Appalling. Truly appalling. Freo had an excellent first half - they're quick, they're pretty hard at the ball, they demonstrate ball skills (which is something Hawthorn might want to have a try at in the future). But as with most teams, especially this early in the year, the application and skill level dropped off in the second half. What appals me is that Hawthorn couldn't even take advantage of that drop off to the extent of kicking a single goal in the third quarter.
I don't know what to make of it. I know we're not that bad generally - though precision kicking and decision making under pressure have always been problems for us. I just hope it was an aberration.
Which is to take nothing away from Fremamntle's win. Congrats, etc, the better team won on the day. But on that form, we're going to struggle to beat some little league teams.