Thought I would add some points from our Round 1 NAB Cup 2010 win against the Tigers.
- Lots of non-Hawker fans are saying don’t get excited about Buddy’s performance against the Tigers as they aren’t that good. There is some truth to that but I think the most exciting thing that I saw from Buddy was his straight kicking. He kicked (from my count) 5 from 5 set shots. Also (and I noted it from a video of training a week before) that he seems to be running in for his set shots a lot straighter then previous years. So far, its seems to be working. Lets see how it goes when he gets more pressure on him!
- The Hawks seem to have decided that our rucks might not be dominatant enough and have decided that using the tactic of Third man up is going to help out in this area. Main guy for this task seems to be Jordan Lewis. In saying this, the rucks were solid and (as others have noted) were rarely caught behind. I am no footy expert but I wonder if this helps the thirdman up if the hawks control the front of the ruck contest?
- Still on ruck work. Was intersested to see Roughy in the ruck. He seem him work a little on it. After hearing Clarko talk about it late in the year last year, I have a funny feeling that he wants a mobile ruck option and Roughy could be it if Dowler/Schoenmaker can play as the second forward and if Wade Skipper doesn’t come along (have a feeling he is also thought to be that mobile ruckman).
- I have long thought that one of our weakness (and it could be a factor of the Cluster) is the lack of a good tagger. Sewell did it for a while but I think we have a beauty in the making in Liam Shiels! Did a really good job on Deledio and even did a fair job on Sammy Mitchell in the intra-club. He has the tank to go with most in the league and it will be a great education for him
- (This is pretty obvious) Mossy loves a goal! He could move into the midfield but just leave him up forward!
So that are my thoughts. Just as a bonus, here is the highlights off the game.
