Retiring Tom Hawkins- Retires

[Lunchtime]

How do they determine an assist

Just leave the Coleman as it is in my opinion....award the player who kicks the most goals in the Home & Away season.

 

[PhatBoy]

Just leave the Coleman as it is in my opinion....award the player who kicks the most goals in the Home & Away season.

There is no suggestion from Healy that they would change it.

 

[kickazz]

How do they determine an assist

Champion Data's definition:

Goal Assist: Creating a goal by getting the ball to a teammate either via a disposal, knock-on, ground kick or hitout, or by winning a free kick before the advantage is paid to the goal scorer.

 

[PhatBoy]

Champion Data's definition:

Goal Assist: Creating a goal by getting the ball to a teammate either via a disposal, knock-on, ground kick or hitout, or by winning a free kick before the advantage is paid to the goal scorer.

The three primary ones that would make up at a rough guess 80 per cent of goal assists that belong to the guys near the top of the all-time charts would be the player bursting through the centre looking for the player on the lead, the Gryan Miers type hold up play and spot-the-player kick inside 50, or what Hawkins has done a hell of a lot and simply be a forward already in a position for a shot, but trying to find a teammate in a better one.

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Well done Tom on a great career.One of the best out of the ruck exponents of all time.

 

[sexyhunk]

End of an era really.

Think he might be the last of the big brutish full forwards.

Jesse Hogan be the last I reckon

 

[InternetToughGuy]

Jesse Hogan be the last I reckon

Skunk Membrey would like a word.

 

[My Tilly]

Skunk Membrey would like a word.

Bit undersized though. Barely weigh in at 90kg's let alone the 100kg's Hogan or Hawkins are (were) listed at.

 

[Shai]

A lot of recent retirement announcements, none more poignant for me than Hawk's.

Brilliant presser from both Hawk and Scotty, reminds you of the reasons for the Cats success over the past decade+

 

[Cmarsh]

Career ends watching his team get done whilst in the stands.

Shame that he goes out without a retirement game.

 

[craffles]

Career ends watching his team get done whilst in the stands.

Shame that he goes out without a retirement game.

Agreed, whilst this year was a struggle with injury and form it was only last year he was absolutely tearing it up.

An amazing career as one of the best forwards this century, no off field scandals and really deserved a better send off but the game is cruel sometimes.

Congrats on a great career Tomahawk

 

[Sttew]

Career ends watching his team get done whilst in the stands.

Shame that he goes out without a retirement game.

He was honoured at the end of the WCE game in the knowledge he might not play again.

 

[Astro35]

A lot of recent retirement announcements, none more poignant for me than Hawk's.

Brilliant presser from both Hawk and Scotty, reminds you of the reasons for the Cats success over the past decade+

100%

 

[voorhees]

Agreed, whilst this year was a struggle with injury and form it was only last year he was absolutely tearing it up.

An amazing career as one of the best forwards this century, no off field scandals and really deserved a better send off but the game is cruel sometimes.

Congrats on a great career Tomahawk

all true..
but that's the thing when one gets to that age. It's all going alone great until the body hits the wall , for many it can happen super quick.
and then it's all over.

 

[kickazz]

He was honoured at the end of the WCE game in the knowledge he might not play again.

Not just that but also last time at KP

 

[Sttew]

Not just that but also last time at KP

That was the game I was referring to

 

[kickazz]

Yeah what I meant is even if he was fit and playing, likely they'd do a send off there as last KP game of the year always has that "thanks to the fans, thanks to the players" vibe.