The AFL Draft being compromised is nothing new and something the Hawks have taken tremendous advantage of recently. Now, popular first-selection hopeful for Hawks fans, Nick Watson, is going to fall victim the other way and slip away from the Hawks. Priority picks have been a catalyst for the recent...
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AFL Trade & Draft
Next Gen Pocket Rockets
With the 2023 season reaching the final few year rounds, our minds start to look towards what the future looks like in terms of our playing list. With our small forward stocks at current, we have Luke Breust who has one year to play out on his contract, and both...
Who’s In The Mix For A Forward Fix?
It’s not exactly breaking news but the Hawks are struggling for a centre half forward and it is a pressing need for the brown and gold in 2024. The Hawks have experimented with Jacob Koschitzke, Denver Grainger-Barras, Lloyd Meek and Max Ramsden in this role this season, with limited success....
AFL Draft: Top Four for Top Pick
For the first time in a long time, who Hawthorn is targeting in the first round of the draft is a genuine mystery. Denver Grainger-Barras (2020), Josh Ward (2021) and Cam MacKenzie (2022) were all “mocked” to the Hawks pretty early via ESPN, Rookie Me and Cal Twomey’s Phantom Drafts...
Early 2022 Draft Scouting Report
Whilst the exciting journey of the Hawthorn 2022 season continues and rumbles on in such a manner that is bringing about a renewed sense of optimism for the future and joy for the present, this is not a complete unit. More youngsters are going to be needed, and what position...
2021 AFL Mock Draft Recap
We at Talking Hawks want to give Hawthorn fans an experience. Subscribe to Talking Hawks for exclusive fan experiences and get involved in livestreams with Hawthorn players. The 2021 AFL Draft has a lot on the line for every club and on Wednesday and Thursday night, the fortunes of many...
Hawks Draft Strategy : August Edition
As it stands after Round 23, Hawthorn have Pick 5, 21 and 24 as their first three selections and with Sam Mitchell citing change afoot and chasing draft capital. More picks will absolutely be in the frame later on, but like last month, we hope we can update the fans...
Pass, Play or Pounce
We at Talking Hawks want to give Hawthorn fans an experience. Subscribe to Talking Hawks for exclusive fan experiences and get involved in livestreams with Hawthorn players.With the silly season around the corner and with the Hawks set on injecting more youth into an already growing young list, we thought we would...
Hawks 2021 Draft Haul – the July View
Written by Rhys Knight | Image of Finn Callaghan via AFL Photos Once a month here at Talking Hawks, we will take you through some of the kids in the upcoming draft that we could be looking at to bring into the club. With no real trade targets in sight and...
The Road to Denver
Written by Rhys Knight & Matt Green The Swan District Football Club have produced an abundance of talent but barring GWS captain Stephen Coniglio in 2011, no one has been drafted higher than the Hawks newest gun, Denver Grainger-Barras in the last decade. In his draft season, 'Shaggy' (as Clarko...