How are we still winning?

[hawk_88]

...and winning convincingly too!

Arguably missing 11 of our best 22 including our spine and number 1 ruckman.

I have before suggested that our structure was good enough to cover a few loses, especially a few key defenders, but what the Hawks have produced has gone beyond what I thought that could achieve given the concurrent injuries sustained.

To think that a big question mark over the Hawk's chances of winning a flag was our lack of depth...

[RiOtChEsS]

field kicking is elite would be the reason imo...

[GoldDigger]

field kicking is elite would be the reason imo...

Spells "d e p t h "

[Hawka]

I have been saying this many times to ppl but they didnt belive me...i said our depth was awesome and it is i think we have the talent to win the flag even without roughy,stratts and gilham

but 11?
i dont think young or ellis or bruce are in our best 22 anymore

[hawk_88]

I think we had some good depth, but I didn't expect it to hit the ground running like it did, especially so much of it.

11 is a little optimistic in my opinion too (that was the numbers all the papers were throwing around).

Young still is.

Ellis has been carrying injuries all year so hard call to make. If fit would have to fight for his spot every week though.

Bruce probably isn't in our best 22 assuming everybody is fit. However, with Roughy out I can see a spot for him as a permanent forward. However, also being injured for at least a few more weeks, this is irrelevant for now.

[Hawka]

I think we had some good depth, but I didn't expect it to hit the ground running like it did, especially so much of it.

11 is a little optimistic in my opinion too (that was the numbers all the papers were throwing around).

Young still is.

Ellis has been carrying injuries all year so hard call to make. If fit would have to fight for his spot every week though.

Bruce probably isn't in our best 22 assuming everybody is fit. However, with Roughy out I can see a spot for him as a permanent forward. However, also being injured for at least a few more weeks, this is irrelevant for now.

rite now i would want smith and savage over young

and we dont need bruce up fwd breust,ossie,smith,savgage,cyril(if his injury isnt serious) asupporting out 2 talls in bud and hale we dont need him up there

[hawk_88]

Smith/Savage play a different role to Young. Young would be playing of the half back flank at the moment given the balence of the side at the moment.

As for Bruce, he could play a very good Full Forward role, staying there permenantly leading up to the ball. All the others you mentioned roatate through the midfield/wings apart from Bruest and tend to run toward to the forward line to find space. Hale isn't there full time. We still need to find a working structure up forward which even with Roughy we didn't have. We just had quality midfield and individual brilliance. This doesn't work against the best sides like Collingwood and Geelong who have strong structures that help negate individual brilliance.

[bunyip]

this season has been good for you in that you have found some terrific young players that maybe would have had to wait another season to get a game. If you could get a full team on the paddock I think you would be at least as good as Geelong, and therefor push Collingwood. To have the number of injuries you have, and still be in the top 4 is a great effort.

[PowerBug]

Lot of injuries but still winning. I have to say that means good depth.