Autopsy 1st Semi Final 2025: Hawks send Crows out in straight sets!

[H00t]

I agree that's why he was included in the first place when it was obvious that Harry wouldn't be available, but CJ didn't play that role well in the 1st final and continued to not play the role well in the 2nd final.

He has been a net negative to the team in both games, at this stage we'd be better off picking someone else and just playing them out of position.

There’s a pretty clear role for him next week as the sub. He comes on and shadows Dempsey everywhere he goes.

 

[KermitJagger]

There’s a pretty clear role for him next week as the sub. He comes on and shadows Dempsey everywhere he goes.

As much as it would be nice to see someone actually playing on Dempsey, I'm not sure I'd want it to be CJ.

 

[kenneje]

Just finished the replay. Reckon Ward was best on (or just behind Newc) - every disposal was perfect.

Early on in his career he seemed rushed and struggled with the pace of the game when thrown into the midfield.
It's clicked. He has so much time and space in congestion now.

Winning the brownlow before he retires is written in the stars!

 

[stevehawkington]

18 seconds for the first goal, 19 seconds for the second.

Did you hear Garry Lyons noise when the wizard kicked the second.
It was like "rar-hah"

 

[H00t]

As much as it would be nice to see someone actually playing on Dempsey, I'm not sure I'd want it to be CJ.

Outside of Weddle he’s the next closest athletic profile to Dempsey. Just having someone following Dempsey will go a long way to shutting him down.

 

[stevehawkington]

Just finished the replay. Reckon Ward was best on (or just behind Newc) - every disposal was perfect.

Early on in his career he seemed rushed and struggled with the pace of the game when thrown into the midfield.
It's clicked. He has so much time and space in congestion now.

Winning the brownlow before he retires is written in the stars!

Geelongs dual tag will be newk and ward/moore.

Their mid setup is not conventional and imo hard to match up on. I think it'll be interesting to see what Mitchell will do about it

 

[ViperV10]

CJ is a liability, but not sure McKenzie serves us any better. There is no obvious replacement.

BMac for mine. Run, drive, energy and will go hard at it.

 

[Leather Poisoning]

Geelongs dual tag will be newk and ward/moore.

Their mid setup is not conventional and imo hard to match up on. I think it'll be interesting to see what Mitchell will do about it

Geelong is all about the system not the players.

They have Bailey Smith, Holmes and Jeremy Cameron as players that can have a bit of flair - but everyone else plays very close and within the system.

In terms of damage, I'm not so concerned about Bailey Smith because his disposal is poor and fianls pressure will make it poorer. Holmes is the one - if he's sprinting off halfback and setting up plays we are in trouble.

Hawthorn Geelong games are so hard to analyse ahead of time - thye just kind of happen and both sides look different to how they play against anyone else and it's a wild time of ebbs and flows.

 

[ViperV10]

I think i love the Hawthorn Football Club more than I love my wife. And I love my wife.

I think I love Hawthorn more than I love your wife too

 

[JZedd]

I was just watching the replay when Watson kicked that goal from the boundary line. He looked at the Adelaide supporters and said
Yeah? Now what?
Fricken trouble maker.lol

 

[flinchfree]

.........

If Petracca comes across I get the feeling he will be more forward with bursts through the midfield.

Oh good lord, I'm not loving any of this.

Petracca, for his career, has averaged 1 goal per game.
We're going to stump up a first round pick and maybe more for a goal a game with bursts through the midfield?
Oh, and for funzies he averages 1.2m per year unitl 2029 I believe..............

Comes in to be a difference maker as an onballer or no effing way please.

 

[palmomagpie]

Still on a high after that. What a night. Makes me realise how badly I need to get over to the G for a home game

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

I recall how impressed I was by the fanatical Collingwood supporters at Adelaide Oval last week. Well, the Hawks fans were equally as great, made a lot of noise and made the team feel at home. Great effort to all the Hawks fans who travelled.

 

[unitedhawk2]

Bharat is a good man. Great cricket writer - and Hawks fan!

I think he's a Port fan, albeit one with a soft spot for the Hawks on the back of Hokball in 2024.

 

[DrkNyt]

Are you a sore 'winner'?

 

[Philhawk]

I think he's a Port fan, albeit one with a soft spot for the Hawks on the back of Hokball in 2024.

Who Do You Barrack For? Jas and Damien Fleming on their 'family club'

AFLW star Jasmine Fleming and her cricketing dad Damien on barracking for Hawthorn, and then being around the playing group as Jasmine’s AFLW career took off

www.afl.com.au

One of us!

 

[unitedhawk2]

Who Do You Barrack For? Jas and Damien Fleming on their 'family club'

AFLW star Jasmine Fleming and her cricketing dad Damien on barracking for Hawthorn, and then being around the playing group as Jasmine’s AFLW career took off

www.afl.com.au

One of us!

You might be right. I had the following article from a year ago, in which he admits barracking for Port "for once" against us, at the back of my mind:

https://archive.md/OhNcm

 

[Simon Crawshay]

Geelong is all about the system not the players.

They have Bailey Smith, Holmes and Jeremy Cameron as players that can have a bit of flair - but everyone else plays very close and within the system.

In terms of damage, I'm not so concerned about Bailey Smith because his disposal is poor and fianls pressure will make it poorer. Holmes is the one - if he's sprinting off halfback and setting up plays we are in trouble.

Hawthorn Geelong games are so hard to analyse ahead of time - thye just kind of happen and both sides look different to how they play against anyone else and it's a wild time of ebbs and flows.

Yeh you never know what is going to happen when the Hawks play the Cats, it's always a wild ride.

Even within the one game the ebbs and flows are always extreme as you say. That's what makes the Cats so hard to beat, those campaigners never friggen give up.

Hands down the biggest and most enduring rivalry if the modern AFL era.

 

[Gaston]

Was there a deliberate tactic to kick the ball across the body when kicking into forward 50? Seemed to happen a few times to break up their back 6 plucking easy intercepts. Thought it worked well, a high risk, high reward play.

 

[StillAtLarge]

Full presser

 

[Endorphin Machine]

I'm still on a high

 

[checkraiseulite]

That's not how he looks at it. Player Ratings are heavily flawed.

tell us more from the inner sanctum

 

[Elhawko]

Not sure what this means but lining our win up against the Pies' versus the same oppo a week earlier:

We had to play against Rachelle, Pies didn't.

We had our best player out, Pies didn't.

We played the Crows on the rebound, Pies didn't.

We were travelling for the third week running, Pies weren't.

Pies won by 24 with nine extra shots; we won by 34 with 14 extra shots.

It's good form. Let's hope we're just building, too.

 

[grumbleguts]

Cane Cornes give it to a crow fan that sledged him before the game:

 

[Manila_Hawk]

I'm still on a high

You are the Endorphin Machine.