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This kid has all the attributes to be a jet. Drafted pick 53 in 2011 by the Hawks but didn't manage a full year of football until last year.

Absolutely terrible luck with injury... two knee recos (I know)... but his upside seems to be huge.

Limited opportunities at Hawthorn (only 2 games) but won the Liston trophy in the VFL last year and just won the Gibbs-Lines medal for best on ground in the Box-Hill vs Coburg game.

His stats:

36 possession (23 contested)

Seven inside 50s

Eight Clearances

A risk with injuries but this guy looks like he has a bright future ahead of him if he can stay on the park. Tough as nails and polished... I would love for the dees to make a play in the off-season.

What do you guys reckon?

(also it's my first post... hello demonland!)

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probably the biggest thing going against him is that he's quite small and is not overly quick.

he's a contested ball winning beast tho. ultimately he'd be in competition with the likes of jones, tyson, viney, newton, michie, riley for an 'inside' role.

in terms of fringe hawthorn players, i'd rather look at james sicily, who has great pace.

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I was talking to a guy at work who is a Hawks supporter and he rates him very highly.

They view him as a replacement for Mitchell.

A replacement for Sam Mitchell and the kid has only played two games? I knew Hawthorn supporters liked the crack pipe but jeez...

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If he is on the Dorks list I am sure he is a gun. Won a Liston medal I think. He seems to have the attributes required. In any normal circumstance he would leave the Dorks for better opportunities elsewhere but it rarely happens to them. They are all playing for peanuts over there it seems but are happy to stick around even if they can't get a game.

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Nothing says AFL star of the future like winning the Gibbs-Lines medal.

But in reality:

Established members of our inside midfield brigade - Jones, Tyson and Viney

Flexible options - Vince (could be moved to wing/half back/half forward in the future), Salem

Likely future members - vandenBerg, Bayshaw and Petracca

Possibles - Neal-Bullen, Harmes

Still sorting - Newton, Michie, Riley, McKenzie

Woodward would (excuse the tongue twister) be a strong addition to the list as at minimum a good depth player, but in terms of inside mids I think we should work with what we have.

I presume Hawthorn or another club would still have interest in his services and therefore we'd have to pay up either a draft pick or salary for him if not both.

I'd rather use resources on talls (rucks or either end) and some more outside run and skill.

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Bloke is a jet! I was hoping we'd draft him but we took Tynan 1 pick before.

He's a ball magnet, hard as a cats head and has decent skills. There's too many similar types at Hawthorn and would be a walk up start with us IMO.

Two knee reco's is admittedly a worry

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At this stage we should be looking for a good mobile ruckman and a couple of quick mid/hb types with good disposal.

I don't think Woodward is either.

Never worked out how to post links but on the AFL they have a story about the international draft combine. Standing at 201cm Jalen Carethers has almost broken the 20 metre sprint at 2.79 seconds. Looks quite athletic and ready to play. A year at Casy.....
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This kid has all the attributes to be a jet. Drafted pick 53 in 2011 by the Hawks but didn't manage a full year of football until last year.

Absolutely terrible luck with injury... two knee recos (I know)... but his upside seems to be huge.

Limited opportunities at Hawthorn (only 2 games) but won the Liston trophy in the VFL last year and just won the Gibbs-Lines medal for best on ground in the Box-Hill vs Coburg game.

His stats:

36 possession (23 contested)

Seven inside 50s

Eight Clearances

A risk with injuries but this guy looks like he has a bright future ahead of him if he can stay on the park. Tough as nails and polished... I would love for the dees to make a play in the off-season.

What do you guys reckon?

(also it's my first post... hello demonland!)

Welcome aboard Alex, may your time at Demonland be a good one.

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Never worked out how to post links but on the AFL they have a story about the international draft combine. Standing at 201cm Jalen Carethers has almost broken the 20 metre sprint at 2.79 seconds. Looks quite athletic and ready to play. A year at Casy.....

A super fast ruck with Frost running around as well would scare a few teams I would reckon 'Al'. If he could play or learn the caper like Mike Pike it might he might be interesting to look at.

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