News Welcome to Hawthorn Jon Patton : Retired

[PT Bar None]

Future 4th rounder. Is that it? That's psychologically equivalent to free.

Welcome big fella!

I hope we can get him physically and mentally right, even if it's just for his own sake

 

[HODGEYROAD]

Best of luck at the HFC Patton, if you're one third of the player many expect on this board then that'll be a win for us.

 

[kazzooka]

No need to change our current game plan then.....bomb it long into the fwd line

I can tell you now, somehow and someway Lewis, patton, Obrien, gunston, ceglar, McEvoy and Nash will be nowhere to be seen as puopolo is the sole target. As is tradition.

Even with hale, Franklin, Roughead and gunston poppy was somehow the chf.

 

[grumbleguts]

We got another GWs player for nothing I sense a patton here.

 

[Lord_Espos]

Super great news. Even if we stopped now I feel like it has been a successful trade period for the Hawks.

Out of curiosity does anyone know how he did the 3 knees? Tackled, just buckled or what caused the ACL?

 

[CHUBBSS]

This is a huge get, will make a massive difference to our structure.

The underated aspect of of this pickup is it makes Lewis and Patton compete over and over again at training with Frawley and frost can't wait to see them all fire next year.

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

I think with Patton joining, it really could prove to be a game changer for Paul Puopolo and Oliver Hanrahan. For all of Roughie's strengths he never was never a monster like Patton. So for the first time in a long time these two boys (with Bruest) are gonna have some fun getting front and centre of General Patton and Mitch Lewis. I know Poppy had a poor 2019, but he hasn't lost his pace and so with these two monsters in the forward line I think there is a real potential to give Poppy in particular a new lease of life. His forward line defensive pressure didn't drop off - just his scoring and score involvements. I reckon this even helps Gunston to an extent as many of his scoring efforts come from 1/2 chances and dirty ball.

I think it might be a better year for scoring in 2020 Hawk Fans - with the proviso Patton stays on the park.

That said i really think poor old Schoey is done and dusted.

Edit: It's no wonder that Poppy (known as the tightest man at Hawthorn) was shouting The General a coffee at the airport.


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Poppy knew at this point for sure were he was heading end of the year. He was meeting and greeting quite a few boys whilst toeing the company line with GWS. He will come into this fully prepared and well accustomed to waverley.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Useless fact.

Hawthorn have traded in 2 former 2011 No. 01 picks this off-season.

Patton (national.)
Frost (rookie.)

Plenty of familiar names/faces for Patton and Frost.

Collectively, both guys reunite with Tom Scully, James Frawley and, if he stays on, Tim Mohr.

Haven't got the No. 11 pick (Greene) but they have the 21st pick (Mitchell.)

More importantly, Patton gets to move back to the Rowville/Scoresby area.

 

[Gold Member]

Wooo!
Good to see Hawthorn continuing to rort free agency!
High fives!

 

[Dragz]

Can't wait to see Patton in 2020!

Really curious to see how our forward line functions with Patton, Lewis & TOB... Hoping we don't see them all standing across half back with an open forward line with Poppy against 3 defenders

Patton & Lewis forward, with TOB and Gunston rotating thru as the 3rd tall is my guess

 

[OnTheRocks]

Good luck to JP in the B&G. Although I'm rather skeptical regarding his injury history if he can be of any value to the Hawks. I am a little optimistic that he can be of value to the team given the amount of fluffing over him on our threads. Hope he makes it

 

[PhatHQ]

I thought we would have had a shot last year but the price may have been to high while still injured.

#pattonisthetarget gets to the Hawks & the age of the dinosaurs has begun.

Hawthorns game style for the last 3 years has been screaming for a power forward & now that we have 2 you will see the Hawks go all out attack & consolidate in defence in 2020.

Welcome to Hawthorn!!

 

[Hodginator]

 

[Slysh]

Hopefully see him at the club tomorrow

 

[TylerDurden]

Hopefully see him at the club tomorrow

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Club polo and Kanga statue times.

 

[MrPremiership]

GWS wanted to play hard ball on this........

.....end up giving up for a future 4th


Wrighty probably got them to agree to pay his whole wage next year too

 

[Agent Smith]

 

[Leather Poisoning]

"wont be another Scully-type deal"

Welcome to the club big Jonno. JP, Patto, big jonny, etc.

I refuse to call him General.

 

[KOLOKOTRONIS]

I think the deal is about right. I wouldn’t say a steal at all. You can’t sugar coat three knee reconstructions.

We can only ask for consistent weekly performances. Similar to Scully who didn’t exactly set the world on fire either. Patton is not the focal point in 2020. A handy second fiddle forward to Lewis nevertheless.

KOLOKOTRONIS

 

[Brown Blood]

You should check what David Schwarz did after his 3rd reco

 

[Hawk_francais]

Like O'Meara, it's an investment of time and resources, but the upside is sky high. Hearing them talk about Jaeger, they were confident he would make it back because he had an unwaveringly professional attitude. They wouldn't have recruited Patton and made the investment if they didn't feel the same.

He's also more than 12 months past his last ACL, so we can be confident starting him next year. Can't wait.

 

[B&GBlood]

We will strip some kgs from him to take the presssure off the knees I have no doubt on that.
Opposition coaches will need two very large KPP defenders just to cover Patton and Lewis, together they are going to cause some problems for oppo coaches. Ice that with Gunna and Timmy O, nice cake!

We seem to be pushing towards a taller team, Clarko has a new plan I am sure. We will become the best marking team in the comp next year, it is the way to beat chaos footy.

 

[bris tarangau]

We will strip some kgs from him to take the presssure off the knees I have no doubt on that.
Opposition coaches will need two very large KPP defenders just to cover Patton and Lewis, together they are going to cause some problems for oppo coaches. Ice that with Gunna and Timmy O, nice cake!

We seem to be pushing towards a taller team, Clarko has a new plan I am sure. We will become the best marking team in the comp next year, it is the way to beat chaos footy.

Exactly. That and precise kicking.

 

[Milkshaker]

You should check what David Schwarz did after his 3rd reco

Fill us in BB? I remember Shwartz being a lumbering giant towards the end of his career. Patton will be managed much better.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

"wont be another Scully-type deal"

Welcome to the club big Jonno. JP, Patto, big jonny, etc.

I refuse to call him General.

Yup - he’s JP to me. There’s only one General at Hawthorn forever more.