I'd be thinking ahead a bit re round 2 also here. Can't see us playing Reid against Power so I would get a game into BZT this week to help get him ready for the Power. You can argue that means to play Reid this week but I think BZT needs a game.
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TBH I reckon Reid has as much chance of stopping Dixon as BZT does! Probably throw Hooker back that week and just play Reid on someone else.
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I would prefer to go small, than play Reid or BZT if they are not ready.
What is Hawthorn going to do? Kick to marking contests with Ridley lurking?
What is Hawthorn going to do? Kick to marking contests with Ridley lurking?
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They're shit enough to do it.
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Speaking of the shitness of Hawthorne- those ****ing spuds gave up currency that could have easily been ALL of Ollie Florent, Aaron Naughton and Tom De Koning when they traded for O’Meara.
And then they have the nerve to release this propaganda shit:
www.hawthornfc.com.au
Best midfielders in the league? I’d have thought one of the best midfielders in the league would’ve finished inside the top 20 of the Brownlow at least once.
Pathetic club.
And then they have the nerve to release this propaganda shit:
Trade Throwback: The Jaeger deal
It was the risky trade of 2016, but has now proved to be worth the risk with O'Meara becoming one of the top midfielders of the league.
Best midfielders in the league? I’d have thought one of the best midfielders in the league would’ve finished inside the top 20 of the Brownlow at least once.
Pathetic club.
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Dunno. Some people thought he'd never play again, especially with the Hawks approach to his recovery, so maybe they've come out in front.Speaking of the shitness of Hawthorne- those ******* spuds gave up currency that could have easily been ALL of Ollie Florent, Aaron Naughton and Tom De Koning when they traded for O’Meara.
And then they have the nerve to release this propaganda sh*t:
Trade Throwback: The Jaeger deal
It was the risky trade of 2016, but has now proved to be worth the risk with O'Meara becoming one of the top midfielders of the league.
Best midfielders in the league? I’d have thought one of the best midfielders in the league would’ve finished inside the top 20 of the Brownlow at least once.
Pathetic club.
The way we could integrate Reid into the team would be to play him in the looser role at half back. Use Francis, Laverde and Ridley to play tighter.
Reid can then be the support with his giant reach.
Reid can then be the support with his giant reach.
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I imagine playing Reid on the newest/youngest tall in the opposition side. I think for Hawks that will be that Koschitzke guy. But playing him against a side like the Eagles (and maybe Port) if all their talls are experienced, could be a problem unless he is more advanced than i expect (especially having missed last year essentially).
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Im keen to ensure Ridley can play as an accountable defender not just a zone off only guy, so I don’t mind this.
so who won, did we win?
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Cal Twomey saying Cox will debut. May mean that Perkins and Reid will be held back for some more VFL time.
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What about Jones Callum?
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Bombers twitter saying Jones, Cox, Caldwell, Wright and Hind will all play
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So no Waterman. Hmm. Perhaps:
FB: Francis - Zerk-Thatcher - Hind
HB: Cahill - Ridley - Heppell
MF: Langford - Caldwell - Merrett
HF: Smith - Jones - Snelling
FF: Wright - Hooker - Walla
OB: Draper - McGrath - Parish
IC: Shiel - Cox - Ham - Laverde
Sub: Redman
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He has a bit of both but it's the combination that makes him special.
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Extremely happy we are playing the kids.
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Utterly pedestrian.
Utterly pedestrian.
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Seems to be a bob each way rather than really leaning into the strengths that we have to masks the weakness. If it were up to me I’d pick 2 genuine key backs (probably Zerk and Reid given the attrition at the moment) and give them as much aerial support as possible.
Francis as the 3rd tall, Ridley and Heppell playing small, Cox working hard back as the defensive winger. Intercept everything.
It did ok against the Cats, who had a strong side in. Hooker can go back if needed. Probably prefer Redman in the 22. Maybe Cahill is the sub.
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