Preview Round 16, 2022: Giants v Hawks, 3:20pm 3rd July Giants stadium

[Coathanger]

Strangely we have played well in the wet

That's because we stop the ridiculous number of silly little handballs and just kick the damn thing in the rain.

 

[Hawkinator]

Sorry Roddy, have to disagree
Just don’t see it. I would trade him & see what we can get.
In my opinion he lacks game awareness.
Is he a forward/ruckman/defender ?
I honestly don’t know

27 goals in his first ever season playing as a forward, without a game winning midfield to feed it to him... I'd say he's a forward. Just needs to learn how to work with Mitchell Lewis properly and it'll be a very nice forward outfit you'd think.

 

[hfc70]

27 goals in his first ever season playing as a forward, without a game winning midfield to feed it to him... I'd say he's a forward. Just needs to learn how to work with Mitchell Lewis properly and it'll be a very nice forward outfit you'd think.

Well articulated - that logic I can accept.

 

[Nastyfish]

Any chance of snow?

Very likely, just like 1836!

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[Suntory Boss Coffee]

Strong performance from Finn once moved in the middle in the VFL. Bring my man in and stick him in the middle

 

[jenniferHAWKinS]

80mm’s of rain Sunday in Sydney plus lots of rain on Friday and Saturday.

 

[cryptor]

80mm’s of rain Sunday in Sydney plus lots of rain on Friday and Saturday.

Hopefully gets a bit colder and turns into snow

 

[TylerDurden]

 

[TazHawk15]

What a wet shithole weather wise, Sydney is.

 

[HODGEYROAD]

How bad is the rain between 2pm-6pm Sunday in Sydney ? Although if it rains that much the days prior the ground will likely be rooted anyways.

 

[hawkman]

If it is wet as it is forecasted do we bother with Kosi? Lewis and Gunston may be enough

 

[KermitJagger]

If it is wet as it is forecasted do we bother with Kosi? Lewis and Gunston may be enough

Don't like being negative about our players but wet weather couldn't possibly make Kosi drop any more chest marks. He applies good pressure and he's quick, probably makes him a better wet weather option than a dry weather option.

 

[TylerDurden]

Talls become important in wet weather footy. So many long bombs to packs.

 

[grumbleguts]

Talls become important in wet weather footy. So many long bombs to packs.

which can't mark it because it's wet.

 

[kazzooka]

Nah, no-one was saying that in 2019. Not by the end of the season at least. Lewis really started to show his potential then. He had some great games that really made people notice.

Kosi has done well as our main target (ie when Lewis has been out), but is yet to show he can fit with Lewis as a second target. Granted, it's been harder given he's been thrown in the ruck. He's a good mark overhead and has kicked fairly straight, but he can't take a chest mark for s**t and lacks general forward craft. In particular, he doesn't seemed to lead his defender away which means Lewis ends up getting double/triple teamed. Pretty sure this is what Wingard blasted him about last year too.

I'm not writing him off, I'm happy to see how he goes, but I'm not yet convinced he'll become what we need and don't think he'd be huge loss if traded. Particularly if Lawrence is picked up and continues to rise.

Also Lewis kicked 3 goals every week in the vfl in 2019 before getting his chance.

 

[streetspirit]

Chad out

 

[TylerDurden]

Body almost cooked.

 

[offtherails9]

He's cooked

 

[CHUBBSS]

Chad out

Pretty disappointing for Chad, but it was expected/inevitable based on history.

Honestly think his worth more as a leader to us now, not sure another club will want to pay anything for him now

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Chad’s over the calf, but now he’s got hammy tightness.

 

[cryptor]

If it is wet as it is forecasted do we bother with Kosi? Lewis and Gunston may be enough

I'd go with Kosi personally. Tell him to crash any and every pack that Lewis isn't getting a half decent run at.

A soggy track probably not great for Gunston with his recent ankle issues.

 

[Sturty]

Chad out

FFS.............

 

[CHUBBSS]

He struggles to get through training, let alone a game. Even picking him when fit is a risk as I have no faith he can get through a game without another soft tissue injury. You wonder if it is a preparation issue with Chad. I get the feel that he would not be as diligent as others with his body maintenance and recovery during the week. Read a article with Crawf a while back, and he said that nearly all soft tissue injuries can be prevented by being more professional with your body during the week. He was constantly taking ice baths, getting massage and so on.

If your crawf maybe, for some bodies they just break down

 

[Jazzfan]

Pretty disappointing for Chad, but it was expected/inevitable based on history.

Honestly think his worth more as a leader to us now, not sure another club will want to pay anything for him now

Happy to be wrong, and I know he's loved by many on Big Footy, but has anyone heard Sam talk of Chad as a leader?

Sam's on SEN every Friday morning, it's brilliant to listen to him, and even last week he mentioned Bruest, Big Boy, Shiels and Gunston as important leaders in our rebuild... one of a many occasions Chad wasn't mentioned when I've heard Sam speak on leaders.

I don't even think he's ever been in our leadership group, but his leadership is something often referenced by posters.

 

[WWSD]

Brockman and Mitchell are out for the year. Not one small forward available in the reserves.