Game Day Hawthorn v Bulldogs, 7.50pm @ MCG

[filly]

That was a stupid miss from Breust, even Rioli stuffed up with that pass to Gunners.In front at half time, this game was always going to be close.

Don't agree Breust kicks truly from 12 metres out directly in front and at halftime 3-4 goal lead.

 

[Sleutheren]

Agree, our leaders have been pretty good, but our middle tier have been putrid. Time for a kick up the ass from Clarko, and that last 10mins deserves nothing less.

Oh, and since when has the dangerous tackle rule been in? Has it been paid since Hodgey got done for one last year?

Picken was still trying to release the ball. What are you supposed to do, stop tackling?
This has got to be one of the most complicated sports in existence. The umpires have to make a ridiculous amount of assessments at every moment of the game and the campaigners continue to add more rules.
The height of idiocy.

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[rdhopkins2]

Still a half to go. We've fluffed plenty of chances, so have the dogs.

Take your chance boys!

 

[Adebisi]

Birchall has lost confidence in his legs, change of direction, acceleration etc have deserted him, as such he is more panicky and hesitant. Unfortunately he has looked close to cooked the last half of the season.

We aren't protecting goal side of stoppages very well and Dogs are getting it through and having great scoring opportunities. Clearly a directive to not get sucked into the close packs in the midfield, but sometimes too hesitant and letting the Dogs have first possession.

Lewis needs to keep his feet to stay in the contest. Sheils tackling fantastic. Schoe really needs to take a few grabs.

Same as all year, we are relying on our top 6. Especially Rioli and Mitchell.

 

[Blaze Storm]

Picken was still trying to release the ball. What are you supposed to do, stop tackling?
This has got to be one of the most complicated sports in existence. The umpires have to make a ridiculous amount of assessments at every moment of the game and the campaigners continue to add more rules.
The height of idiocy.

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He had him by one arm. Picken had an arm free, so it wasn't a dangerous tackle. Case closed

 

[The Lemon]

Over

 

[Mitchell54]

Baffles me why we selected him when he rarely ever performs to an AFL standard

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thats harsh. he often performs ok. sometimes he plays well and breaks the lines

 

[TBoyleSuperstar]

Marking contests in attack and defence it would be good if someone stayed down!

This has been my biggest frustration all year. So many times this year we've gone up with 3 or more and left players in the ground. Not surprising having 3 players in a contest we spoil it and low and behold the opposition who stayed down get an easy possession. Frustrating me to no end

 

[Blaze Storm]

Birchall has lost confidence in his legs, change of direction, acceleration etc have deserted him, as such he is more panicky and hesitant. Unfortunately he has looked close to cooked the last half of the season.

We aren't protecting goal side of stoppages very well and Dogs are getting it through and having great scoring opportunities. Clearly a directive to not get sucked into the close packs in the midfield, but sometimes too hesitant and letting the Dogs have first possession.

Lewis needs to keep his feet to stay in the contest. Sheils tackling fantastic. Schoe really needs to take a few grabs.

Same as all year, we are relying on our top 6. Especially Rioli and Mitchell.

And mitchell is taking the safe backwards handpass rather than playing to his talents and slicing a kick to a team-mate

 

[macdaddio]

Is Rough a midfielder who has 1 kick and 6 handballs in a half?
Oh and 3 clangers in those 7 disposals????

Who is he ?

 

[SSSSSS]

Gibson and Birchall have aged about 2 years in the space of 3 months.

 

[Hawkas1988]

thats harsh. he often performs ok. sometimes he plays well and breaks the lines

Sometimes? Is that what we want in an elimination final.

Hartung has a huge way to go to to make it at this level

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[StevenwellerHFC]

Entire last quarter last week made me feel sick. I think I'm in for a bit more of that.

 

[IdiotBox]

hoping (vainly) we are playing some sort of sucker punch strategy here because we damn well looked like being over-run in the 2nd part of that qtr. lots of money spent in that stupid melee.

 

[Gralin]

Who is he ?

Jordan Roughead jarryd's cousin

 

[TBoyleSuperstar]

Last 3yrs, I'd have backed us absolutely from this position, big thrd qtrs. were out thing. This year.....not as convinced. Need the first 2 I reckon, can't let the dogs get on a role after half time early

 

[Max Powers]

Nice run out of the middle Smith

 

[rdhopkins2]

 

[Max Powers]

Damn that would have been nice

 

[TBoyleSuperstar]

Another miss. Urggh

 

[Blaze Storm]

unrealistic attempt to mark the ball over the shepherd?

 

[Max Powers]

These umps are takin the piss

 

[Max Powers]

Now a hold spare me ump

 

[TBoyleSuperstar]

Wish we'd start caring about contested possessions.....just a little bit

 

[Blaze Storm]

These dogs players are really good at handballing with their arms pinned