Review Round 15, 2025: Box Hill Hawks v Sandringham Zebras, 6 July 2025, 2.05pm @ Box Hill City Oval

[The Golden Glenferrie]

Dear doing the defensive stuff. It's time

 

[Badesumofu]

Dear 20&3 plus 6 tackles, really nice

 

[VandoHawk]

Scaife just kicked an 80 metre torp

 

[lethalselbow]

Calsher putting his hand up to be in the Hawks team. Some big efforts.

 

[VandoHawk]

Luke Breust

22

Luke Breust

Age

35

Ht

182cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.6

4star

K

8.0

3star

HB

6.7

4star

M

3.4

3star

T

4.0

5star

G

1.9

5star

D

10.0

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

1.3

1star

T

4.8

5star

G

1.5

5star

D

9.8

3star

K

6.0

3star

HB

3.8

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

2.8

5star

G

1.8

5star

dumped and gets the free. Karma for the missed holding the ball call on the Dear tackle (yes he laid another one).

Margin 36.

 

[Paul Kersey]

Barrrat was sledging Scaife on the mark calling him Jeffrey Dahmer. Looked like he was trying not to laugh.

 

[VandoHawk]

Punky having a solid game but he's lost a bit of pace to get separation

 

[VandoHawk]

Lewis getting 1-2's on the wing now. Looks ready.

 

[VandoHawk]

Finn shows strength in the contest and Arundell is the beneficiary, snapping his third and extending the margin to 44.

 

[ImCheatingToWin]

Mitch straight in next week

 

[Liverbird]

Mitch and Dear back in...play tall in Perth V Dockers.

Drop Ramsden and McKenzie by playing Moore in midfield to accommodate.

Need to get something to spark us this year, these 2 could be the tonic.

 

[Wingnut19]

Just get Dear in. I don’t care who for. He’s so good

 

[Dr.J]

Casual observations
I’d love to see Serong get a senior game as sub or on a wing - the boy can play
Anderson is a season away but with a bigger tank and improved skills he becomes a midfielder option
We have two tall forward options ready to go.
McCabe is coming along very nicely

 

[Wingnut19]

Mitch and Dear back in...play tall in Perth V Dockers.

Drop Ramsden and McKenzie by playing Moore in midfield to accommodate.

Need to get something to spark us this year, these 2 could be the tonic.

The thing with Dear is he can play tall but also his ground work and pressure is prob as good as we have.

 

[grumbleguts]

Barrrat was sledging Scaife on the mark calling him Jeffrey Dahmer. Looked like he was trying not to laugh.

 

[VandoHawk]

Full time. Box Hill 14.16 100 defeat Sandringham 8.8. 56.

The margin is somewhat deceiving because scores were level early in the fourth. We missed many gettable opportunities, and they created a contested slog. It was a burst in the last quarter than destroyed them. Shout out to Declase, Horner and Arundell who were all strong contributors.

Dear and Lewis: both looked exceptional. Lewis was the better aerial player today while Dear’s pressure at ground level was elite. Both kicked 3 goals and had additional shots. Both were moving really well.

Maginness: Finn’s balance of offence/defence was fantastic, winning plenty of the ball but also clamping down on Jones. Ball use was reliable.

Serong: 26 disposals, a heap of marks and constantly involved in defensive chains. Probably our BOG across four quarters.

Hustwaite: a typically dominant Hustwaite game. I thought his disposal let him down at times.

Anderson: Cody is building some great form. Really stood up in the third quarter when most of the team was asleep.

Scrimshaw: a good game without being exceptional. His ball use stands out.

Breust: some vintage Punky moments with sidestepping opponents and kicking 2. There are moments where his loss of pace is apparent.

McCabe: plays higher up and gets involved in a lot of transition. Growing into the role nicely.

Scaife: spent a lot of time in the ruck. Was beaten, but his kicking is an asset when he’s involved.

BMac: some scintillating dashes but I think every kick came off the side of the boot.

Frost: a solid, disciplined game.

Uhr-Henry: was taken to the cleaners by Heath but given his stage of development showed some nice ruck craft at times.

Blanck: defensive stopper.

 

[Dewyyyyy]

Lewis looked miles ahead of the rest today in his class. Ran free often, had 17 with 3 goals (5 shots). 8 marks (2 CM) and went at above 80% DE.

 

[Mopar Jason]

Can we honestly play Lewis, Chol, Gunston and Dear all in the same forward line. I know back in 2013 we had Franklin, Roughead, Hale and Gunston in the same side and we won the premiership with that combination.

 

[VandoHawk]

Lewis looked miles ahead of the rest today in his class. Ran free often, had 17 with 3 goals (5 shots). 8 marks (2 CM) and went at above 80% DE.

Dear and Lewis both look AFL ready. Dear has his aggression and enthusiasm back while Lewis is moving really well. I remember his VFL games last year where he looked cumbersome, but he’s gliding across the ground now.

 

[perrdan86]

The thing with Dear is he can play tall but also his ground work and pressure is prob as good as we have.

That's why i'm wondering if you could play Chol, Lewis, Dear and Gunners together.. Chol and Dear apply basically the equivalent of small fwd pressure so you don't really lose out there.

 

[ahhhhhh]

I only saw bits of it, but Calsher was everywhere. He has to come in.

 

[Badesumofu]

Can we honestly play Lewis, Chol, Gunston and Dear all in the same forward line. I know back in 2013 we had Franklin, Roughead, Hale and Gunston in the same side and we won the premiership with that combination.

Yes. They are all relatively mobile and good below the knees, Chol will take some ruck duties, Dear can roam up the wing.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Can we honestly play Lewis, Chol, Gunston and Dear all in the same forward line. I know back in 2013 we had Franklin, Roughead, Hale and Gunston in the same side and we won the premiership with that combination.

So long as Gunston/Dear (or one/two of the four forwards) really work right up the ground.

 

[Dewyyyyy]

Dear and Lewis both look AFL ready. Dear has his aggression and enthusiasm back while Lewis is moving really well. I remember his VFL games last year where he looked cumbersome, but he’s gliding across the ground now.

Big difference between the two was Dears intensity especially at ground level, and Lewis’s general class and ball use, whilst also having aerial dominance.

Ideally you’d have both in but I’m not sure how you can do it while Chol and Gunston play so well.

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

My first time attending a Box Hill game in a long time, thought I'd jinxed them there for a while but all good in the end
A comfortable if not convincing win.