Structure wise, Hogan (and Lobb) transforms us, and provides the opportunity for improvement across the entire team. Players previously played out of position suddenly make sense. A plausible and achievable game plan looks like a tangible reality.
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Nah. But he’s not top 5-10 in the league.
So May is better than both Hamling and Pearce in your view? I certainly would not swap either for him!
It’s a bit of a pointless argument about us trading out hogan. Put aside any injury and off field behaviour rumours. Sure we could have kept him but he’d approached us about a move home. He was going to go next year it would seem. Yes we got unders but turning pick 6 into May and KK was a decent return. Sparrow looks promising but draft picks can be a raffle. May is a need for us and no one expects him to turn into McGovern. But he brings speed and skill to the back line and can play on key forwards.I don't understand why you would weaken your forward key position depth, especially since it was such a strength for WC, and will be again
In 2019.
Sure May is a good lock down defender, but when I look at the Dees and your contested style, lack of pace, intercept half backs, Freo
supporters have seen it all before.
Sure May can limit the damage, but weight of inside 50's will always prevail.
I'm pretty sure we have done our homework on Hogan, risk assessment, and it's why he was a bargain buy, I didn't see Hawks supporters
complaining about Buddy's flags, and to be honest I thought Hogan could do the same at Melbourne.
Roos made improving our defence a big focus. But in no way are we playing similar to Freo and Swans teams of earlier in the decade. We’re extremely attacking.Dee's just remind me of our 2012-2015 style and we had one of the best defensive structures in place yet still didn't get the chocolates.
Same with Sydney, all the clubs associated with Paul Roos, WC follow the Hawks game, uncontested and rebound, zones just get carved
up.
2013 Freo had the the third highest percentage, and the best defensive numbers against. But with an ageing Pav, lack of quality tall forwardsFood made improving our defence a big focus. But in no way are we playing similar to Freo and Swans teams of earlier in the decade. We’re extremely attacking.
I honestly Melbourne may have made a big mistake here. May is no Hogan in ability. Neither is McDonald or Weideman. Lever is and is back next season, whilst Frost and Oscar McDonald are decent. I’d rather the jet key forward than the above average key defender and scraps.
I honestly hope I’m wrong as I can’t see Freo making finals next year and Melbourne are in the next bunch of teams I’d like to see win the flag. I mean stuff seeing the Eagles or a big Vic side win it again.
We went fine without him, i can tell you now that no one at the club is thinking "oh s**t we are ****** for 2019 we have no hogan".
Are you speaking on behalf of the club based on inside information or based on Demons Bigfooty board posters?We went fine without him, i can tell you now that no one at the club is thinking "oh s**t we are ****** for 2019 we have no hogan".
Are you speaking on behalf of the club based on inside information or based on Demons Bigfooty board posters?
They just traded Hogan to Freo for a bag of chips and they are fine with it
Funnily enough I think Pearce would cause a bit of debate across the comp. Pearce was raved about early this season, is tall, talented and athletic and gets a fair bit of credit for it.Almost every non-Freo supporter would but I do agree May is overrated.
We went fine without him, i can tell you now that no one at the club is thinking "oh s**t we are ****** for 2019 we have no hogan".
I would prefer us to get 1.I hope Melbourne get a flag from this window no team should go for that long without one.
You do realise Tmac averaged more goals per game than Hogan right?The only reason Tom MacDonald kicked more goals than Hogan was due to Jesse’s injury.
I doubt any club losing their most potent scoring weapon would see this as a positive no matter how they try to spin it.
They will be a less potent team without him, and if MacDonald or Melksham are injured at any point, their attacking game style will be under extreme pressure.
Me to, me to.I would prefer us to get 1.
So between them they kicked 100 goals, in 20 games each, how do you think the Eagles would go without JK, Darling?You do realise Tmac averaged more goals per game than Hogan right?
I’m not arguing that hogan wouldn’t make us more potent up forward. Just pointing out Tmac averaged more goals so Hogan getting injured wasn’t the reason Tmac kicked more.So between them they kicked 100 goals, in 20 games each, how do you think the Eagles would go without JK, Darling?
I would rather your team win a premiership than another go back to back, but history has shown Freo supporters that you need more
forwards not less.
It's the reason why our list has a variety of scoring players, depth in key positions we haven't seen before, and why Lynch was a significant
signing for Richmond.