Game Day Round 20, 2025: Hawthorn v Carlton 7.30pm MCG

[Strebi3]

Nervous but more so because it's a must win. Best team we have fielded all year. Hawks by 20-30

 

[Blackhawk42]

Relatively strong Carlton side on paper, with all of Cripps, TDK, Curnow, McKay and Weitering playing.

Not expecting it to be easy.

Meek has his work cut out for him against two genuine rucks, since we lack a real back-up tonight.

Need to put the pressure on the scoreboard, with a strong forward line named. If it's low-scoring and Curnow and McKay start clunking a few, we could be in trouble.

Hoping for a relatively stress free 3-4 goal win. Nothing greedy.

 

[hawkheart]

Relatively strong Carlton side on paper, with all of Cripps, TDK, Curnow, McKay and Weitering playing.

Not expecting it to be easy.

Meek has his work cut out for him against two genuine rucks, since we lack a real back-up tonight.

Need to put the pressure on the scoreboard, with a strong forward line named. If it's low-scoring and Curnow and McKay start clunking a few, we could be in trouble.

Hoping for a relatively stress free 3-4 goal win. Nothing greedy.

There's plenty of stress for me in a 3-4 goal margin. Double it and I might relax a little!

 

[kazzooka]

Nervous but more so because it's a must win. Best team we have fielded all year. Hawks by 20-30

Not sure a 120-180 points win is on the cards. They are bad but not that bad.

Probably more likely 60-80 points.

 

[TassieGrown]

Not sure a 120-180 points win is on the cards. They are bad but not that bad.

Probably more likely 60-80 points.

 

[HawthornHawk]

Would love to see us score 100 tonight

 

[Roddy]

Lewis and Day in the same team, the Hawthorn version of a blue moon.

Yeah and we've all had blue balls waiting for it. The blokes anyway...

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Really hope we come out firing and pile them on early.

We can't afford any of the emotion and sentiment to keep them fired up.

I reckon Hewett will probably sit on Newcombe all game, so we need Worpel, Day, Ward and Nash to have big games.

 

[Ka Norkers]

Hawks by 23. Should be an even contest in the first half.
Unlike last year, they will be up for the fight.
I'm crossing my toes that my hunch Dear and Wizard have great games comes true.
TBH, a bit surprised they are playing Gunston.

 

[unitedhawk2]

Classic two-birds-with-one-stone game to boost our own percentage and knock Carlton's at the same time.

 

[HoldingThe Ball]

I'm genuinely surprised we are backing Lewis into a 5 day break after so long off.

Maybe this is why Ramsden is the Emergency just in case Mitch isn't 100% comfortable?

Big call to do this tbh.

 

[HawthornHawk]

I'm genuinely surprised we are backing Lewis into a 5 day break after so long off.

Maybe this is why Ramsden is the Emergency just in case Mitch isn't 100% comfortable?

Big call to do this tbh.

He only played 58% of game time last week

 

[RCAB]

Classic two-birds-with-one-stone game to boost our own percentage and knock Carlton's at the same time.

Isn't in three or four birds in this scenario? Maybe five?

 

[Manila_Hawk]

We need to win to keep our finals hopes alive.

I'm sure that the team will be switched on.

 

[Leather Poisoning]

Hoepfully Weitering won't take asingle mark if we pick the right target inside 50 (with three talls to pick from)

 

[DearJai]

Isn't in three or four birds in this scenario? Maybe five?

So many birds. So many.. pretty birds!

 

[Gaston]

How quickly people forget, what was our winning percentage (during Hokbal) when Day was in the side?
Get behind the Delicate One, we got this.

 

[Hodginator]

Get it done boys! Can’t wait to see Day back out there. Not to mention the Dear/Lewis combo

Hope to see us lift our tackling pressure. Heard some start on SEN this morning that were something like bottom 3 for tackling or pressure acts. Something along those lines.

 

[Paul Kersey]

Just got into town. Lovely football weather. Put them to he sword Hawthorn.

 

[SJT76]

Honestly, will be disappointed if it’s close. And not just cos I have to work from 10pm

 

[chippie]

If my house had just burnt down, I lost my job and the wife and kids walked out on me all in the same day, somehow Delicate Des would make it all seem ok! For some reason I still feel anxious after Des’ post last night. It wasn’t quite as reassuring as usual. We’ve got this right Des?!

 

[humid hawk]

I have to be honest, I am doing no work today and just reading up on footy stuff. Can't wait for the game tonight. Flat deck, Daysie in, Lewis lining up.....ahh, pump it into my veins! Hawks by 300, Wiz to kick eleventy-one.

 

[Fleabane]

If my house had just burnt down, I lost my job and the wife and kids walked out on me all in the same day, somehow Delicate Des would make it all seem ok! For some reason I still feel anxious after Des’ post last night. It wasn’t quite as reassuring as usual. We’ve got this right Des?!

HAWKS AT A CANTER

 

[Fleabane]

Now I feel even more nervous! Don't know how Delecate Des does it.

 

[OhhhhhCyril]

How early is too early to crack one... just asking for a friend of course.