Player Watch Welcome to Hawthorn, Denver Grainger-Barras

[Strapping Young Lad]

 

[Brant]

DGB to CHF. You saw it here first

I've been listing him as a Forward (FP) since we picked him up, with TO'B to CHB.

Could get to CHF in a few years, but not in 2021 IMO (unless at BHH).

 

[Big Hotdog]

DGB to CHF. You saw it here first

Sounds like fun for the fans but not sure how it would actually play out. How is DGB's endurance?

 

[StillAtLarge]

Do you reckon it’s his body work that leads him to fu** it up at the last second sometimes? Cos yeah - when he gets a good lead and has a shitty player on him he seems like to find more success

I think half the time he's expecting body contact that never eventuates

 

[toomanysquibs]

I think half the time he's expecting body contact that never eventuates

All between his ears. He tore up good defences here and there in 2019. Dead set looked champion quality on occasions.

Then suddenly he can't do anything. Or he fades in and out.

That's between the ears, as much as it is anything else.

Injury, game plan etc. can count against him. But you can't go from great to absent unless something is not right in the confidence department.

Back OT. DGB to the forward line at some stage, you can bookmark it.

He has some serious athletic traits, and the hands of a clunker. Chock full of confidence too, it's a real natural feature of his persona.

They've moved him in with TOB not by coincidence. They can both get better, faster, as long as they learn what they need to from each other.

 

[arupist]

All between his ears. He tore up good defences here and there in 2019. Dead set looked champion quality on occasions.

Then suddenly he can't do anything. Or he fades in and out.

That's between the ears, as much as it is anything else.

Injury, game plan etc. can count against him. But you can't go from great to absent unless something is not right in the confidence department.

Back OT. DGB to the forward line at some stage, you can bookmark it.

He has some serious athletic traits, and the hands of a clunker. Chock full of confidence too, it's a real natural feature of his persona.

They've moved him in with TOB not by coincidence. They can both get better, faster, as long as they learn what they need to from each other.

As long as DGB doesn't learn TOB's marking skills.

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

Can we have a full back line this year of:

Hardwick - Hartigan - Hyphen

'Triple H' !!!!!

 

[TylerDurden]

Can we have a full back line this year of:

Hardwick - Hartigan - Hyphen

'Triple H' !!!!!

Hartley.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Hartley.

Howe as HBF.

 

[Beandip]

Howe as HBF.

Double-Triple H!

 

[grumbleguts]

Double-Triple H!

Hardwick Hartigan Hartley
Howe Hyphen HBF.

 

[Beandip]

Hardwick Hartigan Hartley
Howe Hyphen HBF.

I sense a repositioning of Hanrahan...

 

[grumbleguts]

I sense a repositioning of Hanrahan...

That'd work too, I was just pointing out the position itself begins with H.

 

[TylerDurden]

 

[MrPremiership]

good lad

 

[Randy Campbell]

Perfect fit.

 

[TylerDurden]

Perfect fit.

Agree. Seems like an absolute ripper.

 

[KermitJagger]

Love that 2 of his first 3 words were super and duper, and then "big stinky me" later. Great kid.

 

[RobHawk]

I think Denver gets it. If you embrace Hawthorn then Hawthorn will embrace you.This kid will make it big in the brown and gold.

 

[cryptor]

Wicked

 

[extractasam]

Found it interesting how he spoke about TOB. Almost in a way that reflected he’s rated quite highly internally by everyone in his ability to play swing man.
Also LOL at the nickname D.O.B

 

[MrPremiership]

Think it bodes well that he already knows/acknowledges his weakness - endurance, body strength and positioning.

Seems he's eager to learn and fix those areas.

 

[kirbatron]

Has a terrific head on his shoulders... seems very humble (puts himself down a bit). cant wait to see him go about it

 

[HODGEYROAD]

Really praying he debut's in Round 1, really want something to be excited about regarding this season.

 

[Flukey!]

So glad we drafted a KPP.
Much to be excited about with Shaggy.

 

[Brant]

So glad we drafted a KPP.
Much to be excited about with Shaggy.

Is it racist to worry about the 'go home factor'?