Game Day Round 3, 2024 : Hawks Vs. Cats Easter Monday edition

[Phil McCreviss]

Breust, impey are 2 of our biggest passengers and not providing any leadership.
I think thats what the play the kids calls are for

Bro we can't field an under 19s team. You need a couple of vets to help guide the kids.

 

[SA HAWK]

Mitch Lewis hammy

 

[xmarksthespot]

Mitch Lewis won't be coming back out. Injury.

 

[Mercy Seat]

Sitting in the media box watching the game today.
Things that have stood out so far to the third quarter time break:

• Sicily playing as a last line of defence doesn't work - Geelong were always going to be playing a tall forward line - we took the risk but Henry has pantsed him today.
• Amon at half back can not defend - missed easy tackles, his opponent in the first quarter was Brad Close who was involved in lots of things.
• Sam Frost plays with a *load of heart and determination - Hawkins has kicked a few but Frost has battled manfully in defence.
• Lloyd Meek has given us something in the ruck that we haven't had for a while - he competes and competes. Has battled against 3 opponents from the Cats in the ruck at different times
• Nash and Worpel have both had a red hot crack - tackles and clearances - in the second quarter Nash was using his body to create space for the likes of Frenchie and Worpel to get the ball going forward.
• Breust missing that sitter in the first quarter deflated the team massively and Geelong kick 3 easy ones to blow the score out to 36.
• Chol has looked our most likely key forward today but also all season - Lewis nowhere near it at the moment which is sad to see.
• Massimo D'Ambrosio can hold his head up - at times he has thrown his body into contests that others have shirked at
• Wiz's defensive pressure has been a highlight for him - stopped a certain Cameron goal in the second quarter and just continues to harrass.
• Newcombe has regressed, but as we know with progression, it is not always linear.
• Frenchie has had some good moments today - he's coming along well.

A lot of Meek critics in this thread but he’s been pretty good I reckon. Has given us what everyone has been pleading for from Reeves and that is a contest around the ground.

 

[Hawk Vision]

lol, Stewart 85% mostly due to head knock late and Hawkins 92%

Hawkins wont play the last qtr. Stewart being managed.

 

[Maybloomer]

There's another protester on the ground!

I've been protesting since the Geelong player did 1080 degree of turns with no attempt to get rid of the ball. BS decision after BS decision after BS decision.

 

[Leather Poisoning]

Ugh - Lewis with a Hammy

 

[mustang]

Lewis out injured again yes again

 

[Alite]

Liked this!

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[Off The Couch]

Mitch Lewis out with a strained hamstring

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Bro we can't field an under 19s team. You need a couple of vets to help guide the kids.

They aren't guiding the kids though!

 

[rei154]

Lewis being injured makes sense... horrid luck... on ice for at least half a season PLEASE

 

[SSSSSS]

Lewis out might be a blessing TBH. Hasn't been himself at all this year. Give him some time to reset.

Gives Ramma a shot.

 

[MinerBoy]

The second one was because he was too busy trying to do the right thing and give it off but Stewart did really well making Breust indecisive.

If that first incident didn't happen, Breust would have just kicked that second one himself.

Breust got around Stewart no problem… but then he slipped


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[spudmaster]

Dermie just joined us!!! (That ain't me)

 

[Hawk Vision]

Mitch Lewis won't be coming back out. Injury.

Well it’s raining goes without saying

 

[Simon Crawshay]

Cats have been elite for a long time. The way they set up with numbers, position around the ball and create separation might be the best in the comp. They also do the 1 percenters so well because it is a big factor in keeping possession or forcing a turnover. They are a very professional and disciplined team. We are a long way off playing at that level.

There players don't as a rule make dumb choices like playing on after taking a mark 30m out directly in front as well

 

[mustang]

Play Ramsden forward next week see if he can play there no make shift forward line till he returns.

 

[VandoHawk]

Weddle to go forward

 

[TAITA]

I just wanna say both Frost and Worpel have been superb. 1 or 2 howlers aside they are trying their guts out.

Worpel especially deserves credit for his start to the season.

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They need at least 2 more howlers each otherwise peeps will start appreciating what they bring. That said - they need to lower their eyes.

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[Buzz Hawk]

Tool time material

Yeah maybe I’m old school but can you imagine the likes of Dipper, Dermie, Bunghole etc giving the twirl after a goal.
Bungie would lick his fingers and wipe them on his butt and we would all carry on.
Different generation I guess.

 

[PenAndPaper]

Breust got around Stewart no problem… but then he slipped


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Before that Stewart did well to fake going for Breust but running straight back so Breust was indecisive of passing it over the top. Stewart made Breust indecisive 100%.

 

[Flamin Joe]

Dermie just joined us!!! (That ain't me)
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Sub him on for Lewis.

 

[MillerHawk]

Tool time material

Needs to do a LOT more or risks non-selection.

 

[LunchboxLegend]

At the moment, the output of an injured Lewis would not be materially different to the output from a fit Lewis.