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Preview Round 10, 2025: Melbourne v Hawthorn, 4:15pm Sat 16th May MCG
There's no evidence of this as he has NEVER had that opportunity. Even when tagging Clayton Oliver or Nick Daicos he would start outside the square first. And if it is the case, we shouldn't play him in that role at VFL Level and put someone in there that has AFL prospects. We reward his... -
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Preview Round 10, 2025: Melbourne v Hawthorn, 4:15pm Sat 16th May MCG
From watching VFL he seems to be far far better than last year covering the ground and running out games. He's also been going into the midfield a bit for the odd centre bounce and looking like a prime Burgoyne in there too. If we want him playing forward and a little less gametime than he... -
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Preview Round 10, 2025: Melbourne v Hawthorn, 4:15pm Sat 16th May MCG
I liked in 2024 against North I think we cleared the f50 and Dylan moore played FF leading out of the square. Might get him back and firing again. -
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Preview Round 10, 2025: Melbourne v Hawthorn, 4:15pm Sat 16th May MCG
Collingwood had 5 more scoring shots vs Geelong than against us for 6 less goals on the scoreboard. Additionally i'm really tired of the "they played their grand final against us" coming up every week. it's nonsense. -
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Preview Round 10, 2025: Melbourne v Hawthorn, 4:15pm Sat 16th May MCG
OR Play Finn as a ball winning clearance midfielder like he does in VFL and that we need at AFL Level. OR Make sure Finn is playing the HFF Role well at VFL Level before expecting him to play a different role at AFL Level. Same as Ramsden playing Ruck/Fwd, and then all of a sudden he's... -
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Mega Thread The Father-Son Mega thread - 2026 update
Who are the 2 players? Are they also mids? I think another factor for Cooper is that if both clubs show they are keen it's already a hard jump into Brisbane midfield and if they have 2 more top prospects joining ahead of him he may not get a look in. It's also important for both clubs that... -
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Welcome Welcome to Hawthorn : Massimo D’Ambrosio
A constant theme in many training reports the last few years is now much Massimo spends doing the little extras before and after training. Remember in the documentary Mitchell explaining about how he couldn't turn right he always went to his left foot and he trained himself out of it. His... -
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Welcome Welcome to Hawthorn : Pick 7, Cam MacKenzie, extends to 2026!
I think the flow on effect of Day coming back on Cam and Ward will be massive. Both are establishing themselves now as solid players, but not match winners. Newcombe, Day, Ward, Nash, Mackenzie with help from Macdonald, Butler, Moore and Watson should be a very strong bunch as long as we can... -
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Autopsy Round 9, 2026: Hawks get docked
Yes, when we've ran that set play it's kicking long to Battle in a 1v1 which is a 999/1000 chance that he'll win it, with Impy charging across to support. But the constant kicking to the one side is so that we can crowd that area and prevent intercept scores. The outcomes to a long kick in... -
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Autopsy Round 9, 2026: Hawks get docked
Fair point I didn't remember them getting that kind of lead, but I think like the Collingwood game, they had accuracy keeping them in it on the scoreboard. Watching the game they struggled to move the ball and struggled to stop us moving it and scoring. I think from quarter time when they... -
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Autopsy Round 9, 2026: Hawks get docked
What is needed to remember is that, in those stages when you are 19 points down with 10 minutes you have to attack like crazy to get back into the game and take risks. If it doesn't go perfect you lose. Battle dropping that mark on intercept, if he takes it we counter attack and score... -
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Unofficial Preview 2026 Hawk's Hypothetical Trade Discussion...now with added DFA spitballing!
If Butters is indeed set on dogs we should try to get involved here. Sanders recently resigned, perhaps on good money due to potential and Tasmania threat. Dogs will need cap space for butters and picks. We could come in and get sanders for picks + a SA player (we have 6x Day, McCabe, Ryan... -
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Preview Round 10, 2025: Melbourne v Hawthorn, 4:15pm Sat 16th May MCG
So Day to just play 1 VFL game against Williamstown (week of Hawthorn vs Adelaide) and straight in? I guess if Chol is back that week too we can play 1 ruck + Chol to allow Day to play less minutes. -
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Preview Round 10, 2025: Melbourne v Hawthorn, 4:15pm Sat 16th May MCG
Except that Dear is our most agile tall forward, and Ramsden is our least agile. He is a ruckman build, and a ruck/fwd. He very rarely plays exclusively forward at VFL but expect him to do it at AFL? His performance wasn't really the issue it was team balance which burnt us once we lost a... -
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Autopsy Round 9, 2026: Hawks get docked
1 thing that we can be glad of is that a few years ago Sam's talk was all about "putting ourselves in winning positions" well I'd say outside of opening round we have been in every game. Sydney were never in a winning position against us and we controlled that game. Gold Coast and Dogs we...