If anyone doesnt know about it yet, the Club is launching a competition for people trying to guess the correct selections for the Hawthorn team of the century.
The comps at
http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/teamofthecentury/final_team.asp
entrys free and you can submit as many teams as you like.
Of course the teams going to be dominated by the Seventies/Eighties blokes, but will ANYONE at all from the clubs early days make it? Blokes like Ted Poole,Andy Angwin,Kevin Curran? I kind of doubt it.
Anyway my team was this
Parkin Langford Ayres
Knights Mew J.Kennedy Jnr
Dipper Edwards Eade
Arthur (C) Brereton Buckenara
Dunstall Hudson Platten
Scott (VC) Tuck Matthews
Peck Crimmins Law Moore
Had to give FF to Hudson, great as Jason was, Hudsons just talked about in so much awe that i went with him. No place for Crawford though i did think about it. Same with Salmon, simply wasnt there long enough.
The captaincy i left with 'Mort' Arthur. Kennedy snr always rated him with Matthews and thats good enough for me. Scotty gets the nod ahead of Lethal for the VC for his passionate nature and he seemed a more natural leader than Leigh did.
The only spot that was a real toss up for me was the other half back flank. Teddy Mew gets CHB as Knightsy could shift easily to a flank, but the other spot? Thought hard about Rubber O'Halloran, who but for the knee would have (imho) been as good as Knights was. But for service and adaptability went with Roo Kennedy instead. 240 odd games 6'4 and mobile.
Well theres mine (well the first one anyway lol) for a go.
Anyone ive overlooked?
Cheers.
The comps at
http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/teamofthecentury/final_team.asp
entrys free and you can submit as many teams as you like.
Of course the teams going to be dominated by the Seventies/Eighties blokes, but will ANYONE at all from the clubs early days make it? Blokes like Ted Poole,Andy Angwin,Kevin Curran? I kind of doubt it.
Anyway my team was this
Parkin Langford Ayres
Knights Mew J.Kennedy Jnr
Dipper Edwards Eade
Arthur (C) Brereton Buckenara
Dunstall Hudson Platten
Scott (VC) Tuck Matthews
Peck Crimmins Law Moore
Had to give FF to Hudson, great as Jason was, Hudsons just talked about in so much awe that i went with him. No place for Crawford though i did think about it. Same with Salmon, simply wasnt there long enough.
The captaincy i left with 'Mort' Arthur. Kennedy snr always rated him with Matthews and thats good enough for me. Scotty gets the nod ahead of Lethal for the VC for his passionate nature and he seemed a more natural leader than Leigh did.
The only spot that was a real toss up for me was the other half back flank. Teddy Mew gets CHB as Knightsy could shift easily to a flank, but the other spot? Thought hard about Rubber O'Halloran, who but for the knee would have (imho) been as good as Knights was. But for service and adaptability went with Roo Kennedy instead. 240 odd games 6'4 and mobile.
Well theres mine (well the first one anyway lol) for a go.
Anyone ive overlooked?
Cheers.