Autopsy Rnd 7, Hawthorn vs Melbourne, MCG, 11th May

[eldorado]

The 'why?'s, the 'wherefore?'s, the 'how?'s and the 'who?'s from tonight's game, all in here, please, gentlemen

 

[grizzlym]

bump..

 

[gohawkz1]

Good game by Hale...

Buddy 3.7... Imagine he kicked straight!

 

[BLPC08]

Birch is a superstar, BOG for mine.

Some of the worst kicking for goal I've seen in any match. My sons U/12 team made the Hawks look average tonight, there were around 7-8 absolute soda's that were butchered. It was really tough to watch.

Melbourne are an absolute rabble and should've lost by 150 plus the way the match was played.

 

[Brown Blood]

Good game by Hale...

Buddy 3.7... Imagine he kicked straight!

Suppose then 10.0!

 

[hawksfan71]

Obvious from the post match interviews that the boys werent really happy with the result, should have really been a 100 point plus win. Fremantle will at least make us play a bit better hopefuly! Wish I could get the last 3 hours back, it wasnt really enjoyable at all. At least we won I guess.

 

[gohawkz1]

Suppose then 10.0!

19.30 for the year!

 

[Phil McCreviss]

Good game by Hale...

Buddy 3.7... Imagine he kicked straight!

Thought Hale was ordinary until the game was decided.

 

[Baz_hawk]

Well we dominated the game, had heaps more of the ball but we sure did waste it in front of the sticks. First quarter was poor, we had heaps of chances but didn't convert and the Dees went down the other end and slotted three with ease.

Happy with the win, glad we were able to kick away but it's a worry that we kicked 23 points. Simply not good enough at this level to spray so many chances and something that could hurt us against better sides (Geelong round 2 is a good example)

Anyone know what Osborne has done, didn't look good.

 

[Phil McCreviss]

Well we dominated the game, had heaps more of the ball but we sure did waste it in front of the sticks. First quarter was poor, we had heaps of chances but didn't convert and the Dees went down the other end and slotted three with ease.

Happy with the win, glad we were able to kick away but it's a worry that we kicked 23 points. Simply not good enough at this level to spray so many chances and something that could hurt us against better sides (Geelong round 2 is a good example)

Anyone know what Osborne has done, didn't look good.

Don't wish injuries on anyone but it could be a blessing in disguise.

 

[tommyk72]

Thought the singing of the song was very lacklustre. Bit disapointed. Hope it's a sign of a feeling of a job nowhere near done.

 

[glenferry23]

good, solid win after an indifferent opening. dour and dull game at times though but hey we take the 4 points, and the % booster, and move on.

unsure about the injury to ossie, he looked in a fair bit of pain. pretty poor kicking for goal though, many players missed some straight forward goals. buddy, breust, hale etc spring to mind. has been an issue at times this season but fortunate it did cost us tonight against melbourne who were pretty average after quarter time it must be said

 

[savagelunchbox]

We played down to their level.

 

[Roddy27]

Pretty standard hawthorn vs melbourne game...

Round 2, 2011- 16.26- 122 was our score...

 

[grizzlym]

A couple of comments: the couple of times Shoey pushed up the ground, particularly where he ran through the wing and delivered up forward, he looked dangerous and it gave us some extra dash and quick movement. I hope with Gilham and Gibson back, he can play that sort of role and it will really aid the team.

Secondly, there were a few occasions when we got the ball on the break - Smith in the last - but there were no options up field. Kind of like, 'what do I do here?' And for my liking we kick to the pockets/boundary too much, rather than bringing it square.

 

[macdaddio]

Had we won by 100 points like we should have our % would grown, now we are sitting 6th, but because of our % we can drop down to 11th if Pies, Cats, Saints, Roos and Freo all win.....

 

[Ram-Man]

Don't wish injuries on anyone but it could be a blessing in disguise.

... no way Ossie being injured is a blessing in disguise.

 

[Bosk]

Tonight was a solid win against a poor side. The most pleasing aspect for me was how well our midfield performed. Our defense was also good, though that was partly due to Melbourne having no real threat other than Clarke.

Great game to Shoenmakers who again showed how good he could be playing as a HBF on the opposite side of the ground to Birchall. If only he wasn't required to actually guard an opponent of similar height I'd be saying we have a real star on our hands. Even so, his defensive efforts are improving which is really encouraging.

Lewis, again great game. Throwing himself into the bottom of packs always being great to see.

Gillham was pretty impressive given it was his first game back after being out for so long.

Savage again impressed me with his running and inside work. He's one player whos really improved on last season.


Bruest & Franklin... oh dear. Both lacking confidence and kicking like shit. It's lucky we weren't playing a decent side because with those two taking most of our shots I wouldn't be too confident. Goal kicking practice is desperately needed.

Hale, nice to see he had one of his best games for the year which went a long way towards helping us win the center clearances.

Clarkson... sorry but I still think our gameplan is rubbish and won't hold up against top 4 sides. Not the way we've been executing it this year. Our forwardline in particular must surely be one of the most wasteful in the AFL. We generate so very very few easy scoring opportunities that its no wonder we inevitably let opposition sides back into the contest.
I found watching Hawthorn games this year to be an incredibly frustrating experience. Despite having Franklin & Rioli we are no longer a good team to watch.


Any news on Osborne's injury? It looked like a knee from what I could tell.

 

[Phil McCreviss]

A couple of comments: the couple of times Shoey pushed up the ground, particularly where he ran through the wing and delivered up forward, he looked dangerous and it gave us some extra dash and quick movement. I hope with Gilham and Gibson back, he can play that sort of role and it will really aid the team.

Secondly, there were a few occasions when we got the ball on the break - Smith in the last - but there were no options up field. Kind of like, 'what do I do here?' And for my liking we kick to the pockets/boundary too much, rather than bringing it square.

All I know is...

Rhonda is mine

 

[Roddy27]

... no way Ossie being injured is a blessing in disguise.

I think Phil is simply referring to the idea that it may force our hand at selection to think differently. Which we need in a couple of key areas.

 

[macdaddio]

Thought Hale was ordinary until the game was decided.

Ch7 team going on how good Hale was tonight, but I didn't see it either...until the last term, but even then he missed such easy shots, but then so did hard the side...

 

[grizzlym]

All I know is...

Rhonda is mine

I'll feed that into my supercomputer.

 

[Phil McCreviss]

I think Phil is simply referring to the idea that it may force our hand at selection to think differently. Which we need in a couple of key areas.

Correct. It's like we share the same brain Roddy.

 

[Phil McCreviss]

I'll feed that into my supercomputer.

Nick Revolting's special comments tonight have left me....violated and alone

 

[Paul007]

Like pizza and sex, a win is never really bad.

No one got reported for sliding. We are a Happy Team at Hawthorn!