Autopsy Hawks v Bloooooooos

[badgrill]

This one time in a Tasmania game, we had this amazing guy on the team - they called him 'Buddy' (true story!) - and Buddy kicked 12 goals all by himself. He was kicking them from in front, from the pocket, from his rear end, from his girlfriend's vajayjay, you name it. And then just as the game was ending, he got this really crappy pass at his feet and a defender was on his hammer, but he picked it up and bombed another goal for good measure. And all the fans there went bonkers all three of them, and even the commentators went nuts and one was shouting "thirteen! thirteen!", and people went home saying that goodness me these games in Tasmania sure do deliver some entertainment. M-O-O-N that spells skillful high-scoring football on a small ground. Laws, yes.

 

[Gralin]

So Timmy got his teeth knocked out and came back on and played, wonder how many teeth, wonder if he will miss next week because of it.

Good pick if him at the airport smiling with his mouth guard in after the game though

 

[WillowSF]

We have to persist with O'Brien and hope he catches fire between now and the finals. I think it's too late for Shoenmakers. If we are going to win it all Sicily and O'Brien I would think have to hit the scoreboard during the finals. It would be a mistake to go with a midfielder instead.

 

[Sixpence]

Something about hot breasts and friction?

Given it was a family affair, it's probably best we don't think about it too much!

 

[Gunstall555]

I'm not sure what's more annoying - the fact that Tassie games are always shit house or the fact that I seem to forget it and expect something different every time, leading to exasperation that should have been expected.

Ah well, there's the 9 in a row Gralin. May as well start the engraving now.

that was my stat, he stole it!

 

[specq]

I'd rather have a wank with sandpaper than watch a replay

The Junktime AFL Podcast did commentary that you can sync up with the replay of the first half. Why they chose to just do the first half I don't know.

I love those blokes, but even they had me looking longingly at the toolbox before the end of the first quarter.

 

[crazywildhorse]

I didn't watch this, and probably won't, but I'm not surprised by this result at all. Bolton has brought some good discipline into his side and they have become really good at clamping up in defence. They are slightly better than their ladder position illustrates. The side was also missing Poppy and Cyril, so I am happy that we're past this hurdle.

 

[Dewnior]

I switched off at half time and went to Bunnings to buy a brazier with my children. Ended up toasting marshmallows this evening.


Time better spent in my view.

I don't know how you'd toast marshmallows over a bra but I'm intrigued now

 

[JoeHawk]

Maybe but I think it was more our inaccurate kicking.
2012 prelim. 13.19 to 14.8
gf 11.15 to 14.7

 

[JoeHawk]

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A man-ziere! LOL

 

[Kil Phearns]

Was my first Tassie game. Will also be my last.

That is all.

 

[PayThePrice]

M-O-O-N that spells skillful high-scoring football on a small ground. Laws, yes.

Tom Cullen likes!

 

[streetspirit]

M-O-O-N that spells skillful high-scoring football on a small ground. Laws, yes.

Bonus 'like' for The Stand reference....

 

[Gralin]

that was my stat, he stole it!

I paid tribute to it with my cover band

 

[eldorado]

Really? Where?

I got them in Ferntree Gully!

I mean...err...he ....my son...got them in Ferntree Gully...apparently...that's what they told me...when they came back...cos I wasn't there

 

[HODGEYROAD]

We have to persist with O'Brien and hope he catches fire between now and the finals. I think it's too late for Shoenmakers. If we are going to win it all Sicily and O'Brien I would think have to hit the scoreboard during the finals. It would be a mistake to go with a midfielder instead.

No we don't have to persist we can play shorter like the Port and Sydney games.

 

[tige19]

No we don't have to persist we can play shorter like the Port and Sydney games.

Our forward line was immense against port going smaller

 

[Hemmo]

Hi all. I don't post much, as you will notice. However, I am a keen Hawks supporter and Supercoacher, and, after watching the game yesterday and looking at the Supercoach scores, after half time Mitchell and Gibson were off the ground for long periods of time. Instead of Sam racking up stats in the middle and around the ground he was nowhere to be seen in the 3rd and 4th qtrs, instead of Gibbo racking them up in the back half he was nowhere to be seen in 3rd and 4th qtrs. If they were not injured, then its likely they were rested for a lot of that game. They both scored poorly in Supercoach. I think they have been managed /rested for a chunk of that game and when they were off the field, the Blues were good. Cyril, Puopolo rested and Gibbo and Mitch game time limited. This is good player management by the Hawks leading into the finals. Percentage is no concern now as we just need the points. Win all remaining games, or even drop one and we finish top with a home final. All that is important is having a healthy team for the finals campaign. Don't think anyone should be worried about form in that Blues Game. Only form I am concerned about is finals form, and Grand Final form. With so many kids in the side, getting valuable games and experience, every win is a step closer to making history and the change of guard in the coming years.

 

[MadDawg]

This one time in a Tasmania game, we had this amazing guy on the team - they called him 'Buddy' (true story!) - and Buddy kicked 12 goals all by himself. He was kicking them from in front, from the pocket, from his rear end, from his girlfriend's vajayjay, you name it. And then just as the game was ending, he got this really crappy pass at his feet and a defender was on his hammer, but he picked it up and bombed another goal for good measure. And all the fans there went bonkers all three of them, and even the commentators went nuts and one was shouting "thirteen! thirteen!", and people went home saying that goodness me these games in Tasmania sure do deliver some entertainment. M-O-O-N that spells skillful high-scoring football on a small ground. Laws, yes.

Sounds like an old wives tale to me.

I'm told this Buddy character you speak of died years ago fighting a bear.

Look here is the footage, WARNING its a bit graphic!

 

[OzJohnnie]

Well, the week is a long letdown because that game was so suck filled. An absolute crap effort. Skills, decision making, second efforts. All were horrible. Particularly bad was the run off the ball. Players were hardly moving to advantageous position on the transition and were woeful in running back to set up defense.

Let's hope this is a loss that ended up a win and the boys come out with their heads on straight after this.

 

[tige19]

Well, the week is a long letdown because that game was so suck filled. An absolute crap effort. Skills, decision making, second efforts. All were horrible. Particularly bad was the run off the ball. Players were hardly moving to advantageous position on the transition and were woeful in running back to set up defense.

Let's hope this is a loss that ended up a win and the boys come out with their heads on straight after this.

I think there needs to be a loss somewhere between now and finals.. Hopefully we can tie up top spot heading into Collingwood and just throw a few things around, it'd be a miracle like job not to lose another game from where we were at and win the flag.

 

[moginie]

Hi all. I don't post much, as you will notice. However, I am a keen Hawks supporter and Supercoacher, and, after watching the game yesterday and looking at the Supercoach scores, after half time Mitchell and Gibson were off the ground for long periods of time. Instead of Sam racking up stats in the middle and around the ground he was nowhere to be seen in the 3rd and 4th qtrs, instead of Gibbo racking them up in the back half he was nowhere to be seen in 3rd and 4th qtrs. If they were not injured, then its likely they were rested for a lot of that game. They both scored poorly in Supercoach. I think they have been managed /rested for a chunk of that game and when they were off the field, the Blues were good. Cyril, Puopolo rested and Gibbo and Mitch game time limited. This is good player management by the Hawks leading into the finals. Percentage is no concern now as we just need the points. Win all remaining games, or even drop one and we finish top with a home final. All that is important is having a healthy team for the finals campaign. Don't think anyone should be worried about form in that Blues Game. Only form I am concerned about is finals form, and Grand Final form. With so many kids in the side, getting valuable games and experience, every win is a step closer to making history and the change of guard in the coming years.

Interesting that you mention Mitchell and Gibson, as the MMM numpties were rabbiting on about how well Kerridge was doing on Mitchell and how Bolton had got his forward line to make Gibson accountable. I didn't really notice their absence during the second half. Could someone please post their TOG figures? That might support what you were saying.

 

[OzJohnnie]

Hi all. I don't post much, as you will notice. However, I am a keen Hawks supporter and Supercoacher, and, after watching the game yesterday and looking at the Supercoach scores, after half time Mitchell and Gibson were off the ground for long periods of time. Instead of Sam racking up stats in the middle and around the ground he was nowhere to be seen in the 3rd and 4th qtrs, instead of Gibbo racking them up in the back half he was nowhere to be seen in 3rd and 4th qtrs. If they were not injured, then its likely they were rested for a lot of that game. They both scored poorly in Supercoach. I think they have been managed /rested for a chunk of that game and when they were off the field, the Blues were good. Cyril, Puopolo rested and Gibbo and Mitch game time limited. This is good player management by the Hawks leading into the finals. Percentage is no concern now as we just need the points. Win all remaining games, or even drop one and we finish top with a home final. All that is important is having a healthy team for the finals campaign. Don't think anyone should be worried about form in that Blues Game. Only form I am concerned about is finals form, and Grand Final form. With so many kids in the side, getting valuable games and experience, every win is a step closer to making history and the change of guard in the coming years.

Yeah, but crap form has a way of taking hold, like weeds in the cracks of concrete.

It's one thing to be beat because we got out hustled it out played, but we just plain didn't show up. Effort was disgusting.

I heard somewhere, maybe SEN, that Clarko didn't even go with the boys when they sang the song. He spoke to no one and walked back into the rooms.

 

[MadDawg]

Interesting that you mention Mitchell and Gibson, as the MMM numpties were rabbiting on about how well Kerridge was doing on Mitchell and how Bolton had got his forward line to make Gibson accountable. I didn't really notice their absence during the second half. Could someone please post their TOG figures? That might support what you were saying.

Gibson 100%

Mitchell 87%

 

[Hemmo]

Interesting that you mention Mitchell and Gibson, as the MMM numpties were rabbiting on about how well Kerridge was doing on Mitchell and how Bolton had got his forward line to make Gibson accountable. I didn't really notice their absence during the second half. Could someone please post their TOG figures? That might support what you were saying.

Hey Moginie, just checked the time on ground stats to see if that supported what I just mentioned about mitchell and gibson. Found this:

Sam Mitchel 87% TOG
Josh Gibson 100% TOG

Partially supports my Mitchell observation, but says that Gibson was on ground all the time. I was watching the game and either Gibbo was tagging and not near the contests and off screen, or he was not on the ground for periods of time. Would be interested in anyone else's thoughts, as last week Gibbo was getting lots of possessions in the defensive 50 and this week not so much. Did Kerridge tag Mitchell out of that game and have the better of him?