Player Watch Welcome to Hawthorn: Jackson Callow!

[Strapping Young Lad]

Watched Callow live multiple times in Tassie, even then he was a beast. Bullying them. He's alot bigger now, moves better and is 10x better.

BEAST. BULLYING THEM. TEN TIMES BETTER!!!!!!

This you?

 

[Brishawk]

Listen to Thorp speak at his Nth Launceston, he will tell you he had a bad attitude and has grown up a lot since then.

Yeah he had issues when at the hawks but wasn’t irredeemable like some that have been delisted. If he had not have had the physical issues he and the club probably try harder to get the rest right. I think that is what Tyler was suggesting.

edit: back on callow, he doesn’t have an attitude issue, which is a big plus for him

 

[KermitJagger]

BEAST. BULLYING THEM. TEN TIMES BETTER!!!!!!

This you?

Showing your age with this one SYL

 

[Dewyyyyy]

BEAST. BULLYING THEM. TEN TIMES BETTER!!!!!!

This you?

Well he was, bullying them. Not a very high level of footy and he is infact a bigger, more agile better player now. 10x obv overboard but he's a fair way improved.

 

[lethalselbow]

Watched Callow live multiple times in Tassie, even then he was a beast. Bullying them. He's alot bigger now, moves better and is 10x better.

Thanks for the reports on him. Hoping he keeps the improvements happening.

 

[eldorado]

Hoping he keeps the improvements happening.

100X better?

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Showing your age with this one SYL

I was in the energy drink game when this one came out and it was very much on point. Lots of laughs in the office.

Callow needs to take his chance in the back half, for mine.

 

[Roger Rogerson]

Never forget going to watch the boom recruit Thorp at Box Hill. Watched him in in warm up and first lead he double grabbed at it and dropped it. I thought oh well he's not quite switched on its the warm up he must have loads of ability being taken at pick 6 and will turn it on when the ball is bounced. He had hard hands...so disappointing...what a big miss.

 

[TylerDurden]

Never forget going to watch the boom recruit Thorp at Box Hill. Watched him in in warm up and first lead he double grabbed at it and dropped it. I thought oh well he's not quite switched on its the warm up he must have loads of ability being taken at pick 6 and will turn it on when the ball is bounced. He had hard hands...so disappointing...what a big miss.

I thought we had one when he jagged that goal with his first kick v the Tiges.
Was a post high snap from 40m.
Sigh...

 

[chopflop]

I thought we had one when he jagged that goal with his first kick v the Tiges.
Was a post high snap from 40m.
Sigh...

Yep. Thought so too. Sigh

 

[The Spirit of Cricket]

i for one, am grateful we picked up Thorp because it means we didn't get Selwood

 

[arupist]

i for one, am grateful we picked up Thorp because it means we didn't get Selwood

Yeah, talk about #freekickhawthorn.

 

[Mercy Seat]

I thought we had one when he jagged that goal with his first kick v the Tiges.
Was a post high snap from 40m.
Sigh...

I remember that goal vividly as was sat right in front of it. Sadly, that was about the peak of the highlight reel.

 

[eldorado]

I remember that goal vividly as was sat right in front of it. Sadly, that was about the peak of the highlight reel.

The peak of it?

It WAS it!

 

[2OLD 2SLOW]

Never forget going to watch the boom recruit Thorp at Box Hill. Watched him in in warm up and first lead he double grabbed at it and dropped it. I thought oh well he's not quite switched on its the warm up he must have loads of ability being taken at pick 6 and will turn it on when the ball is bounced. He had hard hands...so disappointing...what a big miss.

Mitch Thorpe and Tom Bellchambers were at the same high school - which I was relief teaching at when they were in year 8.
I won't say too much but the self-confidence levels of the boys in that grade was off the scale.

In 2006, working for a different school, I happened to be manning the high jump at the all schools state high jump (or possibly the independent schools) and Mitch Thorpe was competing. He came second and was jumping over my head (he came second with 1 metre 90 something jump, and the winner jumped near 2.00m).

If he had had Callow's hands, he might have been worth that early pick.
Good reminder with the draft approaching...
To stuff up a pick, particularly with a key forward, all it takes is for a scout to be there on the wrong day/s (when an athlete's hands are unusually sticky).

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

...even after all these years, there's no 'E' in Thorp.

 

[cryptor]

...even after all these years, there's no 'E' in Thorp.

I'm sure there was some Saturday nights.

 

[chopflop]

I'm sure there was some Saturday nights.

 

[dermott]

I remember that goal vividly as was sat right in front of it. Sadly, that was about the peak of the highlight reel.

Perhaps a cautionary tale of recruiting guys whose egos are way out of proportion to their talent.

 

[2OLD 2SLOW]

...even after all these years, there's no 'E' in Thorp.

To quote the late Patrice O'Neal, "I refuse to learn his last sh*tty name."

 

[Brant]

To quote the late Patrice O'Neal, "I refuse to learn his last sh*tty name."

Holy s**t, Patrice O'Neal passed?

*10yrs ago...

 

[hawkmang]

I knew he was strong but jeez that’s a decent time for a handicapped 400m… probably didn’t want a journo reporting it however, I’m sure the club will ask him some questions

 

[Slysh]

I knew he was strong but jeez that’s a decent time for a handicapped 400m… probably didn’t want a journo reporting it however, I’m sure the club will ask him some questions
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Only 3rd?

 

[Brishawk]

I knew he was strong but jeez that’s a decent time for a handicapped 400m… probably didn’t want a journo reporting it however, I’m sure the club will ask him some questions
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Does that mean he ran 432m or 368m?

 

[HawkHead19]

Does that mean he ran 432m or 368m?

432 and he’s giving michael Norman a run for his money, still, pretty impressive for 368!