Preview Round 22, 2019: Hawthorn v Gold Coast Suns, 18 August 2019, 4.40pm @ Marvel Stadium

[grumbleguts]

Danger game

Future captain.

 

[JedAnderson]

Roughy only 10 touches and no goals today at Box Hill.

Wore long sleeves too, so no chance now lol

In all seriousness though, the only way he plays is if Lewis tweaked his shoulder late in the game last night.

Even then, I feel like they’d just bring in Big Boy and play Cegs up forward again.

Agree. What’s up with Rough taking on city hall. No winners here and now no farewell game. Clueless.

 

[eldorado]

Agree. What’s up with Rough taking on city hall. No winners here and now no farewell game. Clueless.

Eh?

 

[Carl Spackler]

Nope. That would be unfair on CJ.
He deserves another run on the deck at docklands and he can show his skills under perfect playing conditions.

Playing for finals. Need to put the best squad on the pitch. If Roughie doesn't get any charity then CJ certainly doesn't either.

 

[Floppy]

Roughead should not be selected IMO.

Love the guy, we all do probably, but he is done and unless top 8 is a 100% no, we need to pick our best chance team, and he, after his VFL game, is not.

 

[MrPremiership]

Whatever way the club decides regarding Rough, they would be best served announcing it as early as possible in the week.

 

[streetspirit]

Eh?

Is it a crack at roughy wearing long sleeves at BHH?

 

[marklar]

We need a percentage boost to have chance of finals and other results to fall our way, there's only one of these things we can control so we have to pick a team that can score heavily.

 

[WWSD]

I haven’t done the ladder predictor but I think we need to win by 10+ goals which would be about 5-6% increase. Then hope North Melbourne beat Port Adelaide by 4-5 goals, Collingwood just have to beat Adelaide and GWS against the Bulldogs.

All three of those games are before this match so we will have a good idea of where we might sit going in.

 

[HawkSince2008]

We need a percentage boost to have chance of finals and other results to fall our way, there's only one of these things we can control so we have to pick a team that can score heavily.

With a rotating Forward line consisting of Poppy, Roughead, Nash, Gunners, Wingers, Lewis, Bruest, Ollie, O'brien we can score Heavily


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[Dewwwww]

If you were selecting a side on form alone then Roughead wouldn’t come into selection calculations.

Football is played a lot above the shoulders though

If Roughead was to play against the suns the boys would be totally switched on and a 100 plus win would occur.

Added to this if Rough plays the crowd goes from 25000 fans to 45-50000 fans.

I’m expecting Roughead to be named

 

[eldorado]

And then, of course...beat the Eagles over there

 

[Pessimistic]

Finals chances could be wide open or practically nil by 4:40 on sunday, depending on other results

 

[Carl Spackler]

If you were selecting a side on form alone then Roughead wouldn’t come into selection calculations.

Football is played a lot above the shoulders though

If Roughead was to play against the suns the boys would be totally switched on and a 100 plus win would occur.

Added to this if Rough plays the crowd goes from 25000 fans to 45-50000 fans.

I’m expecting Roughead to be named

You've switched my mind on this and I agree with you now. Rough to play.

 

[kirbatron]

GC beat us twice last year. TWICE!

We owe them a spanking. No mercy.

Time to raise the bat.

 

[TylerDurden]

GC beat us twice last year. TWICE!

We owe them a spanking. No mercy.

Time to raise the bat.

2017 yeah?

 

[hawk65]

GC beat us twice last year. TWICE!

We owe them a spanking. No mercy.

Time to raise the bat.

I think that was 2017. WE played them once last year in Tas and beat them.

 

[jenniferHAWKinS]

GC beat us twice last year. TWICE!

We owe them a spanking. No mercy.

Time to raise the bat.

That was season 2017 Kirbs and yes we still owe them!

 

[kirbatron]

That was season 2017 Kirbs and yes we still owe them!

really haha

 

[Buttonsticher]

Roughie's last rodeo or do the Hawks cast aside sentimentality in the chase for a finals spot?

Changes and previews in here.

Both! We should reem these guys so bad their grandkids grandkids will need therapy prior to conception and continuing into the afterlife.

 

[hawkman]

Think Roughead plays. Closest example i can think of under Clarkson was Round 22 2006 when Barker was brought in for one last game. So he has done it before. Also went and smashed Geelong by 10 goals

 

[Fozzanator23]

It's not as if Roughy is a spud either. Yes, he's a bit banged up, but he'll be able to hold is own. These little things can spark inspiration for the team. Who knows, Rough might have a blinder

 

[HairyO]

Whatever way the club decides regarding Rough, they would be best served announcing it as early as possible in the week.

You would hope that as soon as all the injuries are assessed they make a decision. Some people may decide to travel from other parts of the country.

 

[Caesarr]

And then, of course...beat the Eagles over there

Wouldn't rule out us out so quickly. That's obviously assuming the opportunity is still there.

 

[JoeHawk]

If we can’t score 100 this week (and assuming we don’t against WCE), it will be the first time we haven’t done so in a season since 1965

But it’s hardly comparable even to recent years. Scoring has been significantly lower this year right through the competition and combined with our kickings yips in many games doesn’t help.