Player Watch Welcome to Hawthorn, Denver Grainger-Barras

[Strapping Young Lad]

 

[Flukey!]

Great pickup. Very happy with this selection.
Should play next year too.

 

[Simon Crawshay]

With DGB, Scrimshaw, Sicily and Day, we are going to have a formidable backline in the air and with run and skill. It’s the one area of the ground our rebuild is now looking very strong.

Even before DGB I would have rated our half backline probably the most talented part of our team with Day, Sicily and Scrimshaw.

Now it is taken to another level.

I get the feeling Clarko is dead set on rebuilding this side from the back line up.

Personally I still feel we lack a strong 6 foot 3 midfielder ala Martin or Fyfe and a quality small forward but I guess you always pick the best available.

 

[theiaofseed]

195/78? Needs a fair amount of strength and conditioning work but hopefully he doesn't lose his pace and agility.

Grown 2cm and put on 8kg this year,

 

[Nastyfish]

Even before DGB I would have rated our half backline probably the most talented part of our team with Day, Sicily and Scrimshaw.

Now it is taken to another level.

I get the feeling Clarko is dead set on rebuilding this side from the back line up.

Personally I still feel we lack a strong 6 foot 3 midfielder ala Martin or Fyfe and a quality small forward but I guess you always pick the best available.

Yeah some parts of our team are down and doubtful but you can’t say that about the backline after this. Need Hardwick to recapture his mojo as the small guy, build some chemistry and we are looking very solid down back
for a while.

 

[Slysh]

 

[Simon Crawshay]

Nice set of hands.

Bit of Brian Lake

Brian Lake

Age

42

Ht

195cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.7

4star

K

9.4

4star

HB

5.3

4star

M

6.5

5star

T

1.6

4star

MG

163.0

3star

No current season stats available

D

4.6

1star

K

2.6

1star

HB

2.0

2star

M

1.0

1star

T

0.6

3star

in the way he reads the high ball and positions his body.

 

[sohsam]

Nice set of hands.

Bit of Brian Lake

Brian Lake

Age

42

Ht

195cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.7

4star

K

9.4

4star

HB

5.3

4star

M

6.5

5star

T

1.6

4star

MG

163.0

3star

No current season stats available

D

4.6

1star

K

2.6

1star

HB

2.0

2star

M

1.0

1star

T

0.6

3star

in the way he reads the high ball and positions his body.

Yes, wonderful stuff, something to get excited about. Welcome aboard.

 

[bris tarangau]

Nice set of hands.

Bit of Brian Lake

Brian Lake

Age

42

Ht

195cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.7

4star

K

9.4

4star

HB

5.3

4star

M

6.5

5star

T

1.6

4star

MG

163.0

3star

No current season stats available

D

4.6

1star

K

2.6

1star

HB

2.0

2star

M

1.0

1star

T

0.6

3star

in the way he reads the high ball and positions his body.

That is exactly what I saw from the highlights.

Welcome DGB and good luck

 

[daniel23]

Very interesting dgb was rated as the number one pick by 4 teams equal 1st with logan

 

[Gralin]

Decent KP talent doesn't last, when you get a shot at one you take it.

Happy the club did

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Hopefully he's in the side from round 1

 

[MillerHawk]

Very tidy short kick but can hoof it when necessary. Right in Clarko's wheelhouse. Sound selection.

 

[KermitJagger]

Pretty chuffed with this one, of all the talls on offer at the pointy end of the draft he was the one I wanted and I think the one we needed most.

Great footy brain, great hands, quick, agile at ground level and has the opportunity to come in and play and develop with Sicily out for most of the year.

 

[On Topic]

I am a bit surprised he made it to our pick. We need a young, talented key defender. This is an excellent pick up! Welcome to the Hawks!

 

[Bremner20]

Explains the stop gap recruitment of Hartley and Hartigan while this kid developes .

 

[CHUBBSS]

Great pickup.

building our backline to be a point of difference

 

[Gralin]

Explains the stop gap recruitment of Hartley and Hartigan while this kid developes .

I think our list explained the reason we got Hartigan, this pick doesn't change that need.

 

[flashmanvc]

Kicks to space, good in a contest and knows where his team mates are. Nice.

 

[grumbleguts]

Future captain.

 

[TallyHawk]

Just didn’t expect him to be available at our pick


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[kenneje]

Absolutely stoked.

I reckon he'll play most games next year as our third tall down back with Hartigan & Frost.

 

[J_GUNstall19]

Who would you have taken with pick No.1? We ask the recruiters

With Jamarra Ugle-Hagan off the table, Callum Twomey asks a dozen club recruiters who they'd have taken with Adelaide's pick

www.afl.com.au

A Good portion of club recruiters had DGB at number 1 in their rankings which we love to see

 

[Noel Gallagher]

Even before DGB I would have rated our half backline probably the most talented part of our team with Day, Sicily and Scrimshaw.

Now it is taken to another level.

I get the feeling Clarko is dead set on rebuilding this side from the back line up.

Personally I still feel we lack a strong 6 foot 3 midfielder ala Martin or Fyfe and a quality small forward but I guess you always pick the best available.

We have both - Finn Maginess and Seamus Mitchell just drafted ..

 

[Simon Crawshay]

We have both - Finn Maginess and Seamus Mitchell just drafted ..

Good stuff.

Now for the elite small forward!

 

[Simon Crawshay]

That is exactly what I saw from the highlights.

Welcome DGB and good luck

Lake had the best set of hands I have ever seen on a backman (maybe best full stop regardless of position).

I firmly believe marking the high contested ball is something you are born with, you can't really teach that skill and DGB appears to have it.

Having Scrimmers, Siciliy and DGB patrolling the backline will basically nullify any high ball into our backline as they will pluck those off with ease.