Preview Hawks vs The Tigers : IN Lake, OUT Cheney

[cryptor]

Now that we have all of our defenders available, Clarko is going to have to decide what he thinks our best back six looks like.

We looked undersized against the Cats, but with both Lake and Shoenmakers available we might have a different problem: how big do we go?

I have taken a stab at whay I think our best back six looks like on my blog. Check it out and let me know what you think.

http://www.themightyhawks.com.au/tactics/hawthorns-best-back-six/

Our "best back 6" changes relative to the forward line we are up against. A Geelong or West coast forward line tends to call for tall defenders who are good in the air. Who can spoil and take intercept marks. A Fremantle or Collingwood forward line mostly calls for smaller defenders who are good at ground level. Who can sweep up loose/chaos balls and are quick and agile enough to stop skillful crumbers.

 

[Randy Campbell]

The squad should be the game day team. 7 on the bench, no sub's and no interchange restrictions.

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

The squad should be the game day team. 7 on the bench, no sub's and no interchange restrictions.

KB would have a heart attack

 

[rick_422]

What sort of crowd you reckon we'll get on Sunday??

Thinking of taking my daughter to her second game of footy (she signed up as a member for the first time this year).

The MCG website predicts 45,000 but with reasonably good weather forecast it should be bigger than that hopefully!

 

[HR Roughnstuf]

The MCG website predicts 45,000 but with reasonably good weather forecast it should be bigger than that hopefully!

Pets aren't allowed in so Richmond numbers will be down

 

[Pessimistic]

Now that we have all of our defenders available, Clarko is going to have to decide what he thinks our best back six looks like.

We looked undersized against the Cats, but with both Lake and Shoenmakers available we might have a different problem: how big do we go?

I have taken a stab at whay I think our best back six looks like on my blog. Check it out and let me know what you think.

http://www.themightyhawks.com.au/tactics/hawthorns-best-back-six/

Have been padding the defence with burger, hodge, mitchell so maybe not a problem

 

[Hawkers]

The squad should be the game day team. 7 on the bench, no sub's and no interchange restrictions.

Nah,
Name 20 and that's your team. Unlimited interchanges

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Pets aren't allowed in so Richmond numbers will be down

Somewhere in the world a dentist is having a discount on dental work.

They'll be lining up in anticipation.

 

[cryptor]

Confirmed.

OUT: Cheney
IN: Lake

 

[macdaddio]

So Cheney gets dropped the week after getting fed to the wolves!!!
Feel for the bloke as his confidence will sink to a low!!


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[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

Hoping we line up as...

FF: Gunston - Hale - Puopolo
HF: Breust - Roughead - Rioli
Ce: Hill - Mitchell - Smith
HB: Birchall - Gibson - Suckling
FB: Hodge - Lake - Stratton

Ru: McEvoy
RR: Burgoyne
Ro: Langford

I/C: Lewis, Hallahan, Simpkin + Duryea

 

[Gralin]

Its what I expected from a team balance perspective

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[Bumpswithagrin]

Confirmed.

OUT: Cheney
IN: Lake

Pretty much what I was expecting. Cheney a bit unlucky but I'm not worried about his confidence, I think it will have soared from his efforts in the first five rounds overall.

 

[Pessimistic]

So Cheney gets dropped the week after getting fed to the wolves!!!
Feel for the bloke as his confidence will sink to a low!!


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I think hes better than that, will rebound

 

[calumhfc]

Yes hallahan kept his spot, simpkin sub so he gets a full game

 

[Hawks1994]

Poor Cheney. Has done incredibly well and hopefully Clarko tells him that he is still very much in the Senior picture if he keeps going the way he is.

On the other hand it is great to see big Brian back

 

[Hawks1994]

Hoping we line up as...

FF: Gunston - Hale - Puopolo
HF: Breust - Roughead - Rioli
Ce: Hill - Mitchell - Smith
HB: Birchall - Gibson - Suckling
FB: Hodge - Lake - Stratton

Ru: McEvoy
RR: Burgoyne
Ro: Langford

I/C: Lewis, Hallahan, Simpkin + Duryea

THIS, but Simpkin I think is a very good player as a sub, Duryea deserves to start

 

[calumhfc]

Poor Cheney. Has done incredibly well and hopefully Clarko tells him that he is still very much in the Senior picture if he keeps going the way he is.

On the other hand it is great to see big Brian back

Absouloutly I think clarko will be watching duryea,simpkin,sucking very closely

 

[Hawks1994]

Absouloutly I think clarko will be watching duryea,simpkin,sucking very closely

Yep. Duryea I think has been pretty good, the other two are very close to being omitted, hopefully they realise this and pick it up

 

[Pessimistic]

Poor Cheney. Has done incredibly well and hopefully Clarko tells him that he is still very much in the Senior picture if he keeps going the way he is.

On the other hand it is great to see big Brian back

A couple of spots will open up over the next couple of years

Also hallahan, Langford, Hill getting to stand up as the leaders after the next set of leaders

 

[Hawks1994]

A couple of spots will open up over the next couple of years

Exactly and now we have seen that he is very capable of quality football against some very good forwards. One of those spots is there for him to grab...

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

It was the most logical change.

 

[nickrebellious]

Suckling very lucky.

 

[MinerBoy]

So we can just walk up with our cards to this one right? I don't have to mortgage the house to reserve a seat this week?

 

[Hawk1978]

Disappointed that Jed isnt listed as an emergency. I know he failed his test last week but as he was close I thought he might be on the verge again.
Hope his shoulder isn't worst than first thought. Really hope to see him in the side soon.
Great to see Hartung doing so well.