Autopsy Round 5, 2025: Hawks refuse to join Gather Round

[Max Powers]

Gunners is such class and an absolute champion. But can't help feel a bit annoyed that a 33 year old veteran almost single handely held together our forward line.

 

[Sixpence]

First half was horrendous, but to still nearly kick a ton was a positive out of the game.

Really wanted to win this and rub it in that campaigner Kenny's face though.

 

[CobberRodgers]

I heard the SA premier got to choose the Sunday fixture

AFL corruption knows no bounds or fairness

Time and day are the least of our worries.

If we want to go any further, these are the games we need to get experience at and come prepared for.

We did not.

 

[Wingnut19]

Ginnivan always has about a dozen more touches than I think when I look at the stats. He hasnt looked anywhere near it all year. Bruest has to play ahead of him

 

[SSSSSS]

First half was woeful.
Second half much better but left it too late.

First time in the season our bottom 6 didn't hold up. Chol, Finn, Ginni, Ward, Morrison etc had poor games. They got exposed hard when our mids didn't fire.

Lick our wounds and move on.

 

[reubski23]

Better than usual:

Gunston

Good as usual:

Meek, Dambrosio, Mackenzie, Bruest, Newcombe

Tried hard but colours lowered a little:

Moore, Ginnavan, Barras

Everyone else need to lift

 

[Nugett]

That was sickening and I feel sick. Who else feels sick?

I feel sick, it’s mainly because they had Ken Mudguts on the Tele though, it enough to put a little bit of vom in anyone’s mouth

 

[CobberRodgers]

Geez I pray Will is back for the return in Tassie. It’ll be around that time.

 

[peetoo]

Worpel limping off is an indictment on the medical team. Watched the incident again, no contact to his ankle whatsoever, just wasn't fully healed. Leaves us up shit creek for next week.

Huss and McDonald

 

[SSSSSS]

Really liked Moore in the middle.

 

[VandoHawk]

Hinkley ensured his job security for the entire year off that first half. So who’s the real winner?

 

[QuietB]

Port are Hawthorns kryptonite sadly

 

[Walshawk]

Newk was great but we lack spark in the midfield without Day. We looked slow.

 

[eldorado]

We wilted under pressure. Physical and mental.


Sam's #1 priority for the remainder of the year, if we want to stand up in finals

 

[LRobbo]

Highlight of the night was seeing CJ flatten that fat, drug cheat Rioli.

 

[SSSSSS]

Hopefully Worps gets up.

He found his touch and physicality in the second half.

We are going to need it if Nash is out.

 

[RoughysMullet]

Got jumped coming off the bye and Port were at full strength and ready to go- we weren’t and couldn’t match their intensity…

Felt eerily similar to the semi final in the areas we fell down… smashed in the middle and lack of a tall forward…

It’s a worry with Day out of the side- really throws off our midfield mix- feel we are one quick classy mid short…
In high pressure games like this the lack of a key forward really comes through- Chol was poor but really didn’t stand a chance…

Glad we kept it respectable in the 2nd half- Gunston and Bruest came through but lots to work on and harbour to think we’ll be premiership favourites anymore…

 

[seysearles]

Not great losing but the 50pt recovery and 6 goals to Gunston was fun. I’ll take 4-1 thanks. If we can roll the cats and go into an easy three game run at 5-1 it’s a seriously good start to the season and we are set up for top 4.

 

[Franko Armani]

We are Ports fluffy bunny play toy. They absolutely have a ball toying with us. We were terrified from the first bounce.

Same old faces absolutely dominated us and played their best games of the year against us - JHF; Rioli; Georgiades.

Not much to say about us. Port are bigger tougher and more ferocious.

Glad we hung in to only lose by 30 and not 100 like it was looking early on.

Who knows what next week brings, at this stage it doesn’t bode well.

 

[peetoo]

Gunners is such class and an absolute champion. But can't help feel a bit annoyed that a 33 year old veteran almost single handely held together our forward line.

It worked for Geelong with two of them

 

[Hawk1986]

What was Nash’s injury?

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

I expect all the Port fans who came here with shit eating grins wanting to "lose" will be devastated with the results and come to share our pain?

Fat chance

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Worpel limping off is an indictment on the medical team. Watched the incident again, no contact to his ankle whatsoever, just wasn't fully healed. Leaves us up shit creek for next week.

You’d want to know what the exact injury is before you go throwing around allegations of staff negligence.

 

[Stranglers]

If Nash and Worps are out next week, our midfield depth is going to be sorely tested.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

What was Nash’s injury?

Wrist