Review R21: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly vs. Hawthorn

[Kane McGoodwin]

Huge loss... which could cost them finals.

Can't see them doing any finals damage without him as crucial player.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Yes, this!!

Worrell was a one-man WALL in that last quarter.
Rankine snapped that beautiful goal on his left then danced and waited for Tex to get into position for that long goal.
Thilthorpe, strong, great hands, elite at ground level, virtually unbeatable one-on-one.
I've apologised previously for my critical remarks about Milera until about Round 8, ish; he really impressed me yesterday.

To be fair Milera wasnt great early in the season, why many of us wanted him to find form 1st in the sanfl.

However, his recent form has been immense. Really enjoying how strong his one on one marking has been & not afraid to attack off half back.

 

[WetCrow1991]

You could tell at the ground with 2-3 minutes left that the Hawks started to give up. Weren't running quite as hard, weren't going in quite as hard.

 

[SugarShane]

I suspect Sydney will be more competitive. Maybe even a sneaky chance to win that one on their home turf.

Sydney owes us.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Interesting to see Lloyd Meek on the bench going over footage on the laptop with Brett Ratten in game, obviously Mitchell had issues with the way he was matching up on ROB.

ROB had the better of Meek at stoppages.

In career best form.

 

[WetCrow1991]

I noted that Hawks supporters that were yappy early on in the game weren't interested in banter after quarter time. A few even evaporated with 2 minutes left, must have need to go to the toilet. One of the most yappy and arrogant supporter bases in the league, you would think they would enjoy some banter, but they were all back in their boxes.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

He really does it all.
12 tackles as well, averages 7 a game which is huge.

Watching the replay now & before the game interview Dawson said he prides himself on the defensive side, including tackling.

 

[GreyCrow]

I had only mentioned how if we meet them in Finals Day will have had a few more games under his belt

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Had one in the hamstring the other night, made me fall off my chair.
FU cramps

I'm still sore in my calf from cramp Wednesday night.

I'm told I should try magnesium supplements.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

The crowd was on last night. Even when we got our first goal, the crowd was still very upbeat and loud - and it just got better from there.

That last 30 seconds or so where everyone was on their feet was special. I don’t think I’ve ever seen everyone on their feet like that.

There’s something special happening

Biggest crowd for a while.

Seemed more Hawks supporters than Port supporters last week.

 

[ams4crows]

Hugh Bond chats to KG and Cornesy following the victory against the Hawks - FIVEAA Football

omny.fm

Good interview with Hugh Bond this morning on 5AA

 

[50BC]

Just like what the Producers of the original James Bond movie Dr. No saw in Sean Connery... he moves like a jungle cat.

Moves like a jungle cat! So, on all fours then?

 

[CrowBloke]

I do wonder if that applause was a massive realisation we are finally out of the 7 year abyss and have the goods to be a contender.

On TV it looked spontaneous and very happy.
I'm in a NSW Motel but my best mate and his missus went and they said it was great being there. Uplifting.

And yes, I finally feel like we are out of the abyss of the last 7 years.
I still have lingering cranky misery and PTSD from that, especially 2022/23/24 but I definitely feel the tide has turned.
It's not just the winning (which I love) but the way/s we win.

I don't think we've got the foot-on-throat ruthlessness, toughness and consistency to beat Collingwood and Geelong to win a Flag this year, plus Nicks is still learning.
To get a Flag from here, I think we need both Draper and Curtin firing in the midfield and no borderline passengers in our best-23. For that we need two of Jones/Pedlar/Taylor/Cook/Edwards/Dowling to step up a notch and/or maybe another experienced and influential Draft-IN like ANB.

 

[ams4crows]

Being at the ground, and realising we've won, we are playing finals again to me was the reason the crowd got up and about at the end, it finally sunk in that we are back where we belong

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Re: Peatling of whom I was a big fan until ...
His fumble early in the first really worried me; it smacked of hearing footsteps as 2 Hawks pounced, poached the ball and goaled from it.
That kind of fumbly hesitance under pressure is not what we need going forward.

Anybody at the ground; did he just have an off-night or is there cause for concern?

Off night & been great nearly all season.

Players have an off night you know.

Silly questioning his courage too!

 

[happy_knackers]

My take away is that I've well and truly seen enough from Cook to be fine with him having played his last seniors game for us. Trade, delist... don't care which. Time to move on.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Fogarty's touch and smarts at key moments was massive. Absolutely massive.

Quieter night, but what he did he did well.

Kicking our 1st goal was crucial to arrest momentum when we were under the pump.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Another 1 year contract for Walker. You would be crazy not to.

Absolutely if he wants to play on... but does need to be managed.

 

[PeterSalt]

I'm still sore in my calf from cramp Wednesday night.

I'm told I should try magnesium supplements.

They work really well, and quite quickly

If you take them before bed they relax your body and help getting to sleep as well

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

I thought he looked a liability when he had the ball

Suggest watching the game closer as for the most part Bond had decent disposal.

Was one where he overcooked a handball... but it's not like everyone had perfect disposal.

 

[Mutineer]

ROB had the better of Meek at stoppages.

In career best form.

Our best mid clearance wise too

 

[cleanhands]

Hugh Bond chats to KG and Cornesy following the victory against the Hawks - FIVEAA Football

omny.fm

Good interview with Hugh Bond this morning on 5AA

KG is drunk

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Our best mid clearance wise too

Was our only decent midfielder in the 1st quarter!

Not only is his marking better, but his ground ball has improved out of sight.

 

[brucetiki]

Biggest crowd for a while.

Seemed more Hawks supporters than Port supporters last week.

Their cheer squad was more prevalent than Port’s last week!

For a cheer squad that bangs on about being so big and loud and what not, Port’a cheer squad presence was abysmal last week - like the team I guess

 

[NTRabbit]

Someone at the club appears to have adopted Perth’s West Coast Junior Football Club's "Dan Button", second week in a row he's started Q4 as a centre bounce mid