AFL Autopsy RND 1: Done by the Hawkes

[Harlequin]

Got Nuthin!

 

[Old Campaigner]

Pretty much as expected

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

Welcome to 2026!

 

[Petrify]

Perkins was selected after half a practice game and 0 preseason.

He had higher time on ground (74%) than:

Durham (71%) - elite endurance)
Caldwell (71%)
Parish (70%)
Roberts (60% - elite endurance)
Sharp (58%)

What the actual **** are they thinking? Are we really sacrificing rotations on our good players to give guys like Perkins more time on ground? Genuinely the dumbest use of the 5 man bench I can imagine. You want your best players to have 85% ToG…

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Christ that was bad

Positives:
- No false hope about this year

Negatives:
- Literally everything

 

[raskolnikov]

Meh Was expecting it. The AFL is an amateur organisation.

How is it fair that a team playing its first game plays against a team with a game already under its belt?

Hopefully this ends this rd 0 rubbish.

 

[justlookingaround]

 

[Espe]

 

[JayJ20]

Robey, Sharp and Farrow better be superstars

 

[raskolnikov]

Way too easy, you guys are shit.

Spooners

Enjoy your ban doofus.

 

[justlookingaround]

Way too easy, you guys are shit.

Spooners

How did Stringer’s nuts taste last week

 

[JayJ20]

Anyone want 3 first rounders?

Nah we want 4

 

[Vindicater]

Out: May, Perkins and Prior

In: Kako, Farrow and El-Hawli

Go more chaotic, faster and more fun.

 

[eth-dog]

Anyone want 3 first rounders?

Anyone getting up and about after getting spanked by a good side, then spanking a shit side?

 

[quotemokc]

I didn't expect to win but I expected some sort of improved defensive running and gameplanning

 

[dank420_]

Anyone want 3 first rounders?

You guys were actually worried before the match. wtf is wrong with you idiots?

 

[Zach Package]

Pretty strong effort for Brad’s first game as coach at the elite level. A promising young coach with a big future.

Hang on, I’m being handed an envelope with a note and a steaming hot turd in it…

 

[dank420_]

Anyway, 10 goal margin was my tip.

Get around me.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

I didn't expect to win but I expected some sort of improved defensive running and gameplanning

There was very, very little defending going on.

 

[mxett]

bottom 4 incoming. Hardly a surprise though

 

[SpeckieMcVeigh]

We have the world's laziest transition defence where we got constantly outworked. It's like we don't even coach defence at all, way too many player's caught ball watching (even veterans) and have no ****ing awareness of multiple Hawks running into space.

Sharp was one of the only ones to actually show something and Scott gives him like 45% time on ground and barely plays him on ball.

I've firmly been in the "give Scott time" camp but I'm beginning to think the Norf fans were right.

 

[Call Me Cake]

Was always going to be one of those years where we'll have results like that. Need to keep at it/persist and learn over the year as we find and bed the best 23. Hawks are a top 8 side and brought it to us. Didn't throw in the towel early and let it be a 100 point loss though. Debutants had their moments too. Onto next week.

 

[windyhill]

It’s a bloody chore going to watch us, almost a relief when we’re drawn interstate. Good luck anyone going next week, you need your head read btw.

 

[BratPack]

We are so lucky West Coast exist,

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

same old. Wish I could see some form of game day coaching from scott but still haven't seen it.