Game Day Around The Grounds Rounds 16 - 20

[Benaly28]

There is no easiest run home.Teams are at different levels of improvement from week to week.Dogs/Hawks/GWS all coming good other teams all of a sudden have injuries and drop off of form that’s why doing the ladder predictor is a waste of time.


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[Dunna Heartknee]

The way the Hawks are going they are going to run amuck in the finals, their young and fast and loving footy at the moment.

 

[NewDarkNavyBlues]

Funny how Hawthorn are already better than us after a quick rebuild. Almost like picking the right coaches actually makes a difference? Hmmm

 

[LemmingMaster]

Funny how Hawthorn are already better than us after a quick rebuild. Almost like picking the right coaches actually makes a difference? Hmmm

Funny how I looked at the ladder and we're higher than the Hawks, the position on the ladder actually means something?
Where were you when Hawks lost the first 5 or so games?

It is a long season of ups and downs. Sydney have lost a number of games and they would still be very hard to beat in the finals.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Hawks are towelling the Cows.

Lead by 59…

 

[Arr0w]

Hawks are towelling the Cows.

Lead by 59…

Playing a great brand of footy, will be hard to beat for the rest of the year

 

[SurreyBlue]

Sydney and Brisbane are the teams now. IMO - We have handed Brisbane a big opportunity, which they will not FU

 

[Benaly28]

Very fit team the hawks and playing a very good brand of footy.

Next week is their test.


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[Benaly28]

Hawks remind me of us last year.


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[Stig O'Hara]

12 goals to one since quarter time.

That is a fair old flogging.

Ed: 13….

 

[Dunna Heartknee]

Playing a great brand of footy, will be hard to beat for the rest of the year

Highly watchable and timed their run to perfection by the looks of it, don't know how far they will go but they are going to trouble some sides if they get in.

 

[LemmingMaster]

Brisbane, Doggies and Hawks doing a Carlton and GWS from last season. This has been one of the more even seasons I can remember.

 

[Accidental genius]

Wowee dogs beating swannies in Sydney ….

Dogs and hawks in great form

 

[SolGoodman]

Hawks might be the real deal.

 

[berisha]

Hawks are insane. Do they even have any superstars aside from Sicily? Wild.

 

[Mondyboy]

Hawks are insane. Do they even have any superstars aside from Sicily? Wild.

Will Day.


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[SolGoodman]

Will Day.


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Dylan Moore too. Good team.

 

[JJBagger]

Funny how Hawthorn are already better than us after a quick rebuild. Almost like picking the right coaches actually makes a difference? Hmmm

It’s as if culture plays a part. Something we hadn’t had for years. Also, they have zero pressure on them, like us last year. That also helps

 

[SolGoodman]

What a phenomenal season we have on our hands.

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[blueblooded]

What a phenomenal season we have on our hands.

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Equalisation at its best. Exactly what the AFL wants. Finals start now!

 

[Benaly28]

It’s as if culture plays a part. Something we hadn’t had for years. Also, they have zero pressure on them, like us last year. That also helps

Nothing to lose playing with freedom very even team not much pressure today to be fair next week is their big test.


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[athensblue]

Easiest run home ? I don’t agree … not without TDK

Technically, noone in the 8 and obviously injuries inpact outcome
Compared to all others around us I would take our 4 games

 

[Blue_Fusion]

Funny how Hawthorn are already better than us after a quick rebuild. Almost like picking the right coaches actually makes a difference? Hmmm

How are they already better than us?

What have they done to warrant such a remark? They haven't made finals, let alone won any, they are currently sitting in 9th while we are 4th...

They are in better form, sure... and they are playing some brilliant footy right now... but they still have more to prove before we can say they're "already better than us"...

 

[jj1978]

It’s as if culture plays a part. Something we hadn’t had for years. Also, they have zero pressure on them, like us last year. That also helps

Brisbane getting a Hodge and Hawks have your Breusts and Gunstons, but also a coach who was a big part of that club, captain and 4 time premiership player and gets its fabric.

For us finally it seemed last year and first half this year our culture was turning..... but with things like some of our leaders; Curnow being lazy/selfish a lot this year, Weiters is showing frustration more and more towards his fellow defenders, MC dropping in form and chopping and changing players to bring in "preferred" players or get some layers or whatever going which I think has been a big factor in our mindset of the team at the moment.

We need to scout and find a good senior assistant coach next season that is great tactically and good with culture, even in a consulting role. We have some once in generation players and 2-3 seasons at most to get a flag else we'll be in the wilderness for another who knows how many years.

 

[tarczonandjane]

I think it’s worth remembering that Collingwood lost 3 out of 4 games from late July last year.

I also think some of our 2023 challenges came from needing to peak too early just to make the finals.

It’s possible sides like the Dogs, the Hawks, and even the Lions, have had to tweak things early because they were coming from a way back. If they’re peaking, while sides like us and the Swans are tapering because we had earlier wins on the board, then things can look deceptively good for them and bad for us. Perhaps they’ve gone too early like us last year (out of necessity)? And perhaps we have fuel in the tank (like Collingwood last year)? We’ll see.