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Makes no sense...you generally set up your forward targets from half back to the centre. That's where Salem is. We don't need Salem to be a target, we need him to keep hitting them up.

Can Bull go back to take a role? Similar size too Darling. He has done some midfield time at Casey, so should have the tank to run with him. Be better to have trialed it at Casey but we don't have many options. Just a thought...

Salem is the bright spot in a pretty average season to date...

Had a great nights sleep thanks.... Can't see where I've been whingeing at all, just looking at where we sit this year with an objective viewpoint not red & blue fans eyes. I guess one mans trash is another mans treasure. Tom is really struggling at the moment, his form line is reminiscent of a few years back when he went from one of the most promising defenders in the game to nearly losing his place in the team before his renaissance as a forward. He looked to be the answer as a key forward, his strength being his marking and accurate kicking both of which seem to have deserted him. I hope the winning point might turn his confidence and form around...

Trouble is they were top line premiership/contender teams. At the moment we're nowhere near that & we're not doing what they were. We're scrapping out wins against other average/bottom rung teams. ...but it beats losing.

Not with that dropped mark he's not, it was an absolute soda. Harmes put it right down his throat, no defender on him & Tommy dropped it like a hot spud. Lucky he got a boot to it. When/if Tommy starts holding his grabs he will start to show some form.

Been calling for this one for a few weeks but time to try Sparrow back... Doesn't get enough ball for a mid but has attributes that might be better suited back. With Jetta, Lewis & Hibberd out nows the time to try it.

Did anyone hear Rampe's call when caught holding the ball. The ump reckons he called play on 3 times, Rampe said he couldn't here his little girls voice...

I don't see it as our only problem but it is a problem none the less. Would rather put development time into Sparrow now as he could be the longer term replacement for Jetta. Just don't see the point in Lewis any more...

I would keep the current lineup but with Sparrow in for Lewis... As for Frost, well....he's been ok and his pace can be an asset. Keep the game simple for him but as soon as he goes away from simple we are in a world of trouble. Who knows, maybe he can become a footballer. Stanley seems to have done it at Geelong and that's something I can say I never saw coming. ...but for now if it was a toss up between him and Oscar then it's Frost.

I think the poster meant the rail yards between the 'G' and the tennis centre. I don't think Andrews has an opinion on this let alone being against it...

Runner up last year in their B&F... Came to Hawthorn as a small forward. Sometimes you need to look at what the player brings. I think if Sparrow is going to make it, it will be as a defender...

One more than Viney...

I would replace him with Sparrow. I think he is more suited as a small/medium defender than midfielder. He doesn't find the ball enough as a mid but has a lot of good attributes we need in defence. I see him being similar to Hardwick at the Hawks. The sooner we get game time into him the better.

If Viney is replacing ANB I hope it's as a pressure forward. He's been a liability as a midfielder this season...

No, but it should mean that he hasn't earned the right to make the call.

Good luck getting to Casey in half an hour mid week...

Think Seaford and you will know that Casey would be a retrograde step... You could kiss goodby any thoughts of being a destination club.

Honestly 'old dee', I don't think we are... Certainly that's the media & Demonland narrative but I think we have moved past that. No inside info but I just can't see intelligent people like Bartlett & Pert not working on another plan. Bartlett has alluded to multiple plans in the past. Yarra park might be a strategic play, smoke and mirrors to leverage something else. I think we might be involved here. Again, no inside information. I don't see Collingwood heading back to Vic park though. No money has been allocated or promised there. The money that's been discussed is for the sporting precinct of which we are a part.

Not saying he has 'Daisy'... When I say Pert, I mean the club. He is the face of the club on issues like this. I hope he, Bartlett and the board are working furiously behind the scenes to get some commitments for our future.

I don't know...it's easy to get this funding. Just say you're setting up some kind of gender equality facility and bingo... On a more serious note...we were the leaders in womens football, had the foresight to get the whole thing going and now we seem to be languishing at the bottom of the pack when the money comes. I just hope Pert has something he's holding back on at the moment.

Should have been part of the Hogan deal...

A couple of interesting things here. 1. Viney shouldn't be in the guts at the expense of Gus...he's not in the best combination. 2. I think 6-6-6 has seen more opposition teams going the chaos kick off the ground at centre bounces. Previously we had numbers coming off the back of the square and you couldn't risk it. It's had an effect on our guys who prefer to get hands on the ball, maybe they will be better off trying similar tactics.

No, as Clarkson says the Hawks are not so great...our 2 wins are against average opposition. ...and we've looked pretty average to date.

Jack has a poor record of judging when fit to play. By his own admission he returned early from his foot injury in 2017 and has had long periods on the sidelines and/or managed game time since. His game time was managed in games early in the season. Ditto vs Hawks - he played about 2 of the first 3 qtrs (prior to the shoulder injury). This suggests something other than the shoulder injury is causing the managed game times. Have someone else make the decision! When I heard this (he will make a call, he know's his body well) I almost drove off the road... Jack is the last person to ask. I think the decision needs to be taken out of his hands, he's proven in the past that he is the last person to be given the responsibility. We employ medicos for a reason. Once the player says they are right to play the final decision should always be with them in consultation with the coach.