Hawthorn’s 2019 Trade and Free Agency Targets discussion

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Tanking after round 6?

FFS!
I don’t think anyone is implying that we tank. The reality is if we do however lose this week (I’ll be p*ssed if we do) but if it does happen and then we then string a couple of more losses together then I totally wouldn’t be against Clarko flipping the magnets and also blooding guys like CJ, Jones, Ross etc. There will come a certain point in the season whether we’re on the cusp of the 8 or battling to keep out of the bottom half of the 8. The system (draft) rewards the teams that finish lower on the ladder and atm there’s probably 2 game changers to be had in the draft Anderson / Rowell.

IMO I don’t call playing your kids tanking and on top of the death card we got with Tom breaking his leg after Xmas it might become an option (playing the youth). However I fully expect the team to make finals but anything can happen and a loss can see you slide 5-6 places on the ladder atm.
 
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I don’t think anyone is suggesting we tank but the reality of the situation is that we have a few injuries at the moment, our list isn’t as strong as we might like, and the form of some of our senior players is a bit of a concern.
We will need to use a first rounder in the next 2 years, so may as well use it on a quality young prospect that can bring some youthful enthusiasm to the side and hopefully become a mainstay alongside Worpel for the next 10+ years.
Whether we use our first rounder this year or next might depend on where we finish on the ladder and if we can get our hands on an A grade FA.
It’s also likely that we will lose the likes of Burgoyne Birch and Rough at the end of the year so we have to keep growing our younger next generation. So if this season becomes a write off with form and injuries, then we may as well use the year to develop some younger players and build a stronger list for next year and beyond.
 
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I don’t think anyone is suggesting we tank but the reality of the situation is that we have a few injuries at the moment, our list isn’t as strong as we might like, and the form of some of our senior players is a bit of a concern.
We will need to use a first rounder in the next 2 years, so may as well use it on a quality young prospect that can bring some youthful enthusiasm to the side and hopefully become a mainstay alongside Worpel for the next 10+ years.
Whether we use our first rounder this year or next might depend on where we finish on the ladder and if we can get our hands on an A grade FA.
It’s also likely that we will lose the likes of Burgoyne Birch and Rough at the end of the year so we have to keep growing our younger next generation. So if this season becomes a write off with form and injuries, then we may as well use the year to develop some younger players and build a stronger list for next year and beyond.
Our recruiting department has been, and continues to be, awesome.
Free agents (restricted or otherwise) Day and Cogs would makes the Hawks contenders. Getting (FA) Tomlinson would make us top 4. And we get to keep our 2019 1st round pick.
Another poppy or Stratton type pick at later rounds would likely result in a GF.

I’d give Nash a 6 month spell to get his kicking skills up to standard: run and bounce the ball... a good ball drop is needed to bounce the ball.. and to kick well.
Then get in Munn and Ried in for 6 months.

Currently we are a bottom 12 team with developing players.
I go to games not expecting a win, .... just hoping for new players to show something.
 
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Topiary - why now are we potentially looking for quality youth in the draft? To me it would have made more sense in the last few years (instead of trading so aggressively for JOM and wingard) and then now look to top up our gaps with trades and FAs around a core of 20-23 year olds. Any youth drafted now will barely be ready in 21/22 (and by 22/23 most of our senior core will be gone) Strategy was always flawed and only now the club appears aware of it.
Because Clarko promised Rough and Silk a couple of years ago that he would do everything possible to win them another flag.
 
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Recruit a KPD and let's get this guy back to CHF!
Just watch what he did as a skinny 20 year old.

I don't believe he is the listed 186cm hes more like Gunston at 193 - which is whats listed for Jack Reiwoldt probably the most effective forward in the game today. And very similar to Sicily
 

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