have no players ready to step up to take his role in 2002 (Hazell, Nicholls, Bateman and Claeke are likely candidates) and I think he is too good a player just to throw away.
My question is, would you keep him if you were Hawthorn, and secondly, would you want your club to pick him up in the pre-season draft??
There is plenty of debate amongst Hawthorn supporters about whether Aaron Lord should be delisted now that he wasn't traded. The majority seem to be saying yes but a few are arguing against it.
Here are his stats:
Age: 26
Height: 186cm
Weight: 84kg
Games: 125
Career Goals: 155
Year Team Games Kicks Marks H'bls Goals B'low Vs
1998 Hawthorn 22 269 78 141 31 4
1999 Hawthorn 21 141 51 74 42 2
2000 Hawthorn 7 42 9 17 6 0
2001 Hawthorn 21 144 65 89 35 3
I'm actually leaning towards keeping him in 2002. With 35 goals he was our 2nd highest goal kicker for the year, and with Croad already gone we would have to find 60 goals from somewhere in 2002. He has the ability to win a game off his own boot (see Melbourne and Bulldogs this year) and is very strong. He is also an incredibly accurate snap shot, so much so he oftens snaps when he doesn't have to.
IMHO Lord can also play in the midfield, well at least short bursts of 5-10 minutes as part of the rotation. Schwab was doing it in the Ansett Cup and he was getting plenty of the footy, yet he wasn't tried once during the season there. Sure, he would be no good at looking after his opponent, but the 1994 Semi Final and the Ansett Cup this year proved he could be worth throwing on the ball for a little while to pick up some touches.
The negatives are he is very selfish, often taking on 3 players and attempting an impossible snap shot when he has teammates open. He also is not a very good set shot for a forward, and when he is down on confidence or unhappy he tends to lose interest. The main reason Hawthorn supporters want him gone is his inconsistency - there can be games at a time where he is unsighted, and 4 quarter performances during his career could be counted on one hand. However, this may be more to do with his role as a crumbing forward.
I say we should keep him, simply because we have no players ready to step up to take his role in 2002 (Hazell, Nicholls, Bateman and Claeke are likely candidates) and I think he is too good a player just to throw away.
My question is, would you keep him if you were Hawthorn, and secondly, would you want your club to pick him up in the pre-season draft??
