Game Day Round 17, 2024 : Geelong v Hawthorn, 4:35pm GMHBA stadium

[burger09]

Meek started to get on top late.
This is the key to our chances.
Will Day would be a wreaking ball with another 10kgs

 

[Denver Day Lewis]

Comprehensively outcoached.

Of course this would be the week we're hit by an injury to Sicily.

Embarrassing quarter. Outplayed by all 22 Handbaggers on the ground. Holding the ball and illegal disposal don't exist any more apparently, if you're wearing blue and white. Same goes for tackling ploayers without the ball.

Still time to turn it around.

 

[madhawksfan]

Absolutely woeful for most that quarter. Geelong doing what they often do and intimidate us around the ball so we shit ourselves.

Hopefully that last goal gets us going. Day and Worps keep us in it. Meek needs to get angry and start getting physical with SDK. Danger needs some time put into him.

A couple of great non decisions from the umps. No such thing as a high tackle it seems.

 

[Blahsta]

As shit as we were in general play, should probably have scored more than twice from 10 inside 50s.

 

[Denver Day Lewis]

Zero HtB frees so far?

Three textbook examples against Geelong unpaid.

Sh!t umpires.
Sh!t ground.
Sh!t day out so far.

 

[Simon Crawshay]

Just a reality check and unfortunately didn’t expect any different

We play exactly the same when we play this mob -

just looking forward to one day learning from these mistakes again

We've played the same way against them for going on 15 years now. Slow footy and then long bombs to the cats forward line.

Geelong defenders eat that c..p for breakfast, taking marks in the defensive 50 is the Cats one wood. The only way to beat them is to move the footy quick and take risks going forward with the ball.

 

[smeltitdeltit]

Newcombe having a mare so far

 

[Phil McCreviss]

Geelong doing a very good job of shutting down our run. Good test for Sam and the coaches

 

[The Chad and I]

Ok boys, reel them in.

 

[JoeHawk]

Bruest Lewis and Gunston just don’t give the same balance as the outs, going to need a few to lift

The ball has hardly gone down there. Gunston certainly trying but have hardly spotted Bruest and Lewis.

 

[Off The Couch]

Posters need to take a deep breath
The pressure from the cats was intense and caught them off guard - the test will be how they respond

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Our pressure was down. There’s was up.

We didn’t look ready for the first bounce.

Need to lift from here.

 

[CHUBBSS]

Of course a Geelong player is having a talk to the umpire at QTR time.. AFL really need to part a hard stop to that behaviour (talking back to the umpire)

Their neighbours, he let him know his bins were left out

 

[Baz_hawk]

Mitchell has been a liability by foot so far. Hopefully can address that as the ground is small enough without hitting them on the chest.

Midfield stater to improve at the end of the quarter but early on there was zero accountability and a lot of ball watching.

Suspect Mitchell would have been quite vocal at quarter time.

 

[Franko Armani]

Forget about finals boys, focus on winning then next qtr

 

[Franko Armani]

Missing Sicily badly

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Scott has dissected Mitchell’s game plan. Over to you Sam to counter!

Good test for us Hawkers, come on lads!

Nonsense.
Geelong is playing the game on their terms. This isn't some tactical masterpiece, it's geelong running in straight lines and hawthorn putting no pressure on

 

[Off The Couch]

Newcombe having a mare so far

Getting his hands on it but getting smashed everytime he takes possession

 

[Hawker_85]

Lucky to be only 3 and a bit goals down, they were like us last week in front of goal early.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Missing Sicily badly

Wouldn't make a difference. The midfield is performing like it's round 1-5 again

 

[vanders]

We need to take a deep breath. We aren't that far behind. We need to start playing in front and keep our heads and stop fumbling. The entire game has been on their terms so far. Get first use of the ball and we can turn it around

 

[Hawker_85]

The narrow wings are really hurting us, Cats are turning into a knife fight in a phone box.

 

[Brishawk]

Loft pressure, stop fumbling and use it better. Defend the corridor better too.

 

[CHUBBSS]

The ball has hardly gone down there. Gunston certainly trying but have hardly spotted Bruest and Lewis.

Balance tho, Sicily kicking, Ginnevan working so hard up the ground and dear applying tackling pressure. Let’s see how they respond

 

[SA HAWK]

The wiz