Preview Gameday Thread. Hawthorn Vs Port & Preview & Bartos Report (perhaps)

[Strapping Young Lad]

Tom Murphy has single handedly stopped at least 4 port forward forays in the first. Put his body on the line and really having a crack, it's good see.

So many turnovers from our blokes. And I don't like the gameplan of having everyone run back into the forward half to get one over the top. It's just ugly football.

 

[Back Pocket Rocket]

I want the Brad Sewell circa 2007-09 back. He can't get near it at the moment. Tom Murphy has been good

 

[raff23]

we have been appalling yet are still in front, heaven help port if we actually click into gear in this match.

 

[grizzlym]

Tis a scrappy affair. Our skills are dodgy, we're over committing cattle at the clearances and roughy looks freakin' lost.

 

[Off The Couch]

Skills exceptionally bad from both sides - tbh neither side looks like they give a toss. Mitchell being tagged as usual by cornes, hodge being tagged by thomas - both doing a good job on them, hopefully they can work there way into it.

Roughie still doing the lazy run up for kick on goal - didn't even make the distance

Murphy - doing a fantastic job on davenport

Apart from that, we are in front so can't really continue complaining and hopefully can improve in this quarter

 

[Hawker_Ant]

Murph has been GREAT so far!!!!

Yes. Almost took a good mark thrid man up but landed heavily and I thought he's hurt his shoulder. Seems OK tho.

 

[Brant]

We are kicking put from points well & seem to be holding possession well inside defensive 50m.
We look ugly trying to create form the centerline forward

 

[Hawker_Ant]

Ozzie is trying to take screamers. Three big climbs so far but no cigars.

 

[Baz_hawk]

Port are starting to get some momentum.

Murphy has been fantastic today. Been very impressed with his effort

 

[Hawker_Ant]

Pawt goal after a sill free kick by Peterson. Roughie has a bandage around his head, didn't see how he earnt that.

 

[Hawker_Ant]

Brilliant blind over the head handpass to WhiteX for a goal. Maybe he heard a call.

 

[Hawker_Ant]

A few moments of magic getting goals for Hawks. Ladson spotting the open goal square and kicking truly. Cyril handpass to WhiteX. Young with some poise and a long bomb from the boundary.

Pawt none of that yet.

 

[killerspud]

Looks like our whipping boys are all having great games - Murphy, Ladson and Whitecross have all been excellent - well done guys.

Stratton is a gun - absolute gun - perhaps our best recruit after Rioli in the last three years

Tis a pity Buddy is not playing as this game would be all over by now!!!

 

[Changa10]

Welcome back Circa 2008 Laddo

 

[LuvMyHawks]

I would love to know what the heck is wrong with Roughie.. This should be a day where he stands up, and is accountable.. He has not had a good game this year..Not good enough Roughie, if you play for the brown and gold, you stand up EVERY week and give your best. If you are injured, then get it fixed, and come back next year with a better attitude, and a body that is 100%..
Some players would give their eye tooth to be able to play AFL..You don't seem to give a damn!!

 

[Hawker_Ant]

Jeez. Awful kicking by Pawt. Rodan and Ebert missed sitters. Good mark by Ebert but Goo should have got free kick hand on the shoulder preventing him from jumping and spoiling.

Rebound goal to Hodge must hurt.

 

[Brant]

Poor Buddy looks deep in thought every time the camera pans our Coach's Box!!

 

[Hawker_Ant]

I would love to know what the heck is wrong with Roughie.. This should be a day where he stands up, and is accountable.. He has not had a good game this year..Not good enough Roughie, if you play for the brown and gold, you stand up EVERY week and give your best. If you are injured, then get it fixed, and come back next year with a better attitude, and a body that is 100%..
Some players would give their eye tooth to be able to play AFL..You don't seem to give a damn!!

Don't blame Roughie. Not a lot of structure in this game. It's not like he's getting any chance to lead on to passes or get a chance one-on-one near the goal square. Trying to get into it, been chasing up the ground a bit (exactly like Fevola doesn't)

 

[Cleavy]

Hopefully we're not affected by the half-time break and can go on with it and build some decent percentage.

 

[killerspud]

Poor Buddy looks deep in thought every time the camera pans our Coach's Box!!

Hope he is thinking about NOT getting reported for the rest of the season.

I'm sure that the bandage on Roughies head is also due to thinking too hard

 

[Brant]

Murphy is playing bloody great!

 

[Hawker_Ant]

Half-time.

Hawks 7.7 = 49
Pawt 2.10 = 22

Hawks taking more of their chances, Pawt terrible. Scrappy game, lot of man on man stuff.

 

[Noneedforaname]

Laddo sounds to be travelling pretty well. Thought he was the biggest surprise to get selected, maybe still underdone, and certainly out of form. Heard a couple of goals, and a goal saving tackle, but does he look the goods? Anyone ready to declare that he's back?

 

[grizzlym]

You can cite however many statistics about entries to goal conversions, but we totally lack structure up forward. Watching it from the stands it's so obvious, roughy has no idea what's going on up there. And I don't either

 

[Off The Couch]

Looked a little better in that quarter - still some decision making queries but overall 100% on that crap dished up in the first quarter.

Beautiful goals from young and hodge - starting to get on top but still giving them far too much room to move when the do get the chance - luck has it they have the kicking yips in front of goal.

Laddo, ellis, murphy and birch (all guys that have been down) are playing quite well. Lets hope they can bring it again in the second half and really put them away and get other teams worrying as to whether we are back in force.