Preview Qualifying Final - Hawks vs West Coast - Friday night

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

This umpiring situation needs more press this week.

 

[Off The Couch]

Seriously? Someone actually posted that?
WCE 11.8 74 to HAW 13.10.88

Just think CP, Friday night win, great weekend.

No they didn't post that - it was reported on radio

 

[HODGEYROAD]

Will win and will win easily.

Absolute confidence.

 

[Argy]

Those figures are utterly stunning. But for us, a nicely timed piece nonetheless.

Very nicely timed! Oooops! Just noticed it was in June.

Can we have a similar article on, say, Thursday please???

 

[Pessimistic]

This umpiring situation needs more press this week.

It happening on SEN

 

[crazywildhorse]

*Sigh* - it's going to be a long week

"Bring it Friday night CP - going to get a lesson in football"
"No Nic-Nat last time"
"If we had kicked straight last time, we would of won. This time it's our turn"

*Sigh*

We killed them with inside 50's last time also, as far as I remember. It seemed to me 70 of the game was in our half. If it wasn't for the Eagles kicking a goal almost overtime they went inside 50, and had we actually converted out inside 50s a bit better, the game would have been a blow out.

 

[Baz_hawk]

Rioli, Hodge and Breust are all back. Sicily, Howe and liquor will be the likely omissions. Would like to see Ceglar come in for McEvoy

 

[Ned Ryerson]

Should someone need to replace Smith - is Jed remotely warranting selection on his form? I've only seen a couple of BHH games and he wasn't overly impressive compared to previous seasons. His stats on paper haven't been too amazing either. Happy to stand corrected by anyone who saw the game against Footscray to see how he went.

 

[cryptor]

Should someone need to replace Smith - is Jed remotely warranting selection on his form? I've only seen a couple of BHH games and he wasn't overly impressive compared to previous seasons. His stats on paper haven't been too amazing either. Happy to stand corrected by anyone who saw the game against Footscray to see how he went.

Even if he did it would only be as sub. Which is why it should be Simpkin. The only sub we've had that was better was Breust.

 

[JustKickIt]

If it's wet then our tall forward line may not be as effective and could even be a liability with their smaller back line.

That said their own strength is their tall forwards so another thing that could cancel out.

Then Rioli and Bruest will be our forward line

 

[skwunk]

We killed them with inside 50's last time also, as far as I remember. It seemed to me 70 of the game was in our half. If it wasn't for the Eagles kicking a goal almost overtime they went inside 50, and had we actually converted out inside 50s a bit better, the game would have been a blow out.

Last game they got about 8 goals from us slipping over, this is why they scored almost every time they went in. If it isn't raining, then it is a bigger out for West Coast than Nic Nat is for them due to this. Unfortunately it might rain anyway

 

[Buttonsticher]

Daleks can jump higher than McEvoy, Cegs has to come in. Priddis, Shuey, LeCras and Kennedy have to be nullified/denied the ball. Hit em' hard and often then hit em' again. If we replicate our GF aggression even at 50% its in the bag.

 

[mikeder]

Reasonably confident for the following reasons:

- Langford a massive in for grunt work on a forecasted wet track
- WC has had an ongoing lack of continuity in their team recently
- WC on the back of 2 x 6 day breaks + 5 weeks of hard football (minus RD 23 game)
- Mcgovern clearly hampered by injury
- Schofield coming in for first game in a month, ditto possibly Selwood (much longer)
- Masten injury cancels out smith omission
- Hodge's road to redemption - can expect a fired up skipper to play out of his skin
- Almost a dream run injury wise - rested and ready to go

Possible tactics:
- Reckon we might go with a tall forward line. The Adelaide talls monstered the WC backline and exposed their lesser likes, reckon Clarko is thinking along the same lines not only w Hale and Big boy but also Frawley
- Hill to Gaff - stays with him the whole game - one of only a few who has the speed and endurance to go with him
- Billy to come in for outside run - will need to play a massive game but could be vital (if smith doesn't get up)
- Hale to predominately ruck against Nic Nat

Absolute respect for WC but I think we're cherry ripe for this and have been itching for finals all year

The Coaster's are calling Billy a hack "dcutter"?!

 

[Thaihawk]

Can't stop thinking about this. Gonna be a long week.

Let's hope next wek is long one too, say about 14 or 15 days.

 

[mikeder]

Rioli, Hodge and Breust are all back. Sicily, Howe and liquor will be the likely omissions. Would like to see Ceglar come in for McEvoy

Glad to see liquor out "Baz_hawk", he's more hinderance than help, and would definitely like to see Cegs in for BB.

 

[mikeder]

Even if he did it would only be as sub. Which is why it should be Simpkin. The only sub we've had that was better was Breust.

Ye "cryptor" bring Simkin in as a good back-up

 

[TyHawk]

If correct weight applies then Our midfield should cut them to pieces the longer the game goes on. I am super confident about this..just make sure we come out kicking a few goals early on to put them on the back foot!! The boys have been waiting for this all year and now the whips are a cracking, the furnace is lit, the best come out to reclaim their mantle!!! Isolate and get separation inside 50 and they are West TOAST!! Why do you guys think that the Eagles have been full throttle since losing to us??? Scared to come to the 'G'! We on the other hand would have preferred but not overly fussed.

 

[RIOLIUSTAR]

West Coast have had a fantastic year but they haven't felt the wrath of a focused Hawks finals assault.

We have considerable options and big game experience, and I sense Clarko will be flipping the side around constantly up forward to unsettle them.

It'll be won around the ball and I'm very confident we can beat them in that department.

NicNat will dominate centre bounces but around the ground I believe we can break even. We will pressure the hell out of them at the coalface, like nothing they've ever seen before.

Make no mistake we have been waiting for this game for months. This will be an assault !!

PS: Who will stop Poppy, Bruest and Cyril on a greasy evening?

 

[mikeder]

I love the sound of your words "TyHawk" + "Rioliuster",they are music to my ears!

 

[dcutter]

The Coaster's are calling Billy a hack "dcutter"?!

Bit rich coming from a team who has "Sharrod Wellingham" on their list, a player whose notched up 134 games without a single hard ball get.

Billy's all heart and runs all day. Oozes professionalism, oozes Hawthorn. Huge future. Can't wait to watch him run riot this Friday on their own dung hill.

 

[Pessimistic]

Last game was a classic with fairly good skills in horrendous conditions.

Probably the match up of the season

 

[Pessimistic]

Bit rich coming from a team who has "Sharrod Wellingham" on their list, a player whose notched up 134 games without a single hard ball get.

Billy's all heart and runs all day. Oozes professionalism, oozes Hawthorn. Huge future. Can't wait to watch him run riot this Friday on their own dung hill.

I saw sharrod last week in a stop play on the boundary, wait till his opponent he was annoyed with turn his back before giving him a big push

 

[TheFourPillars]

Time to flex the muscles. We will go full bore. This team knows how to win when it counts. They have the experience, skill, toughness and belief and they haven't let me down. I mean cmon back to back champions going for their 3rd if you can't back them in now you will never back them in. We will win

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Time to flex the muscles. We will go full bore. This team knows how to win when it counts. They have the experience, skill, toughness and belief and they haven't let me down. I mean cmon back to back champions going for their 3rd if you can't back them in now you will never back them in. We will win

Exactly. And with several years of finals experience behind them. If anyone can do it these boys can.

 

[Jtree]

Man I feel pretty ruddy nervous already! I'm over here in Perth and the WCE fans are starting to get "excited". Hawthorn don't let me down!