Preview Hawks v Cats - ins, outs and general prognostications

[JustKickIt]

Cyril is not the Messiah!


(Not yet)

The Messiah has good hamstrings!

 

[IdiotBox]

Mate don't bother with that shit show, my brother (also a Hawk) is hooked for some reason but I can't explain it.

The NRL footy show on the other hand is brilliant

Can't agree. Different clowns - same circus.

 

[Hodginator]

Does Saturday night seem to be taking it's sweet time in arriving for anyone else?

Very nervous about this game but can't wait to get to the ground and cheer us home!

 

[toomanysquibs]

He's a great leading forward when we structure the forward line around that.

But anyone who has done 2on1 practice at training knows that you feel pig rooted after one or two goes at it. Basing our entire scoring strategy around this is a little flawed.

Agreed, sit him in the fifty alone with less space over the back, they drop another player in and he loses potency just like anyone else.

 

[JustKickIt]

Who are the umpires?

 

[AC for PM]

Goldspink, Chamberlain, Nicholls.

 

[Neville Bartos]

I don't fully agree with this. His pressure is amazing no doubt. But he doesn't get much of the ball, he's not kicking goals (only 6 this year) and he often makes terrible decisions under pressure. ie the flying kick out of the air that cost us the geelong game last year.

That didn't cost us the game

 

[StevenwellerHFC]

Has been a very long week.

 

[LuvMyHawks]

Abracadabra, I have cast a spell on the cats!..(reverse spelling cast=cats!) They will lose this week, a reverse curse!..No, I will use the last of my three wishes, two came trueone to go!

 

[xellis8]

There is only one thing that our EX President, Jeff Kennett, I want HIM to do; Admit he was WRONG when he made that stupid remark, and that stupid curse should be lifted!!
Can we find a witch that can put a curse on the Rats? Now that would be heaven on earth

Unfortunately it is impossible for Jeff to admit he was wrrooo... wroooo...wrooon (He's like the Fonz).

 

[dazbroncos]

Goldspink, Chamberlain, Nicholls.

oh GOD...

GO Catters

 

[Dinner Plate]

GO Away.

 

[Jaeger]

oh GOD...

GO Catters

Pretty sure they are all massive Geelong supporters Daz.

The umps for tomorrow are Stevic, McInerny & Schmitt. All fanatical Geelong supporters as well.

Go Hawkers

 

[nutcase]

Goldspink, Chamberlain, Nicholls.

Massive ins, I like em. Oh wait, wrong board...

 

[burner1]

The grunt work he does makes up for other deficiencies he may have, Imo he isn't in the side to kick goals they are a bonus, he is there to provide manic pressure and intensity around the ground so we gain an ascendency

What isn't clear is what relevence he has in finals when everyone's pressure and intensity goes up to puopolo-like levels and his lack of offensive skills become more apparent.

 

[NICE1]

What isn't clear is what relevence he has in finals when everyone's pressure and intensity goes up to puopolo-like levels and his lack of offensive skills become more apparent.

Poppy is well and truly in our best 22, he provides more than just forward pressure. Before he got injured, he was just about our best rotating midfielder.
Think you're selling him a bit short (no pun intended).

 

[LuvMyHawks]

Do you think there are ANY fair umpires? Obviously not

 

[Hawkas1988]

I find it funny how some supporters think we have learnt from last years GF and we are now kicking straight because we have sorted it out. They tried last year but most likely their heads got in the way and pressure got to them. It's all in the head for most of AFL players when shooting for goal. Practice does help but players may still get the yips, look at Breust round 1, he played a good game except from set shots he froze up. In the bigger games the pressure is enormous and last year in the GF and in most Geelong games the boys have struggled to keep a cool head and finish their shots off. We've seemed to have more games of accurate goal kicking than in the past this year but that may not matter come Saturday. Let's hope they can kick straight, they all try but whether they can step up and do it, is another thing.

I'm sick of seeing Chapman and Bartel kick massive goals outside 50 against us and then see us miss some absolute sitters. Our boys are ready I believe to take on this pressure and overcome it and get this annoying scragging ugly dirty monkey off their backs.

 

[KINGBUDDY]

Simple to beat the cats this Saturday

DONT THINK> DO



Sick and tired of losing to these blokes. Hopefully Buddy has learnt that to beat Lonergan he has to lead....

 

[Play it Sam]

Do you think there are ANY fair umpires? Obviously not

Umpires schmupires. They're all kermits-
“I've gone way beyond afraid. Right now I'm somewhere between bedwetting and a near death experience." - Rizzo

Seriously for once the difference will be in the moves
this game will be won by.......the COACHES

 

[Glasgow Hawk]

Cyril is not the Messiah!


(Not yet)

Davo, I was actually replying to Cyril the Squirrel and saying that I too have been praying to god for some divine intervention to help us beat the cats. Maybe I should be praying to Junior!!

 

[Hodge is God]

Did anyone go to the open training today?

 

[savagelunchbox]

More Geelong posters posting in the last 4 pages than Hawthorn posters. Go away, you have your own board.

 

[JustKickIt]

Massive ins, I like em. Oh wait, wrong board...

But they seem to have stopped paying frees for players doing "a selwood" recently, so that might render them less effective.

 

[Play it Sam]

More Geelong posters posting in the last 4 pages than Hawthorn posters. Go away, you have your own board.

Your score 94-8 visitors ( 2 less than your visitors to our board accepting your posts with grace)
A slight exaggeration I think, a bit like your talent.