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

[TylerDurden]

 

[Hodgey 15]

Great news. Highly deserved.
Bet he certainly has no regrets about swapping clubs.

 

[excitingnews]

You’ve got to love saints fans, sooking about Wilkie getting overlooked for battle, despite finishing 12th and giving up 90 points per game on average seem to be have somehow convinced themselves they were robbed of having 2 players in the all Australian defence

 

[Hawked Wings]

Did not expect that as I thought Worrell would’ve been a lock but what a great year from our gun recruit

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Amazing, congratulations to him. He's had a superb season.

 

[Bedi]

Great result and extremely happy for him. More importantly, he's playing finals so that's really vindicated his decision to change clubs. Sing out to Barrass too, who i think has been equally good.

 

[The Jet From Poowong]

Good on Kane for fighting the good fight.
The total opposite of the two muppets who deliberately set out looking to unfairly question him and Barras mid year.

Expect him to finish top 2 in BnF

Saints fans sound a lot like the North fans when Josh Gibson

Josh Gibson

Age

41

Ht

189cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.4

4star

K

9.0

3star

HB

8.4

5star

M

5.1

5star

T

2.1

4star

MG

196.5

3star

No current season stats available

D

13.8

4star

K

6.2

3star

HB

7.6

5star

M

3.4

4star

T

2.6

4star

was also improving his game at Hawthorn

 

[Bugs1977]

How bloody good. Congratulations JB

 

[Leather Poisoning]

Didn't expect thi to be honest but he's got a pretty rare ability to play tall and small and be an outlet/rebounding player.

Amazing pickup.

 

[Sonny Hayes]

Didn't expect thi to be honest but he's got a pretty rare ability to play tall and small and be an outlet/rebounding player.

Amazing pickup.

This is the biggest asset for me that i feel most non Hawk fans bashing him are missing.

Need him to play on Jeremy Cameron? Done
Need him to play on Jamie Elliot? Done
Need him to take kick outs and kick lace out bullets? Done
Need him up the line to take a contested mark from a kick out? Done

Good in the air, good below his knees, good stopper, good rebounder. Just does whatever is asked of him. A more well rounded defender than most of the half backs or the key defenders. Can plug any hole.

 

[The Spirit of Cricket]

Gun

 

[Leather Poisoning]

This is the biggest asset for me that i feel most Hawk fans bashing him are missing.

Need him to play on Jeremy Cameron? Done
Need him to play on Jamie Elliot? Done
Need him to take kick outs and kick lace out bullets? Done
Need him up the line to take a contested mark from a kick out? Done

Good in the air, good below his knees, good stopper, good rebounder. Just does whatever is asked of him. A more well rounded defender than most of the half backs or the key defenders. Can plug any hole.

Was he like this at St Kilda?

I knew he was good but I genuinely thought he was a class below Wilkie adn those types.

 

[Wingnut19]

What a jet. So good

 

[Jane Doe]

Listening to David King this morning. Wasn't happy that Battle got selected. Not surprised with his reaction. Seems to have something against our club.

 

[Spudwick]

Listening to David King this morning. Wasn't happy that Battle got selected. Not surprised with his reaction. Seems to have something against our club.

David King is like a dense fart; swings around whichever way the wind is blowing, leaving a foul taste in your mouth, but somehow you can't get rid of him...

 

[Spudwick]

Congrats Josh, amazing achievement for a genuinely good bloke and for the club and recruiting team.

 

[Elhawko]

You’ve got to love saints fans, sooking about Wilkie getting overlooked for battle, despite finishing 12th and giving up 90 points per game on average seem to be have somehow convinced themselves they were robbed of having 2 players in the all Australian defence

I think the aspect some fans of other sides are overlooking here is that Battle wasn't selected because he took x-number of marks or gathered y-number of possessions, he was selected because he not had multiple goals kicked on him once in the entire season, and that was by Jeremy Cameron, the runaway Coleman medalist, who kicked two. I think other supporters are just looking at possessions gathered etc as if they are comparing midfielders, not players whose primary role is stop opposition forwards from scoring.

 

[HedgeFund]

I think the aspect some fans of other sides are overlooking here is that Battle wasn't selected because he took x-number of marks or gathered y-number of possessions, he was selected because he not had multiple goals kicked on him once in the entire season, and that was by Jeremy Cameron, the runaway Coleman medalist, who kicked two. I think other supporters are just looking at possessions gathered etc as if they are comparing midfielders, not players whose primary role is stop opposition forwards from scoring.

Judging tall defenders on their ability to defend opposition forwards.

Seems sensible.

Explains perfectly why Battle got the gong.

 

[Buckemenico]

Clearly in the top 6 most valuable defenders in the comp. Never beaten overhead, never beaten below the knees and uses the ball well. What else is needed?

 

[The 80s]

Has anyone got the graphic showing Battles performances against his opponents this year. Need to shut a few haters up!

 

[Bill Crouse]

Was he like this at St Kilda?

I knew he was good but I genuinely thought he was a class below Wilkie adn those types.

Yes, he was great last year as well. He even had better disposal efficiency, averaged more contested marks, intercepts and 1%'s.

Josh Battle and Josh Battle AFL Stats Comparison

Josh Battle and Josh Battle AFL Stats Comparison.

www.footywire.com

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Has anyone got the graphic showing Battles performances against his opponents this year. Need to shut a few haters up!

 

[Bugs1977]

Has anyone got the graphic showing Battles performances against his opponents this year. Need to shut a few haters up!

Here you go

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

Here you go

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But Nick Vlastuin....

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

But Nick Vlastuin....

Better yet Reuben Ginbey according to our favourite Eagles poster.

 

[Hawked Wings]

I really wish a “reverse Coleman” was available for viewing because that would solve a lot of the debate