Welcome Welcome to Hawthorn, Josh Battle. AA in 2025!

[TylerDurden]

 

[The Jet From Poowong]

Who do you think we know is better value - Battle or Perryman

It is only 3 games into his Hawthorn career and its like he has been with the team for many seasons.

Seriously underrated when spoken of in the off-season but is making people stand up and take notice

Was BOG last night with a 4 quarter performance

 

[Dont_be_a_Plonka]

Anyone else getting Chris Mew vibes?

 

[TylerDurden]

Anyone else getting Chris Mew vibes?

100%

 

[Bardo State]

I just remembered that somehow Josh Battle was an unrestricted free agent.

The Saints managed to have half their best 22 on more money than him. Insanity.

 

[Slainte]

I just remembered that somehow Josh Battle was an unrestricted free agent.

The Saints managed to have half their best 22 on more money than him. Insanity.

My brother is a keen Saints fan (poor chap). His story is that Battle was happy to stay but wanted more money to set up his family's future. I asked him why the Saints wouldn't up his contract (they should have plenty of cap). He said they were squirrelling away cap to acquire an elite mid and a backup for King.

Made me wonder if they had too many mediocre players on big contracts.

 

[Nugett]

My brother is a keen Saints fan (poor chap). His story is that Battle was happy to stay but wanted more money to set up his family's future. I asked him why the Saints wouldn't up his contract (they should have plenty of cap). He said they were squirrelling away cap to acquire an elite mid and a backup for King.

Made me wonder if they had too many mediocre players on big contracts.

I think that’s a major draw back to having to pay a certain % amount of the salary cap. The bottom teams end having to over pay players, who are not worth it.

 

[hawkinoz]

Loving every moment

 

[Luke_Hodgey_15]

I love having a big unit in the number 24.
When he came running out of the back half, it reminded me of watching the glistening thighs of a handsome Trent Croad

 

[Steven Tyler]

I love having a big unit in the number 24.
When he came running out of the back half, it reminded me of watching the glistening thighs of a handsome Trent Croad

Haha

Trent Croad and glistening thighs ………….

Takes me back to when Triple M Footy was fun to listen to

“Shut up, the footy’s on the radio”

 

[Luke_Hodgey_15]

Haha

Trent Croad and glistening thighs ………….

Takes me back to when Triple M Footy was fun to listen to

“Shut up, the footy’s on the radio”

We had the Shag, the Tip Rat, the Carpet Snake and the Nightclub Specialist running around. Simpler times.

 

[scrim reaper]

He may be a former Hawk but Tom Mitchell still providing the goods in the form of a third Hawk on his podcast in a month.

Josh Battle

24

Josh Battle

Age

27

Ht

193cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.9

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

3.9

3star

M

5.0

5star

T

2.4

4star

MG

196.8

3star

D

11.0

3star

K

7.3

3star

HB

3.8

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.8

3star

MG

142.8

3star

D

10.8

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

4.6

4star

M

3.4

4star

T

2.0

4star

MG

175.6

3star

is a genuinely awesome human being, and I think it really shines through in this pod, definitely worth a listen.

 

[Luke_Hodgey_15]

He may be a former Hawk but Tom Mitchell still providing the goods in the form of a third Hawk on his podcast in a month.

Josh Battle is a genuinely awesome human being, and I think it really shines through in this pod, definitely worth a listen.

I'll watch it because I'm a Hawks nuff, and I can't consume enough Hawks content, but listening to Tom Mitchell is about as interesting as listening to hours of BT commentating the drying of white paint on a wall I can't see

 

[scrim reaper]

I'll watch it because I'm a Hawks nuff, and I can't consume enough Hawks content, but listening to Tom Mitchell is about as interesting as listening to hours of BT commentating the drying of white paint on a wall I can't see

I agree, it all feels very forced and a bit 'how do you do fellow kids'. My advice for him would be less conversation, more interview.

He has a habit of having the exact same conversation every episode, could do far better with his preparation, obtaining a bit of backstory, follow up questions etc. This could've been an hour long unpacking more about player movement, the differences between Hawks and Saints, growing up supporting Hawthorn, recruiting processes and free agency, playing back vs playing forward and the differences, tips and tricks for each position etc...I mean isn't the whole Ball Magnets thing meant to be an app to teach kids how to play footy?

Instead he's going for the bare minimum of some of these topics without probing Josh to elaborate, and then once again gone off on a zoom chewies tangent (which I guess we finally have found out is a sponsored segment now?). Thankfully we didn't get the NBA tangent this time.

He's certainly a tough listen, but similar to you I'll take every crumb of Hawks I can get, especially about a player we don't know much about yet.

Apologies for this reply becoming a long winded rant lol.

 

[Luke_Hodgey_15]

I agree, it all feels very forced and a bit 'how do you do fellow kids'. My advice for him would be less conversation, more interview.

He has a habit of having the exact same conversation every episode, could do far better with his preparation, obtaining a bit of backstory, follow up questions etc. This could've been an hour long unpacking more about player movement, the differences between Hawks and Saints, growing up supporting Hawthorn, recruiting processes and free agency, playing back vs playing forward and the differences, tips and tricks for each position etc...I mean isn't the whole Ball Magnets thing meant to be an app to teach kids how to play footy?

Instead he's going for the bare minimum of some of these topics without probing Josh to elaborate, and then once again gone off on a zoom chewies tangent (which I guess we finally have found out is a sponsored segment now?). Thankfully we didn't get the NBA tangent this time.

He's certainly a tough listen, but similar to you I'll take every crumb of Hawks I can get, especially about a player we don't know much about yet.

Apologies for this reply becoming a long winded rant lol.

I think he's just a boring dude.
A rich kid without any life experience, having only gone to private school and played AFL.
His life has been privileged, which isn't inherently bad, but it does make him incredibly boring because he doesn't naturally want to ask questions that those without those privileges would ask.

Does anyone remember the look of revelation when he realised Op Shop meant Opportunity Shop? He couldn't share that insight with the great unwashed fast enough

 

[PenAndPaper]

I honestly don't mind the interviews being more like a chat, there are already plenty of the attempted in-depth ones going around.
The NBA talk absolutely bores me to death though

 

[scrim reaper]

I honestly don't mind the interviews being more like a chat, there are already plenty of the attempted in-depth ones going around.
The NBA talk absolutely bores me to death though

At least find some genuine common ground that's interesting to the audience then, and they have some very obvious common ground IMO.

The player movement conversation is super topical at the moment, Josh has just moved clubs and Tom has done it twice, winning a Brownlow at one and a flag at the other. They'd both have so much good info about the process of trades and FA, the conversations, when they start, do players talk about it with other players (for example is it acknowledged...I wonder if Wiz for instance is telling Harley to come to Hawthorn, even in a jovial manner), as well as differences at clubs (training, facilities, schedule, coaching, crowds, venues etc). Would love to have known what it was like for Josh to face the Hawks down in Tassie as the rumours about him moving were really starting to swirl.

Feels to me a bit of waste to not deep dive into this, especially since it's essentially the title of the video.

 

[PenAndPaper]

At least find some genuine common ground that's interesting to the audience then, and they have some very obvious common ground IMO.

The player movement conversation is super topical at the moment, Josh has just moved clubs and Tom has done it twice, winning a Brownlow at one and a flag at the other. They'd both have so much good info about the process of trades and FA, the conversations, when they start, do players talk about it with other players (for example is it acknowledged...I wonder if Wiz for instance is telling Harley to come to Hawthorn, even in a jovial manner), as well as differences at clubs (training, facilities, schedule, coaching, crowds, venues etc). Would love to have known what it was like for Josh to face the Hawks down in Tassie as the rumours about him moving were really starting to swirl.

Feels to me a bit of waste to not deep dive into this, especially since it's essentially the title of the video.

I think the common ground is the NBA though, we (assuming you're not a teen) aren't the target audience for it. Younger kids that are into footy and basketball are the target audience and that's why it may seem a bit underwhelming with the lack of depth in the questions.

 

[Luke_Hodgey_15]

At least find some genuine common ground that's interesting to the audience then, and they have some very obvious common ground IMO.

The player movement conversation is super topical at the moment, Josh has just moved clubs and Tom has done it twice, winning a Brownlow at one and a flag at the other. They'd both have so much good info about the process of trades and FA, the conversations, when they start, do players talk about it with other players (for example is it acknowledged...I wonder if Wiz for instance is telling Harley to come to Hawthorn, even in a jovial manner), as well as differences at clubs (training, facilities, schedule, coaching, crowds, venues etc). Would love to have known what it was like for Josh to face the Hawks down in Tassie as the rumours about him moving were really starting to swirl.

Feels to me a bit of waste to not deep dive into this, especially since it's essentially the title of the video.

Instead we get;
TM "Hey, is it true that insert story that is very clearly fact"
Guest "Haha, yeah"
TM "Haha, I guess most people wouldn't get that about footy clubs"

I much preferred Dyl & Friends random questions from a deck of cards, with a mix of real world and footy world topics, which were very open ended and let the guests knowledge and experiences shine through.

 

[HawthornHawk]

Have to say he's even better than I expected

 

[SSSSSS]

With Amon missing a week he would probably be leading in the PCM alongside Newk.

 

[Roddy]

I get the feeling that he and TB are starting to lock in to the Hawthorn way. Took a few games, but it was always going to. Full steam ahead now...

 

[Brishawk]

Has been great. Has the odd ‘st kilda’ moment but dam he has settled into our system really well. Seems like a great guy too.

 

[TylerDurden]

Unbelievable player.

 

[marklar]

I used to really enjoy watching him at StK, was over the moon when we were linked to him in trade discussions.

Has already made us a better team, watching his game yesterday was excellent.

 

[GinniAndTonic]

Just quietly crept up to 16th in the coaches votes, also the only KPD in the top 20. GUN!!