Game Day Hawthorn vs Adelaide at the MCG, Rnd 12 - Do or Die

[Scorpus]

No late changes. Dawson is playing

 

[Sizzlesilk]

Funnily… or not… cutting to a break today on 5AA KG said at around 9.15… in sort of back ground “what the hell is wrong with him… and the ruckman”…
No one said a word for the rest of the morning. Yet the odds tumbled.

Must’ve referred to the fitness tests

 

[FR0GGY]

Funnily enough I view it as the reason we performed so well in the following weeks. We broke down at half forward but Sanderson went to a short kicking game plan the next two weeks which worked.

Tbf I was on my death bed in Thailand.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Tbf I was on my death bed in Thailand.

I won't ask

 

[Ham]

Shit... hope he is OK... as we will struggle without him.

Who is travelling emergency?

Looks like Hamill is there




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[CrowBloke]

I'm in NSW at the moment. Not being shown on TV, even on delay

Please be very descriptive in the game thread!

Gonna be difficult.
I'm not sure what 'shape' is, let alone able to describe whether the Crows are keeping it or not, sorry.

 

[CrowBloke]

Today will tell us a lot about our side as to whether they can take the next step of winning a game we would normally drop.

I was thinking exactly this.
Time for Nicks and the players to make a statement and give us some hope, even for 2025.

 

[Ham]

No late changes. Dawson is playing

Yeah, if Smith passed that fitness test the other week, pretty confident


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[Gtowncrow]

It's been 7 years since we've won here. 7 YEARS!!

Maybe today? It's been so f****** long since I've left here after our song.

Today....

 

[CrowBloke]

Tbf I was on my death bed in Thailand.

They turned you into a newt (but you got better)?

 

[Crowbotoratory]

On my way to the game. Feeling confident!

 

[spenze]

Big game today, only because we are playing against a similar stage side at their home deck. Can't afford another game we lose closely, if we do we should move on the players who cough it up late or go missing and take a serious line with our coaching group.

In reality, if we are embracing expectation and are a top 8 side, nothing less than a 4 goal win makes a statement but I'll be happy enough to take the W

 

[secondary]

Big game today, only because we are playing against a similar stage side at their home deck. Can't afford another game we lose closely, if we do we should move on the players who cough it up late or go missing and take a serious line with our coaching group.

In reality, if we are embracing expectation and are a top 8 side, nothing less than a 4 goal win makes a statement but I'll be happy enough to take the W

A one point win will do me, I've watched too many games v Hawthorne to not just be happy with a win.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

A one point win will do me, I've watched too many games v Hawthorne to not just be happy with a win.

Agreed

Any which way you can

 

[Gtowncrow]

Footy community is wider than the parochial mantra of big footy.
Just saw text go out of his way to find Gunston for handshake during the warm-up.
Just looked friendly.

 

[spenze]

A one point win will do me, I've watched too many games v Hawthorne to not just be happy with a win.

I get that, at least it'd be on the right side of the ledger when it came to a close game.

At this stage though, I wonder if we are going to go all guns blazing to score 10th on the ladder and miss out on a gun mid instead of taking it a little easier this year, I don't think we are a shot at finals with the remainder of our draw. Look at how North Melbourne benefitted from winning that game last year.

 

[Pugsley]

No late changes. Dawson is playing

A 50 % fit Dawson would work.

 

[Crow_68]

A 50 % fit Dawson would work.

Better option than a 100% Smith.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

I get that, at least it'd be on the right side of the ledger when it came to a close game.

At this stage though, I wonder if we are going to go all guns blazing to score 10th on the ladder and miss out on a gun mid instead of taking it a little easier this year, I don't think we are a shot at finals with the remainder of our draw. Look at how North Melbourne benefitted from winning that game last year.

We'll be able to cope without whatever key defender we would have taken in the top five

Blaze on, boys

 

[Pugsley]

Better option than a 100% Smith.

I cringe every time Smith has the ball.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

I feel more confident with Dawson in the 22, even if he Lucas Herberts on the bench the entire game

 

[Vladdy Daddy]

Dawson on the ground, kicking and running looks fine so far in warm up.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Dawson on the ground, kicking and running looks fine so far in warm up.

Game on, Beeches

 

[Gtowncrow]

Fog and Laird doing kick to kick on the wing (same as Collingwood game.
Laird couldn't even get the ball spinning like fog. Zero left foot kicks from Laird either.

I think Dawson gets a tag today. We need Laird to have a big one.

 

[Peter Doherty]

250 games for Gunston. Would not be the player he is today if it wasn't for our club.