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

[Mercy Seat]

Poor old Whately looks flat

 

[SSSSSS]

Worps hitting really good form the last two weeks. Building nicely.

 

[Xtreme]

Don't play CJ next week. He'll leak more Geelong goals!

 

[Hawk88]

Poor old Whately looks flat

He knows what happens in Hawks v geelong prelims

 

[grumbleguts]

 

[user33]

Wardy and Butler really stepped up tonight. Love to see it

 

[earthworms]

This season just keeps getting better and better.

 

[Buzz Hawk]

And here’s Mr articulate, Ronald Dale Barrass.
Some great clunks in the game. Brilliant acquisition.

 

[Malik90]

 

[seysearles]

Will Day ready for the granny?

 

[macdaddio]

Don't play CJ next week. He'll leak more Geelong goals!

 

[Malik90]

It felt like a 10 goal win

 

[Simon Crawshay]

What a performance.

34 points flattered them really, we had 14 extra scores.

Newcombe, Ward, Gunston, the entire backline, take a farqing bow.

Tilthorpe and Worrell can hold their heads up high for the Crows at least.

Thilthorpe is a serious player.

That’s twice that he has lowered Barrasses colours which is not easy to do.

For an absolute monster of a man he’s highly skilled, kinda like Paul Salmon.

 

[Hodgey 15]

Un... bloody... believable!

 

[BlueWaterHawk]

Shout out to Meek, he was beaten by O'Brien last time but dominated tonight. Chol brilliant as back up ruck.

 

[Buzz Hawk]

Tommy still going, needs his own lifestyle program.

 

[EightyNineChamps]

Don't play CJ next week. He'll leak more Geelong goals!

i'm not a hater, but he really has no awareness and provides no real run....

 

[Dixie Flatline]

Barrass being very humble tonight.

 

[J Shuttlesworth]

One note to Adelaide as well, let Reilly O'Brien

43

Reilly O'brien

Age

30

Ht

201cm

Wt

105kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.4

4star

K

5.9

2star

HB

8.5

5star

CL

1.6

4star

HO

23.8

5star

D

14.4

3star

K

5.9

2star

HB

8.5

4star

CL

1.6

4star

HO

23.8

5star

D

12.6

4star

K

4.8

2star

HB

7.8

5star

CL

1.0

3star

HO

24.8

5star

practice kicking a football.

Bloody horrific.

 

[Malik90]

Scrimshaw’s back to his best form. Career best form now?

18 disposals - 6 marks - 3 tackles - 3 rebound 50s - 88% disposal efficiency

 

[checkraiseulite]

Last year Josh Ward teased in the finals what sort of player he was going to be

This year Josh Ward has emerged as one of the best ball users in the comp.

doubted whether he would make it, but was very clean and composed tonight.

played a good team game tonight. belongs at the level.

 

[Stottzy]

Midfield best they've performed tonight. Newcombe, what a story! Absolute beast.
Wards hands were Greg Williams like tonight. Great team performance!

I thought CJ got better as the game went on, but won't be surprised if he gets dropped.

 

[KermitJagger]

Newc officially has his 4th game in a row being the highest rated player in a final with 26.2 this evening.

 

[SSSSSS]

Josh Battle

24

Josh Battle

Age

27

Ht

193cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.9

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

3.9

3star

M

5.0

5star

T

2.4

4star

MG

196.8

3star

D

11.0

3star

K

7.3

3star

HB

3.8

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.8

3star

MG

142.8

3star

D

10.8

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

4.6

4star

M

3.4

4star

T

2.0

4star

MG

175.6

3star

was absolutely enormous today.

Newk will get all the plaudits deservedly but JB was not far off him.

 

[Newmo89]

What a superb win by the boys, a second week on the road and Brant the effort, the defensive heat and the class.

• Newcombe has now played 4 scintillating finals games and just continues to get better.
• Ward is growing with every game, so composed and dependable.
• Worpel and Nash crashing in at stoppages and helping us get the ball going our way.
• Our defenders in Battle, Barrass, Scrimshaw and Sicily just work so well together and you know they won’t let you down.
• Sam Butler starring after his awful injury last year is such a joyful thing to see.
• Imoey and Amon with their ability to set us up from defence with run and dash.
• Weddle is just a freak with his ability to run his opponents into the ground and take terrific marks.
• Gunston kicking goals for fun - just so reliable
• Meek winning the ruck battle with ROB was so good to see as he gave us first crack at every opportunity.
• Watson threatening to tear the game apart with every touch he had.

So proud of the team and the effort and a massive week ahead as this team continues to grow in front of our eyes!!