Review Round 1, 2026: Box Hill Hawks v Sydney Swans, 20 March 2026, 12.35pm @ Kennedy Community Centre

[VandoHawk]

Q2. Box Hill 4.7 31 lead Sydney 3.6. 24

Really disappointing quarter. We only had 4 inside 50's. Swans were winning most contests through the middle and running it through. Our backline held up really well considering the sheer amount of ball coming in.

McCabe was roaming higher up and taking marks/impacting. I can't stress how slick he looks when moving.
Greeves was one of the few players actually winning the contest. His ball use is quality.
Dalton came up to support at stoppage and won a heap of the ball.
Forwards were starved of opportunity but Nairn took three great contested marks.
Bodie Ryan is a gem. Saved multiple goals through his efforts and used it well.
BMac is running hard to create but has shanked every kick.
Morrison winning a lot of the ball but fairly ineffectual. Ditto Finn.

 

[Ka Norkers]

McCabe .... very impressive, looks a complete player and ready
Greaves ... done some good things, great kick
Ryan ... clearly an AFL level player. If Karl or Jars gets injured, he's in
Mraz .... my man Noah, looks good, but a little loose. Needs a bit more time I think
Nairn ... came on second quarter, decent start
Ramsden, .... very quiet so far
Dear, ..... not near his top yet, but seems on the improve
Anderson .... huge improvement from 2025, good on him. Likely type, extreme pace
Hill ..... hardly touched it so don't know
Dalton .... it a nah at this stage, just cannot kick the ball anywhere near AFL standard
Finn and Harry .... back-ups for the AFL side, TBH, not much more than that
BMac .... flashes of brilliance, another AFL level defender
Schubert, ... looks good, but needs so much more bulk, way off AFL at this stage

 

[Coach Killer]

McCabe is going to tear the AFL apart. His movement for guy his size is unbelievable - he’s in everything. He’s next in line for a call up.

Nairn for a guy who hasn’t had any game time prior to today - gee whiz - a good 8 week bloc in the VFL to get game fitness and you have to play him don’t you - his marking is elite AFL standard and he glides over the ground.

 

[TazHawk15]

From the nano second I stated watching Nairn took a mark but missed and we don’t look like scoring ever since.

 

[VandoHawk]

Great tackle in the middle by Anderson. We get it forward, a great ruck tap from Uhr-Henry, and Finn roves for a quick goal.

 

[CD Xbow]

From the nano second I stated watching Nairn took a mark but missed and we don’t look like scoring ever since.

Taz, you know what you must do!

 

[VandoHawk]

Mraz has started the quarter really well. Good 1v1 wins and getting involved in rebound.

 

[VandoHawk]

Nairn takes another great pack mark but they pay the free to Dear instead. He drills it for his second.

 

[VandoHawk]

Phenomenal individual effort from Biano. Reads the intercepts, keeps running and drills it from 50.

Box Hill lead by 27.

 

[hawkmang]

Greeves is getting a lot of ball, he also recognises his kicking is his 1-wood, 12 kicks from 13 touches. Potentially concerning he hasn’t had a tackle yet for a big bodied mid but is playing high half forward not strictly in and under in the guts

 

[VandoHawk]

Great chasing effort in the backline by Nairn stops a goal

 

[Kuuz]

McCabe is everywhere. He is getting around the ground so well - positioning is excellent.

 

[VandoHawk]

A Swans turnover and strong contest from Morrison sees McCabe get the handball and snap his second from 35

 

[hawkmang]

Wow McCabe is everywhere, what a great team goal. I thought Schubert or Dear might push Mitch Lewis out but McCabe has to be $1.01 odds for our next debutant now

 

[hardway]

Nairn is going to be good.

 

[hawkmang]

Bodie Ryan looks and plays like a Dimma Jr out there

 

[VandoHawk]

Great contest from Dear sees Dalton run onto the ball and drill his first

 

[VandoHawk]

I really wanted to commend Ryan.

Left his man to impact the contest and wins it 1v1, then his kick is good but the Box Hill player can't win it, then Ryan goes again 2v1 and spoils Ladhams only for his teammates to miss three tackles in a row.

He's been a juggernaut today.

 

[VandoHawk]

McCabe takes a good 1v1 mark and drills it from 50!

 

[Bedi]

McCabe wow!

 

[Kuuz]

What a kick by McCabe - set shot outside 50 and absolutely belts it through the sticks

 

[suedehead]

McCabe looks so fit and just kicked his third. BOG so far.

 

[Bedi]

Nairn is going to be good.

Looks to be our first ready-made recruit since Wizard

 

[VandoHawk]

Dear takes a good mark 60 out, roosts it to the square and Declase snaps truly.

The midfield trio of Maginness/Dalton/Anderson is dominating.

 

[Kuuz]

Greaves well played. Man, he takes such good options by foot.