Taylor Hunt [merged]

[the claw]

27 Possies tonight. Not bad for a footy reject.  I agree his disposal can lack polish but nearly everyone on the field lacked polish tonight. Maybe its the early season rust, maybe it was the game style of the two teams.

hmm hardly a reject. geelong have often said they didnt want to lose him but just couldnt fit him in.
he has a point to prove this yr  and like a lot of players will go well in yr one after being cut, hes likely to do well. . im asking in yr 2  will we get the hunt that geelong just couldnt fit in.
hes a foot soldier who has a role to play. i have no doubt that as soon as he cant perform that role he will become a liability. lets hope he can eh.

oh to finish if today is an example just maybe our blokes have a model to follow when it comes to hard running. im not bagging this bloke he fills a need but hes a role player with limitations lets not lose sight of that.
very good game tonight i hope it is the norm.

[Zlatan]

miles mk2 

[YellowandBlackBlood]

27 Possies tonight. Not bad for a footy reject.  I agree his disposal can lack polish but nearly everyone on the field lacked polish tonight. Maybe its the early season rust, maybe it was the game style of the two teams.

hmm hardly a reject. geelong have often said they didnt want to lose him but just couldnt fit him in.
he has a point to prove this yr  and like a lot of players will go well in yr one after being cut, hes likely to do well. . im asking in yr 2  will we get the hunt that geelong just couldnt fit in.
hes a foot soldier who has a role to play. i have no doubt that as soon as he cant perform that role he will become a liability. lets hope he can eh.

oh to finish if today is an example just maybe our blokes have a model to follow when it comes to hard running. im not bagging this bloke he fills a need but hes a role player with limitations lets not lose sight of that.
very good game tonight i hope it is the norm.

Could not disagree more.
Everybody has weaknesses in their game. Taylor Hunt runs hard, tackles well and has fantastic foot skills as he rarely misses a target.
He is a fantastic pick up.

Why are you even talking about his second year when we are at game one of the first? There are so many things that can happen between now and then.

Embrace him as an astute pick up. It's not good being so pessimistic all the time.

[Tigeritis™©®]

I hope he works out but im not confident. Geelong delisted him.
Lets hope that makes him a consistent contributor for us.

Yeah but he's a better class of reject, I mean a Geelong reject should at least be an upgrade from the usual Melbourne or pre-Hinkley Port rejects.

Great point. And already looks like a winning selection.

[WA Tiger]

Was very very good, took it on and won, really kept us in the game early and went hard.

[No More]

I think Claw is very hard on Hunt. We don't need him to be a Cotchin or a Martin or a Deledio we just need him to get the footy 18-20 times a game and deliver it, we need him to keep running and being handy on a Wing. I like the mix that Hunt and McIntosh bring as our wingers.

[Smokey]

Was very very good, took it on and won, really kept us in the game early and went hard.

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[YellowandBlackBlood]

I think Claw is very hard on Hunt. We don't need him to be a Cotchin or a Martin or a Deledio we just need him to get the footy 18-20 times a game and deliver it, we need him to keep running and being handy on a Wing. I like the mix that Hunt and McIntosh bring as our wingers.

Exactly. Well said Ramps.

[JVT]

His disposal isn't as bad as what people are saying. It looks a little weird when he gets rid of the ball, maybe due to his running style but he doesn't miss many targets at all. Not just last night, I'm talking about his time at Geelong also.

Great pick up either way. I was confident he would be good for us and he delivered well above last night. Still not sure why he was cut from Geelong, think there were 2-3 other blokes that should have been let go before him. There loss is our gain though 

If he can stay fit with Ellis, they'll cause some major headaches on the wings for some opposition sides.

[tony_montana]

He breaks lines with his gut running, between him and McIntosh we've added some much needed powerful runners.

Know a few Geelong supporters who never agreed with letting him go

[Hellenic Tiger]

I think Claw is very hard on Hunt. We don't need him to be a Cotchin or a Martin or a Deledio we just need him to get the footy 18-20 times a game and deliver it, we need him to keep running and being handy on a Wing. I like the mix that Hunt and McIntosh bring as our wingers.

Exactly. Well said Ramps.

If Hunt is one of those players that becomes a consistent B grader for us with quality 18-20 avg stats per game then that will help us to bridge the gap on those top 4-6 sides and make us better.
I see no issue with us getting him nor looking that far ahead into season 2 either.
Will be an important link in the chain for us who will have above average games like last night from time to time. Looking at where I have come from as a Richmond fan I will take what I can get realistically without being overly optimistic or pessimistic.

[the claw]

27 Possies tonight. Not bad for a footy reject.  I agree his disposal can lack polish but nearly everyone on the field lacked polish tonight. Maybe its the early season rust, maybe it was the game style of the two teams.

hmm hardly a reject. geelong have often said they didnt want to lose him but just couldnt fit him in.
he has a point to prove this yr  and like a lot of players will go well in yr one after being cut, hes likely to do well. . im asking in yr 2  will we get the hunt that geelong just couldnt fit in.
hes a foot soldier who has a role to play. i have no doubt that as soon as he cant perform that role he will become a liability. lets hope he can eh.

oh to finish if today is an example just maybe our blokes have a model to follow when it comes to hard running. im not bagging this bloke he fills a need but hes a role player with limitations lets not lose sight of that.
very good game tonight i hope it is the norm.

Could not disagree more.
Everybody has weaknesses in their game. Taylor Hunt runs hard, tackles well and has fantastic foot skills as he rarely misses a target.
He is a fantastic pick up.

Why are you even talking about his second year when we are at game one of the first? There are so many things that can happen between now and then.

Embrace him as an astute pick up. It's not good being so pessimistic all the time.

thought it was pretty clear by now i dont jump on band wagons. when hunt can consistently play to a good standard week in week out
 then i will embrace him. until then its one week at a time as they say in footy.

as already stated good game from the bloke i hope he maintains the standard.

[TigerMonk]

Job well done last night. He will only get better as he gets games in his legs.   

[Yeahright]

Let's just embrace the fact Hunt will now be our solid B-grade player, not the duds we had like Grigg

[torch]

He breaks lines with his gut running, between him and McIntosh we've added some much needed powerful runners.

Know a few Geelong supporters who never agreed with letting him go

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Good game.