Welcome Welcome to Hawthorn : Fionn O’Hara

[Strapping Young Lad]

 

[Suntory Boss Coffee]

Kicks left and right footed from a place kick

 

[tommyk72]

Great to see us continuing to explore this space. Wondering whether the development pathway will take the same amount of time as with Nash, or whether we may have learned something that can help speed that up.

 

[theiaofseed]

LET'S GOOOOOOO

Do we have any footage of him?

 

[Buttonsticher]

Great to see us continuing to explore this space. Wondering whether the development pathway will take the same amount of time as with Nash, or whether we may have learned something that can help speed that up.

Like playing him in a position that suits his abilities

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[TylerDurden]

Kid is a machine.

 

[essaynode]

"Standing at 186cm tall and weighing in at 81kg, the 19-year-old O’Hara possesses the rare combination of elite speed and endurance."

He probably needs to put on some muscle. Welcome to the club and hope to see you in the brown and gold!

 

[hfc70]

Rugby background means he will tackle like a beast

 

[KermitJagger]

I love the combination of Gaelic and Rugby background, it's as close as you can get to the full AFL skillset without actually playing AFL. I wish him all the best!

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

LET'S GOOOOOOO

Do we have any footage of him?

 

[Dinsdale]

if you found him on istragram ask him to show us some AFL skills

 

[The Spirit of Cricket]

if you found him on istragram ask him to show us some AFL skills

that's Dominic's job

 

[CHUBBSS]

Absolutely fantastic!

I remember we really wanted him a couple years back but he chose to stay home, honestly a great outcome because he comes now ready to train and not wanting to go back home.

Also means Nash will work with skills on someone

 

[Suntory Boss Coffee]

that's Dominic's job

oh god the cringe

 

[Millsie69]

From Westmeath to Waverley Park: Hawks finally land Irish cross-coder

Hawthorn has had its eye on Fionn O'Hara for three years, and has finally landed the Irish rugby prodigy

www.afl.com.au

"His two-year deal will see him join fellow countrymen Conor Glass and Conor Nash

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Conor Nash

Age

25

Ht

198cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.7

2star

K

3.9

2star

HB

4.8

3star

M

2.0

2star

T

3.1

5star

CL

0.3

2star

No current season stats available

D

8.4

3star

K

4.2

2star

HB

4.2

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

4.0

5star

CL

0.2

2star

at the Hawks."

Would expect nothing less than this type of insight from the 'quality' AFL.com.au journos....

 

[Suntory Boss Coffee]

From Westmeath to Waverley Park: Hawks finally land Irish cross-coder

Hawthorn has had its eye on Fionn O'Hara for three years, and has finally landed the Irish rugby prodigy

www.afl.com.au

"His two-year deal will see him join fellow countrymen Conor Glass and Conor Nash at the Hawks."

Would expect nothing less than this type of insight from the 'quality' AFL.com.au journos....

cuts after cuts have hurt them. Especially with Marc McGowan given the flick. Seemed to be one of a handful of journo's we didn't despise

 

[Slick]

Welcome to the Hawks, Fionn!

Excited to see how he develops under Collins and Mitchell, another reason to watch Box Hill next season!

 

[Hawkboy62]

Like playing him in a position that suits his abilities

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Good! We need a goal kicking pressure forward! (ducks for cover.)

 

[James Buchanan]

This is a really interesting signing. He plays 10, which is the main playmaker position on the rugby field, which means he has high level decision making and play reading skills, especially in close confines. It would *seem* to suit an inside/outside midfielder type. Which is pretty great.

 

[Amos_Frank]

Rugby background
Good on both feet
Elite speed and endurance
Good decision making
186/81

My guess for his best position is a well rounded and dynamic clearance mid

 

[Mitchell Madness]

And clarko isn't here to try turning him into a small forward

 

[Hawk Dork]

Most Irish kids go well of the HBF

 

[burger09]

Most Irish kids go well of the HBF

F@#K!

 

[2OLD 2SLOW]

Fantastic news!
The fact we have our own scouting system and have chased this kid makes me particularly hopeful.
Hard to find vision, but YouTubed him and was impressed - needs to trim down a bit, but has real presence.

 

[Mojo]

Lock him in for around 1, you say?