Welcome Kyle Hartigan joins the Hawks in a trade from the Crows

[Yardie]

Having Hartigan and Frost in the backline concerns me a lot with disposal out of the backline, especially with Sicily gone.

Thankfully we've got Scrimshaw and Day for delivery out of the back half

We did play Stratton and Frawley for years together.

 

[Hodgey 15]

Welcome to the Hawkers. Harto!

 

[Tapiola]

Welcome to the Hawkers. Harto!

As a Crows supporter I'm sorry to see him go. Not the most talented player and capable of the odd clanger, but if you ever need someone to stand in the hole Hartigan's your man. He copped a lot of unfair criticism from some quarters for those clangers but was a valuable player for us IMHO. Good luck to him and to you Hawks.

 

[MrPremiership]

Wrighty confirmed it is a 2 year deal.

Good pick up.

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

Hopefully this means Big Boy can play in the ruck primarily

Geez I hope so.

HB: Impey - Hartigan - Scrimshaw
FB: Hardwick - Hartley - Frost

 

[Fetnarr]

Having Hartigan and Frost in the backline concerns me a lot with disposal out of the backline, especially with Sicily gone.

Thankfully we've got Scrimshaw and Day for delivery out of the back half

Plus Greaves and Hardwick


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[Big Hotdog]

Didn't even warrant a get excited video on the AFL site
Welcome to the club

Yeah what a croc...surely he has had a couple video worthy moments over his career

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Sorry for the interruption .....thought you guys might like this

FWIW ....I think you have a solid replacement for Frawley

 

[MightyHawks86]

Welcome to the Hawks

 

[Mappa]

Watching that video, perhaps look at this from another angle. Forget about being a supporter for a minute, and think how you would feel playing with a player like Hartigan. I for one would love it. It's a bit like being a teammate of Matt Spangher. He looks like he gives 100% and you cannot ask anymore than that. If I was lining up with him, I'd walk a bit taller. Even the best players can turn the ball over, so I wouldn't get too hung up on that. If the opposition forward doesn't get the ball, then the first objective is complete. From there you either get the footy the hell out of there, or give it to someone who is a better kick of the ball.

 

[HODGEYROAD]

Solid pickup and should be a consistent best 22 for 3 years minimum

Hopefully he isn't best 22 in 2023, I'd like to think we have superior options by then.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

I am very supportive of the recruitment of Hartigan. I think he will do well.

 

[PT Bar None]

Welcomes

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

 

[TeamPlayer23]

Do you honestly think he'd pick Hawthorn over Adelaide if Adelaide offered him more?
Do you honestly think he'd pick Hawthorn over any other Melbourne club barr North had they offered the same?

We're not a destination club at the moment. Especially not for a 29yo fringe player of a wooden spooner looking for some late-career success.

We're not going to offer a fringe player from a wooder spooner a considerable amount of salary either. That's just dumb list management when we have more pressing needs like a goal kicking KPF and a competent ruck under 28.

Hello my old friend, here we go again this is like deja vu from back in the day we picked up Ricky Henderson

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Ricky Henderson

Age

35

Ht

188cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.4

5star

K

11.2

4star

HB

7.2

4star

M

5.7

5star

T

2.0

4star

CL

1.1

3star

D

15.0

4star

K

7.9

3star

HB

7.1

4star

M

5.3

5star

T

1.6

3star

CL

1.3

4star

D

11.0

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

4.6

4star

M

5.0

5star

T

1.2

3star

CL

0.8

3star

and look at how that turned out.

I would have thought after that experience that you'd have changed your mind a bit towards putting more faith in the recruiting of our club.

PS To you think that the main reason why he didn't want to sign on with the crows after they had offered him a contract as well, was the fact that he and his family wanted to come back to Victoria where he and his wife are from originally?

I for one will continue to trust in the club and its recruiting team, and will welcome kyle Hartigan

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Kyle Hartigan

Age

32

Ht

194cm

Wt

101kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.8

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

5.0

4star

M

4.6

4star

T

1.3

3star

MG

111.0

2star

D

9.3

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

4.3

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.3

2star

MG

111.0

2star

D

18.2

5star

K

9.6

4star

HB

8.6

5star

M

7.4

5star

T

0.6

3star

to the HFC and will just hope that if can achieve half of what a recycled delisted Ricky Henderson

31

Ricky Henderson

Age

35

Ht

188cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.4

5star

K

11.2

4star

HB

7.2

4star

M

5.7

5star

T

2.0

4star

CL

1.1

3star

D

15.0

4star

K

7.9

3star

HB

7.1

4star

M

5.3

5star

T

1.6

3star

CL

1.3

4star

D

11.0

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

4.6

4star

M

5.0

5star

T

1.2

3star

CL

0.8

3star

was capable of under the best coach in the business in a new system i will be ecstatic, and you my friend will one's again will be proven wrong, as you have been on multiple players over the years, again and again time after time
PEACE

 

[Coathanger]

Welcome Kyle. Sounds like a good bloke to go with it.

 

[HawksILove]

Welcome to the Hawks, hope you play extremely well in 2021.

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[Sicily]

Love that he can stick a tackle - hopefully sets an example for others as our tackling this year was shizen

 

[MrPremiership]

Reminder, after all the uproar initially after it was guessed he was on a 3 year deal....IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED ITS A 2 YEAR DEAL

 

[CHUBBSS]

Hopefully he isn't best 22 in 2023, I'd like to think we have superior options by then.

You would assume that’s around the time depending on injuries but all depends on pace by then.

 

[LMGjr]

Lets hope the umps stop trying to make Hawks into softies, like they've done with Sic, and tried with Frostie this year. If they leave Frostie and Hartigan alone this may work, as I think we are a better chance short term (next year) then longer term, with the lists of other clubs that are yet to hit the ripe age/game bracket.

Good luck "old" fella.

 

[Hawk Hawkins]

Imagine having a big yard that needs mowing and all you have is a manual push mower and scissors. Your neighbour says to you look I got a pretty serviceable mower you can have for nothing. If you don’t want it though I’ll keep it and be happy to have. Every day of the week you taking the mower and using it. The amount of people in here that would say ummm that’s not a ride on why would I take it is actually amazing to me

Now imagine the grass was a playing list. The lawn mower was an average-at-best full back from the team that finished the bottom of the ladder and the paddock was the most successful football club of the last 50 (whatever it is) years...hmmm

 

[Roby]

Having Hartigan and Frost in the backline concerns me a lot with disposal out of the backline, especially with Sicily gone.

Thankfully we've got Scrimshaw and Day for delivery out of the back half

So it's not a concern at all.

 

[MrPremiership]

So it's not a concern at all.

We've had poor kicks in our backline for a long time, Lake, Stratton

Hartley can kick well, and Frost isn't as bad as people say, he just takes wrong options.

Keep the ball in the good kickers' hands and it will be fine.