Re: RD 1 - Blues Lose To Tigers (Aftermatch Angst & Teeth Gnashing)
Reply #287 –
Not really. Box Hill are run by Hawthorn and ergo are picking up good habits from a club that has won more premirships recently than i have seen in my lifetime. Im 32.
Plus those 16 AFL players are not exactly stars of the comp. you would struggle to count 200 games between them.
I live next to Box Hill oval and often watch the Hawks training. While they train with an intensity that reflects Hawthorn's style, it is still a VFL side with a similar relationship to Hawthorn as the Northern Blues have with Carlton - and perhaps that supports your point Thry.
Regardless of the number of games played, our AFL listed players have been drafted because they are meant to be in the top echelon of footballers. None of the players who represented the Box Hill Hawks are good enough to be drafted and, with the possible exception of their strength and maturity, should not have an edge over our players. Of course, how they are coached could be a significant factor, and I suspect that it was.