Big Fish ?...Hawthorn trade news and targets thread(not for trade hypotheticals)

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threesixpio

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So far our pillaging of the expansion clubs has yielded Jed Anderson, Jon orourke and jaeger omeara.

Hopefully we start getting some serious gametime out of these imports, especially if we go back and get some more.

Don't know anything about hopper. Will he be able to slot in and get 25 touches a game from the get go?
Jed got us Ernie so I'm ok with it.

JOR however....
 

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Also reported Clarko presented a new game plan to the board about five weeks which was approved!

Spectacular results to say the least!

Only bad part is we have shown our hand already for 2018 and clubs will work on it over summer

Still genius tho, glory be Clarko needs a round of applause
Is that to suggest that Clarko has to have his game plan approved by The Board (of Directors)?

Surely not?
 

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He's a bit like Mitchell or DeGoey in that he's not being being used optimally due to an abundance of riches in the midfield. Both Sydney and Collingwood had (and have) stacked midfields. That meant that even though the two afformentioned midfielders were guns, there weren't given free reign. Mitchell was used as a tagger ffs and DeGoey as almost a small key forward.

Mitchell has thrived being the #1 midfielder at Hawthorn. DeGoey racked up 32 disposals against us when he was moved into the midfield. Hopper follows the same trend: he's a powerful, explosive contested ball winning bull who was forced to play across half-forward with stints in the midfield because GWS have an abundance of talented midfielders in their prime. Had 31 on debut playing as a pure midfielder but tapered off when moved.

If we slot him straight into the midfield, I'd be very surprised if he averages anything under 20. This kid is Dangerfield 2.0, and say what you want about Danger but he's a hell of a player. Pity he takes acting lessons on the side.
Nice.
Bang on
 

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Dunno and doubt it, however it seems he got everybody's buy in to what looks like his new masterpiece, and this with playing the kids
It seems more likely it would be his strategic vision, regarding our youth, FA, trading, drafting rather than the tactical on pitch game plan itself, which could be defunct by the start of next year anyway.


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So far our pillaging of the expansion clubs has yielded Jed Anderson, Jon orourke and jaeger omeara.

Hopefully we start getting some serious gametime out of these imports, especially if we go back and get some more.

Don't know anything about hopper. Will he be able to slot in and get 25 touches a game from the get go?
Was rated as the best mid in the draft a few years ago. Had 30+ possies in his first game from memory. Will be a gun once he gets over the injurys, luckily most of them have been impact injuries and not soft tissue
 
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