We're a not so happy team at Hawthorn.
From chocolates to boiled lollies in one season.
The Hawks reached Everest ahead of schedule, but what's gone wrong?
They might say nothing, a bad year only, but there are cracks that have been already given plaster, but do they need bricks instead?
Of course Hawkers will tell you their defense has been crunched, but is this only part of the story?
Let's see.
Ok, first the midfield.
Bateman 28, Mitchell 27, Ladson 26, Sewell 26, and now Burgoyne 27. The Hawker midfield and not far off twilighter territory.
Hodge is 25 but he rarely plays midfield. Rioli 20, Moss 21, but are they genuine midfielders, or forwards posing as midfielders.
To me this is a key problem for the Hawkers.
Rucks.
Campbell gone, Taylor 27 when available, Bailey 23 effectively gone, then its a long jump down to Renouf 21, Lowden 19.
And why would you buy a 193cm ruckman in Skipper? No sense, when Jolly or Seaby were available.
The Hawks are in a pickle at present. They've got forwards, but their recasting their defense, their midfield has cracks, and they're struggling in the rucks.
Interesting times at Arctic Park.
From chocolates to boiled lollies in one season.
The Hawks reached Everest ahead of schedule, but what's gone wrong?
They might say nothing, a bad year only, but there are cracks that have been already given plaster, but do they need bricks instead?
Of course Hawkers will tell you their defense has been crunched, but is this only part of the story?
Let's see.
| 175-179 | 180-184 | 185-189 | 190-194 | 195-199 | 200+ | |
| 28+ | Bateman 28 175 M | Croad 30 190 D | ||||
| 25-27 | Mitchell 27 179 M | Guerra 27 182 D | S.Burgoyne 27 185 M | Skipper 27 193 R | Taylor 27 200 R | |
| Osborne 27 178 D | Sewell 26 181 M | Gibson 26 189 D | Gilham 25 192 D | |||
| Brown 26 177 D | Hodge 25 184 D | |||||
| Ladson 26 179 M | ||||||
| 22-24 | Hooper 22 187 F | Peterson 22 183 F | Murphy 24 189 D | Roughead 23 193 F | Franklin 23 196 F | Bailey 23 206 R |
| Young 24 189 U | Birchall 22 193 D | Dowler 22 196 U | ||||
| Kayler-Thomson 24 187 D | ||||||
| Lewis 23 186 M | ||||||
| Muston 23 189 M | ||||||
| Ellis 22 187 D | ||||||
| Tuck 22 188 M | ||||||
| 18-21 | Rioli 20 177 F | Suckling 21 183 D | Stratton 21 189 D | Morton 21 191 F | Lisle 19 196 F | Renouf 21 200 R |
| Stokes 20 174 F | Moss 21 181 M | Savage 19 185 M | Schoenmakers 19 193 D | Grimley 19 199 R | Lowden 19 204 R | |
| Duryea 18 179 D | Whitecross 20 183 D | Sierakowski 19 187 D | Milne 19 193 D | |||
| Breust 19 184 F | Williams 18 185 M | |||||
| Johnston 19 180 D | ||||||
| Shiels 18 183 M | ||||||
Bateman 28, Mitchell 27, Ladson 26, Sewell 26, and now Burgoyne 27. The Hawker midfield and not far off twilighter territory.
Hodge is 25 but he rarely plays midfield. Rioli 20, Moss 21, but are they genuine midfielders, or forwards posing as midfielders.
To me this is a key problem for the Hawkers.
Rucks.
Campbell gone, Taylor 27 when available, Bailey 23 effectively gone, then its a long jump down to Renouf 21, Lowden 19.
And why would you buy a 193cm ruckman in Skipper? No sense, when Jolly or Seaby were available.
The Hawks are in a pickle at present. They've got forwards, but their recasting their defense, their midfield has cracks, and they're struggling in the rucks.
Interesting times at Arctic Park.
