Game Day Round 4, 2021: Fremantle v Hawthorn, 11 April 2021, 4.40pm AEST @ Optus Stadium

[Pessimistic]

TOB - at least he’s consistent

you and your myopic mate are the consistent ones

 

[Off The Couch]

I mentioned it earlier but I’m really confused by the “stand” rule - is it something we do that it doesn’t apply to the dockers

 

[Judd2Sewell]

‘yep the goal assist was just dumb luck. This is how we should be using our very mobile talls, TOB Lewis and Kosi all decent field kicks

btw Healey usually says how the losing team can get back in the game, unless it’s the hawks of course.

Of all the Hawk haters Healey is #1

 

[MinerBoy]

We've had 70 more touches and 13 less I50s. Shows how little total disposals means

 

[Slysh]

Happy with the effort that quarter but it is still not a sustainable game plan to win games.

Skills were bad and the ball movement is still woeful. We seem to be very much back to just grinding out games and hoping to bring the other team to our level.

 

[savagelunchbox]

We have no half forward line. They're either sitting deep waiting for the high bomb to the top of the square or they're pushing up to the half back line to provide a stationary target.

We can get it to the half way spot, but that next kick is not there because there's no one presenting to the kicker because of above.

 

[Jables]

We aren't doing too badly considering the inside 50's are 34-20 in their favour, we are doing okay once we get it up there, they seem to be focusing too much on specific players for us and we have some young kids or midfielders getting opportunities. Missing Sicily in a big way for this match.

Commentators make me want to stick a knife in my ear, unfortunately I'm not in charge of the remote.

 

[Maybloomer]

Why the hell are we being called to play on so quickly?

It's only happening to us, and we've conceded 1-2 goals because of these calls.

The last goal they got was from an incorrect play on call.

 

[Hawker1167]

I mentioned it earlier but I’m really confused by the “stand” rule - is it something we do that it doesn’t apply to the dockers

yes I have seen it a couple of times also

 

[Brishawk]

We've had 70 more touches and 13 less I50s. Shows how little total disposals means

Normally teams don’t handball to feet as a strategy. Probably distorting our numbers a bit

 

[Zack]

If someone noticed at just before the 7 min 40 second mark on the TV, Mitchell decided to kick to a one on one contest where we got a goal.

It is a very important moment. He kicked it at least 45m easily, it went above 3m in the air amazingly... but more importantly he didn't, run around in a circle to get back on his left he kicked it on his right!!! B4 that in the quarter his foot disposal like Worpels was below VFL standard, after that it gave him the confidence to get the footy and move it on. I've been very annoyed about his refusal to kick on the right. If he's practiced it this week then I will praise him.

It was probably the moment the game momentum changed for us, that and having Phillips be a tall enough footballer who can actually take a mark in the centre square with a loopy kick under pressure unlike the rest of our short people.

Our rucks are still getting schooled though. Bruest for the second week in a row looks like he's non competitive. I understand Brocky, Moore being that but Bruest is an 'A' grader not sure what's wrong. Scrimsahw look away handpass to the opposition under little pressure... mmm. Too many today for a bloke who can hit a dime by foot over 60m away.

Anyway we are in striking distance, however the score truly does flatter us.

 

[madhawksfan]

Pleasing response from the boys. Midfield really stepped up. Would be good to see us get some more speed into the game.

 

[JoeHawk]

Cats lose again (woo hoo) after playing Hawks the previous week. How often has that happened in the past 10 years or so?

 

[The hands of stone]

Didnt see the 1st quarter ....

Scrappy but again having a go (2nd quarter) , if we tidy things up we can do ok here .
Geez we miss Gunston , reckon he would fix quite a few of our current issues.

Hopefully didnt spend all the full tickets getting back in it.

 

[Simon Crawshay]

Happy with the effort that quarter but it is still not a sustainable game plan to win games.

Skills were bad and the ball movement is still woeful. We seem to be very much back to just grinding out games and hoping to bring the other team to our level.

We are like Homer Simpson when he was fighting those bums in the boxing ring.

As long as we don't get in a game of football and grind it out we are actually in with a shot for most matches

We need Moe Syslak to coach our team at the moment!

 

[wahawk]

We have no half forward line. They're either sitting deep waiting for the high bomb to the top of the square or they're pushing up to the half back line to provide a stationary target.

We can get it to the half way spot, but that next kick is not there because there's no one presenting to the kicker because of above.

I mentioned to my boys (we are right behind goals) watch Freo forwards lead continuously & watch ours stand there with hands in the air
Absolutely no movement at all

 

[westhawk]

Really disappointing start. Why does it take until the second quarter to have a crack. The start is going to cost us today.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

We've had 70 more touches and 13 less I50s. Shows how little total disposals means

Just shows we are working hard and getting nowhere against their setup. They seem to be better prepared than us.

 

[CobberRodgers]

No effort on-field for a whole quarter is not a coaching problem.

A midfield that hasn’t functioned well together since his arrival could be though.

Our stoppages are putrid.

This isn’t just a today problem.

Just my thoughts.

 

[lethalselbow]

Ugly start, but things may turn...

You truly are a man of wisdom.

Go Hawks!

 

[JoeHawk]

you and your myopic mate are the consistent ones

Yep. So am I wrong?

 

[Pessimistic]

We have no half forward line. They're either sitting deep waiting for the high bomb to the top of the square or they're pushing up to the half back line to provide a stationary target.

We can get it to the half way spot, but that next kick is not there because there's no one presenting to the kicker because of above.

‘yep we could play two CHFs with dangerous smalls at their feet. Then the other pair run on for the Joe the goose

 

[hawk for 37]

Hawks’ midget mids really struggle against big bodies such as Mundy and Fyfe. Maybe Mundy might run out of gas...

 

[Roddy]

Didnt see the 1st quarter ....


Geez we miss Gunston , reckon he would fix quite a few of our current issues.

Just said that to a mate of mine.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

I mentioned to my boys (we are right behind goals) watch Freo forwards lead continuously & watch ours stand there with hands in the air
Absolutely no movement at all

We have played that way for years unfortunately. Almost as if we are coached to play this way, which others will disagree with. But given it's literally been years it's hard to argue against.