OFFICIAL TRADE: Welcome to Hawthorn, JOSH GIBSON

[Strapping Young Lad]

Josh Gibson & Taylor Duryea for Aaron Black & Ayden Kennedy.

Ayden did good things at Box Hill this year before going down with a knee in the finals.

 

[Davo23]

From his first few games for us... I knew he was special. I didn't rate him when he was at North, but as soon as he started playing for us... there was calmness and poise about him that gave everyone confidence when he was there... Freakin Gun Player

Exactly, Gibbo is Mr Cool.

His ability to make time slow down as he gets clear to handball or kick gives our other defenders time as well.

 

[James Colorado]

Well that was fun. North really thought they were at the start of a dynasty and due to our 2009 result, we were sliding and taking any hack we could. How funny it has been.

Lol norf

 

[Davo-27]

Like taking Candy From a baby:

We got:

Jordan Lewis in exchange for Nathan Thompson in the 2004 Draft. (Effectively pick 10, then down traded to pick 7 from Coll 4 picks 10 & 37)
Grant Birchall & Max Bailey for Jonathon Hay in the 2005 Draft.
Josh Gibson & Taylor Duryea for (25)Aaron Black & (41) Ayden Kennedy in 2009 Draft.
David Hale for (27) Kieran Harper & (71) Ben Mabon in the 2010 Draft.

So effectively; that's Lewis, Birchall, Gibson, Hale, Bailey & Duryea in exchange for Thompson, Hay, Black, Kennedy, Harper & Mabon!....LOL Norf (Enter the Draft Tipping Comp today!)!

GOD! I LOVE NORTH MELBOURNE <3

 

[crazywildhorse]

GOD! I LOVE NORTH MELBOURNE <3

The class of 1925 sticking together.

 

[Matt Stevic]

The class of 1925 sticking together.

Add the Western Lakedogs to that list...

 

[La Vache]

Ha! What an off season this turned out to be

 

[Gene Simmons]

Our recruitment of established players has been nothing short of extraordinary...

Polar opposites to our established player recruiting late 90's/early 2000's... Danilchenko? Paul Sharkey? Danny Jacobs? Beaumont?.... Geez we were a landfill for garbage for a period of time...

 

[Fluro Boots]

Geez we were a landfill for garbage for a period of time...

And now we're buying Dingley.....

 

[Sleutheren]

Our recruitment of established players has been nothing short of extraordinary...

Polar opposites to our established player recruiting late 90's/early 2000's... Danilchenko? Paul Sharkey? Danny Jacobs? Beaumont?.... Geez we were a landfill for garbage for a period of time...

It's been a while, but from memory, Jacobs shouldn't be in that list.

 

[Fevola99]

Like taking Candy From a baby:

We got:

Jordan Lewis in exchange for Nathan Thompson in the 2004 Draft. (Effectively pick 10, then down traded to pick 7 from Coll 4 picks 10 & 37)
Grant Birchall & Max Bailey for Jonathon Hay in the 2005 Draft.
Josh Gibson & Taylor Duryea for (25)Aaron Black & (41) Ayden Kennedy in 2009 Draft.
David Hale for (27) Kieran Harper & (71) Ben Mabon in the 2010 Draft.

So effectively; that's Lewis, Birchall, Gibson, Hale, Bailey & Duryea in exchange for Thompson, Hay, Black, Kennedy, Harper & Mabon!....LOL NORF!

Wow. Now Lewis and Birchall have won as many premierships as NMFC has.

 

[Billyc]

One of the all time great trades. We gave up very little and picked up one of the best defenders of the modern era.

 

[HODGEYROAD]

Welcome to the Hawks Josh, I'm happy we got this done early.

Giving Pick 25 & 41 seems fair compensation for North.

win/win for both clubs.

No it was only a win for us.

 

[Samthegun]

Still never forget overhearing a Geelong fan in the early days say that he wouldn't be good for Hawthorn. Had a feeling he'd be wrong. Boy was he wrong!!

 

[HawkMongrel]

Ok if that's true then it is purely a positional decision, he will know he's in the back six every week at the hawks, whereas at North he's competing with Pratt, Grima, Scott Thompson and Hansen. Not hard to see why he moved then.

rofl

 

[Sleutheren]

I love hindsight, you love hindsight, with all this hindsight we can see the trade was right.

 

[elvangaz]

I'm pretty pumped bout Gibbo joining but if you think he is an A Grade defender then you are kidding yourself and will be soon disappointed.

Wow - how wrong was i??

 

[HawksILove]

Wow - how wrong was i??

Say that again

 

[Roddy]

One of the greatest defenders in VFL/AFL history.

 

[Brishawk]

Wow - how wrong was i??

Woah man, slow down with the posting. You are going at a rate of almost 3 per year

 

[tommyk72]

Woah man, slow down with the posting. You are going at a rate of almost 3 per year

He/she must be a sadomasochist. At least 6% of posts are beating up on him/herself.

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

Should have a few more AAs to his name but am sure he is happy with the two B&Fs !!

 

[HawkMongrel]

This thread never gets old. Some absolute gems in here rofl

have the money hungry scum not worth the money u guys are paying him average footballer i hope we get 2 kids who are 10 times better than him in the long run

 

[elvangaz]

Woah man, slow down with the posting. You are going at a rate of almost 3 per year

LMAO - I've been on for about 10 years but finally felt ready to make a contribution when that dog Lloyd collected Sewell.

 

[Lithium]

With the picks we gave North for Gibson they took Ayden Kennedy and Aaron Black.
With the pick 69 we got we took now permanent first 22 and dual premiership player Taylor Duryea.

Think we may have won this trade.