Round 9 - Hawthorn v Melbourne - Sunday May 25 MCG 2:10pm

[vanders]

Teams and game discussion in here! :cool:

[vaporjet]

For anyone interested;

Curtain raiser: Victoria Country v Victoria Metro (commencing at 11.10am)

Think Jarryd Roughead's cousin might be playing, there was a thread on here about him the other day

[vanders]

Hawthorn

IN: Renouf Clarke Thorp Morton Murphy Kennedy
OUT: Crawford McGlynn Guerra

[Changa10]

Hi All, The trouble and strife and I are over from Tassie for the game on Sunday, and I am just wondering if there is any after match function at all?

Cheers.

[Roughie]

No Boyle, he still mustnt be right.

[Hawkmatic]

Josh Kennedy - just exciting times.

[B&GBlood]

We have lost alot of pace with McGlynn, Crawf and Goo out. We should win but we could be found out if the Dee's can get some clear possession from the middle.
Of course Sammy, Sewell, Lewis, Bateman etal should limit the supply so all should be ok.

[RustyHawk]

Stats that matter.

Melbourne v Hawthorn at the MCG

• Melbourne’s scoring accuracy of 56 per cent in 2008 is the worst in the AFL.

• Melbourne has had fewer long kicks than its opponents in each of its past 10 MCG games.

• Hawthorn has averaged 10 clanger kicks per game this season – the fewest of any side.

• Hawthorn has conceded fewer than 100 points in each of its past nine MCG games.

• Jordan Lewis played his best game of the season last week against Port Adelaide, racking up 36 disposals – an equal career-high. He had 16 kicks, 20 handballs, six contested possessions, six inside 50s and six clearances in a dominant display.

[HFC082]

For anyone interested;

Curtain raiser: Victoria Country v Victoria Metro (commencing at 11.10am)

Think Jarryd Roughead's cousin might be playing, there was a thread on here about him the other day

Few students of mine are playing. Will be there to heckle the little monsters ;)

In the real game, we're gonna ____ing smash them. It will be a destructive performance from us...the day we get our killer instinct.

120 Points minimum win

[RustyHawk]

Hawthorn make 3 changes.

Out: McGlynn, Crawford, Guerra

In: Josh Kennedy for his first ever senior game for the club.

Tim Clarke returns after several weeks at Box Hill

and Tom Murphy returns after injuring a finger several weeks ago.

[Gold Member]

Few students of mine are playing. Will be there to heckle the little monsters ;)

In the real game, we're gonna ____ing smash them. It will be a destructive performance from us...the day we get our killer instinct.

120 Points minimum win

Killer instinct! Please rescue my sinking thread! :p

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=445814

[DiGwIt]

tom murphy will match up on roobbo again and beat him convincingly. How is Josh Kennedy gonig to go? i havent seen much of him and hope he does well

[Buddy Hero]

any word on if and why morton is coming in?

[BoldBuddy]

I Have it from a very good source that Jordan Lewis will be a late change for the hawks with either Morton or Muston coming into the team. A Big blow for the hawks:thumbsd::(:(

[Buddy Hero]

haha muston.. sounds like a very bad source to me

[BoldBuddy]

Morton In, Lewis Out

[Buddy Hero]

well given its a very good source im sure you can give us a comprehensive wrap up of why lewis isnt playing?

[Hawks1523]

Jeff White out.
Jamar in.


Our rucks win out there.

[Macquarie Eagle]

Jeff White out.
Jamar in.


Our rucks win out there.

Is that serious???

[Flamin Joe]

Is that serious???

Final team sheets came through, it's confirmed on MMM.

[wolvesjr34]

Better start treating Melbourne with the ferocity we'd treat any toher team or we're gonna get rolled. Playing way too loose in places... cluster or no cluster.... not enough effort going into it... Come on boys PLAY HARDER!!

[boozeDragon]

We'll pick it up, Clarko will give them a blasting and we'll smash them in the third and fourth.

[bo waters for PM]

Do we have the upset of the year happening at the G this arvo??:p

[Mervyn Beasley]

We'll pick it up, Clarko will give them a blasting and we'll smash them in the third and fourth.
Rather pick it up in what remains of the 2nd.
Missing our experienced midfielders it would seem.
Sounds like they(Mel) are really doing the 1%ers.

[Moosewa]

come on Hawks, we must play like we have this whole season - with flair and pressure. Team not working hard enough off the ball to create.
I cant believe the poor disicion making this half, all the way from mitch down.
we will be right but very frustrating given the opportunity to go a game clear of the pussies on top.
Come on hawks - JUST DO.
ps. Morton looks the goods:)

[bryan_1981]

errr we just need our better players to get some of the ball. Mclean is tearing us a new one, we may need to shut him down.... actually screw may need to shut him down lol.... were just playing ugly and we need to get the ball and do the things that count like tackling etc etc etc

[Krale Brown]

errr we just need our better players to get some of the ball. Mclean is tearing us a new one, we may need to shut him down.... actually screw may need to shut him down lol.... were just playing ugly and we need to get the ball and do the things that count like tackling etc etc etc

What better players ? There not playing today.:thumbsd:

[Krale Brown]

Roughead is a crap kick for goal we should be in front ... :mad:

[crawf_legend]

I am so frustrated. We cant kick straight, we cant play right and Melbourne are all over us! This is ridiculous! PLAY HARDER BOYS!

[boozeDragon]

Hold the faith boys (and girls!)

They should be even more frustrated that we've played this bad and they're only just in front.

[Moosewa]

whats with the rucks not jumping at the centre bounce, the wrestling is not working - try somthing else.
come on hawks 1 game clear awaits!!!

[crawf_legend]

We are gaining momentum! 2 points the difference, Cyril and Willo score!

Come on the Hawkers!

[croady_fan24]

Im hoping for a turnover.

We can't lose to Melbourne!

Go The Hawkaz!!!

[croady_fan24]

Ellis, He Scores!!

[crawf_legend]

Ellis, He Scores!!
4 points in front now! We have a chance! Come on boys!

[Moosewa]

Hold the faith boys (and girls!)

They should be even more frustrated that we've played this bad and they're only just in front.


spot on :thumbsu: all it will take a 10 miuntes of good footy to break the game open - i think they are giving us their best too.:p

[Moosewa]

here we come!!!! BBBUUUUDDDDY!!!!!!!!

[crawf_legend]

Buddy Love puts another one through the sticks! Here come the Hawks!
10 points in front!

[Moosewa]

for those who cant see the game or hear it - hawks 10 points up at 3/4 time. just starting to take it up a gear. :)

[Mervyn Beasley]

Regardless of whether we win or not we are really missing Hodge Crawf Lewy Dewy and McG.
Those guys out, Kennetts comments, Dees desperation, and Roughy's inaccuracy has made for a hell of a contest.

[crawf_legend]

Sh*t! Melbourne have hit the front.

[crawf_legend]

We are in front again! 5 points!

[crawf_legend]

Fu*ck Moloney got a free in front of goal and scored. It was a stupid desicion! We ae losing by a point again.

[Moosewa]

brownie is having a stinker. they keep running themselves into pressure.

[boozeDragon]

Cyril Rioli stands up when the chips are down, showing the class, no downhill skiier that boy. :thumbsu:

[crawf_legend]

Cyril scores! Back in front!

[Moosewa]

CYRILLLLL!!!!!!

the youngest one on the park stands up - come on hawks !!!!:thumbsu:

[crawf_legend]

A goal the difference. Might be a draw!

[crawf_legend]

2 goals the difference now! Go the Hawks!

[Moosewa]

well done hawkas:) - shotgun goal - 12 points up!!

[croady_fan24]

Woooo.

[crawf_legend]

WILLO!!!!!!!!! 3 goals in front!!!!!

[Disgustipated]

home

[crawf_legend]

We won! 19 points!!!!!!!!!:):):)

[Moosewa]

go hawks 9-0, 97 - 78 . Sammy you are a star.

Footnote: WTF with the running down of the clock - they obviously knew how much time was left, so why the need for 45 seconds or so???
just a bad taste at the end of a brave win - again.
Go hawks well done. all aginst them for most of the day yet still stood up at the end.
:thumbsu::thumbsu:

[croady_fan24]

Go hawks! :thumbsu: Thriller of a game.

[Flamin Joe]

Happy with the win but not ecstatic. Felt we really got out of jail with that one. They wanted it more.

We were really shocking with the pressure, makes me wonder about next week against the Doggies. Play like that again and they'll beat us easily.

Well done Hawks and Melbourne.

[crawf_legend]

Credit to the Dees! They played exceptionally well today!

[Moosewa]

Credit to the Dees! They played exceptionally well today!

Happy with the win but not ecstatic. Felt we really got out of jail with that one. They wanted it more.

We were really shocking with the pressure, makes me wonder about next week against the Doggies. Play like that again and they'll beat us easily.

Well done Hawks and Melbourne.

Spot on fellas - but that was the exact reason why this was a great win. Too often good teams have it not run their way and they lose and make excuses, not this hawk team, they fought, mad errors looked ugly and WON.
:)

[crawf_legend]

Spot on fellas - but that was the exact reason why this was a great win. Too often good teams have it not run their way and they lose and make excuses, not this hawk team, they fought, mad errors looked ugly and WON.
:)

Well said. :thumbsu:

[JoondalupJ]

Well said Moosewa. The bottom team gave us a hell of a fright but our boys stood up .
Also it is a good wake up to everyone that nothing comes easy. Go Hawks! and take the lesson, its a goody.

[DT_fanatic]

okay ill admit this is a DT question...

morton should keep his place now that dew is injured, shouldnt he?

[markr]

okay ill admit this is a DT question...

morton should keep his place now that dew is injured, shouldnt he?
Crawf back from suspension next week, Hodge would be about due back from his hamstring, and possibly Lewis back from whatever injury he had that got him excluded late...

[Roughie]

We didnt show up today

[Buddy Love 23]

why was the ball kicked to williams in a marking contest so many times today? the decision making and hunger for the footy was what let us down. we should of blown them away, they had some good motives however to perform well with all the who har about kennetts comments and the neitz retirement.

all in all it was a good wake up call the best possible wake up call as we didnt drop the points.

go hawks

[djs_23]

why was the ball kicked to williams in a marking contest so many times today? the decision making and hunger for the footy was what let us down. we should of blown them away, they had some good motives however to perform well with all the who har about kennetts comments and the neitz retirement.

all in all it was a good wake up call the best possible wake up call as we didnt drop the points.

go hawks

Williams was demanding the ball I suppose. Definitely a classic 'drift in and out' game from both Buddy and Roughy. Not a game either of those guys would want to put in the scrapbook.

I was there today, and without Bateman we would have lost. Mitchell obviously played very very well too. Here are my reasons why the game went like it did:

1 - Melbourne played well, and negated us very well
2 - We weren't accountable enough - WAY too many loose men all day
3 - We really missed that extra midfielder - no Hodge, Crawf and Lewis stuffed our setup (yes Mitchell was great, Sewell was pretty good but they beat us a fair bit at the stoppages)
4 - Just one of those days, things didn't go our way

Great teams win games like this even when they aren't playing well. We did what we had to do. Let's not get too worried about it - a week's a long time in football ;) By next week it'll be a distant memory.

[Goldhawk]

Good win considering the Hawks were flat today but good sides can manage to win by working hard, you must remember the side that the Hawks fielded was very young and inexperience with the average age of 23.8 which made the Hawks equal third with the Demons, behind Carlton 22.1 followed by Essendon 23.3.
Whilst in the average games the Hawks are the second least experience on 66.5 with the least being Carlton on 56.8 so overall if these consideration are taken into mind it was a good effort today to record our 9th straight win.

[Big Ronnie]

Just gotten in.

For those of you that werent watching it at the ground, as the telly does nothing, that was the worst we have played all year.

We fumbled,dropped,farted the ball around with handball like it was keepings off and were to scared to kick the bloody thing all day.

And that old mole that sat behind us all day sooking about the umpires, you must have been a Crows fan in a past life, becase you should be ashamed of your inability to watch a game, rather than wanting it given to you. You old SLAPPER!:thumbsd:

[Mervyn Beasley]

Just gotten in.

For those of you that werent watching it at the ground, as the telly does nothing, that was the worst we have played all year.

We fumbled,dropped,farted the ball around with handball like it was keepings off and were to scared to kick the bloody thing all day.

And that old mole that sat behind us all day sooking about the umpires, you must have been a Crows fan in a past life, becase you should be ashamed of your inability to watch a game, rather than wanting it given to you. You old SLAPPER!:thumbsd:
It's amazin how some old moles (so eloquently put Ron) can watch and love footy all their lives and still have no freakin clue about it.

[Macquarie Eagle]

It's amazin how some old moles (so eloquently put Ron) can watch and love footy all their lives and still have no freakin clue about it.

Yeah, like Binxy. She's the fattest mole of them all.

[Moosewa]

Just gotten in.

For those of you that werent watching it at the ground, as the telly does nothing, that was the worst we have played all year.

We fumbled,dropped,farted the ball around with handball like it was keepings off and were to scared to kick the bloody thing all day.

And that old mole that sat behind us all day sooking about the umpires, you must have been a Crows fan in a past life, becase you should be ashamed of your inability to watch a game, rather than wanting it given to you. You old SLAPPER!:thumbsd:

Cant stand the old moles. a few years back had allocated season seats on level 2 at the G, had an old slapper behind us week in week out. could n;t stadn it and moved for the next year. They make you wonder why they go when they dont get any enjoyment out of it

[FriarTuck]

...............And that old mole that sat behind us all day sooking about the umpires, you must have been a Crows fan in a past life, becase you should be ashamed of your inability to watch a game, rather than wanting it given to you. You old SLAPPER!:thumbsd:

Funny you should say that, I had some Melbourne jerk off sitting near me. Normally I am not a violent person but I really felt like popping him one.

What I really liked was the semi standing ovation they gave to Ben Holland when he was spelled. Sad really.

[wheels4]

just wondering but does anyone no how long dew will be out for

[flyby hawk]

Lets say he will well and truly be back for saints game 19/7/08:thumbsu: