Autopsy Hawthorn v Geelong - "they weren't trying"

[Hotham Hawk]

1 point off my prediction! On a roll, should do this more often!

 

[BigRough]

That is the LAST time I ever chuck a wobbly and leave the ground at half-time. I was weakened by the poor first half performance, Porkins running right past the boundary with his punchable grinning face, that finger-twirling campaigner roughing up Langford's hair like a bully from an 80s movie, and Bartel's dive. It had all the makings of an absolute belting, and in the end I behaved like a Collingwood fan and gave up. Forgive me fellas!

 

[Garf]

Never give up !

Great win tonight and agreat psychological lift for the next meeting.

 

[Hotham Hawk]

Seriously though, loved the fightback in the 2nd half. Bring this to the table in the finals, watch out!

 

[tendon]

Great game, Langford awesome and Ceglar has to play finals.

Some of the comments in match day thread embarrassing though. Writing off the whole year based on one crap half - when we win the premiership, you shouldn't be allowed to take any pleasure from it

 

[Bikefreak]

Who played on motlop

His "fingers".

 

[George Zip]

'We are Hawthorn, the greatest team of all.'

 

[Off The Couch]

Watching Fox Footy, I can hear Huddo's heart weeping. And it's glorious.

I thought Stratts did some fine work tonight. Hale, too.

Yes, apparently Geelong didn't take their chances in the first half

 

[madhawksfan]

Wow what a turn around. It's like the sides switched jumpers at half time. I reckon that win will not only give us a lot of belief but dent their confidence.

50 point turn around in less than 2 quarters is a domination. It exposed some weaknesses for them particularly when we moved the ball quickly. They looked slow in the second half.

Still plenty of upside for us with Bruest and Gunston well held and Puopolo missing some getable shots. Johnson in them will be huge in two weeks but we have Rioli to come (hopefully).

Lewis is a bona fide superstar of the comp now. He really stood up as did Langford and Birchall. Mitchell looked better and the defense was impressive. Stratton, Lake and Gibbo were awesome and Burgoyne was pure silk.

 

[Off The Couch]

Great game, Langford awesome and Ceglar has to play finals.

Some of the comments in match day thread embarrassing though. Writing off the whole year based on one crap half - when we win the premiership, you shouldn't be allowed to take any pleasure from it

Give it a rest - they were appalling in the first half and clarko's reaction in the box saw the same thing

Edit: and bugger me dead straight from burgers mouth: "we couldn't play any worse than we did in the first half"

And

"Clarko wasn't composed at all at half time, he gave it to us between the eyes - he wasn't composed at all"

 

[seysearles]

Langford was best on ground tonight but wouldn't expect the umps to give him the 3 brownlow votes. Anyone reckon Lewis is a chance to scoop them? He topped Hawthorn's DT points (25D 1G 108pts) . Duncan was a game high with (37D 1G 116pts).

 

[parsons nose]

Ye of little faith.....

 

[Bikefreak]

That is the LAST time I ever chuck a wobbly and leave the ground at half-time. I was weakened by the poor first half performance, Porkins running right past the boundary with his punchable grinning face, that finger-twirling campaigner roughing up Langford's hair like a bully from an 80s movie, and Bartel's dive. It had all the makings of an absolute belting, and in the end I behaved like a Collingwood fan and gave up. Forgive me fellas!

You're forgiven son.

 

[Phil McCreviss]

Bartel...a weak weak effort. Please retire and save face.
How good was Motlop and his finger twirling? Oh wait. How good was Hawkins and his goal after the siren? Oh wait. How good was Enright? Should be All Australian again. Oh wait.

No injuries was the plus against these also rans. Our real threat for the flag is Sydney. Geelong are nowhere near it.

 

[Harry Hawks]

We won because:

1) We played in and under relentless footy 2nd half
2) Suckling got subbed out at half time
3) Celgar & Langers

 

[Max Powers]

That is the LAST time I ever chuck a wobbly and leave the ground at half-time. I was weakened by the poor first half performance, Porkins running right past the boundary with his punchable grinning face, that finger-twirling campaigner roughing up Langford's hair like a bully from an 80s movie, and Bartel's dive. It had all the makings of an absolute belting, and in the end I behaved like a Collingwood fan and gave up. Forgive me fellas!

Say 5 Hail Spanghers and your sins will be resolved.

 

[markr]

I thought before the game that the result of this match was meaningless. We're almost certain to play again in Wk 1 of the finals, and one or both teams would be keeping their powder dry, hiding tactics, keeping fresh etc. Still great to win though.

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

10 minutes before the game starts I sit down to set the telly to record the match, something goes wrong and I lose the signal Frantic checking of connections fails to sort out the problem so small telly has to be retrieved from the bedroom and set up in the loungeroom and no way to record it, I'm thinking "I hope this is not a bad omen" At half time I'm thinking, "maybe just as well I wasn't able to record it after all" Now? None of this matters because WE WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I Hawthorn

 

[lepregnome]

Don't let Langford do media haha such a private school boy voice.

Best on tonight for sure

 

[Kuuz]

Who played on motlop

Langers did initially, then got pushed more into the mid in the 2nd I think?

 

[Bikefreak]

Great game, Langford awesome and Ceglar has to play finals.

Some of the comments in match day thread embarrassing though. Writing off the whole year based on one crap half - when we win the premiership, you shouldn't be allowed to take any pleasure from it

The "best" thing about a poor first half.......there is still the second half to go.

 

[LuvMyHawks]

I am sooooo proud of those boys..."Are we there yet"? YES WE ARE THERE NOW.. What a great effort...Luv you Hawks... Very MUCH...hehe xxxxx

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Having been sitting at the G and not being in front of a Telly I am still trying to work out how they ****ed that goal review up? That was truly bewildering.

Bartel is half the player he used to be and he knows it, so he resorts to staging like that.

My Geelong supporting workmate who I went to the game with was asking lots of questions of Scott in the last and if Rivers was indeed a potato in human form.

Good second half after looking like we were really struggling to lift for the moment in the first.

Maybe the Freo trip was still weighing on our legs, but we took it up a notch before it was all too late and then took the game away from them.

Nice win.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

That was something special. I was a little worried, but still thought we could win because Geelong have faded badly in 2nd halves this season. I agree with others that Will Langford is going to be really something.

 

[market]

fantastic win....from complete black hole depression at half time, to "hey we look like we have come out to play this half" to "WE ARE GOING TO WIN!!!"

Thank you Langers for those efforts, I was bursting with excitement at what you were doing....(giving us hope!)