Given Hawthorn's young list, and how they fared this year, what r ur thoughts on the Stewart Dew selection?

Hawthorns intent was to bring accurate kicking skills to the club in the 2007 draft. Dew had one of the best kicks in football but having been retired for a year and overweight it is a huge risk, anyway good luck to Stewart I hope he proves me wrong would love to see a 60 metre pass from Dew to Franklin.





Wish it was March

Given Hawthorn's young list, and how they fared this year, what r ur thoughts on the Stewart Dew selection?
He's a bit out of shape , but if he gets fit, he'll be a great sight to see.
Reply:If he can get fit for footy he may prove to be a handy pickup.
Reply:hopefully he can get fit..


personally i would not have picked him...


but hey... go the Hawks
Reply:Stewart Dew? a what now? He was great in his prime, maybe they want him in the club after retirement. Swans did this with a few players like Brett Allison, he is now assistant coach.
Reply:its a huge risk, has played no football in a year, and looks over weight, so yeah a big risk i think
Reply:I'm afraid I agree with what David Parkin said at the draft coverage the other day. He is of the opinion that Hawthorn erred by picking up Dew. He reckons Dew is too old %26amp; too unfit to have been selected in this draft.





He was of the opinion that the Hawkes should have waited until the next draft session %26amp; assessed how he had progressed with fitness to that stage.





I don't agree with the selection. It's not as if he's a Ben Cousins or similar. I thought Clarkson was committed to youth.....appears I was wrong in that view.
Reply:Maybe a risk but he will add experience to the field and hopefully inspire other players.
Reply:Being a Hawks supporter, i agree it is a risk especially given that he has put on a few kg's and is along way from being fit. Personally I would have used the last pick or waited for the next draft later on.





However, if he can get back to full fitness, i think the drive he gives with his long kicking would be great for the tall forwards we have. It's a bit each way i know, but with the tall timber we have in the forward line it's more of an advantage with the ball going there quick and long, Dew could provide that.





All that being said, due to his age, lack of fitness, and lack of touch. I did find it surprising that we picked him up. I do hope he works out well and can provide good ball for the forwards and bolster the attack even more.
Reply:might be ok after a quick diet on jenny craig
Reply:Hmmmm Stuey Dew. Interesting character. To me he's a bit like Gary Ablett Snr or Warwick Capper. Impressive but doesn't seem fit, committed and a real 'winner'.





I imagine Hawthorn's thinking was that he's a 'plug-and-play' senior player with an accurate kick (as someone rightly pointed out above). Drafting juniors is good but the Hawks must feel they're a stone's throw away from a flag now and they need one or two that they don't have to wait three years for.





If he comes with the right attitude, then there's every chance he'll do well. I think the Hawks firmed in the betting rather than going the other way but they still have a lot of work to do.
Reply:well at least they will get a bloke who ain't on drugs, might rub off on the rest of the party team, who is worse the eagles or the hawks, toss up i reckon. don't carry on i can have my opinion.