Welcome to Hawthorn Pick 44: Blake Hardwick

[Hawk_francais]

With some players its just obvious they are giving everything they've got - all game, every game. He is one of those players, and tonight he won a crucial battle against the best small forward in the game. Hats off.

 

[Smooth Banana]

The more I see, the more I like from this kid. Nothing flashy. Gets the job done aka Guerra. Becoming quite reliable for a kid, just wait till he gets 50 games into him. Good times my friends.

 

[Hodgey09]

Unsure of his eligibility but if so surely he's a good shout for a rising star nom this week?

 

[beta_condition]

Had a down patch there but back to what he showed in his first few matches, you can really see him clicking things together, by far his best all round game

 

[cryptor]

With some players its just obvious they are giving everything they've got - all game, every game. He is one of those players, and tonight he won a crucial battle against the best small forward in the game. Hats off.

He wasn't playing on Cyril...?

 

[Leather Poisoning]

Keeps winning one on one contests and creating opportunity where it doesn't look like it exists.

Seemed a weird selection when he was picked for his first game but he's definitely showed why.

I reckon our coaching staff might just know a thing or two

 

[Ned Ryerson]

If Burton has been the silver lining to our season, then Hardwick is the bronze lining. He's bloody fantastic - stack of composure - looks like a 100 gamer out there most of the time.

Still think his nickname should be GooJu (Goo Junior) not Dimma. Can someone get a message out to the playing group about this?

 

[TazHawk15]

Keeps winning one on one contests and creating opportunity where it doesn't look like it exists.

Seemed a weird selection when he was picked for his first game but he's definitely showed why.

I reckon our coaching staff might just know a thing or two

Are you saying our coaching staff know something about the caper?

Can you let a few posters know this?

 

[Nugett]

Him and Burton have been the highlights this year (Cant forget to mention Tom Mitchell). These 3 at the moment are looking like the nucleus of our next premiership. I've got good knees so am willing to donate to Jager so we can get our fourth star into the next premiership juggernaut. Just saying!

 

[MrPremiership]

Unsure of his eligibility but if so surely he's a good shout for a rising star nom this week?

Eligible as played less than 10 games at start of season (1) and is under 21 years of age at start of season

 

[threesixpio]

He's the worst thing to happen to both.

If Glass, Nash, Morrison or Heatherly improve it begins to look quite nasty for Doc and Teia.

Wonder if small forward roles are beckoning although Kade seems to have this stitched up too

Bump my own post. Wondering if Strats comes in and Pops is injured Doc goes forward...........

 

[Lotus]

http://m.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2017-06-23/hardwick-act-to-follow

He's consistently getting better and better.

 

[seysearles]

 

[Gralin]

His job on Robbie Gray is looking better by the week as well

 

[FairCall]

Doc had Gray. Hardwick had him as part of rotation when Doc was off. Posters are saying Thursday was Doc's best game. I thought it was the Port game.

 

[TheFourPillars]

Doc had Gray. Hardwick had him as part of rotation when Doc was off. Posters are saying Thursday was Doc's best game. I thought it was the Port game.

Thank you for clearing that up. In that case he was great against port snd he has backed it up again in adelaide. He is getting his confidence back

 

[Jaeger]

Obviously Hugh McCluggage was better than Dimma in the Lions 10 goal loss to the Giants.

 

[Gralin]

Obviously Hugh McCluggage was better than Dimma in the Lions 10 goal loss to the Giants.

 

[Slick]

Shafted. Hardwick was brilliant on Thursday night and thoroughly deserved a Rising Star nom. Hopefully he backs it up this weekend and gets one.

 

[crazywildhorse]

Shafted. Hardwick was brilliant on Thursday night and thoroughly deserved a Rising Star nom. Hopefully he backs it up this weekend and gets one.

He's not going to pinch it off his mate though.

 

[westhawk]

Deserved this weeks nomination. Kept an all Australian in Eddie Betts to one goal and also got a bit of the ball himself and went at nearly 90% efficiency and gets overlooked by someone who picked up cheap stats in a soft game.

 

[StillAtLarge]

Deserved this weeks nomination. Kept an all Australian in Eddie Betts to one goal and also got a bit of the ball himself and went at nearly 90% efficiency and gets overlooked by someone who picked up cheap stats in a soft game.

I have to say it is very surprising that neither hardwick or fiorini got the nom. My guess is the afl want to give a bit of a pump up to the current crop of brissie kids, encouragement to stay put if you like...

 

[HolyRioli]

McCluggage was pretty good to be fair. Might have got it for Brisbane reasons

 

[HODGEYROAD]

Really stiff to not get the nomination given how much the media talks up Eddie Betts being the best small forward of all time, and Dimma just shut him out.

 

[beta_condition]

Might not of got this weeks nomination but he was selected for his first team of the week with his brilliant performance on Betts