Game Day Semi-Final: Hawthorn v Adelaide Crows, MCG, 18 September 2015 @ 7.50pm

[wallyt99]

HAWTHORN v ADELAIDE CROWS

Friday September 18 at MCG, 7:50PM

6:20pm: FINAL TEAMSNo late changes for tonight's game. Billy Hartung and Jarryd Lyons will start in the green vests.

HAWKS

B: B.Stratton, B.Lake, M.Suckling

HB: G.Birchall, J.Gibson, S.Burgoyne

C: B.Hill, S.Mitchell, L.Shiels

HF: C.Rioli, J.Frawley, I.Smith

F: L.Breust, J.Roughead, P.Puopolo

Foll: B.McEvoy, L.Hodge, J.Lewis

Inter: R.Schoenmakers, T.Duryea, D.Hale, B.Hartung

Emerg: J.Ceglar, A.Litherland, W.Langford

Ins: R.Schoenmakers, B.Hartung

Outs: W.Langford (omitted), J.Gunston (ankle)

CROWS

B: K.Hartigan, D.Talia, R.Laird

HB: N.Van Berlo, K.Cheney, L.Brown

C: R.Henderson, M.Crouch, B.Smith

HF: E.Betts, T.Walker, C.Cameron

F: T.Lynch, J.Jenkins, R.Douglas

Foll: S.Jacobs, R.Sloane, P.Dangerfield

Inter: S.Thompson, D.Mackay, J.Lyons, R.Knight

Emer: J.Podsiadly, J.Lever, R.Atkins

In: J.Lyons

Out: R.Atkins (omitted)

 

[Flag08]

Go you good things

 

[HODGEYROAD]

Clarko has played favourites this year so hopefully they repay his faith tonight.

 

[Siri]

Beating the crows ... I'd like to see that! Time the HFC stop talking about how capable this group is & show us the money. We know they can do it, hopefully they play with the same belief. Lift Hawkers!

 

[A Cut Above]

My eyes will be fixed on our two vice-captains to stand up in this game.

 

[Flukey!]

Thank Christ its Friday.
Feels like it has taken forever to get here.
Go Hawks!

 

[Flag08]

A murder of crows ... I'd like to see that! Time the HFC stop talking about how capable this group is & show us the money. We know they can do it, hopefully they play with the same belief. Lift Hawkers!

Too soon?

 

[hawksalltheway]

seems like we have been written off by many.....

strangely makes me feel more confident....

wouldnt be surprised to see a late change....cegs in for hale or even langers back in....maybe its the old kick up the butt threat to drop someone

 

[threesixpio]

seems like we have been written off by many.....

strangely makes me feel more confident....

wouldnt be surprised to see a late change....cegs in for hale or even langers back in....maybe its the old kick up the butt threat to drop someone

Who would come out for Langers?

Duryea being given a full game is good. Need a massive game from Lewis tonight with Langers out

 

[Hawk Hawkins]

seems like we have been written off by many.....

strangely makes me feel more confident....

wouldnt be surprised to see a late change....cegs in for hale or even langers back in....maybe its the old kick up the butt threat to drop someone

We play our best footy as the underdog.

 

[Brishawk]

Statement making time.

 

[threesixpio]

I wouldnt mind a tough grindy win. If we blow them off the park we might get complacent. I wouldn't have said this a year ago with this team

 

[threesixpio]

Statement making time.

I worry that we have "statement games" on a monthly basis. That said the Freo and Swans games were two in a row

 

[Gene Simmons]

I am very confident of a Hawks win.. If we take all the emotion out of it and just use some logic...

• Crows just fell over the line last week against Bulldogs - in a very free flowing/un-like finals game style
• Crows got thumped by Geelong the week before
• This will be the 3rd week in a row that they have to travel to Melbourne

That same logic tells me that 2015 could be the end of an era, and this could be the last time we see this current group challenge for a flag

GO HAWKS

 

[KOLOKOTRONIS]

Last week the nerves on game day were enormous.

Today, they are irrelevant. It will be either be the continuation of somethinig special, or the potential end of an era.

Make a prelim, and the era lives on to 2016.

It is amazing how important four good quarters means to a club. Rewind to three quarter time versus the cats. We lose and we are finished.

Win this hawkies.... please!

KOLOKOTRONIS

 

[Baz_hawk]

Just 11 and a half hours to go. I have a feeling it'll be a long day at work.

 

[rdhopkins2]

Never say die. One for all and all for one from the first bounce. First use of the footy, kicking boots on. It's time to make our own history the hard way. Go Hawks. I believe.
Play your roles and Hawthorn shall be victorious by 11pts.

 

[HODGEYROAD]

Just looking forward to work over and swan street Frothies at 5pm the last 3 hours will fly by then...

 

[Back Pocket Rocket]

Thank god it's almost here. Has been horrific living in adelaide this week. Quietly confident but haven't said a word this week despite the barrage i have copped plus the media circle jerk about how the crows are amazing over here. Please for the love of god hawks

 

[DEECEE]

Just 11 and a half hours to go. I have a feeling it'll be a long day at work.

thought the same thing. decided to take a half day and book a round of golf. wouldn't have concentrated at work anyways.

 

[Brishawk]

I worry that we have "statement games" on a monthly basis. That said the Freo and Swans games were two in a row

I wish they would make a statement every week. At least in the finals!

 

[Turly]

Hawks to flick the switch like we know they can.

Roughie and Lewis to step up and have a big one.

 

[cyrilicious]

go hawks show us what you're made of!
hoping for a good win with no injuries.
hodge to come out and turn it on
cyril to be cyril

 

[Whirling Dervish]

Poor choice of words

Hopefully this was unintentional.

Now that we're not favourites and are up against it, maybe we'll see some renewed fire and hunger. From us supporters as well as the team.

I have faith.

 

[MELTY]

Carn the Mighty Fightings!

Amazing what can change in 3 hours, have a good win and the confidence builds into a Prelim. This group will not lose tonight!