AFl 2015, Round 7 - Hawthorn v Melbourne, MCG, 2.10pm

[The_Wookie]

Hawthorn v Melbourne
Venue: MCG, 2.10pm
Broadcast : Foxfooty (National)
Weather: 17° Becoming sunny

 

[Xtreme]

Football at the traditional start time ? Well I never!

Hope Hawthorn win and win convincingly, need to get the season back on track. Currently looking like North Melbourne of last year, winning games we shouldn't, losing games we should win.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Hawthorn needs to get its season started. Anything less than a good effort here and the Dees could jump us as GWS did last week. Hopefully this will be a pivotal game in our season. I agree, isn't it great to see a match on a Saturday afternoon for a change?

 

[WWSD]

Injury list

Hawthorn
Kaiden Brand (Shoulder) 4 months
Ben McEvoy (Hamstring) TBC
Brian Lake (Knee) Test
Matthew Spangher (Hamstring) 2-3 weeks
Jordan Lewis (Suspension) Available Round 8 vs Sydney
Luke Hodge (Suspension) Available Round 9 vs Gold Coast

Melbourne
Jack Viney (Fibula) 1-2 weeks
Sam Frost (Toe) 4-6 weeks
Dean Kent (Hamstring) 8 weeks
Christian Petracca (Knee) Season
Jack Trengove (Foot) Season


Hawks team changes

IN: James Frawley, David Hale, Angus Litherland

OUT: Ben McEvoy (Injured) Brendan Whitecross (omitted) Jed Anderson (omitted)


Hawks line-up

B: Taylor Duryea, James Frawley, Ben Stratton

HB: Grant Birchall, Josh Gibson, Shaun Burgoyne

C: Bradley Hill, Sam Mitchell, Matthew Suckling

HF: Isaac Smith, Jack Gunston, Cyril Rioli

F: Luke Breust, Jarryd Roughead, David Hale

R: Jonathon Ceglar, Will Langford, Liam Shiels

INT: Paul Puopolo, Ryan Schoenmakers, Billy Hartung, Angus Litherland

EMG: Tim O'Brien, Jonathan Simpkin, Daniel Howe




Demons team changes

IN: Jack Grimes, Rohan Bail, Matt Jones, Viv Michie
OUT: Jay Kennedy-Harris (Injured) Jack Watts (omitted) Cameron Pedersen (omitted) Ben Newton (omitted)


Melbourne line-up

B: Christian Salem, Tom McDonald, Colin Garland

HB: Jack Grimes, Lynden Dunn, Jeremy Howe

C: Daniel Cross, Nathan Jones, Heritier Lumumba

HF: Angus Brayshaw, Jesse Hogan, Rohan Bail

F: Jeff Garlett, Chris Dawes, Aaron Vandenberg

R: Jake Spencer, Dom Tyson, Bernie Vince

INT: Jimmy Toumpas, Billy Stretch, Viv Michie, Matt Jones

EMG: Max Gawn, Ben Newton, Cameron Pedersen

 

[WWSD]

Grant Birchall playing his 200th game. Hasn't missed too many games since making his debut in 2006. He's been a great half back flanker this decade.

 

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Melbourne
Jack Viney (Fibula) 1-2 weeks
Sam Frost (Toe) 4-6 weeks
Dean Kent (Hamstring) 8 weeks
Christian Petracca (Knee) Season
Jack Trengove (Foot) Season

Jay Kennedy Harris
Neville Jetta

EFA

 

[Stratton_Gun]

* we better win this

 

[The King!]

This new time slot at the g intrigues me

Hawks by 100

 

[Fitzey]

Big day for the dees. We get to come up against one of the powerhouse clubs without two of their stars.

Having said this I do not think we will win but we will get close. Hawks by 14

 

[tige19]

Injury list

Hawthorn
Kaiden Brand (Shoulder) 4 months
Ben McEvoy (Hamstring) TBC
Brian Lake (Knee) Test
Matthew Spangher (Hamstring) 2-3 weeks
Jordan Lewis (Suspension) Available Round 8 vs Sydney
Luke Hodge (Suspension) Available Round 9 vs Gold Coast

Melbourne
Jack Viney (Fibula) 1-2 weeks
Sam Frost (Toe) 4-6 weeks
Dean Kent (Hamstring) 8 weeks
Christian Petracca (Knee) Season
Jack Trengove (Foot) Season


Hawks team changes

IN: James Frawley, David Hale, Angus Litherland

OUT: Ben McEvoy (Injured) Brendan Whitecross (omitted) Jed Anderson (omitted)


Hawks line-up

B: Taylor Duryea, James Frawley, Ben Stratton

HB: Grant Birchall, Josh Gibson, Shaun Burgoyne

C: Bradley Hill, Sam Mitchell, Matthew Suckling

HF: Isaac Smith, Jack Gunston, Cyril Rioli

F: Luke Breust, Jarryd Roughead, David Hale

R: Jonathon Ceglar, Will Langford, Liam Shiels

INT: Paul Puopolo, Ryan Schoenmakers, Billy Hartung, Angus Litherland

EMG: Tim O'Brien, Jonathan Simpkin, Daniel Howe




Demons team changes

IN: Jack Grimes, Rohan Bail, Matt Jones, Viv Michie
OUT: Jay Kennedy-Harris (Injured) Jack Watts (omitted) Cameron Pedersen (omitted) Ben Newton (omitted)


Melbourne line-up

B: Christian Salem, Tom McDonald, Colin Garland

HB: Jack Grimes, Lynden Dunn, Jeremy Howe

C: Daniel Cross, Nathan Jones, Heritier Lumumba

HF: Angus Brayshaw, Jesse Hogan, Rohan Bail

F: Jeff Garlett, Chris Dawes, Aaron Vandenberg

R: Jake Spencer, Dom Tyson, Bernie Vince

INT: Jimmy Toumpas, Billy Stretch, Viv Michie, Matt Jones

EMG: Max Gawn, Ben Newton, Cameron Pedersen

Dreams do come true, al Clarkson brings them to you!!!

Out big girl McEvoy and in Hale storm, you beauty.

 

[WWSD]

Big day for the dees. We get to come up against one of the powerhouse clubs without two of their stars.

Having said this I do not think we will win but we will get close. Hawks by 14

Agree. I think this will be a lot closer then what people are predicting. Melbourne aren't easy to score against. In saying that we have a habit of of piling on goals in a quick hurry and blowing teams away in a 10-15 minute burst.

 

[Demonic Ascent]

Hawthorn needs to get its season started. Anything less than a good effort here and the Dees could jump us as GWS did last week. Hopefully this will be a pivotal game in our season. I agree, isn't it great to see a match on a Saturday afternoon for a change?

No chance of Melbourne causing an upset here - have you seen our ins this week? Grimes, Bail & Matt Jones, three absolute butchers of the ball.

Hawthorns outside skill will torture us on the rebound and I think this is where you'll get most of your goals.

It will be a replica of our last two games I think (against Freo and Swans) - if Hawthorn keep the foot on the throat for the whole game it will end up a 60-80 point loss a la Freo, if they pull up in the last and we kick a few late goals it will be a 30-40 point loss a la Swabs.

Oh and David Hale will probably kick 3 or 4 goals.

 

[ManWithNoName]

This could get ugly.

 

[WWSD]

Agree. I think this will be a lot closer then what people are predicting. Melbourne aren't easy to score against. In saying that we have a habit of of piling on goals in a quick hurry and blowing teams away in a 10-15 minute burst.

Hale will no doubt improve our forward structure inside 50. Something McEvoy was very poor at doing. By having Hale in the side now he takes away a good defender and stops Roughead from being double-teamed all the time and gives us another key target inside the forward 50.

 

[wowlace]

Hale always *s us.

 

[pure demon]

This one will be over very early. Thats an awful looking melbourne line-up, matt jones may be the worst footballer to run around this weekend.
Hawks 16.18.114
Demons 6.10.46

 

[The King!]

Agree. I think this will be a lot closer then what people are predicting. Melbourne aren't easy to score against. In saying that we have a habit of of piling on goals in a quick hurry and blowing teams away in a 10-15 minute burst.

I think teams that play not to lose in a sense get torn to shreds by the hawks

If melbourne attack they have more chance of an upset, thought also more likely to get smashed if that makes sense

It did in my head

 

[StevenwellerHFC]

Melbourne by 27 points.

 

[ManWithNoName]

Hogan out, Pedersen in

 

[hawkman]

Smith out for Simpkin

Hogan out for Pedersen

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Football at the traditional start time ? Well I never!

2.10pm was never traditional.

 

[Xtreme]

2.10pm was never traditional.

Maybe not on your home planet sir, but there's nothing better than football being played at 2:10pm on a Saturday afternoon.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

The '90s is tradition now?

 

[hawkman]

2.10pm was never traditional.

Remember growing up with games at 2.08 and the match of the day at 2.15

 

[Mningasimisonda]

Melbourne by 10 goals.

Jones to take out Mitchell in the first quarter further depleting Hawks midfield, and Jack Watts to be a late inclusion and end up BOG.