- Oct 5, 2004
- 577
- 971
- AFL Club
- Hawthorn
- Other Teams
- Melbourne United, KC Chiefs
Went to the game. Just wanted to add a few points:
- Duke is a beast and getting closer to becoming our best & most important player, if he hasn’t reached that level already;
- Ward is so clean and efficient with his ball use. Usually takes the best option and hits a target. He’ll become so much more damaging when he finds more of it - i.e. consistently having 20-25 possessions each week;
- DGB will not be a KPD. He’s a 3rd tall/intercepting defender. We need to make sure we have 2 KPD’s alongside him. They can potentially be Blanck and Jeka;
- I’ve seen enough from Jeka to say there is something there. Whether that’s as a KPF or KPD, I’m sure Sam and the team know where his best fit is;
- Blanck got beaten comprehensively today. But he will learn from this and only get better from the experience;
- Day showed some glimpses today of what he can do. And they were great glimpses. Give him a full preseason and I’m confident he’ll perform much better next season;
- similarly with Serong, he showed some glimpses today (and last week) which indicate we have a player. He has a big leap, can take a grab, is super agile/mobile for someone of his size, competes hard and has 2nd and 3rd efforts;
- we need speed. And more speed. And more speed after that. We looked so slow today against a fast outfit. But we also need another tall forward. It’s going to be really interesting to see who we draft this year - Cadman (if he’s still there at our pick) or another midfielder? We desperately need both;
- Impey looks out of sorts. I’m hoping it’s because he’s carrying a niggle, otherwise his position in the team is not certain;
- we need to be really active at the trade table this year. Pick 6, 24 and Amon are good starts, but we need to rejig the midfield and bring in more talent. Worpel and Mitchell have the best currency at the moment.
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- Duke is a beast and getting closer to becoming our best & most important player, if he hasn’t reached that level already;
- Ward is so clean and efficient with his ball use. Usually takes the best option and hits a target. He’ll become so much more damaging when he finds more of it - i.e. consistently having 20-25 possessions each week;
- DGB will not be a KPD. He’s a 3rd tall/intercepting defender. We need to make sure we have 2 KPD’s alongside him. They can potentially be Blanck and Jeka;
- I’ve seen enough from Jeka to say there is something there. Whether that’s as a KPF or KPD, I’m sure Sam and the team know where his best fit is;
- Blanck got beaten comprehensively today. But he will learn from this and only get better from the experience;
- Day showed some glimpses today of what he can do. And they were great glimpses. Give him a full preseason and I’m confident he’ll perform much better next season;
- similarly with Serong, he showed some glimpses today (and last week) which indicate we have a player. He has a big leap, can take a grab, is super agile/mobile for someone of his size, competes hard and has 2nd and 3rd efforts;
- we need speed. And more speed. And more speed after that. We looked so slow today against a fast outfit. But we also need another tall forward. It’s going to be really interesting to see who we draft this year - Cadman (if he’s still there at our pick) or another midfielder? We desperately need both;
- Impey looks out of sorts. I’m hoping it’s because he’s carrying a niggle, otherwise his position in the team is not certain;
- we need to be really active at the trade table this year. Pick 6, 24 and Amon are good starts, but we need to rejig the midfield and bring in more talent. Worpel and Mitchell have the best currency at the moment.
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