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Welcome Welcome to Hawthorn: Jai Serong! Pick 52, 2021 National Draft
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Playing for positions is heating up & Serong is definitely making his claim. Like you said it's hard for him to displace someone from the side given their winning ways but he might get a look in soon, I hope so anyway.
Next season I hopes he continues to develop & plays a bit & wants to stay and be part of what is building. I do fear the West will come for him and the lure will be tempting.
Really liking his trajectory so far
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Once again, he is from Gippsland, people so fixated on the West cause of his brother.
I suspect clubs like North, Tigers and Saints to come knocking first
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Fair day in challenging conditions too.
I thought he was good.
Was thinking the same thing. In any other year he’d be slated for a good run of games in 2025. I think I read somewhere that he was a forward as a junior. Maybe we could use him in a Gunston type role?
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Personally think he is just one of those players who are too good for VFL level but lack AFL level attributes to go that next step.
Haven't really been enamoured with any of his performances in the seniors. Seems to be well rounded but lacks any point of difference.
Hope I'm wrong.
Haven't really been enamoured with any of his performances in the seniors. Seems to be well rounded but lacks any point of difference.
Hope I'm wrong.
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21 year old KPP with good speed and can take a grab. Enough to persist with IMO. Or if someone comes knocking (as had been alluded to) then we can grab a decent enough pick. Clearly too good to be playing scooby doo's
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No Damien Barrett would say
IF...
Serong doesn’t make the All-Australian VFL team of the year
THEN...
Moths look like flyswatters because motorbikes fly.
Ka Norkers
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very good (again) today. Would be a regular in many, if not most, other AFL sides.
another year of development, he will be banging down the door.
hope he doesn't get traded.
another year of development, he will be banging down the door.
hope he doesn't get traded.
A very good player. Deserves a spot in the seniors.
Contemplate if DGB was playing the way Serong was people would be screaming blue murder to get him in the side. Funny how that works.
We didn’t create an opportunity for serong to build continuity in the senior defence, only way he plays if theirs a serious injury
Plenty of clubs will be asking questions, great mover and has enormous scope
We didn’t create an opportunity for serong to build continuity in the senior defence, only way he plays if theirs a serious injury
Plenty of clubs will be asking questions, great mover and has enormous scope
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Would be surprised if WC don't try and include him in the Barrass trade. Less of a flight risk with his brother already in Perth
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Jai Serong is currently far too good for VFL.
Need to hold on to him if we can, at 21 years old and 193cm tall with his speed and versatility.
I'm sure he can become another KPD/Forward if given time but would totally understand if he wanted to move on.
I just hope we don't see another Sam Collins scenario.
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Second round pick? Maybe more later than earlier in the draft position like a pick in the 28-34 mark? Because I don't think he'll be a hawk next year on. Could be used in a trade sweetener as well I guess.
No one is giving up a second round pick for a player who was pick 53 and as only played nine games. We should have had a proper look at him when Sicily missed three weeks with the shoulder.
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He played 2 of those games
This guy is a gun, we need to find a spot for him.
I don’t want to see Serong traded but I’m pretty sure Brisbane did exactly this for Brandon Ryan. Even offered him a 3 year deal I believe
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Lots of people very high on Serong but you've gotta remember that killing it in the VFL is still a ways away from killing it in the AFL. He's played seniors this year and was relatively poor, there's no one you'd currently leave out of the side for him and next year there'd be even less people you'd leave out of the side for him with Barrass and Battle.
The reality for Serong and DGB at the moment is that the club is filling their potential positions externally.
The reality for Serong and DGB at the moment is that the club is filling their potential positions externally.
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I reckon he's gone, but hope he stays. Had an absolutely outstanding VFL season. He would be doing himself a disservice not to shop himself around. Now is the right time for him to sell (himself) and he deserves a shot at the title. He'll come good with consistent exposure at the level.
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