Welcome to Hawthorn Pick 44: Blake Hardwick

[caliente]

can we get this boy a game next week or what!

 

[flinchfree]

can we get this boy a game next week or what!

It's not like he's exactly been stagnating for a couple of seasons at Box Hill.
1st year rook, yet to play for the seconds, he can warm slowly on the grill until needed for mine - though no doubt is a very interesting prospect.

 

[HomerJayS]

Hodge, Hill, Heatherley...

What about Brand, Burgoyne, Birchall, Breust, Burton, (O')BRIEN

That's a worry. He can't even make the B-team!

 

[Gralin]

That's a worry. He can't even make the B-team!

Blake.....

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

Just watched the cooking video on the Hawks website and I think Howe referred to him as 'Chopper'...

 

[MrPremiership]

thought lovell was choper because of family connections to wood choppers

Just watched the cooking video on the Hawks website and I think Howe referred to him as 'Chopper'...

 

[Blaze Storm]

thought lovell was choper because of family connections to wood choppers

Yeah, don't they call Blake "Dimma"?

 

[MrPremiership]

Yeah, don't they call Blake "Dimma"?

correct

makes sense

 

[burger09]

Yeah, don't they call Blake "Dimma"?

I think "stiff" is more appropriate.

"Stiff" to miss out again this week".

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

You are right its Dimma for Hardwick and Chopper for Lovell.

 

[Todman]

Congrats on your debut

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

Glad he has finally got a game and from the radio report, he is not out of place. Wish he'd kick a goal though !!!

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

His intensity was up and down today. Looked like the game was too fast for him at stages, then he would hit the next contest with venom.

Solid first hit out.

 

[CD Xbow]

His intensity was up and down today. Looked like the game was too fast for him at stages, then he would hit the next contest with venom.

Solid first hit out.

Good to hear. The pace of the game often seems to be the hardest thing for young players to come to grips with. Much as I would like to watch Blakes first outing, it sounds like it was a pretty awful game to watch.

 

[Stratton_Gun]

I wished that the commentators wouldn't have talked him up when he was kicking for goal. A good enough game for a debut but nothing special

 

[cryptor]

Has got his taste of the big league. Enough to take into preseason with a reference of where he needs to get up to. Little investment now will go a long way.

 

[MoustachioNuts]

His nickname should be BONER!

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

His nickname should be BONER!

????

 

[Vdubs]

????

not a softwick!
Taking a keen interest in Blake's progress. Was a class above his peers at Eastern when he wanted to be, and that was most weeks.

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

Ahhhhhh. His video post game was cool. Was an excited young kid and not too fussed about his first shot at goal.

 

[HODGEYROAD]

Good for him to get a taste but he isn't quite up to AFL standard just yet. hopefully a big pre season ahead for Blake and a few more games in 2017.

 

[Brant]

I thought he was about as good as silvagni, but clearly not the hype

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

Is he a Breust 2.0 ????

 

[Lithium]

not a softwick!
Taking a keen interest in Blake's progress. Was a class above his peers at Eastern when he wanted to be, and that was most weeks.

Was surprised to see him fall so far in the daft considering how he dominated prior to it.

 

[jimsim]

Surprise call up! Hopefully he can show us positive signs of what he will become