Preview Round 16, 2024: Hawthorn v West Coast Eagles, 30 June 2024 (Sun), 4:40pm @ Optus Stadium

[Hawker1167]

A bit worried but hawks by 8 points - they are a different team over there.

 

[Hodginator]

Let’s be serious, if we’re fair dinkum, we’ll win this by 30+

Sam will have them fired up and in the right head space following the bye.

 

[peetoo]

Geez, I hope the playing group isn’t as cocky as some of our supporters on here. We haven’t beaten anyone interstate at their home deck in quite a while. Make no mistake, West Coast will be much harder to beat than Richmond down here. If we’re not really, really switched on, we’ll lose this game

I’m constantly saying it’s about how we front up not so much who we play and where.

The task is eminently doable, and many of th clubs above us will drop off some

 

[Roger Rogerson]

Haven’t won at the ground since 2019.

Off the bye.

Expectation is to win which hasn’t been on our shoulders for some time.

This game gives us a good indication of where we are at and in particular the collective mindset of the playing group. We happy with what we have done or is it unfinished business until we know our finals destiny.

 

[suedehead]

They're terrible and we'll win comfortably. Bookmark it.

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[HawthornHawk]

Haven’t won at the ground since 2019.

Off the bye.

Expectation is to win which hasn’t been on our shoulders for some time.

This game gives us a good indication of where we are at and in particular the collective mindset of the playing group. We happy with what we have done or is it unfinished business until we know our finals destiny.

Haven't we won there with Day in the side? He kicked a ripper from memory

 

[Liverbird]

If we want to play finals we win ... it's that simple.

WCE will huff and puff but they are bottom 3 due a lack of cohesion in the team.

If we put in 4 quarters the game will break our way in the 2nd half.

Meek to have a blinder in the ruck, back out West. Mids to get on top in 2nd half. Small forwards the difference again.

Hawks by 32 points.

 

[Spanish Sahara]

Haven't we won there with Day in the side? He kicked a ripper from memory

Beat Carlton that day

 

[Atch]

Crap timeslot.

 

[wahawk]

Crap timeslot.

The game is in Perth.
It’s a good time slot for where the game is played.

 

[Atch]

The game is in Perth.
It’s a good time slot for where the game is played.

Right.

 

[Chubbs25]

Could we see scaife have a debut game if they dont want to take gunston to perth and lewis gets 1 more week in the vfl

 

[Atch]

Could we see scaife have a debut game if they dont want to take gunston to perth and lewis gets 1 more week in the vfl

Hell yeah Scaifes a beast! Would be great to see him debut, rather him over mitch Lewis at this point.

 

[westaussie76]

Haven't we won there with Day in the side? He kicked a ripper from memory

Only Hawks win I have seen at Optus. Was a great day, 40 points down I think into the second and we got up and won, Day's first goal a momentum changer!

 

[barbster]

No change
Nash to Reid
Hawks by 60+

 

[lethalselbow]

Prediction for autopsy thread.

11 page analysis if we win.

30+ page melt if we lose.

Whilst I expect us to win, it's still going to be a tough match. They aren't witches hats.

Go Hawks!!

 

[tommyk72]

Nash to knock a 0 off Harley Reid’s next contract value.

 

[Simon Crawshay]

If we want to play finals we win ... it's that simple.

WCE will huff and puff but they are bottom 3 due a lack of cohesion in the team.

If we put in 4 quarters the game will break our way in the 2nd half.

Meek to have a blinder in the ruck, back out West. Mids to get on top in 2nd half. Small forwards the difference again.

Hawks by 32 points.

I get the feeling the most important player for the Hawks this weekend is big Mr Meek.

If he puts in a dominant performance then I can't see us losing, but if he doesnt it will be a close thing.

 

[hk89]

Can see us losing this one. Reid and Kelly as ins will be huge for them. Apart from the flogging they received from the giants in round 2, they've been quite competitive at Optus this year. Comfortable wins against Freo and Demons. The only other losses than the giants smashing were by 14 and 9, and those loses were without either one or both of Kelly and Reid.

Hopefully we get in front early and stay in front to keep the crowd out of it. Can win, but with Reid and Kelly in, and playing at home, WC are a tougher mission than their ladder position would suggest.

 

[TylerDurden]

I get the feeling the most important player for the Hawks this weekend is big Mr Meek.

If he puts in a dominant performance then I can't see us losing, but if he doesnt it will be a close thing.

He'll be up against Flynn. Who's no mug.

 

[Sixpence]

He'll be up against Flynn. Who's no mug.

He's no Meek.

 

[Coathanger]

Can see us losing this one. Reid and Kelly as ins will be huge for them. Apart from the flogging they received from the giants in round 2, they've been quite competitive at Optus this year. Comfortable wins against Freo and Demons. The only other losses than the giants smashing were by 14 and 9, and those loses were without either one or both of Kelly and Reid.

Hopefully we get in front early and stay in front to keep the crowd out of it. Can win, but with Reid and Kelly in, and playing at home, WC are a tougher mission than their ladder position would suggest.

Is there a possibility we see Finn in this week to handle one of them?

 

[Platten44]

Is there a possibility we see Finn in this week to handle one of them?

who would you drop?

 

[KermitJagger]

Is there a possibility we see Finn in this week to handle one of them?

Why on earth would we be worrying about stopping individual West Coast players? We're the better team. If we back our side against their side we should win, let them worry about who they're going to use to stop Day and Newc.

 

[wahawk]

Prediction for autopsy thread.

11 page analysis if we win.

30+ page melt if we lose.

Whilst I expect us to win, it's still going to be a tough match. They aren't witches hats.

Go Hawks!!

Prediction for Game Day thread

WCE kick 1st goal.
MM to claim it’s game over


Half way thru 1st quarter
These commentators are shit

This umpiring is shit

Play more KID