Preview 2015 Grand Final: Hawthorn v West Coast Eagles - Gunston IN, Hartung OUT

[Wundo]

It's time for Virgin to repay the fav.

Let's hope a few planes get delayed

Hmm.. but not the one flying me from work to Perth tomorrow arvo. And not the one flying me to Melbourne tomorrow night.
If either of those planes are delayed I could miss the GF, so all run on time, please.

 

[bungholes_premiers]

this is a great read for a laugh
http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/who-do-we-want-to-win-the-flag.1113568/

 

[Argy]

GF's are always a bit of a lottery, yet the club has been in 4 straight and it's because of this I think we'll cope ok come bounce time.

I've got to the point where I think complacency is our main threat. If we're even a little bit off song we'll be murdered.

 

[Jackooh]

My only real concern is if we will have the legs to get us through if it's close at three qtr time.

My only real concern is if we will have the legs to get us through if it's close at three qtr time.

Aren't we number 1 for 2nd half scores?? we haven't had a flight from Perth for nearly a week, west coke are traveling today... Come on Hawks get this done...

 

[mikeder]

What does everyone think about Big boy after he takes the taps he concentrates on filling the whole in front of Kennedy. Played that role great at the Saints. He is a great endurance athlete is Mcevoy , and with Nic Nat not 100% I don't think he can run with him both ways all day.

Nic Nat is not built to be a runner, one who has an odd lean to posture who looks off balance when attempting to put on a burst of speed. As for BB, he is one of the old type of ruckman, both solid and dependable.

 

[mikeder]

Kennedy works up the ground and then runs hard back into space. You can't easily defend him like that. Need a player who can run with him.

Run with him and contain him, and that one is Frawley; wear him loke a glove Chip!

 

[mikeder]

My only real concern is if we will have the legs to get us through if it's close at three qtr time.

If that's the case, pure instinct will take us the rest of the way"H15"!!!

 

[westhawk]

Kennedy works up the ground and then runs hard back into space. You can't easily defend him like that. Need a player who can run with him.

Chip can run with him, but if someone else is waiting back it closes that space up a bit.

 

[Dixie Flatline]

Cracking day for the open training session. Heading off to Waverley now. Beautiful morning.

 

[Argy]

Chip can run with him, but if someone else is waiting back it closes that space up a bit.

We play a team defense. No one back man will be on any one forward all day. It will be a matter of adjusting to the circumstance of the moment, not necessarily following one man all over the ground, but letting someone else pick him up if he strays too far away from where our guys want to position themselves. Sometimes we will be one on one, sometimes zoning. That's what we've been doing for years and it's worked pretty well.

 

[Great 2008]

Cracking day for the open training session. Heading off to Waverley now. Beautiful morning.

Lucky duck! An update later would be great (pls).

 

[Ripper Rioli]

Everybody talking about the Web forgets that Grand Finals are notorius for being 1 on 1 battles over the ground. The contests are so fierce and players get too involved in the game to set up effective zones etc. I think this suits us hugely. Particularly with their defensive set ups never really being exposed to 1 on 1 contests. Heres hoping anyway! Only 2 more sleeps!

 

[Argy]

Only 2 more sleeps!

If you're lucky. I doubt I'll get that much between now and the bounce.

 

[Turly]

My only real concern is if we will have the legs to get us through if it's close at three qtr time.

Thanks for the extra days break AFL

For once they haven't bent us over and gone hammer and tong.

 

[savagelunchbox]

Lucky duck! An update later would be great (pls).

I'll give you one now.

They will have a band/musician playing early on (already started).
They will have a well known MC, Lehmo and Quarters in years past, who will interview a GF great and/or club official.
After hours of the above going on, the players will come down to the ground and do a couple of soft drills to entertain the masses, but be of no real benefit to the players.

Then to finish, the players will sign autographs, fake smiles for the camera while Hodge, Mitchell and Clarko give cliche responses to the television cameras.

 

[Great 2008]

I'll give you one now.

They will have a band/musician playing early on (already started).
They will have a well known MC, Lehmo and Quarters in years past, who will interview a GF great and/or club official.
After hours of the above going on, the players will come down to the ground and do a couple of soft drills to entertain the masses, but be of no real benefit to the players.

Then to finish, the players will sign autographs, fake smiles for the camera while Hodge, Mitchell and Clarko give cliche responses to the television cameras.

Meh then.

 

[JoeHawk]

Any news from training? Anyone?

 

[savagelunchbox]

Meh then.

Called it.

Lehmo MC and an interview with Knights.

 

[Brishawk]

Chip can run with him, but if someone else is waiting back it closes that space up a bit.

BB is way too slow to do that. West Coast exit their back line through Chaos balls against us which created broken play. They won a lot of the resultant contests. If we put a loose man anywhere we need to place it in a position to intercept those chaos balls.

 

[Clarkos_Soldier]

West Coast beat Adelaide by about 50 points at Domain Round 14 and then lost by 50 points to Adelaide at AO 7 weeks later, not saying thats going to happen here but completely different venue means I'm not overly concerned about that... Eagles are a good side so won't be easy but Im backing us in on the MCG to get it done.

You realise that game in Domain was the first game back after Walsh's death. It means nothing. Who knows how Adelaide players felt at the time.

 

[Hrvatska Prva]

What time are the players out on track today?

 

[OhhhhhCyril]

From 12 apparently, omw there now, great day for it. Expecting a large turn out.

 

[Samthegun]

Nope, it is an advantage. We are in a better position to knock them off now. We learnt a lot from that night. WE made a huge amount of mistakes and now adjustments will be made. Playing Lake on Kennedy, playing Frawley fwd, missing crucial goals etc

I think we learnt a lot from the PF between WC and North, too.

 

[Lethality]

My weather app says it will be 24 on Saturday, so not particularly hot.

 

[Hrvatska Prva]

Right now the forecast for saturday at 230pm is 27/28 degrees. 2nd Half should be easier though with the most of the ground covered in shadow.