Non Lions Discussion 2024

[Grasshopper17]

Hawthorn's last kicks are looking a bit like ours at the moment when we are overawed.

They look okay to me.

 

[McIvor]

We’d have kicked 2.7 if we were playing.

The goalkicking has been very good so far tonight.

 

[Lion_LegacyXL]

Hawks remind me of us in 2019

 

[martinson]

I'm really enjoying this game.

The Dogs have to find a way of getting the tempo out of it.

 

[McIvor]

WTF do the umps just constantly left Ginnivan throw the ball without penalty?

 

[martinson]

The Hawks have players everywhere when the ball hits the deck.

 

[Grasshopper17]

The long kick down the line is dead. We just saw Hawthorn move it from the twilight zone at right half back, uncontested, all the way inside forward 50 for a boundary throw in, from which they kicked a goal.

And they did it in a final against the best defence in the league.

If you are kicking long down the line you are now playing an ancient game.

 

[martinson]

Haven't seen much of the AA Captain tonight.

 

[Ceebee]

Haven’t seen Hawks play much but they look a bit overawed tonight .

Dogs should win easily .

Well what would I know

 

[Grasshopper17]

Well what would I know

Fair to say you've had a few of these this year

Long way to go here tho

 

[Sherrinator]

The long kick down the line is dead. We just saw Hawthorn move it from the twilight zone at right half back, uncontested, all the way inside forward 50 for a boundary throw in, from which they kicked a goal.

And they did it in a final against the best defence in the league.

If you are kicking long down the line you are now playing an ancient game.

You need fast defensive players to play like this. We don’t have a genuine speedster on our list.

 

[Grasshopper17]

You need fast defensive players to play like this. We don’t have a genuine speedster on our list.

Disagree. The team with the ball always has first mover advantage, and if the team in possession can properly make the most of that advantage by their positioning, and equally importantly, the timing of that positioning, the foot speed of individual players should not matter.

There are more than one way to skin this cat.

 

[Section 5]

The Bont has been quiet and the Dogs struggle when that happens. Only 6 disposals and 1 tackle for the half.
He is capable of a big 1/4 or 1/2 so let's see if he can get going in the 2nd half.
Have not noticed a hard tag

 

[martinson]

Disagree. The team with the ball always has first mover advantage, and if the team in possession can properly make the most of that advantage by their positioning, and equally importantly, the timing of that positioning, the foot speed of individual players should not matter.

There are more than one way to skin this cat.

That's logical. But your players need to have the discipline and the smarts. And the kicking skills.

Of course the mathemetician in me tells me that if you get it right more than 60% of the time you win the game.

 

[Schache_off]

The long kick down the line is dead. We just saw Hawthorn move it from the twilight zone at right half back, uncontested, all the way inside forward 50 for a boundary throw in, from which they kicked a goal.

And they did it in a final against the best defence in the league.

If you are kicking long down the line you are now playing an ancient game.

Hawks kicked long down the line when the Dogs had them covered and under pressure. I think it's always going to be part of the game when the pressure is on.

 

[martinson]

Hawks are blowing some dominance here.

 

[Sherrinator]

Why was Gunston so damn useless last year

 

[McIvor]

The Bont has been quiet and the Dogs struggle when that happens. Only 6 disposals and 1 tackle for the half.
He is capable of a big 1/4 or 1/2 so let's see if he can get going in the 2nd half.
Have not noticed a hard tag

Isn't the Hawks Irishman tagging Bont?

 

[Grasshopper17]

Hawks kicked long down the line when the Dogs had them covered and under pressure. I think it's always going to be part of the game when the pressure is on.

I think they got a talking to at quarter time. Have barely seen it since, if at all.

 

[McIvor]

Dogs are done

 

[Grasshopper17]

Hawks kicked long down the line when the Dogs had them covered and under pressure. I think it's always going to be part of the game when the pressure is on.

Case in point, Hawthorn's first goal of the third quarter. Another end to end transition on a slow play. Everyone knows what's coming and the best defence in the league is powerless to stop it.

 

[martinson]

Why was Gunston so damn useless last year

He's had 3 touches tonight and missed what he should've taken 3 times.

 

[Sproj]

Hawthorn really all over the Dogs, they need to stem the steamrolling here.

 

[McIvor]

Sooner technology features more in the game the better. That ball that Dear juggled was clearly over the line.

 

[morsie]

Albanese with a Hawthorn scarf.Put me right off.I bet he's got a Bulldogs one under his seat