Hawthorn

[dogeatdog]

You're guys played out of their skin and we had a heap of injuries. Our better players we way off the boil. and like last year we carp before the break and burning it up after it. Last year, I think we had the second best record after the break excpept for the Bullies, and maybe the Crows. This year look similar.

Even so I'm not confident. Hodge and Mitchell are No's 1 and 2 in the comp for clearances. I think the midfield matchups favour your guys. Its at the ends you guys are getting murdered. Where we are able to hold our ends up

Right there is where the game will be won or lost, Spida not available will help us. the boys must at least break even at the clearances and pressure the ball. All games coming in are big, this is no exception, fingers crossed!

 

[dugrene]

FFS we will kill them.
Considering I dont know how to bet, i gotta learn.
Easy meat. I wanna put a grand on Freo tomorrow.

 

[Plugga]

Meant to be showers on Sunday with a risk of a thunderstorm...

IN: Longmuir, Browne
OUT: Drum, Medhurst

Cookie gets a repriece with the showers forecast IMO.

Dodd should play on Williams - but doubt it will happen
Johnson on Franklin - what a match up!
McPharlin on Croad
Crowley should tag Mitchell

Pavlich has been down but still done his bit over last 2 weeks....needs to kick 4-5 this week. Browne will help with the crumbs in the forward 50.

 

[Hawksforever!]

Kenny,they were 4 and 1 after round 5. They are now 5 and 12. They are sh1t. Do not be nervous, we will win comfortably. I know they have reasonable record against us but we can taste the finals,we have too much to play for

Gee i hope these words dont come back to haunt you.............

 

[YelloMit]

With Everitt out, we'll get the upper hand in the ruck. Taylor and Campbell are nowhere near as good as Sandilands.

 

[Philhawk]

FFS we will kill them.
Considering I dont know how to bet, i gotta learn.
Easy meat. I wanna put a grand on Freo tomorrow.

A grand? ...

 

[rgauci]

With Everitt out, we'll get the upper hand in the ruck. Taylor and Campbell are nowhere near as good as Sandilands.

Campbell gave Sandilands a bath in round 1. Hopefully the big man is keen on paying him back.

 

[pinkus maximus]

Hawk fans dont take my earlier post personally. You guys will come good, but right now we have too much to play for and if we lose all hell will break loose

 

[Philhawk]

Hawk fans dont take my earlier post personally. You guys will come good, but right now we have too much to play for and if we lose all hell will break loose

That's fair enough Pinkus. So long as you keep Richmond out of the 8, everyone will be happy.

Key Matchups

Buddy vs Johnson - That would be a terrific matchup! Brilliant to watch!

Mundy vs Brown - Browns job will be to just contain him I feel

Sewell vs Farmer - Sewell's done some good jobs against Rucciuto and Cousins, he'll need to have a good one here

Cambell vs Sandilands - Battle of the monster men!

 

[Borry]

We need to win this badly. really badly.

But Hodge, Mitchell and Crawford really worry me. They have been masters at dominating in the centre and the midfield and they have been our bogey side easily (apart from Essendon).

 

[dugrene]

A grand? ...

I think I went to bed after that post

at $1.18 (tab) its not very tempting. Five hundred would get enough to have a dinner for two and a good bottle of wine.

I know if we if we get beaten this will haunt me for a long time.
But I'm seriously gonna learn how to bet. Real soon !

 

[wehavethepassion]

Its going to **** down predicted thunderstorms for sunday arvo.

Looking at very little expereince players now thsat smith, everitt and Barker out.

Hit them hard very early.

 

[Dr Ralph Dagg]

Its going to **** down predicted thunderstorms for sunday arvo.

Looking at very little expereince players now thsat smith, everitt and Barker out.

Hit them hard very early.

Well the last time we played them in the rain we absolutely belted them.

 

[Lach72]

Well the last time we played them in the rain we absolutely belted them.

Their chippy game relies on precision passing which is more difficult when the rain is coming down horizontal

 

[Hawkk]

Dowler and Big Max to make their debuts.....

I'm excited!

 

[The Joker]

coming down horizontal

...

we will win by 6 goals

 

[Plugga]

7 changes for the Hawks - that s HUGE...alomts 1 /3 of their side! I think Freo will still make a late change....don't believe Longmuir will play (again!), no point when it's pi55ing down with rain. Either Duffield or Walker should come in.