Autopsy Round 22, 2025: Hawks thump the Pies

[Mitchell Madness]

We will probably end up with no official AA but this team has a bunch of players thereabouts

Gunston Ginni Impey Amon Battle have all been elite in their positions and once again were tonight

Will be disappointed if meek doesnt make it.
By far the best ruck this year, has had only one down game (vs adelaide) where it was still bloody even

 

[Ka Norkers]

Josh Ward ...... can play.
I was a doubter, and I was certainly wrong.
Really pleasing to see, he's a consistent inside mid with improving outside qualities.
He is going to be a star.

Nick Watson ..... personally, I think that's his best game for the club. A true wizard.

 

[Hrvat Hawks]

Wiz got us going early.

First 4 quarter effort all season. Good to see. Lets see it from here on in.


TB is huge. Backline has clicked.

 

[CD Xbow]

Best win of the year so far.
Bought a guernsey this week with 3 on it, the universe has decided this guernsey to be lucky so I shall continue to wear it for the rest of the year.

I made sure I had my lucky hawthorn socks on. They worked. I will wear them until the grand final.

 

[Yardie]

Folks were worried about 4 talls.
How good was having 5?

I admit it, four talls works....

WHAT WAS THAT?

FOUR TALLS WORKS!

 

[grumbleguts]

Josh Ward needs more love in this thread.

 

[SSSSSS]

Will be disappointed if meek doesnt make it.
By far the best ruck this year, has had only one down game (vs adelaide) where it was still bloody even

Love Meek but he's definitely behind Gawn, Xerri, Grundy and Jackson at a bare minimum.

 

[2008wasoverDEW!]

There were some serious overreactions on this board after losing to Adelaide, in Adelaide, and Will Day's season-ending injury.
Well... tonight was a clear example that our best is still capable of beating any team, anywhere. As long as we continue to bring that type of pressure and intensity, we will be a serious threat come September.

Also, just quietly, the 4 tall forwards isn't as disastrous as some were saying.

 

[SSSSSS]

Josh Ward needs more love in this thread.

Unheralded but played that link role beautifully. So often he was on the end of a handball chain that started in D50 and had the running power to help move the ball I50.

 

[birch]

Do we have any concerns the MRO chook lotto will come for Newc?

 

[Simon Crawshay]

Love Meek but he's definitely behind Gawn, Xerri, Grundy and Jackson at a bare minimum.

For me I will be disappointed if Gunners doesn't get a blazer.

He's leading the club in goals and goal assists, that's quite an achievement.

 

[Simon Crawshay]

Do we have any concerns the MRO chook lotto will come for Newc?

Nah. Newk went to tackle, he didnt bump.

Even the commentators were saying he had no case and they often like to dramatise these incidents.

As pure a football accident as you could possibly have.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Love Meek but he's definitely behind Gawn, Xerri, Grundy and Jackson at a bare minimum.

Gawn on reputation
Xerri a stat ruck, does bugger all

Grundy took half a season to get going

Jackson... OK, maybe

 

[TylerDurden]

Unbelievable win really.

Meek was immense!

Gunner an AA lock.

Ward emerging!

Exciting times ahead!!

 

[Buzz Hawk]

I made sure I had my lucky hawthorn socks on. They worked. I will wear them until the grand final.

I’ll be wearing my Hawthorn undies until the granny.
Yellow at the front and brown at the back.

 

[extractasam]

Did anyone notice the head knock Lewis copped in q4?

AFL members side, went down for a bit. Looked bad from my angle and thought he was cooked again but the broadcast angle on replay barely captured it. Feel like it could be a watch this coming week..

 

[CD Xbow]

I’ll be wearing my Hawthorn undies until the granny.
Yellow at the front and brown at the back.

Sensible orientation of the undergarments.

 

[The Jet From Poowong]

As expected, Hardwick blanketed the only forward danger they had (as he has always done)

And their lack of leg speed was very apparent and the Daicos boys just went





Great team effort overall and simply dictated terms all game. If anything, we butchered too many opportunities for some more goals.

Did we hear from Daicos Snr tonight? Pretty outspoken earlier in the year he was. How about you just STFU

Jai was simply awesome tonight. Welcome back.
Meek was dominant
Wizz got us going
Sicily was assured in the air and with his kicking
Massimo was good again.

We could finish in the top 4 after all

 

[spudmaster]

Now that's more like the Hawks vs Pies matches that we're used to!

It's being greedy, but extending our lead each quarter was really pleasing, given how tight percentages could well be at the end of the home and away season. Wasn't in a million years hoping for anything other than the four points, given the ramifications, but wow, what a ripper start to this round of footy.

Watching Impey with his constant runs through the middle, weaving in and out of traffic, was sublime.

The crowd seemed a little light-on, but perhaps that's Thursday night footy for ya.

Go Hawks!

 

[badgrill]

Collingwood's biggest loss for the season - we smashed them.

The turnaround from the last time we played them to tonight is awesome.
Amazing coaching performance

 

[Sprint Artisan]

Can't believe the club tried to pull the wool over our eyes and tell us he wasn't injured.

He's a deadset top 10 player of the comp when fully fit. Completely changes our side.

To be fair, Mitchell only said "his groins are fine". Turned out the injury was a bit higher up...

 

[Makedonija]

Just got back from the game, what an exhilarating win! Even better, when you’ve got the day off tomorrow. We’ve seen glimpses all year, but for the first time we played a four quarter game against a good side.

This team is going to be scarily good at full strength with hopefully another top tier midfielder coming in over the off-season.

Hopefully we get the job done against the Dees next week to take the pressure off.

Go Hawks!

 

[Sprint Artisan]

Now that's more like the Hawks vs Pies matches that we're used to!

It's being greedy, but extending our lead each quarter was really pleasing, given how tight percentages could well be at the end of the home and away season. Wasn't in a million years hoping for anything other than the four points, given the ramifications, but wow, what a ripper start to this round of footy.

Watching Impey with his constant runs through the middle, weaving in and out of traffic, was sublime.

The crowd seemed a little light-on, but perhaps that's Thursday night footy for ya.

Go Hawks!
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We could potentially finish above Collingwood if we beat the Lions and they lose badly to the Crows...

 

[CobberRodgers]

Did anyone notice the head knock Lewis copped in q4?

AFL members side, went down for a bit. Looked bad from my angle and thought he was cooked again but the broadcast angle on replay barely captured it. Feel like it could be a watch this coming week..

Wasn’t it ribs?

 

[Sprint Artisan]

If the 4 amigos down back work like they did tonight good luck scoring. That was a defensive masterclass for alot of the night. Pies actually had a decent amount of inside 50s and it's probably the most inefficient they have been all year.

The defenders positioned themselves really well all night to cut off their passes...