Review Round 21, 2019: Box Hill Hawks v Collingwood, 24 August 2019, 2.00pm @ Box Hill City Oval

[Walshawk]

So Box Hill's involvement in the finals campaign comes down to this final home and away match of the season against Collingwood. The equation for Box Hill is simple. Win (or draw) and you're in; lose and you're out.

The Hawks needed to come from behind last weekend to overcome the Northern Blues (having trailed the Blues by five points at the final change), but they kicked 3.9.27 with the wind in the final quarter to 0.3.3 to record a much-needed victory.

In the race for the Frosty Miller medal, Jackson Ross will need a day out against the Magpies to catch former Hawk and current Port Melbourne spearhead, Jordan "Moose" Lisle. Lisle has 40 goals to his name going into the final round, while Jackson Ross is in third position, with 33 goals (two behind Jake Riccardi of Werribee). Port Melbourne has the bye before finals, while the Cats host Essendon on Sunday, so Ross will have first crack at overtaking Lisle. Chances are if Ross manages to kick eight or more goals in the game, the Hawks are going to come away with the victory.

Collingwood will be coming off the bye and are strengthened by the return of suspended AFL Magpie, Jaidyn Stephenson, who plays his first game in almost three months after serving a lengthy ban for gambling on his own team (and on his own performance). It's caused a bit of a stir with the Magpies exploiting a loop-hole in the AFL fixturing.

However, Collingwood won't be playing for anything but pride, as they're two games outside the eight with one game left to play.

Depending on other results around the league, either Casey Demons or Box Hill will be facing Port Melbourne, Werribee or Geelong in the first week of the finals in a cut-throat elimination final. Port Melbourne have the bye and are currently fifth on 42 points. Werribee and Geelong both play this weekend and are on 40 points each, separated only by percentage. Werribee travel up the Westgate Freeway to take on Williamstown tomorrow night (first bounce is at 7.15pm), while the Cats host the Bombers at Kardinia Park on Sunday morning at 11.40am.

In the meantime, while the minor premiership has been sewn up by the Tigers a fair while ago (and they get a bye to lead into the finals), Williamstown and Footscray are locked in a ding-dong battle for the other home qualifying final. They're both tied on 54 points each, with Footscray's percentage a whopping 147.06% (the biggest in the league) and Williamstown on 123.44%. The Seagulls will need to beat Werribee and hope against hope that second-bottom Coburg somehow cause one of the biggest upsets in recent VFL history as they host Footscray (at Footscray's home ground at the Western Oval).

The Seagulls will know whether they have a chance of taking second spot by the time they run out for their warm-ups against Werribee, because Footscray plays Coburg at 12.30pm tomorrow and Williamstown hosts Werribee at 7.15pm.

If you're not able to make it to Box Hill City Oval this weekend to support the boys, then you can catch a live stream of the game on the VFL website.

Box Hill Hawks
B: 50. D. Mascitti, 34. J. Koschitzke, 32. D. Mirra
HB: 44. D. Greaves, 30. K. Brand, 42. T. Miles
C: 45. W. Golds, 52. A. Moore, 61. B. Kilpatrick
HF: 51. V. Adduci, 56. N. Mullenger-Mchugh, 46. J. Cousins
F: 67. N. Boucher, 27. M. Pittonet, 37. J. Ross
Foll: 43. N. Reeves, 54. L. Meadows, 33. M. Walker
Int from: 75. C. Byrne, 74. A. Cotte, 66. M. DeWit, 57. M. Doreian, 62. S. Horner, 53. L. Mackie, 70. M. Shannon, 63. L. Walker
23P: 58. J. Cucinotta

In: N. Reeves, L. Mackie, C. Byrne, A. Cotte, M. Shannon, W. Golds, S. Horner
Out: J. Scrimshaw, H. Morrison, C. Glass

Collingwood
B: 31. F. Appleby, 6. T. Goldsack, 12. M. Scharenberg
HB: 28. N. Murphy, 47. M. Keane, 73. A. Oxley
C: 26. J. Daicos, 50. A. Woodward, 51. L. Tardrew
HF: 40. A. Bosenavulagi, 59. S. Glover, 48. T. Wilson
F: 1. J. Stephenson, 54. A. Gallucci, 3. D. Wells
Foll: 45. M. Lynch, 34. T. Brown, 29. T. Broomhead
Int from: 58. T. Cameron, 39. B. Crocker, 53. J. Hellier, 61. S. Hetherington, 56. C. Hustwaite, 36. B. Sier, 67. M. Smith, 43. A. Tohill
23P: 60. M. Marotta

 

[Slick]

No CJ? He must be the carry over emergency on the flight to WA.

 

[moginie]

That's a really strong Collingwood team.

If we make the finals, we've earnt it.

 

[TheFourPillars]

No rough that is surprising.

 

[houdinihuddo]

Missing in action: Morrison, Roughead, Mitchell, Impey, Lewis, Glass, Birchall, Schoenmakers, Jiath, Moore, Minchington, Mohr and Jones [13]. Ouch.

Slick, I certainly hope CJ is the spare. BHH have named 11 Hawthorn players and Collingwood have named 13 Collingwood players.

 

[houdinihuddo]

No rough that is surprising.

Rough has retired on a high. I can understand however I'm disappointed given the importance of the game.

 

[Dixie Flatline]

No CJ? He must be the carry over emergency on the flight to WA.

Even if they're the travelling emergency, they're usually named on a Thursday night for the VFL. Although the AFL team sheet says Jiath was omitted, it wouldn't surprise me if they're managing him.

 

[Dixie Flatline]

Roughead has probably been granted leave by the club to celebrate Bud's 300th and/or to be in the Melbourne rooms down in Hobart to support Lewis in his last game of AFL. I don't begrudge him that.

 

[Dixie Flatline]

Good to see Alex Woodward back at Box Hill City Oval. Didn't have any luck when he was a Hawk. Had 31 disposals the last time the two clubs met in May. Been a ball magnet for the Magpies over the course of the season.

 

[Pessimistic]

Missing in action: Morrison, Roughead, Mitchell, Impey, Lewis, Glass, Birchall, Schoenmakers, Jiath, Moore, Minchington, Mohr and Jones [13]. Ouch.

Slick, I certainly hope CJ is the spare. BHH have named 11 Hawthorn players and Collingwood have named 13 Collingwood players.

A club focussed on 2020 Id say

 

[streetspirit]

Pity Shoey didn't get to get on the park for one more hitout.

 

[Gralin]

Pity Shoey didn't get to get on the park for one more hitout.

Yes he's had a horrible year, still like Spangher he'll always have that flag and the massive roar from the crowd when he stepped up to get his medal

 

[WWSD]

Yes he's had a horrible year, still like Spangher he'll always have that flag and the massive roar from the crowd when he stepped up to get his medal

I think Schoenmakers will retire. He is cooked.

 

[Walshawk]

Roughead has probably been granted leave by the club to celebrate Bud's 300th and/or to be in the Melbourne rooms down in Hobart to support Lewis in his last game of AFL. I don't begrudge him that.

Pretty sure he has hung up the boots.

 

[Dixie Flatline]

Pretty sure he has hung up the boots.

You're right, but technically he's a contracted player until the end of October, per the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement.

 

[Walshawk]

You're right, but technically he's a contracted player until the end of October, per the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement.

But not playing. Shame

 

[houdinihuddo]

Even if they're the travelling emergency, they're usually named on a Thursday night for the VFL. Although the AFL team sheet says Jiath was omitted, it wouldn't surprise me if they're managing him.

They're only named for the VFL when an extended bench is named for a Sunday AFL game.

 

[Fulgent]

Roughead has probably been granted leave by the club to celebrate Bud's 300th and/or to be in the Melbourne rooms down in Hobart to support Lewis in his last game of AFL. I don't begrudge him that.

Yes, he'll be in Tassie. I read on the AFL site in the story about Buddy's 300th that he'd miss that game and watch Lewis' last game.

 

[stemline]

They're only named for the VFL when an extended bench is named for a Sunday AFL game.

Nah, the 4 emergencies are always named for Box Hill. (When there's a Sunday AFL game, all 8 possibles are named for Box Hill).

That's why it's weird that Jiath isn't named for Box Hill this week when he's an emergency for Hawthorn.

 

[houdinihuddo]

My bad stemline. Last week I think Howe was ruled out however he must have been the spare given the three other emergencies Cousins, Morrison and Scrimshaw played for the BHH. Hopefully CJ will be the spare in WA so we don't lose another player.

 

[Mojo]

No rough that is surprising.

Probably called time after last week's game so he could get on the beers

 

[Gralin]

Nah, the 4 emergencies are always named for Box Hill. (When there's a Sunday AFL game, all 8 possibles are named for Box Hill).

That's why it's weird that Jiath isn't named for Box Hill this week when he's an emergency for Hawthorn.

Think CJ is the traveling emergency. With Box Hill playing first probably no point naming him as he is no chance to play

 

[Hawk Dork]

 

[grumbleguts]

Collingwood
B: 31. F. Appleby, 6. T. Goldsack, 12. M. Scharenberg
HB: 28. N. Murphy, 47. M. Keane, 73. A. Oxley
C: 26. J. Daicos, 50. A. Woodward, 51. L. Tardrew
HF: 40. A. Bosenavulagi, 59. S. Glover, 48. T. Wilson
F: 1. J. Stephenson, 54. A. Gallucci, 3. D. Wells
Foll: 45. M. Lynch, 34. T. Brown, 29. T. Broomhead
Int from: 58. T. Cameron, 39. B. Crocker, 53. J. Hellier, 61. S. Hetherington, 56. C. Hustwaite, 36. P. Inn, 67. M. Smith, 43. A. Tohill
23P: 60. M. Marotta

Phixed. Philled inn a mistake.

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Hmm, not looking too good so far, can't get it into our forward line!

Pies 1.4.10, nothing for us.