2019 RECAP
Coming off a one-win wooden spoon result in 2018, Hadfield showed plenty of upside in 2019, improving its win total to four.
Back-to-back three-point losses early in the season to more-fancied opponents in East Sunbury and the Sunbury Kangaroos quickly reminded all of Strathmore Community Bank Division 2 not to take Hadfield lightly.
The Hawks played with no fear and were consistently able to stay with sides with more talent on the park, resulting in a surprisingly positive percentage of 100.55 despite their 4-11 win-loss record.
BEST & FAIREST TOP FIVE
1st - Zac Polizzi
2nd - Ben Pretty
3rd - Andrew Trende
4th - Daniel Midolo
5th - Jacob McKerchar
GOAL KICKING TOP FIVE
31 - Daniel Midolo
19 - Zac Polizzi
16 - Heath McKerchar
13 - Brad Murphy
10 - Brett Pitts
STRATHMORE COMMUNITY BANK DIVISION TWO TEAM OF THE YEAR
Andrew Trende (back pocket)
2020 PREVIEW
Coach: Brett Pitts (3rd season)
LIST CHANGES / LODGED TRANSFERS
In: Sam Merhebi (Nunawading), Scott Gilliland (Coburg Districts), Tom McIntosh (Glenroy), Steve Golding (Glenroy), Andrew Ruberto (East Keilor), Peter Di Cecco (Glenroy), Jackson Turner (Greenvale), Andrew Budge (Yarragon), Donovan Pell (Yarragon), Daniel Gianchino (Greenvale), Keegan Shrimpton (Oak Park), Jack O'Shea (St Kilda City), Nathan Strkalj (Oak Park) & Mark Sabatino (Northern Saints)
Out: Omar Taleb (Mallee Eagles), Jake Borg (Reservoir), Keenan Thompson (Kenilworth), Garry Jones (Rockbank), Bradley Fowles (Albanvale) & Haseeb Qureshi (Newport)
EDFL MEDIA SAYS
Hadfield is set to be one of this year's big improvers after an impressive summer of recruiting.
Glenroy trio Tom McIntosh, Steve Golding and Peter Di Cecco all bring valuable experience from higher divisions while big men Scott Gilliland and Keegan Shrimpton are set to form a formidable ruck combo alongside the highly-rated Brandon Smith.
With nobody from last year's best-and-fairest and goal kicking top five among the confirmed outs, Hadfield should be considered a finals fancy but until we see this new line-up in action, it's hard to tell whether these Hawks will be good enough to jump from four wins to a premiership in the space of just one season.
