Preview Round 11, 2022: Gold Coast v Hawthorn, 7:40pm 28th May, TIO stadium

[Bugs1977]

Actually I found Clarko's press conferences to be a bit meh towards the end of his tenure. He was such a professional coach all he would give the press was one of his favourite cliches "another solider, more polish, etc".

Whereas Sam seems to be refreshingly honest about where he thinks the list is and how he is going about building the team in his image. He doesn't go overboard but I feel like we have a real insight into what is happening within the club.

To be fair Sam has got plenty of time to become a grumpy SOB. Just wait until the stakes become higher.

 

[chopflop]

From the vision shown by the social media team.

 

[matey]

Frost and Duke taking CBs at training today. Surely not.

Both would try to run through a brick wall I reckon.

 

[tommyk72]

Anyone remember the good old days of Hodgey rucking down in Tasmania? That was something different.

 

[cryptor]

Anyone remember the good old days of Hodgey rucking down in Tasmania? That was something different.

I was trying to remember exactly when that last "Great Ruck Problem" was. Pretty sure it was against North Melbourne?

 

[WWSD]

Hardwick to get the matchup on Rankine?

 

[offtherails9]

To be fair Sam has got plenty of time to become a grumpy SOB. Just wait until the stakes become higher.

Haha yeah I was thinking that today, it will come. He's been great trying to build good relationships with people in the media this year though, he knows what he is doing.

 

[Mercy Seat]

Anyone remember the good old days of Hodgey rucking down in Tasmania? That was something different.

Haha, also Carl Peterson played ruck a bit in his short hawks career despite been about 6 foot.

 

[WWSD]

Changes to the lineup the last time Hawthorn played Gold Coast

IN
Sicily
Day
Newcombe
Bramble
Morrison
Nash
Grainger-Barras
MacDonald
Butler

OUT
McEvoy
Reeves
Phillips
Worpel
Morris
Burgoyne
O’Brien
Cousins
Greaves

 

[jenniferHAWKinS]

Changes to the lineup the last time Hawthorn played Gold Coast

IN
Sicily
Day
Newcombe
Bramble
Morrison
Nash
Grainger-Barras
MacDonald
Butler

OUT
McEvoy
Reeves
Phillips
Worpel
Morris
Burgoyne
O’Brien
Cousins
Greaves

Other than the ruck a massive upgrade from last years team. Big drop in average age too.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

We were shithouse against them last year.

 

[RX Hawk]

Changes to the lineup the last time Hawthorn played Gold Coast

IN
Sicily
Day
Newcombe
Bramble
Morrison
Nash
Grainger-Barras
MacDonald
Butler

OUT
McEvoy
Reeves
Phillips
Worpel
Morris
Burgoyne
O’Brien
Cousins
Greaves

Based on these "INs" we should beat them easily this time. Ha ha...

 

[The Kings Ransom]

Changes to the lineup the last time Hawthorn played Gold Coast

IN
Sicily
Day
Newcombe
Bramble
Morrison
Nash
Grainger-Barras
MacDonald
Butler

OUT
McEvoy
Reeves
Phillips
Worpel
Morris
Burgoyne
O’Brien
Cousins
Greaves

We’ve had some big ins and big outs too.

Given 4 of the ‘outs’ are playing reserves and Zac smith has retired I’d probably lu take the current team. But both king and lukosius were awarded coaches votes in the corresponding game last year, so definitely lose a bit there.

In
Witts
Rowell
Ainsworth
Chol
Casboult
Sharp
Budarick
Davies
Graham


Out
Lukosius
Lemmens
Sexton
Flanders
Greenwood
King
Atkins
Zac smith
Burgess

 

[Bugs1977]

Changes to the lineup the last time Hawthorn played Gold Coast

IN
Sicily
Day
Newcombe
Bramble
Morrison
Nash
Grainger-Barras
MacDonald
Butler

OUT
McEvoy
Reeves
Phillips
Worpel
Morris
Burgoyne
O’Brien
Cousins
Greaves

You missed one:
IN
Mitchell

OUT
Clarkson

 

[The hands of stone]

Hardwick to get the matchup on Rankine?

He might be needed in the ruck