exactly BamBAM! (shhhh) wrote:Hawthorn has rebuilt through youth. The timing of Spider leaving is co-incidental. It's not especially due to smarts or development, it's due to perseverance, working to a plan, and accepting the pain it takes to get there... and having the guts a few years ago to decide it's what was necessary. They've brought trough some very good players, they've also had their share of busts.saintsRrising wrote:How about more that:Dan Warna wrote:
hawthorn have staged a remarkable comeback in the abscense of spoida.
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1/That their young players have been DEVELOPED and are coming of age
2/ that when they have traded...that they have done so to advantage...rather than toa net disadvantage.
3/that they have mined the rookie system very well.
Hawthorns success is due to smart recruitment and player development....and not beacuse Spiad swapped clubs.
having a relatively injury free time didnt' hurt either.
pretty much only vandenberg and williams have been out and frankly hawthorn are not light in the forward line.
their biggest issue is if yhou can beat their midfield their defence leaks like a seive.