Autopsy AFL 2025 Rd 23 - Hawks v Demons - Sat August 16th 4:15pm AEST (M.C.G.)

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AFL 2025 PREMIERSHIP SEASON ROUND 23

HAWTHORN V MELBOURNE
SAT AUGUST 16TH 4:15PM AEST (M.C.G.)

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Teams:
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HAWTHORN

FB: Josh Battle (24), Tom Barrass (37), Blake Hardwick (15)
HB: Jarman Impey (4), James Sicily (6), Jack Scrimshaw (14)
C: Karl Amon (10), Conor Nash (11), Connor Macdonald (31)
HF: Massimo D'Ambrosio (16), Calsher Dear (35), Nick Watson (34)
FF: Jack Gunston (19), Mitch Lewis (2), Dylan Moore (13)
FOL: Lloyd Meek (17), Jai Newcombe (3), James Worpel (5)
IC: Changkuoth Jiath (9), Josh Ward (25), Mabior Chol (18), Jack Ginnivan (33), Luke Breust (22)
EMG: Cam Mackenzie (28), Jai Serong (29), Bailey Macdonald (42)

MELBOURNE

FB: Tom McDonald (25), Steven May (1), Trent Rivers (24)
HB: Judd McVee (4), Daniel Turner (10), Christian Salem (3)
C: Jai Culley (46), Christian Petracca (5), Harvey Langford (19)
HF: Kysaiah Pickett (36), Bayley Fritsch (31), Kade Chandler (37)
FF: Jake Melksham (18), Jacob van Rooyen (2), Tom Sparrow (32)
FOL: Max Gawn (11), Jack Viney (7), Ed Langdon (15)
IC: Clayton Oliver (13), Jake Bowey (17), Blake Howes (22), Harry Sharp (30), Harrison Petty (35)
EMG: Jack Billings (14), Jed Adams (26), Aidan Johnson (42)
IN: Steven May, Harry Sharp
OUT: Jed Adams, Caleb Windsor

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Final Teams released (Melb Time):
Thursday Match - Wednesday 6:20pm
Friday Match - Thursday 6:20pm
Saturday Match - Thursday 6:20pm
Sunday Match - Friday 5:00pm
Monday Match - Saturday 5:00pm
(NB: Sunday and Monday match Extended Squads are released Thursday 6:20)

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Pulse of the game - your thoughts?

 

[Xtreme]

Melbourne by 65

 

[JackFlash]

Hawks have copped the Dees at the worst possible time, they should win, but expect this one to be close. Hawks by 12 points

 

[NetworkNerd]

Hawks with a couple extra days rest should win to keep their season alive

 

[Sirlemsip]

Hawks have copped the Dees at the worst possible time, they should win, but expect this one to be close. Hawks by 12 points

Nah, it was the Dogs that had the bad timing match.
Demons will be drained after an awesome effort that fell just short.

Hawks by 6 goals.

 

[JackFlash]

Nah, it was the Dogs that had the bad timing match.
Demons will be drained after an awesome effort that fell just short.

Hawks by 6 goals.

Demons players will be playing for their careers and some of their stars will be playing for their stock value. They will have a clean out before the new coach arrives and they will lose a couple of big names. Who is going to make one final impression? I expect Melbourne to be very competitive in the next two weeks like they were in the Dogs game.

 

[Seattle Mariners]

Hawks will clearly win this.

Melbourne were serviceable against the Dogs, but let’s face it, the Dogs are far shitter than Hawthorn.

 

[HairyO]

Hawbs by 88 and Trac to realise we are his salvation.

 

[ray_purchase]

Hawthorn played Thursday night. Melbourne played Sunday in a game didnt finish til 6 pm.

And now they will play this Saturday. Extra 3 day break for the AFL's lovechild. The AFL made this fixture not long ago too, so there was no excuse. They really want Hawthorn in the finals dont they? Such a corrupt organization.

 

[demondavey]

Terrible fixturing.

Hawks by 50.

 

[Sprint Artisan]

Demons players will be playing for their careers and some of their stars will be playing for their stock value. They will have a clean out before the new coach arrives and they will lose a couple of big names. Who is going to make one final impression? I expect Melbourne to be very competitive in the next two weeks like they were in the Dogs game.

Motivational factors are not accurate predictors of results. Quality of play is the number 1 factor.

Hawks are in their best for of the year over the last two weeks. They are up and running, finally, after a somewhat mediocre 2025 so far. Now they are bringing their hokball style and I don't think the Demons have the class to match it with them...

 

[voorhees]

Dee's will step backwards to there old self with this one

 

[ImCheatingToWin]

Hawthorn played Thursday night. Melbourne played Sunday in a game didnt finish til 6 pm.

And now they will play this Saturday. Extra 3 day break for the AFL's lovechild. The AFL made this fixture not long ago too, so there was no excuse. They really want Hawthorn in the finals dont they? Such a corrupt organization.

It's ok sweetheart. Try not to lose too much sleep over the nasty corrupt league

 

[Cam Payne]

Hawks need to win this and will by 15 points.

 

[HairyO]

Hawthorn played Thursday night. Melbourne played Sunday in a game didnt finish til 6 pm.

And now they will play this Saturday. Extra 3 day break for the AFL's lovechild. The AFL made this fixture not long ago too, so there was no excuse. They really want Hawthorn in the finals dont they? Such a corrupt organization.

Yeah that will be why the Demons lose, should they lose.

We had a 5 day break against GCS, in Darwin, where it was 28c at night. After a 6 day break the week before.

 

[Stratton_Gun]

Should win but Melbourne arent as bad as their ladder position suggests. If we don't turn up and they do I can see it being close.

In saying that though we played terribly against them the first time this year and we still ended up putting by a five goal victory so who knows

 

[Vindicater]

Melbourne to give Hawks a scare early but to cruise to an easy victory of 30-50 points.

 

[Dewyyyyy]

Hawks have copped the Dees at the worst possible time, they should win, but expect this one to be close. Hawks by 12 points

I admire you every week either tipping hawthorn by under 2-3 goals or tipping the other team. Your hatred is strong and I love it

 

[hawkman]

Melbourne to give Hawks a scare early but to cruise to an easy victory of 30-50 points.

Almost a repeat of the round 10 game then

 

[Billy ray]

Head says hawks but my says

 

[demondavey]

It’s not impossible for us to win but it’s unlikely. We are good enough to make this close.

 

[Dewyyyyy]

It’s not impossible for us to win but it’s unlikely. We are good enough to make this close.

Feel like the best way the Demons win is like the Dogs game. The big thing is tho, Hawthorns defense is one of the best if not the best in the league, especially against transition. The ability to counter attack aswell, means if it doesn’t come off one way (for the Dees) it’ll be a score the other way.

Could be close early but I’d say it’ll push out later on.

 

[Roddy]

Hawthorn played Thursday night. Melbourne played Sunday in a game didnt finish til 6 pm.

And now they will play this Saturday. Extra 3 day break for the AFL's lovechild. The AFL made this fixture not long ago too, so there was no excuse. They really want Hawthorn in the finals dont they? Such a corrupt organization.

#hawkderangementsyndrome

 

[Seattle Mariners]

Should win but Melbourne arent as bad as their ladder position suggests. If we don't turn up and they do I can see it being close.

In saying that though we played terribly against them the first time this year and we still ended up putting by a five goal victory so who knows

I don't believe that to be correct and you blew Melbourne off the park in the last quarter. I'd say you were ok in the first 3 quarters and dominate in the last.

Hawks should win this one quite easily. Whilst we played well last week against the Dogs, I kind of feel as though the Dogs have an atrocious defence and all team defence, so it allowed us to kick a high score on them. Hawthorn have a far better defence than the Dogs and will be more equipped to compete in finals.

 

[Breretonisahood]

I don't believe that to be correct and you blew Melbourne off the park in the last quarter. I'd say you were ok in the first 3 quarters and dominate in the last.

Hawks should win this one quite easily. Whilst we played well last week against the Dogs, I kind of feel as though the Dogs have an atrocious defence and all team defence, so it allowed us to kick a high score on them. Hawthorn have a far better defence than the Dogs and will be more equipped to compete in finals.

At times Dees sliced through Doggies defence like a hot knife through butter. Our defence will need to be better than that.