ROUND 13:HAWTHORN vs NORTH MELBOURNE, MCG

[stmookeyj]

Saturday Afternoon footy sees the Hawks, fresh off disproving theories that they can't win in Adelaide and can't win without Buddy kicking a bag taking on a North side who were disappointing last start against the Purples. Massive game for North who need a win to keep pace with the lower reaches of the 8, whilst the Hawks need to keep winning to remain in that top 2 position.

North have swung the axe at the selection table, 2 of which were enforced (McIntosh knee, Power groin). But they do get their attack back in harness with N.Thompson, Jones and Grant all back in. Guerra in for Bateman is the only Hawk change at this stage.

Overall it's 86-76 to Hawthorn all time with 2 draws (discounting the 1994 final which went into extra time). Hawthorn won earlier this season in Round 3 by 16 points thanks to Buddy (5), Roughead (4) and Osborne (3) doing the damage with Jones (3), Grant (2) and L.Brown (2) doing the main Kanga scoring.


TIP: Hawthorn by 28 points.

[soapie]

Am looking forward to going along to the G on a Saturday afternoon for the first time since Essendon v Hawthorn prelim of 2001. Although I was unfortunate enough to go to this corresponding final last year which was a terribly skilled and defensive game.

Just hope Hawthorn come to play footy this time and hope Buddy kicks a BIG bag. North are going that badly that Hawks could win by 15 goals, with Buddy kicking a dozen.

Well wouldn't it be great to see.

[senrulzisback]

Yes, i hope that buddy kicks a bag as i am going to only my 4th ever football game.

I dont live in much of a football family but me, well i just LOVE sport.

So i am hoping for a big hawks win as i am going to the game with a kangaroos supporter and would love bragging rights of 2 wins in a season against the same team.

My tip is hawthorn by either 6 or 60. It really depends on whether buddy kicks 9.3 or 3.9

[Rowie09]

The epidomy of 'danger game' for Hawthorn.

Kangas always seem to have our measure, regardless of form or ladder position.

Some big in's for the roos will proved them with some much needed firepower, while the Hawks will lose the important run of Bateman. However, the return of their quarterback, Brent Guerra, should provide some consolation.

Hawthorn cant afford to take this game lightly. The roos are always hard on the rebound and will be DESPERATE to win this to stay in touch with the 8.

But, after last weeks win in Adelaide I just think the Hawks have that extra polish.

This game will be closer than the pundits expect.

Hawks by 20 points.

[Messenger]

This fixture makes many Hawks nervous, and with good reason.

Hawks still have plenty of talent in the grandstand for this one; the guys who turned it around for us in round 3, Bateman and Sewell, are both out.

Surprised to see Thommo picked FWIW.

$5.25 for the Roos is insane.

[FrangaRoo]

$5.25 for the Roos is insane.

We were as bad as ive ever seen us last week and have had players dropping like flys, meanwhile you have lost one game for the year and are playing at your favorite ground. I think thats where the odds are coming from.

We need huge games from the returning Grant & Jones (especially if Thommo doesnt play), and we can put on decent scoreboard pressure on a good day....but my god...we were awful last week. terrible.

Hoping for a close game.

[Messenger]

We were as bad as ive ever seen us last week and have had players dropping like flys, meanwhile you have lost one game for the year and are playing at your favorite ground. I think thats where the odds are coming from.

We need huge games from the returning Grant & Jones (especially if Thommo doesnt play), and we can put on decent scoreboard pressure on a good day....but my god...we were awful last week. terrible.

Hoping for a close game.

Roos in to $4.60.

I must say I would be staggered if Thommo got up today - that would be some effort.

Recent form line or not, you still have two teams who haven't had too many recent blow outs and match up well.

I shouldn't have any reason to be pessimistic, yet I worry. Hmm.

[Howard Littlejohn]

Just hope Hawthorn come to play footy this time and hope Buddy kicks a BIG bag. North are going that badly that Hawks could win by 15 goals, with Buddy kicking a dozen.

Well wouldn't it be great to see.

No, it wouldn't. But I suspect that is exactly what you will see.
I'm sure our guys will go hard after the humiliation of last week, but we just don't seem to have the players available that can make a dent on this game.

[JohnD]

Hawks by 11 ...






































goals.

[d3rm13]

watch out for that shinboner spirit.
we're gonna see the roos play well and dominate early i would assume.
there a good side, and very underrated they will come out to play today.

$5.25 i would place money on the roos!

[Mingo]

Danger Game for Hawthorn I reckon. The Roos will be embarrassed about last week and they'll come out hard.

[delirious1]

Danger game, and a late inclusion

Tuck-in
Morton-Out (i Think)

[Brownie_30]

Danger game, and a late inclusion

Tuck-in
Morton-Out (i Think)
Not morton - Clarke is out

[Badesumofu]

Tuck is on the list on Game Day Live, but so is Morton. Tim Clarke is not, however. Tuck in for Clarke by the looks.

[bryan_1981]

Danger game, and a late inclusion

Tuck-in
Morton-Out (i Think)

actually its Clarke out and Tuck in

[philhawk]

Any changes for North?

Thommo still in?

[PoidaCat]

Will be looking forward to the Aftermath! :thumbsu:

[Jimmy_the_Gent]

Should be a good game.

I'm looking forward to it.

[Phil McCreviss]

Any changes for North?

Thommo still in?

Yep he is in. They had to use wheelchair access to get him on the ground.

[jacqui9]

Ah geez - we seem to be getting younger every week.

How many injuries can we cope with? :confused:

[hawkz]

Let the game BEGIN!

[jerry springer]

wells injured again.jogging off

[jerry springer]

Buddy with 3 shots already,one didnt make the distance from 60m out,1 out on full,and 1 point

[McManus2Waterhouse]

wells gawwwwwwwwwwwwn

[Kanga.18]

Anyone else's Game Day Live not updating?

[Cousin Jed]

Few pairs of boots may get changed here. Players slipping over everywhere

[KevinCat07]

Geez if that's true about Wells he just can't take a trick, can he?

[KevinCat07]

Sounds like a low scoring slog - similar to last years final between the two. Suit North more?

[hawkz]

Anyone else's Game Day Live not updating?


working now for me :thumbsu:

[jerry springer]

Sounds like a low scoring slog - similar to last years final between the two. Suit North more?

its pretty slippery,both team missing targets

[gs17]

Wells warming up.

[Cousin Jed]

Kangas dominating

but only 9-1

[TheTrav]

Good chase by Thommo, alot of errors early by both teams, more so hawthorn

[McManus2Waterhouse]

good pressure from roos

[Duskfire]

North should be alot further in front then this. Need to take advantage of the scoreboard while momentum is in their favour.

[d3rm13]

hawks on the board through sammy mitchell

[Cousin Jed]

What a terrible terrible free against Hodge there. Just an awful decision.

[McManus2Waterhouse]

shannon watt playing afl hahahhahahhahahahha

[TheTrav]

Geez, north dominated for most of that quarter and barely have a lead, not good signs.

[d3rm13]

is anyone elses game day live freezing a lot ?
i keep having to re open game day live cos the radio and stats keep freezing :(

[gs17]

shannon watt playing afl hahahhahahhahahahha

Fremantle playing AFL hahahahahahahahahahah

[gs17]

is anyone elses game day live freezing a lot ?
i keep having to re open game day live cos the radio and stats keep freezing :(
There is no trouble with mine at the moment

[nut]

whats the score??? AFL game day isn't working for me

[Duskfire]

end of first quarter...

Hawthorn 2 3 15
North 2 4 16

[gs17]

whats the score??? AFL game day isn't working for me
Hawks 2.3
Kangas 2.4
Qtr Time

[chapmanmagic35]

Any fireworks?

[mark73]

shannon watt playing afl hahahhahahhahahahha

We handed over the points when this decision was made.

[Kanga.18]

is anyone elses game day live freezing a lot ?
i keep having to re open game day live cos the radio and stats keep freezing :(


Mine was for the first ten minutes but is fine now.

[mark73]

Any fireworks?

Not really. Both teams are missing a lot of players and I doubt there will be too many fireworks.

[McManus2Waterhouse]

hows locky hansen playing

[PoidaCat]

Hows Pratt and Lewis?

GO Hawks.

[dyl_tigerman]

good start by north...
come on roo boys knock over thise arrogant hawks...

o yeah tambling or franklin... franklin
but wat about griffen or roughhead.... griffen by far...

go tigers and north

[cschreuder61]

scores level

[PoidaCat]

good start by north...
come on roo boys knock over thise arrogant hawks...

o yeah tambling or franklin... franklin
but wat about griffen or roughhead.... griffen by far...

go tigers and north

I'd take Roughhead easily over Griffen.

I don't understand the Griffen hype. What has he done?

He is a shocking kick too. So only half of his possessions are actually useful.

[bigcatman]

goal cambell(roos)

[McManus2Waterhouse]

budddddy

[bigcatman]

nice goal buddy

[mark73]

Hawthorn get one back through Franklin.

North have kicked 3.6 Doing the usual.

[Astro_]

any chance of a score update from time-to-time?

[gs17]

I'd take Roughhead easily over Griffen.

I don't understand the Griffen hype. What has he done?

He is a shocking kick too. So only half of his possessions are actually useful.

About 5 more times uesful than Hawkins

[gs17]

any chance of a score update from time-to-time?
Kangas 4.6
Hawks 3.5
10 mins

[McManus2Waterhouse]

is d harris showing s mitchell who the real "clearance king" is?

[bigcatman]

roos by 7

[gs17]

Kangas 5.6
Hawks 3.5

[bigcatman]

boomer goal north by 13

[Cleavy]

C'mon Hawks!!! Do something!* (*conceding goals does not count as doing something)

[mark73]

any chance of a score update from time-to-time?

5.6 to 3.5

North in front.

[McManus2Waterhouse]

wells looks ok and starting to have effect on game

[gs17]

Kangas5.7
Hawks 4.5

[gs17]

Kangas 6.7
Hawks 4.5

[dyl_tigerman]

come on roo boys...
it seems that the hawks are a bit flat...
i would hav thought that after last week they would come out firing...

[McManus2Waterhouse]

shagga grant answering the critics

[cschreuder61]

Williams gets one back for the hawks

But Grant replies immediately

[gs17]

Kangas 6.7
Hawks 4.6

[gs17]

Kangas 6.7
Hawks 5.6

[d3rm13]

roughhyyyyyyyyy!

just quickly..who here rates jarryd roughead at all ?

[McManus2Waterhouse]

lifes pretty easy when shannon watts ur opponent its got to be said

[gs17]

Kangas 6.7
Hawks 5.7

[Jimmy_the_Gent]

I bet the Hawthorn defenders player supercoach and have eachother in their teams. Don't know why else they'd handball and chip around to eachother so much.

[bigcatman]

ruffy leading and marking well...just needs 2 kick em

[gs17]

lifes pretty easy when shannon watts ur opponent its got to be said
Gibson's on him this qtr

[d3rm13]

lifes pretty easy when shannon watts ur opponent its got to be said

lol just cos u disposed of em easy last week :rolleyes:

[McManus2Waterhouse]

half time cant come quick enuff for the roos

[bigcatman]

roos by 6

[gs17]

Kangas 6.8
Hawks 5.7

[McManus2Waterhouse]

whats locky hansen doing??

[gs17]

Half Time
North Melbourne 7.8.50
2 Campbell
2 Grant
1 Harris
1 Harvey
1 Thompson
Hawthorn 5.8.38
1 Franklin
1 Williams
1 Roughead
1 Mitchell
1 Hodge

[UpTheGuts]

Half Time
North Melbourne 7.8.44
2 Campbell
2 Grant
1 Harris
1 Harvey
1 Thompson
Hawthorn 5.8.38
1 Franklin
1 Williams
1 Roughead
1 Mitchell
1 Hodge

7.8 = 50.... so North by 12 points?

[dyl_tigerman]

innacurate...
good game but

[gs17]

7.8 = 50.... so North by 12 points?
Yeah sorry, Thompson kicked one late.

[mantis]

Go Roos, I tipped you, please don't drop off in the second half.

[Xtreme]

I also tipped North :D :thumbsu:

Based it on the fact that they usually get the better of us, a lot of the time when i tip against Hawthorn.... they actually win so it will work out both ways (if we lose, i'll be +1 in tipping :thumbsu:... if we win we'll remain in good shape on the ladder).

[nut]

can someone post the scores???

[d3rm13]

I also tipped North :D :thumbsu:

Based it on the fact that they usually get the better of us, a lot of the time when i tip against Hawthorn.... they actually win so it will work out both ways (if we lose, i'll be +1 in tipping :thumbsu:... if we win we'll remain in good shape on the ladder).


surely the 4pt is a lot greater than an accurate tip...true ?

[McManus2Waterhouse]

need budweiser to lift

[mantis]

can someone post the scores???

Roos 7.8 Hawks 5.8

[Xtreme]

surely the 4pt is a lot greater than an accurate tip...true ?

from a team standpoint yes.... but i'm aiming for individual glory and am not too far off the leaderboard in a few of the comps i'm in, despite having a few dud rounds recently.

[Keyser Soze]

Go Roos, I tipped you, please don't drop off in the second half.


Hawks will eventually come over the top of them

[nut]

thanks

[gs17]

can someone post the scores???
Just started the 2nd half