Review Round 12, 2024: Richmond Tigers v Box Hill Hawks, 15 June 2024, 12.05pm @ Punt Road Oval

[Dixie Flatline]

The Tigers host the Hawks in a curtain raiser to the AFL game later in the afternoon, albeit at the Swinburne Centre at Punt Road Oval. The Hawks bounced back from a poor game against Essendon the week prior to trounce the Giants by 68 points at Box Hill City Oval, but the Tigers also enjoyed success, beating Port Melbourne by 49 points at North Port Oval last Friday night.

The Hawks moved into fifth position on the VFL ladder following their big win over the Giants last weekend, while the Tigers sit a game behind the Hawks in ninth position (no laughing!). Accordingly, this is an important game for both teams with neither team affording a loss and the consequent slip down the ladder. The Bulldogs sit a game clear on top of the ladder with nine wins from ten games, while the Cats and Werribee Tigers are second and third respectively, having won eight games from 10 games played. The Hawks are one of three teams on seven wins for the season, together with Southport and Williamstown, while the Zebras sit in seventh, with six wins and a draw. The Lions and Richmond each have six wins, albeit the Lions have only played nine games so far this season. The Suns cling on to the final spot in the top ten, with four wins and two draws from nine games played.

Excitingly for Box Hill and Hawthorn fans, if all goes to plan, there's a chance that Mitchell Lewis

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Mitchell Lewis

Age

25

Ht

199cm

Wt

99kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.5

2star

K

5.9

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

3.4

3star

T

1.3

3star

G

1.2

4star

D

4.3

1star

K

2.8

1star

HB

1.5

1star

M

0.8

1star

T

0.3

1star

G

0.3

3star

D

8.6

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.6

3star

will line up for Box Hill on the weekend, at least in some form for part of the game as he continues his rehabilitation from his latest injury, while Chad Wingard

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Chad Wingard

Age

30

Ht

183cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.3

5star

K

11.0

4star

HB

7.3

5star

M

3.5

4star

T

2.9

4star

G

1.5

5star

No current season stats available

D

10.2

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

5.6

4star

M

1.6

2star

T

2.0

4star

G

0.2

3star

continues his rehabilitation from a torn Achilles.

The game will be broadcast on the AFL website while 94.1 FM will have a live radio broadcast of the game. Teams to come.

 

[TheFourPillars]

The Tigers host the Hawks in a curtain raiser to the AFL game later in the afternoon, albeit at the Swinburne Centre at Punt Road Oval. The Hawks bounced back from a poor game against Essendon the week prior to trounce the Giants by 68 points at Box Hill City Oval, but the Tigers also enjoyed success, beating Port Melbourne by 49 points at North Port Oval last Friday night.

The Hawks moved into fifth position on the VFL ladder following their big win over the Giants last weekend, while the Tigers sit a game behind the Hawks in ninth position (no laughing!). Accordingly, this is an important game for both teams with neither team affording a loss and the consequent slip down the ladder. The Bulldogs sit a game clear on top of the ladder with nine wins from ten games, while the Cats and Werribee Tigers are second and third respectively, having won eight games from 10 games played. The Hawks are one of three teams on seven wins for the season, together with Southport and Williamstown, while the Zebras sit in seventh, with six wins and a draw. The Lions and Richmond each have six wins, albeit the Lions have only played nine games so far this season. The Suns cling on to the final spot in the top ten, with four wins and two draws from nine games played.

Excitingly for Box Hill and Hawthorn fans, if all goes to plan, there's a chance that Mitchell Lewis will line up for Box Hill on the weekend, at least in some form for part of the game as he continues his rehabilitation from his latest injury, while Chad Wingard continues his rehabilitation from a torn Achilles.

The game will be broadcast on the AFL website while 94.1 FM will have a live radio broadcast of the game. Teams to come.

Mtich is definitely playing on Saturday

 

[cryptor]

Pretty crazy to think Box Hill could have Lewis, Wingard and Watson all lining up in the forward 50 this week. Rammsden, Bennetts and Scaife also compliment those 3 nicely. A great balance of marking tall forwards with mobility with 3 dangerous smalls who can create goals from nothing but can also lead up to the ball.

Arguably it's a better forward line than some AFL teams will run out with this week. I'd certainly prefer it over the Saints and North line ups from last week. It would also compare well with Eagles, Tigers and Crows forward groups.

 

[TheFourPillars]

Pretty crazy to think Box Hill could have Lewis, Wingard and Watson all lining up in the forward 50 this week. Rammsden, Bennetts and Scaife also compliment those 3 nicely. A great balance of marking tall forwards with mobility with 3 dangerous smalls who can create goals from nothing but can also lead up to the ball.

Arguably it's a better forward line than some AFL teams will run out with this week. I'd certainly prefer it over the Saints and North line ups from last week. It would also compare well with Eagles, Tigers and Crows forward groups.

Wingard won't play

 

[cryptor]

Wingard won't play

Ah well. Had he been available it would be a crazy strong VFL forward line. Even without him it's quite formidable.

 

[Walshawk]

 

[peetoo]

Punt rd should be the best vfl venue, but is actually one of the worst

Edit for spectators. A third of the boundary is off limits including half empty grandstand

 

[Rocket72]

Punt rd should be the best vfl venue, but is actually one of the worst

What's happened? I played on it years ago and it was great, walking past it more recently still looks in good nick...

 

[Flag08]

What's happened? I played on it years ago and it was great, walking past it more recently still looks in good nick...

The surface is pristine

 

[lethalselbow]

Be good to get a fair crowd prior to the big game. Hoping Lewis kills it.

 

[tommyk72]

Be good to get a fair crowd prior to the big game. Hoping Lewis kills it.

Sounds like he’s only playing a couple of quarters. Hoping that managing him through the game doesn’t leave BHH in trouble. This is an important game.

 

[TheFourPillars]

I think he is playing 3qtrs managed heavily so that he only plays 50% game time

 

[Walshawk]

In before anyone asks where to watch…

AFL - News, Fixtures, Scores & Results - AFL.com.au

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www.afl.com.au

 

[grumbleguts]

Ollie Walker-Peel ((the british guy) is one of the best commentators out there, he genuinely just loves the game and loves watching it.

 

[Bugs1977]

Is it just me or does this one commentator make it feel like we're listening to a Premier League game

 

[VandoHawk]

Fantastic by Scaife to kick his first

 

[Wingnut19]

woweeeee

 

[jenniferHAWKinS]

Skaife looking good

 

[Wingnut19]

What is it with our MSD picks lol

 

[grumbleguts]

Jasper Scaife take a bow. Beautiful kick. So effortless.

 

[barbster]

Ollie Walker-Peel ((the british guy) is one of the best commentators out there, he genuinely just loves the game and loves watching it.

Sounds terrible

 

[Bugs1977]

BHH twin towers

 

[grumbleguts]

Mitch Lewis with the huge contested mark.

 

[jenniferHAWKinS]

Skaife 2, Lewis 1 flying start

 

[Simon_Nesbit]

Sounds terrible

He just SAYS every few WORDS louder than the OTHERS with upwards inFLECTions.