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[Duckworth]

Rumour is that it had a secret 2nd year. Like parish’s secret 6th year. Maybe why we played him for so many games, perhaps it’s a games played clause and Brad wanted his old mate to get another year?

OK, now this https://apple.news/ASwhl4dwCQp-hnutU-8gQCg

He’s uncontracted.

 

[Call Me Cake]

What the potential side could look like at the start of 2026. Average raw age would be 24.9.

What else do we need folks?

 

[Milanista28]

What the potential side could look like at the start of 2026. Average raw age would be 24.9.

What else do we need folks?

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Heart?

 

[Duckworth]

What the potential side could look like at the start of 2026. Average raw age would be 24.9.

What else do we need folks?

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The forward line looks undersized - a Wright-sized player

 

[Hird05]

He's very, very good at reading the ball off ruck taps and in motion. Usually very clean at collecting and moving through congestion to transition from inside to outside of a stoppage, and we've seen how he can play massive games in the wet.

He's a guy you want as your 2nd or 3rd best midfielder alongside some bigger bodies IMO. Imagine him lining up with guys like Dangerfield and Holmes (both ~ 190) alongside him.

Our midfield mix is a bit wonky because we simply don't have the big bodies to roll through there, and we lack genuine hardball winning players, so Parish is a bit of an odd one out. But he can certainly win contested possessions, just not the hardball gets component that we don't really have anyone else doing either.

Agree. Think in the right midfield he looks a lot better than he has this year. Been injured too. Link up handball is very good. Plenty of other guys I'd be selling first.

 

[Hird05]

He averaged 1.25 goals a game in the second half of the year, so not really consistent. And has kicked 50 goals once (in 10 years).

He's a very good player, but 'a consistent 50 goal/year forward' is factually untrue.

Since moving forward, minus the injury hit period of late, he's been very consistent, extremely accurate, talked of as AA at times. Borderline elite. Genuinely think he's Ne of our best.

 

[coastalpipeline]

Aceman always has good intel. Port have approached Parish.

Makes sense, their midfield needs some more grunt. Would probably be a good mix if they moved Rozee out and put Parish in.

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Welcome to EFC Rozzee?
Nice deal for us!

 

[Hird05]

What the potential side could look like at the start of 2026. Average raw age would be 24.9.

What else do we need folks?

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Harry Armstrong. Mac Andrews. Dan Houston.

 

[coastalpipeline]

Anyone watching the Hawks & thinking we are a dogshit team?
We had Mass and picked him up in mid season draft.
We gave them Mass.
Think about that.

 

[Yoda_]

Anyone watching the Hawks & thinking we are a dogshit team?
We had Mass and picked him up in mid season draft.
We gave them Mass.
Think about that.

I care what my football club is doing,

 

[Mikevk123]

Anyone watching the Hawks & thinking we are a dogshit team?
We had Mass and picked him up in mid season draft.
We gave them Mass.
Think about that.

Dodo and Scott did that. He was our best kick at 19 years of age. This club is a disgrace

 

[Milanista28]

Put everyone except 10 blokes on the trade table imo. My 10 to keep would be Caddy, Caldwell, Durham, Tsatas, Reid, Hayes, Hobbs, Roberts, Duursma, and Martin.

Jeez that would be fun.

 

[jdstorm]

Rd 1 Hawthorn got blown out with Archie Perkins ripping through their midfield.

Fair to say Mitchell deserves a lot of credit getting the team to the level they are at.

Hawks winning with abrasive physicality and efficient transition offence.

 

[gillon]

Nothing we can do. Can't force him interstate. We are stuck with him and he knows he can comfortabely get through the rest of his career on secured money. Our mistake was signing him so we have to own it.

Sunk cost fallacy. We could force him out and get a second for him no doubt. I’d even pay some salary.

 

[Keystone agony]

All the Massimo stuff is very hindsight by alot of you saying it

I never heard anyone say he was out best or 2nd best kick last year? Feel free to prove me wrong that you did

 

[JayJ20]

All the Massimo stuff is very hindsight by alot of you saying it

I never heard anyone say he was out best or 2nd best kick last year? Feel free to prove me wrong that you did

No it wasn't hindsight. His kicking was never in doubt. It's his defence that was doubtful, but we were playing him as a defender and at times as a forward. With Durham moving to the middle, a spot on the wing should have gone to him.

 

[Mikevk123]

All the Massimo stuff is very hindsight by alot of you saying it

I never heard anyone say he was out best or 2nd best kick last year? Feel free to prove me wrong that you did

It wasn’t though. He was quite good for us when Scott actually played him.

 

[Keystone agony]

No it wasn't hindsight. His kicking was never in doubt. It's his defence that was doubtful, but we were playing him as a defender and at times as a forward. With Durham moving to the middle, a spot on the wing should have gone to him.

Not saying hes a good kick

Im saying i didnt hear or read on here 12 months ago he was our best or 2nd best kick?

 

[Goat Hird]

All the Massimo stuff is very hindsight by alot of you saying it

I never heard anyone say he was out best or 2nd best kick last year? Feel free to prove me wrong that you did

I don't know if it's as specific as that, but go to the massimo thread, around the time he left us.

 

[Keystone agony]

It wasn’t though. He was quite good for us when Scott actually played him.

He chose to leave we didnt delist him

 

[JayJ20]

Can you imagine Martin, D'Ambrosio and Duursma holding down the wing? We'd be set for years to come.

Instead, we played a guy that just retired, a tall forward and a skinny 200cm guy at various stages alongside Duursma.

Hopefully Saad, Martin and Duursma can be equally as good if not better next year.

But that requires Scott to use his common sense and play Martin on the wing. None of this Martin at HB anymore. That's probably one of the biggest disappointments of the year. Moving an AA quality winger to HB.

 

[Keystone agony]

Can you imagine Martin, D'Ambrosio and Duursma holding down the wing? We'd be set for years to come.

Instead, we played a guy that just retired, a tall forward and a skinny 200cm guy at various stages alongside Duursma.

Hopefully Saad, Martin and Duursma can be equally as good if not better next year.

But that requires Scott to use his common sense and play Martin on the wing. None of this Martin at HB anymore. That's probably one of the biggest disappointments of the year. Moving an AA quality winger to HB.

We were far more successful with Martin off half back than when he played wing and things went to shit

Im not saying its only that but we need to find alot of half backs to allow that to be a consistent and work to some degree

 

[JayJ20]

We were far more successful with Martin off half back than when he played wing and things went to shit

Im not saying its only that but we need to find alot of half backs to allow that to be a consistent and work to some degree

Martin's best this year was forward of centre. A winger that pushes up the ground to kick goals is the role he should play for us. He should never ever return to HB.

 

[EnolaGay]

What's this Parish to Port Melbourne rumour? I could get on board

 

[boncer34]

We were far more successful with Martin off half back than when he played wing and things went to shit

Im not saying its only that but we need to find alot of half backs to allow that to be a consistent and work to some degree

Wat