What Clarko says
10. Chance Bateman
Chance Bateman will wear guernsey number 10 once again for season 2012, having made a significant contribution to our Club over the last decade.
Changa had some difficulties early on in his career in dealing with the rigours of AFL football, but over time he’s become a true professional in the way he prepares himself for games.
Changa's output for the Club has been outstanding over the long period of time he’s been here.
He’s been somewhat of a pioneer for the Hawks - being the first indigenous boy to play 100 games for the Club, and being such an important factor in the emergence of other indigenous players at Hawthorn.
Chance has taken on a mentoring role, and his value is much more than his on-field contribution.
We expect that to continue as we recruit more young indigenous players into our Club.
One of the great features of Chance’s play is his work ethic - he’s a tremendous runner and pound-for-pound one of the strongest players at the Hawks.
These attributes have held him in really good stead, and are a testament to his great professionalism that he has got his body into such good shape.
Changa’s pre-season has been first-class, and in 2012 we will most likely see him play across the wing and half-forward again where he has performed so consistently in the past.
We expect that along with our other senior players like Sam Mitchell, Michael Osborne and Cam Bruce, Chance will continue to provide leadership and guidance to our younger players and help us reach our potential in the upcoming season.
We look forward to the contribution he will make at our Club in season 2012.
Tomorrow we’ll feature Shaun Burgoyne who will wear the number 9 guernsey.
We look forward to you returning to hawthornfc.com.au as we head into the latter stages of guernsey numbers for season 2012.
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