Preview Qualifying Final - Hawks vs Collingwood

[Hodge is God]

Any news on Whitecross and Gunston's injury?


INJURIES Hawthorn: Guerra (hamstring), Whitecross (corked thigh), Gunston (ankle). West Coast: Kennedy (ankle).


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Whitecross is okay. Well he said on twitter anyway.
Gunner would be I think, just being cautious.

 

[reubski23]

Whitecross is okay. Well he said on twitter anyway.
Gunner would be I think, just being cautious.

Just listening to Chief on MMM last night it always seemed like they were going to bring Rioli in for 45 minutes. I think Gunston will be fine.

 

[reubski23]

I think the only change this week will be in regards to Guerra. I posted this in another thread but will be intestesting to get a few peoples thoughts.

I think a few people are forgetting about Guerra's defensive capabilities.

He is a very good defender on small forwards. Collingwood have Didak, Blair and Krakeour.

So I think there is a pretty big possibility of Cheney or Murphy coming in not due to form over Ellis but just due to match ups. And then the team structuring very similarly to how they played on Friday.

Alternatively, I could see - Hodge moving back playing the permenant general role, Puopolo playing defence and Ellis coming and playing in the middle/high half forward.

And then having a Buddy, Gunston, Resting Ruck (Hale or Roughead), Bruest and Rioli forward line. I like the thought of a 5 person forward line. However, Maxwell & O'Brien as average football players as they are. They are both very good @ playing as the lose man in defence.

The possibilities are pretty fascinating.

 

[Buddy Guy]

Really?

Really, really.
That was a pretty soft encounter.

 

[Hodge is God]

I think the only change this week will be in regards to Guerra. I posted this in another thread but will be intestesting to get a few peoples thoughts.

I think a few people are forgetting about Guerra's defensive capabilities.

He is a very good defender on small forwards. Collingwood have Didak, Blair and Krakeour.

So I think there is a pretty big possibility of Cheney or Murphy coming in not due to form over Ellis but just due to match ups. And then the team structuring very similarly to how they played on Friday.

Alternatively, I could see - Hodge moving back playing the permenant general role, Puopolo playing defence and Ellis coming and playing in the middle/high half forward.

And then having a Buddy, Gunston, Resting Ruck (Hale or Roughead), Bruest and Rioli forward line. I like the thought of a 5 person forward line. However, Maxwell & O'Brien as average football players as they are. They are both very good @ playing as the lose man in defence.

The possibilities are pretty fascinating.

The good thing is, we easily beat them without Goo last time.

 

[Hawks1994]

Not a real physical game.
Collingwood will be fresh as a daisy after this soft performance.

That was a very physical game. The first 3 quarters were very high intensity

 

[Gunstall19]

Confirmed Friday 7.50

 

[Hodge is God]

Really, really.
That was a pretty soft encounter.

I didn't see the game, no idea.

 

[Hodge is God]

Confirmed Friday 7.50

Nooooo!!

 

[Agent Smith]

Screwed over as predicted - Friday night game.

 

[LuvMyHawks]

Goddamn it, we play on Fri night AGAIN
I dread the umpires,, I can just imagine

 

[badgrill]

WTF? And Weagles play on Sunday?

 

[Hodge is God]

That was a very physical game. The first 3 quarters were very high intensity

Yeess!!
Good to know the Pies will be feeling sore.

 

[mrcurly]

Would not be surprised to see Nth upset the cats, they were playing some brilliant footy a couple of weeks back.

My crystal ball has Geelong winning the first two weeks - playing us after we score a break. I would chalk in Collingwood as a win, far prefer facing them than the Weagles. WC were finishing very strongly last Friday, and covering our forwards pretty well - a hell of a lot better than the Collingwood backline have been able to.

 

[Gunstall19]

Would not be surprised to see Nth upset the cats, they were playing some brilliant footy a couple of weeks back.

My crystal ball has Geelong winning the first two weeks - playing us after we score a break. I would chalk in Collingwood as a win, far prefer facing them than the Weagles. WC were finishing very strongly last Friday, and covering our forwards pretty well - a hell of a lot better than the Collingwood backline have been able to.

North are not playing the cats. The cats have Freo, North have West Coast

 

[Hawks1994]

Yeess!!
Good to know the Pies will be feeling sore.

Yeah, Maxwell was a little sore at half time but played on.

I guess we will wait and see for the wash up tomorrow

 

[HawksILove]

The good thing is, we easily beat them without Goo last time.

Who replaced him

 

[Hawkas1988]

Why are people complaining about friday night QF? I love that we are playing Friday Night!

 

[Hodge is God]

Yeah, Maxwell was a little sore at half time but played on.

I guess we will wait and see for the wash up tomorrow

The one more day rest is a real bonus no matter what, though.

 

[Hawkas1988]

I actually think North can take the Cats. As we well know from 2007, the Kangas can rise above and play one really great finals game before falling apart and doing absolutely crappola the following week. The more things change, the more they stay the same...

Cats won't be playing the Kangas, they will feast on the dockers

 

[badgrill]

The good thing is, we easily beat them without Goo last time.

And without Buddy

 

[Hodge is God]

And without Buddy

Or Hodge.

 

[Hodge is God]

Who replaced him

Murphy, Cheney and Gilham were in the side.
Hodge, Buddy and Goo wasn't.

 

[LuvMyHawks]

Would not be surprised to see Nth upset the cats, they were playing some brilliant footy a couple of weeks back.

My crystal ball has Geelong winning the first two weeks - playing us after we score a break. I would chalk in Collingwood as a win, far prefer facing them than the Weagles. WC were finishing very strongly last Friday, and covering our forwards pretty well - a hell of a lot better than the Collingwood backline have been able to.

Nth will play WCE on Sunday.. I would love to see Freo beat Geelong, want those rats out! But I can't see it happening. Who the heck will they put against Hawkins. McPharlin will be out. One thing I guess, we got the extra day.

 

[PoopingHindi]

pies were missing a couple as well. Johnson and Krak and maybe others...i cant remember.