Another H in the backline! Essendon defence 2016= Welcome to cell block H.
The “H” Bombers?
Another H in the backline! Essendon defence 2016= Welcome to cell block H.The “H” Bombers?
Hombres???
Haemmeroids?
Stick out, and a pain in the ■■■■ for opposition forwards?
Another H in the backline! Essendon defence 2016= Welcome to cell block H.The “H” Bombers?
Hombres???
Habib?
Did Hartley ever play on Ben Brown in the vfl? If he can stop brown beating up on us, that alone would be worth the pick!
Tippa seen at Deedpol this morning for name change … Htippawoodi … Come on Dodds twist Wooshas arm…
Another H in the backline! Essendon defence 2016= Welcome to cell block H.The “H” Bombers?
Hombres???
Habib?
Pls…
Mate of mine is a mad docker and was following the draft like mad hoping Fremantle fixed their tall problem. Hartley is one he really wanted and he reckons we’ve done really well. Just one point of view…
Totally missed the boat by not drafting Mitchell Hibberd
Baguley could then have changed his name to Mitchell Hurley and Hooker could have become Mitchell Hartley and we’d be set.
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Since, like me till just now, nobody appears to remember this: we wanted him as a top-up but he failed the medical test at the time.
(If you remember what that story was mostly about, the idea in the future is TIPPA does it to the opposition instead. Every game.)
Since, like me till just now, nobody appears to remember this: we wanted him as a top-up but he failed the medical test at the time.(If you remember what that story was mostly about, the idea in the future is TIPPA does it to the opposition instead. Every game.)
Imagine how badly some of the players on our senior list would have failed those same medicals.
Hartley or Brown will be fighting for a position in Round 1.
Hartley or Brown will be fighting for a position in Round 1.
It’s not inconceivable both could play round 1
compliments of Quigly on BF
- Michael Hartley
Ht – 199 Wt – 100
For those of you with long memories you might remember that I was all in on Hartley in his draft year and I said I would have had him in the top 20 if he hadn’t been a NSW Scholarship player for Collingwood. I saw him dominate Patton at the Champs that year and thought he could be the best full back to come out of that draft. A couple of years of injuries and he was free of Collingwood and dominating for Coburg. In the last two years he has established himself as the best full back in the VFL and he is in line for a second chance the AFL.
If I was a team like Sydney or Freo who are in the window and are lacking in tall defender depth I would be jumping on Hartley. He can come in and play right away and play at a high level. I like that he has the height to go with the generation of ultra tall forwards as well as the bulk to go toe to toe with the power forwards. Hartley lacks the endurance to go with the big runners at AFL level but he should do reasonably well on the stay at home leading types.
For such a big guy Hartley has good pace and can get going pretty quickly. If a forward gets a step on him he most often has the pace to make up ground and close them down. He is disciplined and shows good judgement about when to spoil and when to mark. He plays the role of a close checking defender very well. At school Hartley was a very good high jumper and combined with his height he can get up as high as anyone.
An area where Hartley has really improved since I saw him as a junior is in his offensive game. As a junior he looked destined to play a Presti like role where he would only get a handful of disposals each game. In the VFL last year he averaged 14.2 disposals a game which is pretty good for a fullback. Not only has he gotten himself more involved but he has improved the quality of his disposals a great deal. He had a DE% of 76% in the VFL this year. He is very composed with the ball and takes his time getting the ball away. He has shown really nice touch on his passes this year and can drop the ball into a small window. He might be rushed a bit more at AFL level but the quality of his kicking is very good and I think it should stand up to AFL play.
I will really be cheering for Hartley next year and hope that he can come back and prove that I was right all along.
Of all draftees this is the one i am most excited about tbh
He’s only two on field mistakes away from becoming the BB whipping boy!
^^^ Hartley getting picked up so low in the draft won’t be a whipping boy.
I think Redman is more likely if he doesn’t come on, given the other selections people were hoping for at his position.
^^^ Hartley getting picked up so low in the draft won't be a whipping boy.I think Redman is more likely if he doesn’t come on, given the other selections people were hoping for at his position.
True.
^^^ Hartley getting picked up so low in the draft won't be a whipping boy.James Hird does not agree with you.