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Preview AFL 1st Qualifying Final - Collingwood vs Hawthorn - Changes and Prematch Discussion
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Rusty22
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If the weather is fine, hawthorn have the best skills, easily, out of any side in the league.
if the weather stays like this, it will slow them down a bit, it will slow us down aswell, but we would much rather it being a scrap rather than free flowing.
free flowing really isnt our type, we bleed goals too heavily.
if the weather stays like this, it will slow them down a bit, it will slow us down aswell, but we would much rather it being a scrap rather than free flowing.
free flowing really isnt our type, we bleed goals too heavily.
Simple really...we don't rely on kicking skills. Despite being average for most of the year in that department, we have won 16 out of 22 games, including wins in the wet against Adelaide, Essendon (1st time), Freo, Geelong (2nd time), and Sydney. Hawthorn's great strength is it kicking skills, which allow them to slice through the opposition. They have only lost 5 games, but those included: Geelong round 2 in the wet, West Coast round 4 in the wet, and Richmond round 9 in the wet, which was an absolute flogging.
Ultimately, shootout = they win
Contested game, low-scoring = we are in with a big chance
Rain = contested game
How do you think StKilda supporters face each year eh? They've one flag in their history, do you think they front up for the first game saying to themselves "We can't possibly win - history is against us?"
Supporters SUPPORT, it's not always logical, its an emotional thing and has nothing to do with odds or stats.
Supporters SUPPORT, it's not always logical, its an emotional thing and has nothing to do with odds or stats.
speedytiger
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Crap this game has snuck up on me. It's tomorrow FFS. Getting nervous now. Who plays on Buddy? Tarrant aint the same man he was last year and i don't trust Brown right now.
One thing that we have improved upon from last time we played them is that we no longer have Simon Buckley in the side. He coughed it up to the Hawks about 5-6 times last time we played.
If we're going to win, we need to run and carry in numbers, and tackle like we've never tackled before. I think we're in with a chance.
If we're going to win, we need to run and carry in numbers, and tackle like we've never tackled before. I think we're in with a chance.
Rusty22
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will be crazy if we win, will be a big surprise
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Mate that is me too a T. Every tough game i begin the week sane and clear thinking. Come friday i'm convinced we will win. Not there yet with this one though
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Was confident until I heard Dawes is back in the side. On a dry night with no wind, maybe, but on a wet and swirly night, he's going put in another shocker.
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Ye of little faith.
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Channel Seven just said it's Dawes and Blair in for Elliott and Goldsack.
Hawks have lost Clinton Young also to go with Brent Guerra.
Hawks have lost Clinton Young also to go with Brent Guerra.
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I have never believed you can switch on form. We should have played another small forward instead and beaten the Hawks defenders by pace instead of in the air as the ball will spend more time on the ground.
just gotta keep Dawes away from Cloke. Cloke looked heaps better being the one go to man.
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The last time they worked well together was the Sydney game, where Trav stayed deep inside 50 while Dawes rarely went back inside 50 once the ball was bounced, and it worked.
We need to use the same tactics tomorrow night, Cloke as the deep forward, Dawes as the true CHF roaming around outside 50 and Paine leading in the opposite direction to wherever Cloke is to draw Gibson away from the ball, or even get him one on one where he makes Harry O'Brien look like a great defender.
Hawthorn's tall defenders are suspect. Sure, why not ignore that and just play small anyway?
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Hawks gone with the Spud Ellis
Blair hopefully will wear Mitchell like a glove
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xavier ellis still plays??
And lost Young as well. All of a sudden their defence looks a little weak with Guerra missing too. We will stretch them with Cloke, Dawes and Paine.
Quite confident about tomorrow.
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Everyone keeps saying (wishfully) that they are suspect. 17-5 W-L record may suggest otherwise. I think we keep wishing the Shoenmakers was the 2008 version.
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