Preview Round 18, 2022: Hawthorn v West Coast Eagles, 17 July 2022, 1.10pm @ MCG

[Dixie Flatline]

Been a while since the Hawks have played a home game at the MCG. Preview comments and comments on suggested changes in here.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

No change.

 

[TylerDurden]

No change.

Day will play mate.
Possibly Gunner.

 

[Off The Couch]

No change.

Surely Chad can’t be far off

 

[Bedi]

Surely Chad can’t be far off

Will Day to come in too

 

[WWSD]

Koschitzke’s last quarter probably saves him from being omitted. This will only be the fifth game that Day, Ward and Grainger-Barras have played in together.

IN: Day

OUT: Morris (omitted)


B: Hardwick, Blanck, Jiath

HB: Scrimshaw, Grainger-Barras, Sicily

C: Morrison, Mitchell, Day

HF: Impey, Lewis, MacDonald

F: Breust, McEvoy, Moore

R: Reeves, O’Meara, Newcombe

INT: Ward, Koschitzke, Nash, Maginness, Phillips (Sub)

 

[PenAndPaper]

Surely Chad can’t be far off

Pretty sure he was listed as 4-5 weeks last week.

 

[Tassie Cryptik]

Morris won't be omitted after that effort, Injured maybe.

 

[burner1]

Day and Gunston probably back.

No real obvious guys to idea drop after that effort. Injuries maybe.

Morris and Finn probably most at risk - which would be rough on both. McDonald maybe?

 

[TylerDurden]

Surely Chad can’t be far off

Another 4 weeks.

 

[SSSSSS]

I'd be absolutely livid if Finn is dropped. Have him sit on Gaff all day. Maybe don't turn your back to the sniping campaigner, we all know how he responds to a hard tag.

Morris is probably sore after some courageous moments. Would love for him to get some continuity but I'd say he'd be first in line if we had to make a change.

 

[Slainte]

Day and Gunston probably back.

No real obvious guys to idea drop after that effort. Injuries maybe.

Morris and Finn probably most at risk - which would be rough on both. McDonald maybe?

Morris and MacDonald the obvious like for like replacements. I would like to see MacDonald with a couple of BH games primarily as a mid.

 

[Wingnut19]

Would suck if they dropped Morris, I wanna see him play out the year. I reckon he will be good. Has good size,skills and quite powerful. I’d rather manage a couple that have played every game.

 

[KermitJagger]

Koschitzke’s last quarter probably saves him from being omitted. This will only be the fifth game that Day, Ward and Grainger-Barras have played in together.

IN: Day

OUT: Morris (omitted)


B: Hardwick, Blanck, Jiath

HB: Scrimshaw, Grainger-Barras, Sicily

C: Morrison, Mitchell, Day

HF: Impey, Lewis, MacDonald

F: Breust, McEvoy, Moore

R: Reeves, O’Meara, Newcombe

INT: Ward, Koschitzke, Nash, Maginness, Phillips (Sub)

Out: Morris
In: Day and The Time

 

[SJT76]

Could Day play at BH?

 

[Simon Crawshay]

Surely Chad can’t be far off

Injury report this week still had him at 4-6 weeks so I would probably say that's it for the year for Chad.

 

[Dewyyyyy]

Don't see Morris being dropped, he deserves this. He has earned it.

West Coast have a bunch of smalls in Ryan/Rioli etc who we need to worry down, Hardwick and he should take both.

We can probably keep in Maginness but he's first out even after his great tagging job, get him games primarily on ball at VFL level where he should be playing. Gunston if to return comes in for Kosi.

Mine would be either
Kosi out Gunston in
Maginness out Day in

Or pick one of those changes, Gunston may need another week.

 

[Off The Couch]

Think the calls for Finn to be dropped are a bit rough. Did a great job on Dawson and I think he and Morris deserve another shot.

 

[VandoHawk]

Very tough on Morris but Day is an automatic inclusion

 

[PT Bar None]

Yeah, it's tough but you'd think Day and Gunston would be automatic selections if available?


Good problem for the selectors to have I guess?

 

[Off The Couch]

Don’t think Days form has been of the standard that he’s an automatic 22

 

[TylerDurden]

Yeah, it's tough but you'd think Day and Gunston would be automatic selections if available?


Good problem for the selectors to have I guess?

We need the class. Have to play them.

 

[The German Hunter]

Butler??????

 

[Paul Kersey]

Last home game in Melbourne this year. 14/7. Absolutely cooked.

 

[Blackhawk42]

Don't see Morris being dropped, he deserves this. He has earned it.

West Coast have a bunch of smalls in Ryan/Rioli etc who we need to worry down, Hardwick and he should take both.

We can probably keep in Maginness but he's first out even after his great tagging job, get him games primarily on ball at VFL level where he should be playing. Gunston if to return comes in for Kosi.

Mine would be either
Kosi out Gunston in
Maginness out Day in

Or pick one of those changes, Gunston may need another week.

I'll fume if Kosi is dropped after that last quarter.

The most underrated effort of the day was when he tapped the ball forward in the final quarter inside 50 to path of a running Impey. The next kick inside 50 that resulted in the Breust crumbing goal was contested at the edge of the goal square by Kosi, who sprinted 40 metres just to be in the correct spot to contest the long ball.

Got his reward a few minutes later with a goal.

On top of that was his sensational inboard kick to JOM and 2 on 1 effort on the wing where he forced a ball up.

Must persist!