Preview 2024 Second Elimination Final: Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn, 6 September 2024, 7.40pm @ MCG

[kirbatron]

Darcy

Both played funny enough

Lobb was getting ready for trading until they found a spot down back for him

my bad. all 3 played & did sweet FA.

Dale
Darcy
Liba
Bont
Richards

even little Caleb's ball use. they've got plenty of weaponry.

 

[Nugett]

Hoping that Port beat Freo, so that cats play away first week

 

[rei154]

Any team any time anywhere.

Arguably the game of the finals for us up first!

Minimal changes as we've been smashing teams- gotta back our energy to get us over the line!

 

[Hawkk]

Last time the Dogs v Hawks played in a final. The game was terrible but the intro was next level.

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[Nugett]

Hopefully it rains, we go alright in the wet. It would have been nice to have seen 90 000 at the G against the Blues. With the doggies it’s probably down to 60 000

 

[KermitJagger]

Both teams are very different to when we last played each other, but on paper I think this is the worst case scenario for us in terms of matchups.

Hopefully both Nash and Day are good to go as the midfield battle could be a special one:

Day, Newcombe, Nash, Worpel, Mackenzie
vs
The Bont, Treloar, Libba, Richards, Macrae

If Finn stays in the side then he's got to tag Dale, who is the most damaging HBF in the league.

Nash can play on the Bont and try to stop his movement around stoppages. It's a hard task, but he's got the size and has done it once previously.

We've got to worry about their three talls. But they have to worry about our small forwards and run from defence.

Honestly if they're our worst case scenario, we're probably their worst case scenario as well. They've got a defensive line who want it coming in high and long, and they've got old man Duryea as their singular defensively accountable small. Meanwhile we've got Moore, Ginnivan, Watson and MacDonald all in ripping form offensively with Dear and Chol as two of the best talls in the league defensively and in general play.

It's all gonna be about the midfield battle, as it has been with us all year.

 

[seysearles]

Barrass to Naughton and Battle to Darcy surely.

 

[Hawkk]

Hopefully it rains, we go alright in the wet. It would have been nice to have seen 90 000 at the G against the Blues. With the doggies it’s probably down to 60 000

No chance

The last 5 Hawthorn finals have drawn 87,000 plus (including 88,000 against the Dogs in 2016).

The last time we made the finals we drew a pair of 90,000 plus finals (2018), if we can't get 90,000 to this it reflects pretty poorly on our fan base to be honest

 

[jenniferHAWKinS]

Hope Macrae and Daniel play. Day and CJ in and let’s run them absolutely ragged.

 

[The hands of stone]

Both teams are very different to when we last played each other, but on paper I think this is the worst case scenario for us in terms of matchups.

Hopefully both Nash and Day are good to go as the midfield battle could be a special one:

Day, Newcombe, Nash, Worpel, Mackenzie
vs
The Bont, Treloar, Libba, Richards, Macrae

If Finn stays in the side then he's got to tag Dale, who is the most damaging HBF in the league.

Nash can play on the Bont and try to stop his movement around stoppages. It's a hard task, but he's got the size and has done it once previously.

We've got to worry about their three talls. But they have to worry about our small forwards and run from defence.

I actually think we are a bad match up for them .
They need to match up on our numerous mid/small options .
Our guys push hard up the field and will work back.
We can manipulate the best matchups for us and they don't ( and to be honest most don't) have a heap of options to cover us there.

Obviously their talls are a worry . Goes without saying .

It'll be your classic back your game in , whoever gets it for the majority most likely wins .

 

[RustyHawk]

I remember 5th September 2008 when we played the Bulldogs who were one of only about 4 teams to beat us that year during the H&A and we absolutely dismantled them by over 50 points before 77,000 @ the G.

We did it then, we WILL do it again! Go Hawks, Go Finals!

 

[user33]

Ralph just said most likely our game is Sat night

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

I remember 5th September 2008 when we played the Bulldogs who were one of only about 4 teams to beat us that year during the H&A and we absolutely dismantled them by over 50 points before 77,000 @ the G.

We did it then, we WILL do it again! Go Hawks, Go Finals!

Still vividly remember Buddy dismantling them that night. What a game that was

 

[user33]

Frost to Darcy, Scrim/Sic to Naughton and Weddle to Jamara

 

[pd_89]

Dogs are a rough matchup but I'd back us at the G. Dogs have only played twice at the G this year and one of those games was a 45 point loss to Melbourne.

Its definitely doable for us.

 

[Hawks_Footy]

Ralph just said most likely our game is Sat night

Makes sense that Cats or Power will be able to fly home after their game

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

Dogs are a rough matchup but I'd back us at the G. Dogs have only played twice at the G this year and one of those games was a 45 point loss to Melbourne.

Its definitely doable for us.

They looked a million bucks against Richmond, but hey, it was only Richmond

 

[crazywildhorse]

So we don’t reckon Carlton can make up the 160 odd points to overtake us in the second half?

 

[Stratton_Gun]

I hope it doesn't mean anything but I was at a local game today and Hardwick was there somewhat limping around with a bandage on his upper left leg drinking a Carlton Draught.
Very important player so fingers crossed it doesn't mean anything

 

[Roddy]

I’d much rather play Dogs in Melbourne than Brisbane in Brissie.
We’ve beaten the dogs the last two times we’ve played them.
Don’t seem to have played Brissie in Brissie for a while.

 

[Alex_au]

Need to pay these pups back for 2016. Their stalls will be a worry, but I expect our smalls forwards to cause havoc.

 

[Alex_au]

I’d much rather play Dogs in Melbourne than Brisbane in Brissie.
We’ve beaten the dogs the last two times we’ve played them.
Don’t seem to have played Brissie in Brissie for a while.

Take it to the bank we will play them in Brisbane next year. Fagen has cried to the afl about it.

 

[Roddy]

Take it to the bank we will play them in Brisbane next year. Fagen has cried to the afl about it.

Ahh well, anywhere, anytime....

 

[earthworms]

Knowing our luck even if we made the grand final the afl would fixture us for another Sunday at 4:30pm

 

[Mrzohs]

Pressure in the contest will be the key. Get on top in the middle forced F50 entries and the dogs talls will be less off a factor!

It's on the MCG if we get ball to the ground and on the outside we can run them off their feet!

Let's go boys!!