O'Meara O Dear!

[pitmaster 3,561]

Cannot help but feel some sympathy for Jaegar O'Meara. Once he was flavour of the month, missed two seasons with injury but was still sought after.

Too bad his second club was the amazingly ruthless Family Club where the only welcome relatives are the young cousins. Older uncles - like Jaegar - are turfed once they hit 30.

O'Meara is a talent and his reward has been to play in one (losing) final in a career of 140-odd games. I was snakey when he went to Hawthorn who at the time had the depth to take a gamble on his rehab. It was a risk we could not afford, but it's all one way with the Hawks in the Clarkson-Mitchell era. So now he is looking at a third club. At least he might see finals again if he lands with Freo.

The bigger issue is what it means for the club. This strategy worked out for Clarkson a long time ago but it makes me wonder what it does to internal culture and fan loyalty to have so many respected players discarded seemingly without a moments regret.

 

[DistrACTION Jackson 8,753]

Is that you Jaeger? Welcome to Dland

[Demon Disciple 12,164]

For a club being so called the "family" club, they certainly seem to lack values of family and loyalty at the moment

[drdrake 3,178]

The club pushed out a 4 time premiership coach, it wasn't a transition bit like Collingwood Mick wasn't onboard with the Buckley transition it was board driven that Buckley would coach somewhere else, same with Hawthorn they wanted Mitchell and didn't want him coaching somewhere else.

 

[layzie 33,824]

6 minutes ago, drdrake said:

The club pushed out a 4 time premiership coach, it wasn't a transition bit like Collingwood Mick wasn't onboard with the Buckley transition it was board driven that Buckley would coach somewhere else, same with Hawthorn they wanted Mitchell and didn't want him coaching somewhere else.

 

Beware the messiah syndrome I guess. 

[Little Goffy 14,578]

Losing both O'Meara & Mitchell would be quite a gutting of the Hawk midfield.

That's 200 clearances a season, including 50% of their center clearances, gone.

No.1 & No.2 Hawks for contested possessions and for tackles, and 1st and 4th for inside 50s.

These aren't veteran players winding up their careers. They are Hawthorn's first choice midfield workhorses.

 

I genuinely and realistically hope it causes a total implosion at Hawthorn and I really want us to put the boot in them.

In 2023 there will be seventeen clubs competing for three prizes; the premiership, the minor premiership, and best humiliation of Hawthorn.

[poita 3,902]

O'Meara has been overpaid and has underperformed for his entire career. If Hawthorn want to free up some salary cap room, he is the perfect place to start.

I'd be more worried about them offloading Tom Mitchell, who has at least met his end of the bargain in his time at Hawthorn.

[Bates Mate 4,487]

His first couple of seasons at gold coast where pretty good. Had burst away speed and Chris Judd comparisons where looking like they where justified. Injuries stopped what would have been a great career

[Sir Why You Little 37,046]

Time for Hawthorn to regress back to what they once were. 
i have seen far to many Cups go their way

They will end up in court in a few months. 
Rip them apart and all their Smug Supporters 

F$&@ them