Hawthorn has parted ways with Monkhorst...bring Monkey home!

[Cousin of Daicos]

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Hawthorn Football Club would like to announce the departures of rucks coach Damian Monkhorst and development coach Andy Otten

Andy Otten

Age

34

Ht

192cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.3

4star

K

7.3

3star

HB

8.0

5star

M

4.9

5star

T

2.2

4star

MG

175.6

3star

No current season stats available

D

14.2

4star

K

5.4

2star

HB

8.8

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

2.4

4star

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With 215 games of AFL experience with Collingwood and St Kilda, Monkhorst joined the Hawks in 2010, specialising in mentoring the club’s ruckmen across this period.

Surely Wrighty should be having a look at bringing Monkhorst home?

Showed at the Hawks how good he is at extracting every last drop from the available players

Think he could work wonders with Dacry, Mason and especially Brody were we to retain him

BRING HIM HOME!

 

[jathanas]

Monky is a beautiful man. Yes, bring him (and his ute) home.

 

[Good Horse]

yes please. make it so

 

[AmericanMustard]

Can he still play?

 

[sr36]

We've finally got a coaching group that isn't just jobs for the ex-Pies boys - and this board wants us to go back?

 

[jathanas]

We've finally got a coaching group that isn't just jobs for the ex-Pies boys - and this board wants us to go back?

Don't think anyone is suggesting the club just give him a job. He did well with Hawthorn and has worked with Fly.

It would be silly not to consider him as a ruck coach if we have such a need.

Clarko might be all over him anyway.

 

[swoop42]

If we popped open Monkhorst would anyone be surprised if we found Stuart Dew

Stuart Dew

Age

44

Ht

183cm

Wt

99kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.1

3star

K

9.1

4star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.9

3star

T

1.7

4star

No current season stats available

D

12.2

3star

K

9.0

4star

HB

3.2

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

1.8

4star

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[frizzle]

We've finally got a coaching group that isn't just jobs for the ex-Pies boys - and this board wants us to go back?

I can't like this enough. Ed's reign is over. Some of you need to move away from his mind set.

 

[frizzle]

Don't think anyone is suggesting the club just give him a job. He did well with Hawthorn and has worked with Fly.

It would be silly not to consider him as a ruck coach if we have such a need.

Clarko might be all over him anyway.

Josh Fraser???????????

 

[What is a cakewalk]

Josh Fraser???????????

Josh fraser is development. I think jamar is the talls/ruck coach?

 

[jimmy35]

Hopefully the buffet doesn’t come under the salary cap.

 

[tranquilli lace]

Got a feeling Clarko's boy Monky will be at North.

 

[jathanas]

Josh Fraser???????????

Development coach!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, I'm just being cheeky.

 

[TradeDraft]

Don't think anyone is suggesting the club just give him a job. He did well with Hawthorn and has worked with Fly.

It would be silly not to consider him as a ruck coach if we have such a need.

Clarko might be all over him anyway.

Do we even have a Ruck Coach?

 

[jathanas]

Do we even have a Ruck Coach?

Jamar I think.

 

[35Daicos]

Jamar is now doing that job back at Essendon by the looks of this: https://au.linkedin.com/in/mark-jamar-159a9227

 

[noideaatall]

He has a good record as a ruck coach. Huge experience. Its worth considering but the basis would be need and a good fit, not sentiment.

 

[swoop42]

He's clearly done very well at developing an appetite over the years.

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

Why did Hawthorn part company with him?

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

We've finally got a coaching group that isn't just jobs for the ex-Pies boys - and this board wants us to go back?

I can't like this enough. Ed's reign is over. Some of you need to move away from his mind set.

Sorry but these are not really poor takes

Getting Monkhorst back isn’t an “Eddie” type situation. Eddie would keep recently retired players without them getting a chance to ply their trade elsewhere.

Monkhorst has been gone for years. He’s demonstrated that he’s one of, if not the best ruck coach in the comp. He also happens to be a Collingwood premiership player

Did both of you have a whinge when we got Wright too?

 

[jsdsgn]

I have been saying we should target him for years, especially when we had Rocca as the ruck coach who was not a ruckman

 

[sr36]

Sorry but these are not really poor takes

Getting Monkhorst back isn’t an “Eddie” type situation. Eddie would keep recently retired players without them getting a chance to ply their trade elsewhere.

Monkhorst has been gone for years. He’s demonstrated that he’s one of, if not the best ruck coach in the comp. He also happens to be a Collingwood premiership player

Did both of you have a whinge when we got Wright too?

I'd argue that Ceglar, Hale and McEvoy were good around the ground, but ordinary in terms of their ruckwork, so I don't see the evidence of him being a gun. No idea why a ruckman needs a specialist ruck coach for around the ground work or a dedicated ruck coach (other than very part time)for their ruckwork. Surely Fraser could handle the technical ruck stuff. And if he can't or is too busy, a very part time role for Monkey might be ok.

But overall, calls for us to hire Monkey just reek of getting a favourite son back, to me.

 

[Pragmatic Shill]

Josh fraser is development. I think jamar is the talls/ruck coach?

Jamar doesn't work with us anymore.

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[Timmy from Thomastown]

Cameron and Cox don’t need a specialist coach. Maybe Begg anD part timers like Kreuger could learn a thing or two from Monky but it’s probably a waste of limited soft cap which is better spent elsewhere.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Why did Hawthorn part company with him?

13 years is a good run. Sam Mitchell wants to mix it up which is his right.