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I’ll ignore the rest since I’ve covered it.Kingsley's was a total overhaul of the system.
2 and a third years is enough to have a really solid base in place.
Personally I think Mitchell will end up a good coach. You can see some really well drilled attacking patterns sometimes.
At the moment he doesn't have the players and you can see some pretty clear rookie errors.
The cutting of experience would be a coach killer if he wasn't a Hawthorn great that will get extra time.
And the plan is chopping and changing too much. You watch a Hawthorn game and you don't know whether they're going to be a sling shot team on the day or whether they're going to be trying to chip it through the press.The good teams and coaches tweak for opposition strengths and weaknesses. But most of the signatures remain. Hawthorn totally change.
Hawthorn have the talent
Inexperience and mistakes also a
The plan changing and not having a DNA is a huge massive
Hawthorns DNA is clear if you watch games but maybe you don’t. Bar the Melbourne first quarter they don’t do long periods of chipping it around.
The DNA is fast and precise ball movement, built off intercept and a high press behind the ball, pressure around the ball and an attack around the ground to force turnover. The midfield is good enough to also score through congestion and stoppages. Every team also has changes (RED, YELLOW GREEN) - Keep possession, take what the defense gives & run and link up fast.
Sometimes this is not properly executed by a young and inexperienced list but it’s a clear DNA.