Preview Hawks vs Crows - Gameday Thread, Preview & Bartos Report

[illnino]

Defence still sucks, Adelaide look like they will score every time they get inside 50. Again we make spud tall forwards look like superstars

To be fair, it was coming into their forward line pretty quickly and with little pressure from our mids. Need to lift in the 3rd...

 

[Hawker_Ant]

Good quarter for Adelaide. If not for an excellent grab by Peterson and another bit of perfection from Hodge...

Gone a bit defensive. Had to stop moving forwards a few time because Roughie and Buddy are running up the ground.

 

[Tricolours]

Welcome to our world.

I am fully aware, that like us, you guys are not the umpires favourites; but here is an interesting stat for you.

You leading possession getters to half time (according to AFL.com.au)

Hodge 18
Frees 16
Lewis 14
Rioli 14

Notice anything amusing there?

 

[illnino]

They are working us over with the loose men. Petrenko the QB has killed us

Agreed. If they have a spare loose man then we must to. We need to make use of him (whoever that is?) or else put him back onto Petrenko.

 

[HawkMongrel]

I am fully aware, that like us, you guys are not the umpires favourites; but here is an interesting stat for you.

You leading possession getters to half time (according to AFL.com.au)

Hodge 18
Frees 16
Lewis 14
Rioli 14

Notice anything amusing there?

Aside from a couple of dodgey holding the ball decisions, they were all there.

As for us, Mitchell and Burgoyne need to start doing something. They're really pissing me off.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

We dropped off that quarter but were still able get some goals back late.
It's good to see we have bot more flow through the middle.
I'd really like to see our tall defenders step up.

Let's hope we lift in the third. We don't want a scrap.

 

[Brant]

Richmond winning a game sooner or later was a given - us leading the free kick count - now that is a huge surprise - no punter could have seen that coming...

 

[Bayer_]

Dropping this game would be inexcusable...

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

Buddy still is exempt from receiving a HITB free kick.

 

[Flamin Joe]

Another crap 2nd QTR. We got off to a flyer with some promising signs (Roughy kicking goals, Rioli looking great) but we've undone all that and could only manage to kick 2 goals within minutes for the entire QTR. Adelaide are right back in this.

Looking for a big 3rd QTR or else it could be another scrappy fight to get over the line (or a loss which is bound to happen if we keep playing like this).

Need more from Burgoyne, gone missing in the PA game and still seems to be nowhere in sight.

 

[Tricolours]

Aside from a couple of dodgey holding the ball decisions, they were all there.

As for us, Mitchell and Burgoyne need to start doing something. They're really pissing me off.

True, but are you claiming that Hawthorn have only infringed 3 times in an entire half? Bad umpiring, like I said I can live with, bias umpiring annoys the crap out of most supporters.

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

Umps have been woeful. We've had a clean run with them.

Holding the ball is now a raffle. FFS just use common sense you white maggots

 

[Jaeger]

Very ordinary second quarter.

Need to lift.

Can't believe Skipper shanked that.

Murphy has to stop following his opponent to the ball and needs to apply more pressure when he is chasing. Gilham is starting to do it too

 

[Brant]

Ladson needs to go to Petrenko

 

[Hawkforce]

Buddy with a soft free. Again. This is quite incredible.

 

[Jono Prout]

I think Kurt Tippett has been to Roughead's Goal Kicking Academy Thank God!!!

 

[Link_Wray]

Bock had a hold of Buddy's jumper, I think the commentators just assumed it was for holding the arm, what did the umpire call?
Either way a free was there

 

[Dr Pangloss]

21 - 6 free kick count? I am not watching, can anybody explain whether it is fair cop or adelaide are stiff?

 

[Hodgepodge]

This has been Cyril's best game in terms of finding possessions.

 

[mighty_fighting]

Loving Stratton!!!!!!

 

[CaptainHodgey]

Run has completely dried up. Missing young and bateman badly. If we lose the game chance has a lot to answer for

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

Tippett must love playing against us.

 

[grizzlym]

Has Muston got the job on Johncock?

 

[reubski23]

Tippett must love playing against us.

Gilgam Is actually hopeless. He cannot beat tippet anywhere.

 

[Hodgepodge]

I have a bad feeling about this.