Review Round 9, 2018: Box Hill Hawks v Werribee, 2 June 2018, 2.00pm @ Box Hill City Oval

[Dixie Flatline]

A week after being well beaten by North Melbourne VFL, the Hawks are back home with a match against the stand-alone Werribee Tigers. Like most of the stand-alone teams, the Tigers have struggled to make much head way this season, as they currently sit third bottom with one win from seven games and a percentage of 80.69%.

The Hawks will need to return to the winners' list quickly in order to press their claims for a top four finish. Although the season is only seven games old for the Hawks (plus a bye) they're stuck in a logjam at the top of the ladder. Richmond and Collingwood are first and second on 24 points, while the Hawks are in a three-way tie for third position (and the Hawks are fifth on percentage) with Casey Demons and Essendon.

If the Hawks drop this game (in what would be a significant upset) the Hawks could conceivably fall outside the top eight, with Williamstown, Geelong, Port Melbourne and North Melbourne all a game behind the Hawks.

In the meantime, after having a week off, the VFLW Hawks are back in action as they host Collingwood Magpies VFLW team at Box Hill City Oval from 11.30am. This could be a season defining game for the VFLW Hawks, with Collingwood equal with the Hawks on three wins but the Pies are ahead as they drew 3.9.27 to 4.3.27 with the Cats VFLW team back in round 2.

As per usual, 3WBC 94.1FM will have live coverage of the VFL game from 1.00pm. You can listen to them in the old-fashioned way, or you could stream their coverage via www.3wbc.org.au or using the TuneIn app on your smart device.

Additionally, the Hawks will have regular updates via their Twitter channel on www.twitter.com/boxhillhawks

Teams to follow.

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Unfortunately it clashes with the Hawthorn game again. I plan to be there though.

 

[Alite]

I’ll be conflicted, I want the Box Hill Hawks to win but I also want Sam Collins to play well.

 

[Turtles all the way down]

Round 9 squad:

B 32. D Mirra 52. J O’Rourke 40. H Jones
HB 42. T Miles 34. K Heatherley 44. C Glass
C 59. K Brand 38. J Worpel 51. B Whitecross
HF 58. W Langford 45. C Nash 50. D Willsmore
F 39. M Lewis 41. O Hanrahan 37. J Ross
R 56. M Pittonet 46. J Cousins 60. K Lovell
Int 14. N Lane 10. W Hams 2. A Moore
3. B Murphy 7. A Brolic 13. N Evans
8. V Adduci 11. B Kilpatrick
23rd 31. R McGannon

Ins: D. Mirra, C. Glass, M. Lewis, N. Lane, J. Cousins, B. Kilpatrick, V. Adduci
Outs: T. O’Brien, D. Howe, R. Schoenmakers

 

[Turtles all the way down]

Dylan Moore, Rioli and Jiath are all due to return after the bye

Schoey is an unexplained out this week (so I presume it's something minor)

After the bye, Hawthorn plays on the Saturday at home, Box Hill on the Sunday. That means no one will be held over as an emergency

Barring injuries this week, we could realistically have 22 Hawthorn listed players available to play at Box Hill in 2 weeks

 

[tommyk72]

Schoey injured?

 

[TheFourPillars]

Schoey injured?

Schoey been doing a power of work and running just needed a rest.

 

[tommyk72]

Schoey been doing a power of work and running just needed a rest.

Interesting. You mean on the track, or during games? Are you aware of a strategy to better prep him for seniors? Or do you get the feeling he is goneski?

 

[TheFourPillars]

Interesting. You mean on the track, or during games? Are you aware of a strategy to better prep him for seniors? Or do you get the feeling he is goneski?

Naah just being running himself into the ground remember he is managing an injury it might have flared up

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Langers kicks the first goal

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Ross kicks our second.

Bh 13 Wbee 7

 

[Luv_our_club]

Ross kicks our second.

Bh 13 Wbee 7

his maiden goal

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Nice mark and goal to Billy Murphy!

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Goal to Lewis

BH 4.2.26
Wbee 3.1.19

Nearly quarter time.

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Another goal to Murphy, having a great game so far!

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Quarter time

BH 5.2.32
Wbee 4.1.25

 

[tommyk72]

Thanks for the updates. Good to see this given how the seniors are performing.

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Another goal to Murphy!!!

Bh 39 Wbee 25

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Two goals in a row to Werribee, we are looking a bit shaky here.

Bh 40 Wbee 38

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Goal to Werribee followed by another one after we gave free kick away after the first goal had been kicked Bit of niggle in this game and we are coming off second best.

Wbee now in front... and now they kick another

Bh 40 Wbee 56

 

[HawksILove]

Wasn't Billy Murphy on our Rookie list last year?

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Half time

Bh 6.4.40
Wbee 9.2.56

 

[ScottMaginness]

Wasn't Billy Murphy on our Rookie list last year?

No. Thought he finished 2017 in better form than Switkowski.

 

[Randy Campbell]

Thanks for the updates. Good to see this given how the seniors are performing.

49 mins is a long time in footy.

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Third quarter underway

Goal to Nash