Everything posted by BW511
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Hawks racism allegations (merged thread)
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2022/09/28/saint-weighing-up-kangaroos-backflip-amid-clarkson-uncertainty/ Think there is more to come in this space. You’d have to think all the blokes on the move to North are having second thoughts right now. It’s a nasty situation
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Hawks racism allegations (merged thread)
So this is the part where the process becomes the issue, rather than the actions?
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Draft and Trade Needs
Apart from the obvious KPF, I think a mid with pace & skill is a priority. Someone who maybe gets left out because they can't win their own ball but would not need to in our setup, where we have 4 blokes who fight over it and no one who can kick, when we do get it. Understand this is a little over critical but it is so frustrating to fight so hard to win the ball and then just give it back on disposal. I'd also like an attacking HFF, I think we are too defensively minded in the forward half. ANB & Spargs kicked about 20 goals between them as full time HFF's, we need that position to be a lot more productive than a goal every second week
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Jordan De Goey
Straight over my head!
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Hawks racism allegations (merged thread)
If ‘their story’ is only half true, it’s still a horrible situation. I’m sure Clarkson and Fagan have access to very, very good lawyers who could create any narrative they like around the indigenous families. It won’t be fair
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Jordan De Goey
Interesting. I was speaking to someone who had family connections with McStay and he was apparently signed and sealed from March this year
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Hawks racism allegations (merged thread)
If the AFL manage to sweep this under a rug, I’ll be furious. I can understand completely if the families involved don’t want to go into the courts as they will not win, regardless of the outcome. I do believe there is a genuine chance for the AFL to make a statement and influence a huge audience for future generations. Like it or not, we all need to be better with how we treat people and culturally we could improve immensely as a population. This should not happen to anyone, from any background, yet the fact it may have been happening, in a very formal manner, just a few years ago, is truly horrifying.
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Injured Players
I don’t want to start a loading argument again, however if you can’t get the loading in, fitness will drop off. Perhaps we went with the loading mid season and then when we went to have a second go at it we could not get enough work into the players due to injuries, hence the drop off in fitness/running power
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Hawks racism allegations (merged thread)
I can't help but feel for North. Poor buggers thought they had a chance to right the ship and now they likely won't have a coach and all those who requested trades based on the coach may now lose interest. We could end up with Brisbane, North (& Essendon) without coaches and very little time to get people in or re-start a process. There are huge consequences to this report across the entire league. There would be a lot of very nervous people in the AFL today!
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Hawks racism allegations (merged thread)
I mean, the ABC would have had to cover off a lot of things to get this to the public. The implications on them would be enormous if it’s found to be untrue. I don’t doubt that the accused would try and deny it, because it will ruin them
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Hawks racism allegations (merged thread)
This has to go far beyond footy and clubland. This is human rights stuff, as people have suggested. It’s not dissimilar to the MeToo movement. People in power influencing decision making and tearing families apart for gain
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Hawks racism allegations (merged thread)
Wonder if North Melbourne knew this was happening? This does not paint a great picture for the Hawks as a club and Clarkson as a person, not exactly what you want your marquee signing being associated with
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Farewell Brodie Grundy
No doubt Max has been very banged up this year and a strength of ours has disappeared as a result. I don’t like Max forward at all but we can’t not play him at this stage of his career We need a good ruckman to allow Clarry, Trac and Viney to work so we have to keep invested in that area. Grundy might even offer more by way of follow up or clearing space too.
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I tend to agree with the view that Brayshaw has not helped our midfield dynamic. In my opinion his most valuable position for us is the half back role. I feel exactly the same in that we’ve come full circle to 2018 and are crying out for the exact same thing (skills and speed) I’m genuinely curious as to why there was some talk about contracts demanding midfield minutes and him suddenly being in the mix from that week onwards. It’s quite tinfoil hat, I know, but there was some sort of promise made there to keep him
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Improving the Demons coaching staff for 2023?
If Josh Kennedy is coming back to Melbourne, as suggested, he’d be on equal footing with Stevie J in my mind. All reports suggest he’s a ripper bloke and universally loved, doesn’t hurt that he’s kicked goals at will for many, many years I’d also add, Chocco seemed to have a great influence first up but that has vanished
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Trade and Free Agency rumours
100%. If we bring Gunston in at the expense of Ben Brown, for instance, we could run with 3 of T-Mac, Gunston, JVR & Fritta at any one time, maybe even all four. That takes a lot of defending. Using our own defense as an example, that setup would certainly keep Petty, May & Lever honest and we are the only team that has 3 defenders of that quality. Certainly a lot more mobility/flexibility in that lot versus our current Brown/Gawn/Jackson rotation.
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