Jaeger O'Meara

[joop]

A player ‘fit & firing’ during preseason.... well blow me down with a feather.

 

[blue harvest]

A player ‘fit & firing’ during preseason.... well blow me down with a feather.

Yep, everyone's a gun at training. If I want to see how he's going I'll watch in round 1.

 

[Forward Press]

Can't believe this thread was bumped based on a fluff off-season article from afl.com.au

Hawthorn fans - we get it - you want him to succeed. And I personally think he will repay the faith shown in him by Hawthorn in coming years.

But at this moment, he is a bust. That's undeniable.

 

[Leeda]

I think if he does the knees again he will actually give it away ...

Hey Titts McLaugh... c'mon.. just jealous.

learning to play with a relatively chronic injury is a tad hard but we'll not exactly drive him into the ground.

 

[Forward Press]

Time to unwatch the thread, me-thinks.

Oh you.

Thought you un-watched the thread?

 

[Leeda]

Can't believe this thread was bumped based on a fluff off-season article from afl.com.au

Hawthorn fans - we get it - you want him to succeed. And I personally think he will repay the faith shown in him by Hawthorn in coming years.

But at this moment, he is a bust. That's undeniable.

let him play amongst the stars of Hawthorn... bust.. get it.. oh shucks too early...

 

[Sonny Hayes]

Can't believe this thread was bumped based on a fluff off-season article from afl.com.au

Hawthorn fans - we get it - you want him to succeed. And I personally think he will repay the faith shown in him by Hawthorn in coming years.

But at this moment, he is a bust. That's undeniable.

Meh he signed a long term deal with us and we are one year in to it, it isn't a success or a bust yet.

He is in full training and looking really good, I seriously can not understand why that isn't a reason to get excited.

You need to look at the full picture. The club said that they had finally figured out what was wrong with the knee and they took the time to make sure he was 100% fit and healthy. He finished the season with 2 strong VFL performances and 2 AFL games where he dominated in the last game. 3 months down the track and he is having a strong pre season with 0 knee soreness and seems to have finally gotten over the knee injuries. I think that is a fair enough reason for Hawks fans to be excited.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Thought you un-watched the thread?

I did. Then I clicked on it when it was on the front page months later.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Can't believe this thread was bumped based on a fluff off-season article from afl.com.au

Hawthorn fans - we get it - you want him to succeed. And I personally think he will repay the faith shown in him by Hawthorn in coming years.

But at this moment, he is a bust. That's undeniable.

Someone doesn’t know what a bust is.

 

[RUNVS]

Someone doesn’t know what a bust is.

 

[Forward Press]

Meh he signed a long term deal with us and we are one year in to it, it isn't a success or a bust yet.

Someone doesn’t know what a bust is.

He is a bust. At the moment. A ready made player barely playing with Hawthorn parting with a lot to get him to the club.

Of course the situation could change next year but at the moment he has barely got on the park, and he's not some 18 year old project player.

Lewis Jetta was a bust in his first year with us - we parted with a contracted player for a supposed ready made top player. He's paid it off this year but if you were claiming Jetta was a bust after his first year with us I'd happily agree with you.

 

[threesixpio]

This is why I bumped it...

 

[dmc333]

Hope he comes right, but any "pre season flying" story should be taken with a grain of salt. They're always pushed out by clubs for traded players, injured or those coming off a bum season to give the nuffy supporters a bit of gristle to chew for a few months.

 

[Sonny Hayes]

He is a bust. At the moment. A ready made player barely playing with Hawthorn parting with a lot to get him to the club.

Of course the situation could change next year but at the moment he has barely got on the park, and he's not some 18 year old project player.

Lewis Jetta was a bust in his first year with us - we parted with a contracted player for a supposed ready made top player. He's paid it off this year but if you were claiming Jetta was a bust after his first year with us I'd happily agree with you.

A ready made player

He wasn't though... He came to the club with a serious injury that they thought they could fix, which from the sounds of it they have. So based on that we now have a 23 year old who is back fully fit and having a good pre season. Which brings me back to my main point of Hawthorn fans having good reason to be excited about him.

 

[Damon_3388]

Can't believe this thread was bumped based on a fluff off-season article from afl.com.au

Hawthorn fans - we get it - you want him to succeed. And I personally think he will repay the faith shown in him by Hawthorn in coming years.

But at this moment, he is a bust. That's undeniable.

He can't be a bust if we haven't see what he was recruited for yet. That being, his prime years - ages 25-29 (2019-2023).

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

He is a bust. At the moment. A ready made player barely playing with Hawthorn parting with a lot to get him to the club.

Of course the situation could change next year but at the moment he has barely got on the park, and he's not some 18 year old project player.

Lewis Jetta was a bust in his first year with us - we parted with a contracted player for a supposed ready made top player. He's paid it off this year but if you were claiming Jetta was a bust after his first year with us I'd happily agree with you.

Just because your definition of a bust is wrong doesn’t mean that everyone needs to change theirs to fit.

O’Meara’s recruitment was never purely about 2017, but that’s besides the point.

Chris Yarran was a bust.
Tyrone Vickery was a bust.
Colin Sylvia was a bust.

None of them can play for the sides they were recruited for. They’re gone. Unretrievable. Like the skin of a balloon as it ‘busts’.

O’meara is in full training, feeling the best has for 4 years, headed towards round 1 like hundreds of other AFL players. That is not a bust.

 

[threesixpio]

Me think they doth protest too much

 

[Leeda]

He can't be a bust if we haven't see what he was recruited for yet. That being, his prime years - ages 25-29 (2019-2023).

ah you should know that Hawthorn don't recruit for instant success. they have to work and play a bit before it gets serious..

 

[The 747]

ah you should know that Hawthorn don't recruit for instant success. they have to work and play a bit before it gets serious..

Ah yes Hawthorn are so amazing thing.

I'll wait til he plays an AFL game and smashes it, like the player Hawks paid for until I get jealous;-)

 

[MightyTiger]

Really hope the kid can get on the park, he's a gem of a player when he was fit and firing on all cylinders, I just have this deep down feeling he has a bit of the Mark Coughlana about him.

 

[Leeda]

Ah yes Hawthorn are so amazing thing.

I'll wait til he plays an AFL game and smashes it, like the player Hawks paid for until I get jealous;-)

ah you would you bright thing... flight path is right on dude. take me where I want to go... ?

 

[matey]

JOM is such a professional and has that much talent that if he delivers 70% on his full potential he will be in the top 5% of the best players in the AFL!

 

[schmuttt]

I hope so mate, was very disappointed in Shiels this season. Was really expecting him to take the next step with Lewis and Mitchell moving on. I have more faith in some of our younger guys kicking on with it. Cousins looks super fit and ready to go. We desperately need to be able to get Mitchell some assistance in the midfield this season.

Certainly surprised me did Shiels, I mean if you ask Abasi he is as good a player as Nathan Jones so was bizarre he struggled to get a kick with increased responsibility.

 

[Sonny Hayes]

Ah yes Hawthorn are so amazing thing.

I'll wait til he plays an AFL game and smashes it, like the player Hawks paid for until I get jealous;-)

Might wanna watch his round 23 game against the dogs. Pretty impressive from a player just returning from a long term injury.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Certainly surprised me did Shiels, I mean if you ask Abasi he is as good a player as Nathan Jones so was bizarre he struggled to get a kick with increased responsibility.

Both pretty bog average inside mids.

Not sure I’ve ever had too much expectation on Shiels, but you obviously think I have.