Game Day Round 2, 2024: Hawthorn v Melbourne, MCG 4.35pm

[phlogiston]

At the moment it’s unclear if we are kicking to the Yarra end or the Jolimont end of the ground.

 

[Kuuz]

One of those days ... happened similar point last season too


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[Billyc]

Mitch backed in the same team, but at this rate, Mitch is going to cull the entire lot for next week - based on 1st quarter efforts.

His own efforts so far this season have been unimpressive

 

[westhawk]

Do we actually have a game plan.

 

[SSSSSS]

I'm glad we're kicking it long to Watson.

 

[Blahsta]

0 centre and 1 clearance for the entire qtr. What's happened to the mids? Newcombe looks completely lost.

 

[The Jet From Poowong]

I am not sure what we planned for during the week

This is putrid

And the umpires seem to call play on every 2 seconds after we take a mark

 

[Simon Crawshay]

Do we actually have a game plan.

 

[Adebisi]

Frenchie not able to get around Gawn was interesting..

 

[Since 2001]

What is this chip it around s**t football. We are crying out, CRYING for big bodied midfielders.

Not good enough

 

[Leather Poisoning]

Ok, total reset at quarter time!

 

[Flamin Joe]

Do we actually have a game plan.

I kick here, good luck everyone.

 

[Hawks1994]

When we have the ball, we look completely devoid of ideas

There is absolutely no plan

Mark ball. Wait 5 seconds. Kick ball as long as possible. Turnover

 

[VandoHawk]

At this rate I reckon our entire midfield will be redone lol

 

[MitchHomieQuan]

Timid and appear confused with the plan. Eep.

 

[Off The Couch]

Go * your self max Gawn

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Max Gawn

Age

32

Ht

209cm

Wt

110kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.1

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

6.7

4star

CL

2.8

4star

HO

35.3

5star

D

18.5

4star

K

11.5

4star

HB

7.0

4star

CL

3.5

4star

HO

29.2

5star

D

8.4

3star

K

3.6

2star

HB

4.8

4star

CL

1.0

3star

HO

15.6

5star

 

[Birdofprey]

23 tackles to our 7. They pushing us aside at the moment.

 

[Bremner20]

We just might beat West Coast this year but that’s about it .

 

[Yardie]

Just too afraid


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[Birdofprey]

Regroup and a big effort in the second.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

0 centre and 1 clearance for the entire qtr. What's happened to the mids? Newcombe looks completely lost.

They're not being coached to attack.
Team has clearly been told to play defensively, which means sit off the contest

It's not working though

 

[Leather Poisoning]

The people ahead of the ball need to move around a bit.

 

[Baz_hawk]

I doubt any of that is what we planned pregame. No risk, no reward.

Very frustrating to watch us get a turnover in a position that should lead to a score and we have no one ahead of the ball.

 

[Crankyhawk]

David king’s outlandish prediction not so outlandish now…

What a shitshow

 

[Kuuz]

His own efforts so far this season have been unimpressive

I get the tactics - like "don't kick long and give their tall backs and intercepts an instant rebound".

But it's also like - they now don't know how exactly to get through the defensive lines, without the get out kick. So it bobbles around in the mid until we turn it over through error or suffocated.

Will judge Mitch now on how he responds - as the team is definitely not executing on whatever the plan was. Just feels like we're outclassed and not playing to our strengths.