Preview Round 6, 2023 : Hawks v Crows, 1:10pm UTAS Sun 23rd April

Strapping Young Lad · Apr 20, 2023

ROUND 6 SQUAD
Hawthorn v Adelaide Crows
Sunday 23 April
University of Tasmania Stadium, 1.10pm AEST

B: Changkuoth Jiath, Denver Grainger-Barras, Sam Frost
HB: Jarman Impey, Blake Hardwick, James Sicily
C: Conor Nash, James Worpel, Karl Amon
HF: Harry Morrison, Dylan Moore, Connor Macdonald
F: Chad Wingard, Fergus Greene, Luke Breust
R: Ned Reeves, Jai Newcombe, Ned Long
INT (from): Cam Mackenzie, Lloyd Meek, Seamus Mitchell, Tyler Brockman, Jack Scrimshaw, Josh Ward, Finn Maginness, Max Lynch

In: Jack Scrimshaw, Finn Maginness, Max Lynch

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ROUND 6 TEAM
Hawthorn v Adelaide Crows
Sunday 23 April
University of Tasmania Stadium, 1.10pm (AEST)

B: Changkuoth Jiath, Denver Grainger-Barras, Sam Frost
HB: Jarman Impey, Blake Hardwick, James Sicily
C: Conor Nash, James Worpel, Karl Amon
HF: Harry Morrison, Dylan Moore, Connor Macdonald
F: Chad Wingard, Fergus Greene, Luke Breust
R: Ned Reeves, Jai Newcombe, Ned Long
INT: Cam Mackenzie, Seamus Mitchell, Tyler Brockman, Max Lynch

In: Max Lynch

Out: Lloyd Meek (omitted), Josh Ward (managed)

Strapping Young Lad · Apr 21, 2023

Strapping Young Lad · Apr 21, 2023

TylerDurden · Apr 21, 2023

Surely Chad doesn't play if he can't eat.

Strapping Young Lad · Apr 21, 2023

KermitJagger · Apr 21, 2023

TylerDurden said:
Surely Chad doesn't play if he can't eat.

He's gonna be hungry, that's what we love to see!

StillAtLarge · Apr 21, 2023

TylerDurden said:
Surely Chad doesn't play if he can't eat.

Chad loves feasting on Crow

I got the outside word · Apr 21, 2023

KermitJagger said:
He's gonna be hungry, that's what we love to see!

Just lucky it wasn’t the cats that got his tongue, might not have got it back.

badgrill · Apr 21, 2023

if any of his fellow forwards burn him, gonna be hard for him to give them a tongue-lashing, though!

TylerDurden · Apr 21, 2023

Yardie · Apr 21, 2023

TylerDurden said:

You need to reward players when others aren't performing to expectation. Good to see.

Kuuz · Apr 21, 2023

Good to see Lynchy come in for Meek - he's been dominating in the twos, and handy up forward.

Otherwise, hope the squad stays the same - although I have a half sneaking suspicion Maginess comes in, purely to place a tag on Dawson. But Nash could also apply a soft tag, so we shall see.

Also curious to see how our CBA evolves when Day comes back + if Ned Long plays, I hope he gets a little more CBA/mid minutes this game:

Source: CBAs - DFS Australia

It's interesting how the Day vs Newcombe dominated CBA's give us very different looks - Day is very poised and composed, Jai very explosive. I'd argue they are our best duo + Nash, but then Worps does struggle out of the centre, so it's an interesting conundrum.

Sturty · Apr 21, 2023

TylerDurden said:

Simon_Nesbit · Apr 21, 2023

Kuuz said:
Good to see Lynchy come in for Meek - he's been dominating in the twos, and handy up forward.

Otherwise, hope the squad stays the same - although I have a half sneaking suspicion Maginess comes in, purely to place a tag on Dawson. But Nash could also apply a soft tag, so we shall see.

Also curious to see how our CBA evolves when Day comes back + if Ned Long plays, I hope he gets a little more CBA/mid minutes this game:

View attachment 1666161

Source: CBAs - DFS Australia

It's interesting how the Day vs Newcombe dominated CBA's give us very different looks - Day is very poised and composed, Jai very explosive. I'd argue they are our best duo + Nash, but then Worps does struggle out of the centre, so it's an interesting conundrum.

I stumbled across that site a few days ago - it's interesting to see the spreads of other teams - some clubs are running the same 3-4 all day, most are running 6-7 players through.

It's pretty clear our preference for Reeves/Nash in the middle coincides with better competitiveness on field, similarly Ward is clearly the 'next' onballer - I wonder if he can absorb more of Newcombe/Day/Nash's minutes and push up to 50% of CBAs without pulling Worpel down.

It also emphasises just how thin we are in the midfield still, McKenzie the only other to get time on ball, and most of his his debut.

KermitJagger · Apr 21, 2023

Simon_Nesbit said:
I stumbled across that site a few days ago - it's interesting to see the spreads of other teams - some clubs are running the same 3-4 all day, most are running 6-7 players through.

It's pretty clear our preference for Reeves/Nash in the middle coincides with better competitiveness on field, similarly Ward is clearly the 'next' onballer - I wonder if he can absorb more of Newcombe/Day/Nash's minutes and push up to 50% of CBAs without pulling Worpel down.

It also emphasises just how thin we are in the midfield still, McKenzie the only other to get time on ball, and most of his his debut.

What do you mean thin in the midfield? We don't have a single player inside the top 50 for % of centre bounce attendances. The combination of Reeves, Nash, Newcombe, Day, Ward and Worpel is a bigger spread than most other clubs have. Take Freo as an example, they have 3 players in the top 20 - Darcy, Serong, Brayshaw all attend over 80% of CBAs. A thinner midfield would have less players attending more centre bounces.

OnTheRocks · Apr 21, 2023

Judd2Sewell said:
Off to never never land

From that album the napster killers were never the same

Kuuz · Apr 21, 2023

Simon_Nesbit said:
I stumbled across that site a few days ago - it's interesting to see the spreads of other teams - some clubs are running the same 3-4 all day, most are running 6-7 players through.

It's pretty clear our preference for Reeves/Nash in the middle coincides with better competitiveness on field, similarly Ward is clearly the 'next' onballer - I wonder if he can absorb more of Newcombe/Day/Nash's minutes and push up to 50% of CBAs without pulling Worpel down.

It also emphasises just how thin we are in the midfield still, McKenzie the only other to get time on ball, and most of his his debut.

Wouldn't necessarily say thin - I'd say more Mitchell, with TOM & JOM gone, was experimenting with best midfield mix. He definitely threw the magnets at it in Week 1.

Pretty amazing he's already pulled together what is a strong clearance grouping only 5-6 rounds in, with Day to still come back in. Mitchell is just letting Cam, Wardy and Long rotate into the centre just as they should get some exposure and gives us something different.

For example, Mackenzie offers seriously good disposal by foot, so having him in the centre is nice at times, provided we can offset his light frame with heavier bodies. If we get the ball to him from a CBA, it's a strong likelihood he uses it cleanly by foot to a target. His presence in the middle is more a compliment to how good he is at 18, rather than a knock on our depth stocks.

I'd argue our midfield is the only overperforming aspect of our team compared with last year (although being 18th last year, it's only up from there).

Yardie · Apr 21, 2023

OnTheRocks said:
From that album the napster killers were never the same

That's more of a comment for Justice

TBoyleSuperstar · Apr 21, 2023

Kuuz said:
Good to see Lynchy come in for Meek - he's been dominating in the twos, and handy up forward.

Otherwise, hope the squad stays the same - although I have a half sneaking suspicion Maginess comes in, purely to place a tag on Dawson. But Nash could also apply a soft tag, so we shall see.

Also curious to see how our CBA evolves when Day comes back + if Ned Long plays, I hope he gets a little more CBA/mid minutes this game:

View attachment 1666161

Source: CBAs - DFS Australia

It's interesting how the Day vs Newcombe dominated CBA's give us very different looks - Day is very poised and composed, Jai very explosive. I'd argue they are our best duo + Nash, but then Worps does struggle out of the centre, so it's an interesting conundrum.

Needs more McDonald for mine, and I’d like to see more Ned Long in there too.

hawkinoz · Apr 21, 2023

The hands of stone said:
Without getting too far ahead would not be suprised to see a double change in the forwardline for the Dogs .....Lewis and Rama both in

who would we drop out is the question I find hard to answer

hawkinoz · Apr 21, 2023

The Jet From Poowong said:
It would be hard rocking up to training and trying to put on a brave face

I am hoping he gathers the courage to ask Sam to trial him as defender and ask for audition at Box Hill for 3-4 weeks.

Strapping Young Lad · Apr 21, 2023

Billyc · Apr 21, 2023

TylerDurden said:

Glad to hear it. Meek was given 5 games and didn't impress. He's been disappointing. Lynch has been playing well at Box Hill and doesn't deserve to be kept out of the side by an underperforming player

hawkman · Apr 21, 2023

As good as Adelaide are going they have been at home 4 weeks. The one away game they have had they lost to GWS.

Buckemenico · Apr 21, 2023

Who is on the bench ?
S Mitchell keeps his spot doesn’t he ?

hawkman · Apr 21, 2023

Buckemenico said:
Who is on the bench ?
S Mitchell keeps his spot doesn’t he ?

Depends on if he wants to coach from the box or not

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