Autopsy AFL 2024 Second Semi Final - Port v Hawks Fri Sept 13th 7:40pm EST/7:10pm CST (AO) Teams in OP

[Daka]

I hate Port more as a club, but am hoping they win tonight, it would be funny.

 

[Interstater]

If Ken hinkley wins its his best ever win.

It's really his Winston Churchill moment. His finest hour per say.

Back against the wall. Job on the line. How can one even contemplate sacking Winston churchil after his speech

Didn't Churchill get sacked straight after the war?

 

[Interstater]

Lol. If Hinkley was in charge of the UK back then he'd have to learn how to say cheese toastie in German pretty quickly.

And the Japanese Zero's would be sponsored by Coke

 

[_Mike_]

Hard to read into Port, they're good during the H&A season and go to water during the finals. Assuming Hawks come out with a similar gameplan from last week what will Hinkley do with his team to break that structure?

 

[jimmyranno]

Hearing on SEN that Zac Butters is out anyone else hearing anything?

 

[Hawksboy72]

I think we'll all know how this is going to go after the first 10 minutes
Portt will either come out breathing fire or theyll be 4 goals down and looking very disinterested.

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[joe444]

Ken saying see you next week to the journos is a bit disrepectul to Hawks. Could be the added motivation they need to pull this one off

Come on ... you're a Hawthorn supporter. You know it doesn't work that way.

In finals, you win either because you were better or got lucky, not because the other coach said something.

 

[SC_Power]

Come on ... you're a Hawthorn supporter. You know it doesn't work that way.

In finals, you win either because you were better or got lucky, not because the other coach said something.

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You lose. Because our coach said….

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Come on ... you're a Hawthorn supporter. You know it doesn't work that way.

In finals, you win either because you were better or got lucky, not because the other coach said something.

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Hawthorn only wins because the other team was off, injured, didn’t turn up apparently.

But yes, I agree with you, no team I. The finals needs extra ‘motivation’. If the chance to win the flag isn’t your only motivation, you’ve already lost.

 

[jimmyranno]

Excellent post.

I expect Port to respond as semi-final losers often do. They’re form otherwise has been very strong and the win over Freo the week before was very impressive and gritty, they answered a lot of challenges.

The problem for Port is there are a lot of questions marks now over their selection, with Butters lingering injury far from reassuring, as well as the impact the absence of Houston, Farrell and now Burton will have on their ability to rebound effectively, which does not bode well with the Hawks mosquito fleet nipping around.

Both Dixon and Rategolea were completely ineffectual last week, admittedly with Port’s poor entries they weren’t given much of a chance. I’d be surprised if Port don’t make a late change and take Dixon or one of them out, otherwise they may be looking to play Ratagolea down back.

With the proficiency of Hawthorn’s intercepting rebounding backs (Sicily, Weddell, Impey, Scrimshaw) having three or even four big guys who don’t offer a lot of defensive pressure, was shown up against the Dogs last week. Rioli is Port’s biggest threat up forward but he’ll likely have Hardwick for attention who has hardly put a foot wrong on the league’s best small forwards in the past 10-12 weeks. Serong’s inexperience is a factor but the Hawks are letting in on average 20 fewer entries and sweeping the ball out at speed, so if you can’t get it in or can’t get good entries those threats are somewhat nullified.

The Hawks are just so high on confidence right now and don’t really have major weaknesses across the board. Serong, and Chol, who had a stinker last week, are worries and realistically the Power will have to get a real stranglehold on the game in the middle with Butters, Rozee, Horne Francis and Wines having big games. Clearance and centre clearance is where they set up their game up from and excel. With their classiest player Day out, the Hawks have solid contributors in Maginness, Nash, Morrison and Ward but they’re either young or not in the same class, which is where Port will have to capitalise.

Port were very shaky last week in possession, while the Hawks confidently sliced the Dogs to ribbons. Hawthorn are the best around the boundary and ground ball from clearance team in the league, Port is 18th. Unless Port can crank up their pressure rating significantly and clearly outpoint the Hawks from the source and get first hands on the footy, all other indicators point to a Hawks win. If they can silence the crowd early and it becomes an uncontested marking game, the Hawks ground ball superiority, endurance and non-stop attack will be very difficult to rein in in the second half.

 

[Kavliaris69]

I expect Port to respond as semi-final losers often do. They’re form otherwise has been very strong and the win over Freo the week before was very impressive and gritty, they answered a lot of challenges.

The problem for Port is there are a lot of questions marks now over their selection, with Butters lingering injury far from reassuring, as well as the impact the absence of Houston, Farrell and now Burton will have on their ability to rebound effectively, which does not bode well with the Hawks mosquito fleet nipping around.

Both Dixon and Rategolea were completely ineffectual last week, admittedly with Port’s poor entries they weren’t given much of a chance. I’d be surprised if Port don’t make a late change and take Dixon or one of them out, otherwise they may be looking to play Ratagolea down back.

With the proficiency of Hawthorn’s intercepting rebounding backs (Sicily, Weddell, Impey, Scrimshaw) having three or even four big guys who don’t offer a lot of defensive pressure, was shown up against the Dogs last week. Rioli is Port’s biggest threat up forward but he’ll likely have Hardwick for attention who has hardly put a foot wrong on the league’s best small forwards in the past 10-12 weeks. Serong’s inexperience is a factor but the Hawks are letting in on average 20 fewer entries and sweeping the ball out at speed, so if you can’t get it in or can’t get good entries those threats are somewhat nullified.

The Hawks are just so high on confidence right now and don’t really have major weaknesses across the board. Serong, and Chol, who had a stinker last week, are worries and realistically the Power will have to get a real stranglehold on the game in the middle with Butters, Rozee, Horne Francis and Wines having big games. Clearance and centre clearance is where they set up their game up from and excel. With their classiest player Day out, the Hawks have solid contributors in Maginness, Nash, Morrison and Ward but they’re either young or not in the same class, which is where Port will have to capitalise.

Port were very shaky last week in possession, while the Hawks confidently sliced the Dogs to ribbons. Hawthorn are the best around the boundary and ground ball from clearance team in the league, Port is 18th. Unless Port can crank up their pressure rating significantly and clearly outpoint the Hawks from the source and get first hands on the footy, all other indicators point to a Hawks win. If they can silence the crowd early and it becomes an uncontested marking game, the Hawks ground ball superiority, endurance and non-stop attack will be very difficult to rein in in the second half.

Excellent summary of what the reality is. I expect Port to play at their best so if both teams turn up it will be a great contest. Too many to write off Port already but didn't finish second for nothing. They had just as good a seacond half of the season as Hawks and Dogs. Here's to hoping.

 

[The Mares Leg]

Go Port - Hawks have had their moment - they can piss off for another 15 years.

 

[Hawkk]

Go Port - Hawks have had their moment - they can piss off for another 15 years.

If the ‘another 15 years’ is the like the last 15 that’s what 4 more flags

 

[The Mares Leg]

If Ken hinkley wins its his best ever win.

It's really his Winston Churchill moment. His finest hour per say.

Back against the wall. Job on the line. How can one even contemplate sacking Winston churchil after his speech

Per se.

 

[yeahmate]

Wait your turn Sydney supporters. We'll deal with you next week

 

[The Mares Leg]

Wait your turn Sydney supporters. We'll deal with you next week

Yep, Minivan..what a threat.

 

[The Mares Leg]

If the ‘another 15 years’ is the like the 15 that’s what 4 more flags

If you’re being selective.

Unfortunately you were not selected - I was referring to 91-08.

 

[NetworkNerd]

Go Port - Hawks have had their moment - they can piss off for another 15 years.

Less than 10 years since the best rated list of all time choked in the 2014 grand final

 

[The Mares Leg]

I thought I saw Charlie Dixon

22

Charlie Dixon

Age

33

Ht

200cm

Wt

110kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.7

3star

K

6.9

3star

HB

4.7

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.6

5star

D

10.5

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

3.5

2star

M

5.0

5star

T

1.5

2star

G

2.5

5star

D

8.2

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

3.8

3star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.8

4star

in my street - orange, cone shaped, hasn’t moved for three hours..

 

[The Mares Leg]

Less than 10 years since the best rated list of all time choked in the 2014 grand final

Less than 30 weeks since we proved your mob are a pack of fan boys.

Did someone mention 13 goals?

 

[parsons nose]

Less than 30 weeks since we proved your mob are a pack of fan boys.

Did someone mention 13 goals?

No problem. We keep receipts.

 

[The King!]

Less than 30 weeks since we proved your mob are a pack of fan boys.

Did someone mention 13 goals?

Going chin first then

 

[The King!]

Port surely can't be as junk as last week. Hawks should win comfortably with their current form.

But if Port wake up think they will be better than most seem to have decided .

Got a feeling Port win it, but head says Hawks by 20-40

 

[DrEvil_]

Go Port - Hawks have had their moment - they can piss off for another 15 years.

Surely you're on the hawks given the Swans record vs Port?

 

[Delisted]

Good to see most neutrals on the Hok bandwagon.