Toast Thanks for everything, Ryan Burton

[eldorado]

I'll be honest.

I don't think the issue of 'who raised his name first' makes a flying **** worth of difference. The idea that Burton would have stayed if he knew it was Port who said his name first, but left because he thought Hawthorn said "Burton' first is like primary school, taking my bat-and-ball-home stuff

Hawthorn was amenable, and willing. They didn't take unders to help a poor boy with hurt feelings get where he wanted to go, they made a business deal.

I may have said this earlier; I don't have many insiders, but I have one at a club. Not on the periphery, but someone you would have seen on tv on draft night, (with laptop and everything, right!). He said that Hawthorn raised Burton with his club. I've known this guy for 20 years, and I trust him absolutely.


I don't find it difficult to believe that if Burton was raised with this club, he was also raised with Port. Even if Port raised his name, the Hawks could have easily said no. They didn't.

The price we paid represents both the club's huge value on Wingard, and their (possibly surprising to us) valuation of Burton

 

[Leather Poisoning]

Nah you can't do this.

Go to a new club - talk about the new club. Don't talk about the old one and come off like some jilted lover. Not a good headspace and makes him look like a sook imo.

 

[Wesley2]

Last years news. Surely he's got more important things on his mind than Hawthorn.

 

[Easy Slips Catch]

I enjoy reading that Burton wanted to stay. Rucci hardly mentions Chad wanting out.

 

[moginie]

I enjoy reading that Burton wanted to stay. Rucci hardly mentions Chad wanting out.

That would go against his fanboi ethic.

 

[MasterSamurai]

Now, now, you hawthorn supporters getting narcky about a kid that was held aloft just below God 12 months a go need to settle down as he does have a point.

 

[Simon_Nesbit]

I still disagree.

if Hawthorn wanted to keep him, they would have kept him.

He spoke to Clarkson, and that was that...

I tend to agree - we could have maybe fought harder to convince him. The delay in communication meant that the 'story' was already set, in the media and he was convinced before we even spoke with him. Port played the media and kept tight lipped until it was over.

 

[Bumps"N"Grins]

 

[Hodginator]

Lol. Everyone here loved him 12 months ago. I for one was disappointed to see him go and hope he fulfils his potential at Port.

 

[KermitJagger]

It's not great reading as a Hawks supporter but I would honestly rather see more of this in the football media. Players have emotions and opinions, I'd rather they express them sometimes as opposed to keeping with nothing but cliched answers.

 

[TheFourPillars]

That is absolutele bullshit. Ryan never wanted to leave. He was on holidays when the club rang him and told him they wanted to trade him. Ryan said he didn’t want to go and the club threatened him by saying they will only play him in the VFL if he stays.

This is fact.

Your club treated him like shit and you should be ashamed.

Only play him in the VFL is bullshit

 

[Mav]

Only play him in the VFL is bullshit

No, it’s not. It’s fact. So called family club threatened the kids career.

 

[The Jet From Poowong]

I am constantly amazed at how knowledgeable opposition supporters claim to be about inner dealings at Hawthorn. But only if there’s is a negative slant. So invested to the extent it had to be post on the opposition board

Ryan Burton is a Port player. Good luck to him. But don’t go shitting the bed continuously and blaming Hawthorn.
He comes across as an entitled brat. He needs to mature and for his sake I hope he does.

 

[flinchfree]

Lol. Everyone here loved him 12 months ago. I for one was disappointed to see him go and hope he fulfils his potential at Port.

Nah. I said he was overrated then, and I'll repeat now.
Overrated. Hugely, by a Hawthorn base dying for a home grown stud backman.
Sicily is better, the Hard-man is better, Worpel is better, Morrison is better.
Very comfortable with the club's evaluation of how we could improve the list, and where it might be easiest to replace a loss.

 

[Nathan Detroit]

He doesn't play for us anymore. To be honest, I'm just not that interested in what he has to say.

 

[Milkshaker]

I doubt it

On top of Mitchell's break they would only be human. Did my best re-season ever and tore my calf on the Thursday night before round 1. Missed the season. Calfs are a bitch. Not going to sugarcoat it to keep everyone happy.

 

[TheFourPillars]

No, it’s not. It’s fact. So called family club threatened the kids career.

Its not fact and lol at you

 

[TheFourPillars]

You guys don't like being called out for homophobic undertones?

Everything else apart from the play you in the VFL part. That is just bullshit we are a professional organization not only with other clubs but with the players that play at our club. We are ruthless but not petty refer to Port Adelaide and the way they treated Wingard for any references

 

[Dixie Flatline]

Your contributions on this board kangatime are noted and not welcome. Go away.

 

[Hodgey09]

I am constantly amazed at how knowledgeable opposition supporters claim to be about inner dealings at Hawthorn. But only if there’s is a negative slant. So invested to the extent it had to be post on the opposition board

Ryan Burton is a Port player. Good luck to him. But don’t go shitting the bed continuously and blaming Hawthorn.
He comes across as an entitled brat. He needs to mature and for his sake I hope he does.

Agree with all of this and well said.

Having opposition supporters claim to have “inside info” then call Ryan “a very mature kid” is quite bewildering.

He has a load of growing up to do as a person and the let’s do lunch video with Morrison was a tiny tiny window into that.

But he isn’t ours anymore so don’t think anything else needs to be said, other than absolute best of luck to him at Port and May he have a sensational, long and injury-free career.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

No, it’s not. It’s fact. So called family club threatened the kids career.

 

[Arc1]

Not sure what the faux outrage is about... tame interview where the interviewer got some soundbites out of him that they've then tried to roll into something provocative on a slow news day.

I mean, what else is he going to say? Club did chuck him out, that's what it means when you get put up for trade. Goes on to say some really horrid things like "Doesn't have bad blood" / "Bit of niggle" / "Shake hands with my mates".

Wowee! A new villain appears!!

 

[OnTheRocks]

No, it’s not. It’s fact. So called family club threatened the kids career.

Bit rich considering Norf have been threatening the careers of kids for decades. Minnow club

 

[TylerDurden]

 

[palmomagpie]

Will not be surprised if some media journo soon throws out a story about how it's our fault Brian Lake split with his wife or something like that. They love to make mountains out of mole hills when it comes to Hawthorn