Who will be better in 2025 - Geelong or Hawthorn?

[STPer18]

I love when little Geelong try to enter these conversations with clubs like Richmond and Hawthorn. It's cute they try to swing up.

But anyway, 2 losses on the trot while Hawthorn are in scary form. To no surprise, the answer is Hawthorn.

I'm sure the irony of you posting this and trying to involve Richmond out of absolutely nowhere isn't lost on someone even as obtuse as yourself. Anyway quoting your post before you have a chance to delete it.

 

[Footy Smarts]

Ahh Easter Monday... I remember the time the Cats debuted the holy trinity best midfield to have ever been assembled and lost to the Hawks

Clarkson is a genius for getting that side into the top 4. Absolute potato farm.

 

[Delisted]

 

[Black Haze]

Geelong wins on Easter Monday

Good tip, I picked that one too because Geelong tend to match up well on Hawthorn.

 

[STPer18]

Shaun Friggin Mannagh.

 

[PhatBoy]

I love when little Geelong try to enter these conversations with clubs like Richmond and Hawthorn. It's cute they try to swing up.

But anyway, 2 losses on the trot while Hawthorn are in scary form. To no surprise, the answer is Hawthorn.

Disappointing this little guy wasn’t around to give his social commentary on the latest goings on

 

[MisterMarcus]

Disappointing this little guy wasn’t around to give his social commentary on the latest goings on

What even is it with Richmond fans and creating hundreds of different alts just to troll Geelong?

It's weird.

 

[Black Haze]

When does Mitch Lewis get back for Hawthorn? He'd make their forward line much more dangerous, sure he's not elite but he's far better than Mabior Chol

18

Mabior Chol

Age

28

Ht

200cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.5

2star

K

5.3

2star

HB

2.2

2star

M

2.3

2star

T

2.7

4star

G

0.8

4star

D

8.0

2star

K

6.0

2star

HB

2.0

1star

M

2.3

2star

T

2.3

3star

G

0.7

4star

D

9.2

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

2.4

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.8

4star

G

1.2

4star

.

 

[SA HAWK]

When does Mitch Lewis get back for Hawthorn? He'd make their forward line much more dangerous, sure he's not elite but he's far better than Mabior Chol.

Much later in the year.

Dear may be back in a few weeks.

Chol was pretty good yesterday have another tall forward should only help him.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Mathew Lloyd questions Hawks form this season on F Classified

 

[BIGHAWK23]

Mathew Lloyd questions Hawks form this season on F Classified

And yet 5-2

We are fine

Peaking in April does nothing for anyone

 

[Footy Smarts]

And yet 5-2

We are fine

Peaking in April does nothing for anyone

Hawks are going absolutely fine. Banking wins while not playing at their absolute peak is perfect at this time of year.

Geelong are going a bit less fine. A bit unlucky with when we faced Carlton (Curnow, McKay and Walsh back to their best) but there are question marks over how we're playing. The next month is super important because if we can get through that the draw looks to open up in the back half of the year.

Ultimately either team can make a run at the flag if they're good enough. Whether they are or not is still uncertain.

 

[Dewyyyyy]

Not that it does anything at all for anyone.

Bored so decided to make a combined 23, since that’s the thing for these types of threads.

Two teams
Inc inj players
Not inc inj players

(Best 23 no injuries)
B: Stewart, Barrass, Battle
HB: Sicily, De Koning, Amon
C: D’Ambrosio, Day, Smith
HF: Moore, Cameron, Miers
F: Watson, Lewis, Stengle
FOL: Meek, Newcombe, Holmes
INT: Dempsey, Dangerfield, Humphries, Scrimshaw, Weddle

Removing injured players:
Lewis & Day.

B: Stewart, Barrass, Battle
HB: Sicily, De Koning, Amon
C: D’Ambrosio, Smith, Dempsey
HF: Moore, Cameron, Miers
F: Watson, Dear, Stengle
FOL: Meek, Newcombe, Holmes
INT: Dangerfield, Humphries, Mackenzie Scrimshaw, Weddle

GEE: 10
HAW: 13

Be happy to hear others thoughts, I’ve likely missed someone.

 

[PhatBoy]

Not that it does anything at all for anyone.

Bored so decided to make a combined 23, since that’s the thing for these types of threads.

Two teams
Inc inj players
Not inc inj players

(Best 23 no injuries)
B: Stewart, Barrass, Battle
HB: Sicily, De Koning, Amon
C: D’Ambrosio, Day, Smith
HF: Moore, Cameron, Miers
F: Watson, Lewis, Stengle
FOL: Meek, Newcombe, Holmes
INT: Dempsey, Dangerfield, Humphries, Scrimshaw, Weddle

Removing injured players:
Lewis & Day.

B: Stewart, Barrass, Battle
HB: Sicily, De Koning, Amon
C: D’Ambrosio, Smith, Dempsey
HF: Moore, Cameron, Miers
F: Watson, Dear, Stengle
FOL: Meek, Newcombe, Holmes
INT: Dangerfield, Humphries, Mackenzie Scrimshaw, Weddle

GEE: 10
HAW: 13

Be happy to hear others thoughts, I’ve likely missed someone.

Guthrie

 

[Dewyyyyy]

Guthrie

Definitely a good player but I can’t find a spot for him, as I couldn’t for a few others.

He’s probably looking at the spot Battle/Stewart have in this hypothetical team.

Unless you think he should be in over either of them?

 

[Mr Meow]

Not that it does anything at all for anyone.

Bored so decided to make a combined 23, since that’s the thing for these types of threads.

Two teams
Inc inj players
Not inc inj players

(Best 23 no injuries)
B: Stewart, Barrass, Battle
HB: Sicily, De Koning, Amon
C: D’Ambrosio, Day, Smith
HF: Moore, Cameron, Miers
F: Watson, Lewis, Stengle
FOL: Meek, Newcombe, Holmes
INT: Dempsey, Dangerfield, Humphries, Scrimshaw, Weddle

Removing injured players:
Lewis & Day.

B: Stewart, Barrass, Battle
HB: Sicily, De Koning, Amon
C: D’Ambrosio, Smith, Dempsey
HF: Moore, Cameron, Miers
F: Watson, Dear, Stengle
FOL: Meek, Newcombe, Holmes
INT: Dangerfield, Humphries, Mackenzie Scrimshaw, Weddle

GEE: 10
HAW: 13

Be happy to hear others thoughts, I’ve likely missed someone.

Way too many tall or third tall defenders.
Zuthrie in for one of those.

Mannagh as an attacking mid/forward ahead of Mackenzie or Moore (2025 form). He's been one of our best players just about every game he's played. 18.5 disposals, and goal and a goal assist per game.

 

[PhatBoy]

Definitely a good player but I can’t find a spot for him, as I couldn’t for a few others.

He’s probably looking at the spot Battle/Stewart have in this hypothetical team.

Unless you think he should be in over either of them?

This is no disrespect to Sicily who has been an exceptional player over a long period but right now I would put him in over both him and Stewart.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Hawks are going absolutely fine. Banking wins while not playing at their absolute peak is perfect at this time of year.

Geelong are going a bit less fine. A bit unlucky with when we faced Carlton (Curnow, McKay and Walsh back to their best) but there are question marks over how we're playing. The next month is super important because if we can get through that the draw looks to open up in the back half of the year.

Ultimately either team can make a run at the flag if they're good enough. Whether they are or not is still uncertain.

Tom Hawkins was saying in the pregame for our match versus the Eagles that the Geelong v Hawthorn game was the fastest game that he had seen played this year and that coming off a six day break he was interested to see how Hawthorn would perform.

He may have just been saying that after glancing at the Geelong Carlton scoreboard, but I’ve since been reliably informed that Geelong had a limited week on the track with a few players feeling a little sore, leading up to the Carlton game.

 

[Footy Smarts]

Not that it does anything at all for anyone.

Bored so decided to make a combined 23, since that’s the thing for these types of threads.

Two teams
Inc inj players
Not inc inj players

(Best 23 no injuries)
B: Stewart, Barrass, Battle
HB: Sicily, De Koning, Amon
C: D’Ambrosio, Day, Smith
HF: Moore, Cameron, Miers
F: Watson, Lewis, Stengle
FOL: Meek, Newcombe, Holmes
INT: Dempsey, Dangerfield, Humphries, Scrimshaw, Weddle

Removing injured players:
Lewis & Day.

B: Stewart, Barrass, Battle
HB: Sicily, De Koning, Amon
C: D’Ambrosio, Smith, Dempsey
HF: Moore, Cameron, Miers
F: Watson, Dear, Stengle
FOL: Meek, Newcombe, Holmes
INT: Dangerfield, Humphries, Mackenzie Scrimshaw, Weddle

GEE: 10
HAW: 13

Be happy to hear others thoughts, I’ve likely missed someone.

Z Guthrie into the backline and send Sicily forward for Lewis.

J Henry over SDK.

Then Blicavs would definitely get a game ahead of somebody as the second ruck and Mr fix it. There are a bunch you could choose to leave out depending on structure.

There's a bunch of line ball balls like Impey could definitely be picked ahead of Humphries.

 

[Footy Smarts]

Tom Hawkins was saying in the pregame for our match versus the Eagles that the Geelong v Hawthorn game was the fastest game that he had seen played this year and that coming off a six day break he was interested to see how Hawthorn would perform.

He may have just been saying that after glancing at the Geelong Carlton scoreboard, but I’ve since been reliably informed that Geelong had a limited week on the track with a few players feeling a little sore, leading up to the Carlton game.

Back when we were both good teams and going hammer and tongs at each other we were always horrible backing up from Easter Monday. Maybe the same thing happened this year.

But wow did we look bad against Carlton.

 

[Dewyyyyy]

Way too many tall or third tall defenders.
Zuthrie in for one of those.

Mannagh as an attacking mid/forward ahead of Mackenzie or Moore (2025 form). He's been one of our best players just about every game he's played. 18.5 disposals, and goal and a goal assist per game.

I didn’t have it based purely off 2025 form as it’s still not enough to go off of. People can have purple patches, like Gunstons return to form, didn’t put him in despite averaging 3.4 goals a game and being super so far.

Zach Guthrie is another medium defender, like Stewart, Sicily and Battle.

But if it’s off 2025 form I’d agree on Mannagh over Mackenzie. It’d be a mainly midfielders role however.

 

[Dewyyyyy]

This is no disrespect to Sicily who has been an exceptional player over a long period but right now I would put him in over both him and Stewart.

Again as just written down, it’s not off purely 2025 form due to the small sample size, Sicily and Stewart are first picked in that backline and are stars of the game.

 

[Dewyyyyy]

Z Guthrie into the backline and send Sicily forward for Lewis.

J Henry over SDK.

Then Blicavs would definitely get a game ahead of somebody as the second ruck and Mr fix it. There are a bunch you could choose to leave out depending on structure.

There's a bunch of line ball balls like Impey could definitely be picked ahead of Humphries.

Sicily is a capable forward but he isn’t a forward. He’s one of the games best defenders, especially as a general.

I wouldn’t be picking Henry over SDK. Personal preference for what I’d want in a tall and not rating Henry at all myself.

Structure is an important topic, as a lot of players can go in and out and dependent on structure picked. A basic one tho with a certain amount of each position and enough versatility. Blicavs is a pretty good player but maybe it’s just me but I don’t rate him as highly as others, definitely a good role player and fixes a lot of problems often.

I think Impey could be but I also rate Humphries extremely highly. He’s a gun.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Not that it does anything at all for anyone.

Bored so decided to make a combined 23, since that’s the thing for these types of threads.

Two teams
Inc inj players
Not inc inj players

(Best 23 no injuries)
B: Stewart, Barrass, Battle
HB: Sicily, De Koning, Amon
C: D’Ambrosio, Day, Smith
HF: Moore, Cameron, Miers
F: Watson, Lewis, Stengle
FOL: Meek, Newcombe, Holmes
INT: Dempsey, Dangerfield, Humphries, Scrimshaw, Weddle

Removing injured players:
Lewis & Day.

B: Stewart, Barrass, Battle
HB: Sicily, De Koning, Amon
C: D’Ambrosio, Smith, Dempsey
HF: Moore, Cameron, Miers
F: Watson, Dear, Stengle
FOL: Meek, Newcombe, Holmes
INT: Dangerfield, Humphries, Mackenzie Scrimshaw, Weddle

GEE: 10
HAW: 13

Be happy to hear others thoughts, I’ve likely missed someone.

These exercises are the stupidest things you can do on Bigfooty, unless you just want to start a biased shitfight.

 

[Dewyyyyy]

These exercises are the stupidest things you can do on Bigfooty, unless you just want to start a biased shitfight.

Hasn’t been bad “yet”.