Game Day Round 16, 2024: West Coast v Hawthorn, 4:40pm @ Optus Stadium

[BobHawk]

Simpson has done his homework. The Weagles are holding back not allowing any easy movement on the transition. Not much space in our forward line and their tall backs are dominating us. Sam needs to make some adjustments. I don't know what they are.

Darling keeps flopping like a school kid. Almost 300 games in the AFL. What an absolute disgrace he is.

 

[KermitJagger]

West coast employing the mega flood. We're struggling to break it - good experience for this young team.

We've missed a few chances sure but I'm enjoying this. Once again, people talk up conditions that would over-awe a young side (having the bye, playing against a vocal hostile crowd) and it seems to improve us, not weaken us.

Watson nailing that goal super important for us.

The defensive approach West Coast are taking is really taxing, They're using up all their tickets and we've still doubled their score at half time.

If they keep flooding back like that just get it to Sic, Newc, Scrim on 50. Let em rain from long range.

 

[Rich the babe Evans]

5.5 from 17 shots on goal is below ordinary.

7 shots on goal that gave not scored.

This is the game at the moment, been so dominant... just can't finish

 

[eldorado]

They called that one not 15.

A bullshit call

 

[CaptainWorpedo]

Shouldn’t have been picked then.

I agree - but what can we do about it? It is handy to know why a player maybe struggling a little.

 

[humid hawk]

Sammy gave a decent elbow to the colonels face behind him. Reckon the players will be getting a bit of a bake at half time.

 

[cryptor]

Hope that's the one he needed

End the day with more goals than missed.

 

[Max Powers]

Ross Lyon would be proud of this game.

 

[Bedi]

Darling can piss right off. First poleaxing D'Ambrosio with no eyes on the footy than blatantly cheating to get a free kick

 

[Bardo State]

So the live ladder gets us to ….the same position?

It has us 4 points off 5th!

 

[Ka Norkers]

Happy to give Dear plenty of leeway because of his age, but boy, he really needs to lift in the second half, not possession-wise, but just providing the contest so McGovern and Barrass don't just waltz away with it.

 

[jenniferHAWKinS]

Forward entries ****ing atrocious. Won't even start on the umpiring. Different rules.

What would you expect over there. 11-5 down is almost a win

 

[Denver Day Lewis]

Darling keeps flopping like a school kid. Almost 300 games in the AFL. What an absolute disgrace he is.

This cannot be emphasised enough. Just a sh!t bloke, going by everything I've seen or heard.

 

[MinerBoy]

Watto has no business shushing the crowd at this point.

Yep don’t like it one bit


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[Rich the babe Evans]

Some positive focus... CJ had a great first half!

Let's hope he can keep building

 

[Kuuz]

Most of us by half time

 

[Denver Day Lewis]

Happy to give Dear plenty of leeway because of his age, but boy, he really needs to lift in the second half, not possession-wise, but just providing the contest so McGovern and Barrass don't just waltz away with it.

We have struggled to kick it to his advantage, or their defenders have peeled off early to intercept. Not entirely the kid's fault.

 

[threesixpio]

Why is Dwanyne Russell pronouncing Ginnivan with a J??

Because he’s a jucken jidiot

 

[Buzz Hawk]

Give these campaigners a rocket Sammy and tell them to stop effervessin’ with the ball, as Tommy Hafey would say.
We’re playing like millionaires, and we’re a long way from that.

 

[Mopar Jason]

Is it me or do our small forwards lack penetration with their shots on goal. Ginnivan, Moore and the wizard suspect on anything further than 35 meters out.

 

[BlueWaterHawk]

WC really clogged up the D50 that term, trying to get us on rebound. Turning into a St Kilda style game.

 

[westhawk]

A bullshit call

Straight infront of me. Was easy 15

 

[VandoHawk]

We had 5 free kicks in the first 10 minutes when we were up tackles 13-3. So for a quarter and a half we haven’t gotten anything.

West Coast are flooding numbers back and we’re struggling to get past it. McGovern is dominating Dear. A bit of rust on our kicking from the bye and it creates this shit-show.

Clean up that kick into the 50 and we should win but if we don’t they’ll claw it back in a Ross Lyon style slug.

 

[threesixpio]

Some positive focus... CJ had a great first half!

Let's hope he can keep building

Yeah I agree. He is building well

 

[TylerDurden]

Sub Dear (1 handball) and shift Dimma fwd.