Review Round 5 - Hawthorn @ PF Stadium - 13th April 2024 - 7:30pm AEST

[Jirik13]

I think it's a combination of things.

1. Number 1 for me is mental side of the game. Dimma instils belief, confidence.

2. New coach with fresh eyes, fresh approach, new plan backed up by previous success.

3. One more pre-season under belt. It was funny to hear commentators saying that Hawks players were like kids against adults (while we had the same age profile). Anderson and Rowell are in 5th year. They look ready similar to Flanders, King, Luko, Ballard, Powell, Ainsworth. Berry, Rosas stepped up in pressure roles. Andrew is also great. Collins is back to his best.

4. Great draftees who seem ready to contribute from the first game. Clohesy and Graham being between best players is unbelievable. Walter with his size, speed, pressure is like a wrecking ball. It will probably not last the whole season but what great additions and promise for future.

 

[TheGoldPersons]

Damien Hardwick is like a father to me

 

[Ben Drever]

Quick social experiment. Like this post if you'd consider yourself a Dimma Disciple at this stage in the season. Very interested to see how many believers we have out there after five games.

Have not heard from any one of you….
Apologising to myself or Iva Bigun about all the personal attacks on us for saying Dew wasn’t upto it.

Tbh I’m fine with it.
The team is purring at the moment…
That’s all we ever wanted.
They’ll have a rough game every now and then but you can see what there trying to achieve for once!!

 

[eppo67]

This 100%%

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[Mini GF]

Have not heard from any one of you….
Apologising to myself or Iva Bigun about all the personal attacks on us for saying Dew wasn’t upto it.

Tbh I’m fine with it.
The team is purring at the moment…
That’s all we ever wanted.
They’ll have a rough game every now and then but you can see what there trying to achieve for once!!

I just want to add myself in to this. I was attacked plenty once I decided that Dew had to go. I think I then disappeared from the board for quite a while and Dew remained the coach.

When I see Hardwick in person at the games I almost feel like pinching myself, it’s hard to believe we have this man coaching us.

 

[Supersuns]

I can see what we are trying to do but I'm not ready to call Dimma the saviour yet. To many false dawns have me scarred to go drink the kool-aid.

 

[Happy Idiot]

Apologising to myself or Iva Bigun about all the personal attacks on us for saying Dew wasn’t upto it.

You're a bit of a goose, do you want a high five or a hug? Or are you going to start apologising for any times you've been wrong? With Dew we were always going to give him an extended run and if/when that failed it HAD to be for a highly credentialed coach – one of which became available in 2022 and the other mid 2023. Not a single other coach fit the bill. The only thing up for debate was whether or not we should have jumped at Clarkson in 2022. It's a decision that may or may not have sped things up by a year, but it looks (early) like it may have been fortuitous (and to your distaste) to wait

 

[TheSunGod]

You're a bit of a goose, do you want a high five or a hug? Or are you going to start apologising for any times you've been wrong? With Dew we were always going to give him an extended run and if/when that failed it HAD to be for a highly credentialed coach – one of which became available in 2022 and the other mid 2023. Not a single other coach fit the bill. The only thing up for debate was whether or not we should have jumped at Clarkson in 2022. It's a decision that may or may not have sped things up by a year, but it looks (early) like it may have been fortuitous (and to your distaste) to wait

Happy we ended up with Hardwick over the little angry one

 

[Gorringe Can Suck One]

Have not heard from any one of you….
Apologising to myself or Iva Bigun about all the personal attacks on us for saying Dew wasn’t upto it.

Tbh I’m fine with it.
The team is purring at the moment…
That’s all we ever wanted.
They’ll have a rough game every now and then but you can see what there trying to achieve for once!!

He just seemed like such a nice guy


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[SandyToes]

Happy we ended up with Hardwick over the little angry one

I don't think Clarkson (Alistair not Jeremy) is quite right .Not sure he's up to the hurly burly of AFL coaching at the moment

 

[lommy]

Happy we ended up with Hardwick over the little angry one

Imagine going through that racism case and his personal leave fmd


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[GC2015]

Quick social experiment. Like this post if you'd consider yourself a Dimma Disciple at this stage in the season. Very interested to see how many believers we have out there after five games.

Close to 30 likes on the social experiment post in less than 24 hours. I think it's fair to say Suns supporters on this board are overwhelmingly buying what Dimma is selling at the moment. Thanks to all who participated in the survey

 

[Sun Stormer]

I just want to add myself in to this. I was attacked plenty once I decided that Dew had to go. I think I then disappeared from the board for quite a while and Dew remained the coach.

When I see Hardwick in person at the games I almost feel like pinching myself, it’s hard to believe we have this man coaching us.

I think we had our own little Club!

 

[Stroppy]

One more pre-season under belt. It was funny to hear commentators saying that Hawks players were like kids against adults (while we had the same age profile). Anderson and Rowell are in 5th year. They look ready similar to Flanders, King, Luko, Ballard, Powell, Ainsworth. Berry, Rosas stepped up in pressure roles. Andrew is also great. Collins is back to his best.

Can't underestimate the importance of having your best players being in their prime and fit and ready to go.

Two years ago it was Touk then daylight, and our best players were too young or too injured (Rowell).

Now the young players in the team are role players, don't have to carry the load.

 

[Jirik13]

Can't underestimate the importance of having your best players being in their prime and fit and ready to go.

Two years ago it was Touk then daylight, and our best players were too young or too injured (Rowell).

Now the young players in the team are role players, don't have to carry the load.

Exactly. A lot of development of top talent went on in the last 5 years. That core talent now looks ready at least body wise.

Let's be honest. Dimma inherited a talented list with a good age profile ready to climb the ladder and challenge for finals. Dew could not take a next step and rightly so was fired. IMO, that list should have made finals in 2023. We probably wasted 1 year in hindsight.

On top of it, as a welcome gift, Dimma got to work with unbelievable 5 draftees who all look like great additions and regular best 22 in near future.

 

[SandyToes]

Dimma inherited a talented list with a good age profile ready to climb the ladder and challenge for finals. Dew could not take a next step and rightly so was fired. IMO, that list should have made finals in 2023. We probably wasted 1 year in hindsight.

On top of it, as a welcome gift, Dimma got to work with unbelievable 5 draftees who all look like great additions and regular best 22 in near future.

Yeah but it's exactly why he took the job
He knew what we had and what he wanted
He wasnt coming for a suntan and romantic walks on the beach
If Dew was still coaching we'd be playing Budarick Long Ace DMac Ellis Atkins and Tsitas and "developing" the high end talent in the VFL- oh and an occasional cameo from Crab and Sam Day

 

[Supersuns]

All of a sudden to we have pretty damn good midfield depth. Rowell, Anderson, Touk, Humpher, W.Graham with cameos from Flanders, Spitta and eventually Rogers is bloody strong.

 

[lommy]

Yeah but it's exactly why he took the job
He knew what we had and what he wanted
He wasnt coming for a suntan and romantic walks on the beach
If Dew was still coaching we'd be playing Budarick Long Ace DMac Ellis Atkins and Tsitas and "developing" the high end talent in the VFL- oh and an occasional cameo from Crab and Sam Day

What’s the go with Crab? Have we given up completely?


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[Corkie]

What’s the go with Crab? Have we given up completely?


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He’s kinda like that box of cables you keep in your garage, just incase they might be useful one day.

 

[Ben Drever]

What’s the go with Crab? Have we given up completely?


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Took his 4 year deal now just living his best life

 

[Ben Drever]

All of a sudden to we have pretty damn good midfield depth. Rowell, Anderson, Touk, Humpher, W.Graham with cameos from Flanders, Spitta and eventually Rogers is bloody strong.

Are we a tall mid short? Someone 194-195cm?
Not sure who this person would replace though. Or does 191cm nose go up the Cripps etc

 

[Jirik13]

Took his 4 year deal now just living his best life

Playing VFL is best life? He had interest from other clubs and I suspect will have again in the off-season.