Game Day Round 17, 2025: Saints v Hawks, 7:40pm Sat 5th July, Marvel Stadium

[eldorado]

Go at it here!

 

[Mitchyy]

I've been dragged to the scums game today by some mates. Yuck. Off for a drink afterwards and then back for an actual game of footy. Go Hawks!

 

[jenniferHAWKinS]

I've been dragged to the scums game today by some mates. Yuck. Off for a drink afterwards and then back for an actual game of footy. Go Hawks!

A bombers win means a loss for one of our neighbours on the ladder and the Blues sliding down the ladder. Both good results. We bring the defensive heat tonight the rest will fall into place. Go Hawks!

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

 

[grumbleguts]

I've been dragged to the scums game today by some mates. Yuck. Off for a drink afterwards and then back for an actual game of footy. Go Hawks!

You poor bastard.

 

[grumbleguts]

Looking for ideas from you guys for how I should celebrate our 127-point win later tonight.

 

[TylerDurden]

Gold training jumpers today. Let's hope it's a training run.

 

[madhawksfan]

Should dispatch this mob comfortably if we’re serious. Sicily and Worpel back in are big ins. Predicting strong games from both, particularly Sic.

Weddle is a huge out. Hopefully CJ can generate some of the run Josh normally does.

Our forward line could cause some havoc if we get enough quality entries. Backline balance still looks good with three talls and three medium/small defenders.

Go Hawks!

 

[cryptor]

Hoping to see Sicily back to his best tonight, completely controlling the back half. Intercept marks, laser-like line-breaking kicks to targets on the run.

Also hope we get to see the Wiz continue to line up at some centre bounces and get involved through the midfield.

Smack the Saints early and play the game on our terms and it could be a great spectacle. Let them play on theirs and it will be a long evening.

 

[OhhhhhCyril]

I've been dragged to the scums game today by some mates. Yuck. Off for a drink afterwards and then back for an actual game of footy. Go Hawks!

I’d rather stick sharp metal objects places in my body than sit through an Essendon game. My god have mercy on your soul.

 

[offtherails9]

Gold training jumpers today. Let's hope it's a training run.

Hopefully the mental preparation is a little better than the last time we wore those guernseys and rocked up expecting a training drill

 

[Delecate Des]

HAWKS BY PLENTY

 

[JRH]

Hoping to see Sicily back to his best tonight, completely controlling the back half. Intercept marks, laser-like line-breaking kicks to targets on the run.

Also hope we get to see the Wiz continue to line up at some centre bounces and get involved through the midfield.

Smack the Saints early and play the game on our terms and it could be a great spectacle. Let them play on theirs and it will be a long evening.

If Sic comes out tonight and hits targets off half back then we can gear up for a proper tilt. All eyes on that first kick.

 

[eldorado]

I’d rather stick sharp metal objects places in my body than sit through an Essendon game. My god have mercy on your soul.

Look on the bright side...surrounded by your Bombers-supporting mates, and they get smacked by 80 points!

Or even better, they get pipped by a point after the siren!

Given the above scenarios, there's almost no place I'd rather be!

 

[rdhopkins2]

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Go at it here!

 

[MinerBoy]

This a deso away game or we need to buy tix?

 

[wahawk]

Look on the bright side...surrounded by your Bombers-supporting mates, and they get smacked by 80 points!

Or even better, they get pipped by a point after the siren!

Given the above scenarios, there's almost no place I'd rather be!

I could never & will never barrack for essendone but a win helps us get some separation from GC, who are pretty much the only team outside the 8 who can make finals

 

[eldorado]

This a deso away game or we need to buy tix?

Tix

 

[Paul Kersey]

This a deso away game or we need to buy tix?

Gotta buy.

 

[Billyc]

This is the sort of game we can’t afford a banana peel. With such a 9/9 split this season, any game against the bottom 9 just has to be locked away as a win.

Bring the intensity from last week and the Dogs game and we win this comfortably

 

[RX Hawk]

Never in doubt. Hawks by 60.

 

[hfc70]

Look on the bright side...surrounded by your Bombers-supporting mates

I’m more surprised you have bomber supporting mates
(Not for me)

 

[VandoHawk]

I always get nervous about these games because dropping them can be disastrous.

St. Kilda have one wood and that's outworking you through the midfield. It allows them to set up their backline and facilitates their unpressured link play.

We rock up with intensity and they will struggle to beat us. But they will attempt to make it an arm wrestle by tagging Newcombe.

 

[CHUBBSS]

The first quarter will be super important, can’t let the saints get a hot start and then it becomes a contest all day.

The ladder is VERY tight, any % will help but we can’t expect to win

 

[unitedhawk2]

The first quarter will be super important, can’t let the saints get a hot start and then it becomes a contest all day.

The ladder is VERY tight, any % will help but we can’t expect to win

You might've missed a word like 'easily' or 'comfortably' at the end of your last sentence...