Preview Round 5, 2021: Hawthorn v Melbourne MCG 3.20pm Sun 18th April

[grumbleguts]

I put him and his trusty sidekick on ignore a few weeks ago, they seriously sh*t me to tears.

I know, it's just that he started the game day thread which made it difficult to find. LOL their rhetoric is "Not him, he won't be part of our next tilt", and when you call them on it, they say no not Gunston! Just TOB It's him I hate. So it isn't play the kids, it's don't play the whipping boy.

 

[William Wonka]

Cyril never had a lot of touches.

Not according to the geelong posters in here

Cyril touched Geelong in all sorts of places

 

[Bugs1977]

Cyril touched Geelong in all sorts of places

Yep. The ones that has past and present players still waking up in cold sweats looking over their shoulders

 

[Howe Amazing]

Dan Howe is a test so still could play

 

[Hawk_francais]

Dan Howe is a test so still could play

Looked to be a shoulder dislocation or possible ac joint problem... surely that’s more like ‘test’ to see if he needs surgery, rather than a test to play

 

[spotthedot]

Ned has some serious tools looking at those highlights. In 3 years I think we could be pretty happy with our ruck situation.

or we will get rid of him like we did with pittonet

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Watching this it is hard to believe Timmy never developed into the kpp we need.

Game Breaker: Tim O'Brien

Tim O'Brien was a towering presence in the Hawks win over the Demons.

www.hawthornfc.com.au

Doesn't help that he's never been kept in position.
Always gets moved from a pocket, to a flank, to chf, to ff.

or we will get rid of him like we did with pittonet

Pittonet is at the same level as ceglar.
Can't mark, average kick.
He's a better tap ruckman though

 

[Jaeger]

Anyone else having problems with ticketek?

 

[The Spirit of Cricket]

Anyone else having problems with ticketek?

I'm guessing we have to wait until 1pm for the public on-sale? I can't get a ticket with my barcode even though it seems highly unlikely the member's allocation is sold out.

Can't wait to get a seat at the very, very top row of the G while GA people sit right at the front because this new system is really working a treat!

 

[PT Bar None]

Previous experience with the injury report has conditioned me to take a somewhat binary view of the players on the list these days. They're either probably going to play, or they're not.

ie, I don't really pay much attention until I see "Test" or "Available"

 

[Snakelilbandit]

Reckon the Reeves video on the Hawks website is buttering us up for his debut?

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[Mitchell Madness]

Reckon the Reeves video on the Hawks website is buttering us up for his debut?

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Yes, but not this week.
I'd like it to be this week

 

[Yardie]

Yes, but not this week.
I'd like it to be this week

This should be a discussion on how he would react if he gets well beaten. Some people are driven by it but for others it can set them back. If he is the former then I'm all for it.

 

[Kanga Commando]

Will Sammy be pissed losing his ruckman?

Maybe he's gaining another ruckman ?

 

[Gaston]

This week we need to find confidence in our ball movement.
Somehow we have to avoid defaulting to the switch back, passing game and find more run and carry.

Over the last couple of years when the side loses confidence it does so for 3- 4 weeks.
This will not help anyone's development.

We can reduce the opposition's score but it is time we set goals to score ourselves.
Melbourne is one team who you can really rebound against, this week provides the opportnity
to throw caution to the wind.

 

[Mrzohs]

A radical 22.
FB:Greaves, Mcevoy, Phillips
HB:Scrimshaw, Frost, Cj
C:Impey, Wingard, Jom
HF:Bruest, Tob, Kosi
FF:Hardwick, Jeka, Moore
R:Reeves, Mitchell, Worpel
B:Morrison,Shiels,Brockman,Downie s Silk

Wings. Impey,Jom,Morrison,Downie.
Guts in, Mitch,Worpel,Shiels,Phillips.
Guts out, Wingard,Moore,Bruest,Jom.

-The center line is where we have struggled the most, three of our best on that line.
- Fwd line talls Timmy and Kosi can present on the wings.
-Hardwick up fwd for his toughness and footy I.Q, helping the smalls out. Greaves can play a role use him in Dimma's role.
-Impey on the wing and rotate off h.b
-Jom on the wing and rotate in the square When Chad & Breust are both up fwd.
- Chad,Bruest a licence to kill/rotate.

 

[theiaofseed]

or we will get rid of him like we did with pittonet

Pittonet covers the ground worse than Mumford, can't kick, can't mark, horrible agility and even worse ground ball skills. He's excellent at taps and using his body to hurt opposition mids

 

[OnTheRocks]

Darcy kicked his goals as a forward. We won the hit outs and hit outs to advantage.

If only our mids could take that advantage and run with it.

HFC just uploaded a video about Ned Reeves

a possible sign of a debut about to happen?

Debut like Downie did?

 

[The Spirit of Cricket]

Pittonet covers the ground worse than Mumford, can't kick, can't mark, horrible agility and even worse ground ball skills. He's excellent at taps and using his body to hurt opposition mids

yeah Mr. Worldwide is not the player to be upset about losing

 

[WWSD]

I want to see Greaves given a chance. He could do no worse than some of the players who played last week.

 

[LegendLewis]

The tallest Hawk of all time continues to grow

Young Ned Reeves has been dominated in Box Hill's practice matches, will this be the season we see him make his debut?

www.hawthornfc.com.au

Woohoo

Question though...What is this thing he discusses called "Hit to Advantage"?*






*sarcasm font for those playing along at home.

 

[LegendLewis]

A radical 22.
FB:Greaves, Mcevoy, Phillips
HB:Scrimshaw, Frost, Cj
C:Impey, Wingard, Jom
HF:Bruest, Tob, Kosi
FF:Hardwick, Jeka, Moore
R:Greaves, Mitchell, Worpel
B:Morrison,Shiels,Brockman,Downie s Silk

Wings. Impey,Jom,Morrison,Downie.
Guts in, Mitch,Worpel,Shiels,Phillips.
Guts out, Wingard,Moore,Bruest,Jom.

-The center line is where we have struggled the most, three of our best on that line.
- Fwd line talls Timmy and Kosi can present on the wings.
-Hardwick up fwd for his toughness and footy I.Q, helping the smalls out. Greaves can play a role use him in Dimma's role.
-Impey on the wing and rotate off h.b
-Jom on the wing and rotate in the square When Chad & Breust are both up fwd.
- Chad,Bruest a licence to kill/rotate.

Good job moving the magnets. I'd like some of these to be tried 'in-game' to switch things up and see what works.

PS- You have Greaves instead of Reeves in the Ruck.

 

[TheFourPillars]

Reading this VFL player by player: A rundown of our reserves in final rehearsal (hawthornfc.com.au)

I think hanners will get another go at the expense of Brockman. Reeves, Downie closing on a debuts along with Nash and Jeka.

 

[Brishawk]

I want to see Greaves given a chance. He could do no worse than some of the players who played last week.

He is one we need to find a place for. Wasn’t great in preseason and seemed to want to attack before defend in the vfl but he has ability and is a good user.

 

[LMGjr]

Pittonet He's excellent at taps and using his body to hurt opposition mids

That's god damn good start to give the mids a bloody taste for it!!!

Geez, John Kennedy Snr and Don Scott, would be watching the current two rucks thinking "who do they think they play for?"

It sure as s**t isn't the Hawthorn that they know and built.

It starts with the ruck, it always has.

I doubt Howe's ability to be a premiership player, because of his ability, but by geez the rest of team could learn a thing a two by cracking in like he does.

And that cracking in has to start in the RUCK - it's a statement playing in the ruck that you're not going to take any s**t at all.

Weak Rucks = weak mindsets across the board.