Autopsy Round 19, 2023 : Hawks can’t get it done against Tigers

[Lickmesocks]

The worst thing about that loss is we were not tanking as we can’t go lower or higher.

Good luck Sam Mitchell with that review!!!

 

[JoeHawk]

So disappointing. Just couldn’t ice it. Half expected Richmond to come home strong. Some big lessons to be learnt but still a lot to like.

 

[BobHawk]

Day's punch of the ball was costly. Lots of issues in that last quarter but he needed to punch towards the boundary at the least. Players need to learn not to hack away from deep in defence. Rarely works out. The end.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

What an absolute choke job by Hawks.

That last quarter sets us back a few steps, no goal last quarter was a very poor effort.

Made the Tigers look a good side.

Headless chooks in last quarter. Awful

Would've been better to lose by 100

 

[blackheart]

How many career goals would breust have if he didn't miss so many gimmes.... and cost us this one

Oof. Sometimes just logging off helps.

 

[TazHawk15]

Queue the usual posters coming in with their typical negative bullshit

Yep.
Not to mention the outrage from the “Another meaningless win that will make us lose a draft spot” brigade.

Who would have been just as outraged if we had won.

 

[robiecampbellbrown]

It was literally Reiwoldt ten minutes later and crickets...

Because Sicily and jack

 

[Arc1]

Over the past few years I've tried to calm down a bit about stuff and appreciate OK we're rebuilding. But to watch the umpires gift Richmond a goal for dissent then ignore a series of Richmond players mouthing off filthily after every single decision just beggars belief. Yes we got run over by a more experienced side, but honestly when the AFL can't settle on a rule and enforce it evenly, they can get ****ed. I absolutely begrudge Richmond the win. Garbage.

 

[MattRat]

The went full Amber Heard in the last.

 

[suburb whispers]

Called it when Breust snapped and hit the post. Turned to my mate and said “We’ll lose it from here”.
You win or you learn.

 

[Cleavy]

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Called it when Breust snapped and hit the post. Turned to my mate and said “We’ll lose it from here”.
You win or you learn.

That was a lazy effort

 

[A1fromDay1]

Stings now but in the long run this loss will do us a world of good.

The only way to learn to win in these situations is to first fail and learn.

Plenty to love about today's game

 

[PenAndPaper]

Once again we don't slow the play when we have a lead. It's a legitimate problem and sure inexperience is a factor but it's happened a lot this year.

Also why was Lewis constantly up at the contest in the last 10 minutes so that when we did kick it long from a stoppage, Richmond just easily intercept.

This is a thoroughly disappointing loss because we should not lose that game from that position.

 

[Hungdaddy]

Did we tank that? A win would have put us on the same points as Freo*. I'm genuinely questioning that Q4 drop in performance.

 

[HedgeFund]

Tigers lucky, at least we keep pick 3

Nup - we deserved to lose because we shat the bed.

Sicily got away with frees which weren’t paid to Reiwoldt and played for one which wasn’t there. He was kissed on the dick by the umps in the last qtr - and we still lost.

Putting Day back as a spare was an odd move by Sam. Sent a message to the group that we were trying to save the game when we handed all momentum to Richmond.

Still - no doubt there will be plenty of “learnings”.

 

[Hawker_85]

Choke of the year. Turning point was the Sicily dissent. If that were Geelong, no free.

Riewoldt and the serial break and enter man free to give sprays as well it seems. Not that we got the rough end of the umpire pineapple today.

 

[Philhawk]

Wonderful for 2.5 quarters, terrible for the rest. That’s the journey we are on.

 

[JoeHawk]

That loss is squarely on Sam Mitchell. Went ultra defensive way to early making it almost impossible for your forwards to score.

Says a lot about our defence then. They leaked goals far too easy.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

That was a lazy effort

He's been a very lazy player all year. Opportunistic, but lazy

 

[VandoHawk]

There’s a lot to like if we ignore that last quarter.
Man that last 30 mins was horrible and probably left the taste of shit in all of our mouths.

 

[Hungdaddy]

I'll caveat that with if not, then a great learning opportunity for a young team when dealing with a desperate opposition.

 

[BobHawk]

Also, it was a hard day at the office for Lewis. Can't understand why Mitchell won't play Kozi. Has taken the pressure off Lewis when he's been there.

 

[ralphwiggum]

This one hurts, but if there is such a thing as a good painful lesson for a young team, this might be as good a painful lesson as you could hope for

At least it wasn't in a knockout final

 

[Bruno Oresar]

Only negative was DBG. Otherwise we have an awesome upside. Win at this time of year is completely meaningless. In fact, we’re better off without the win.
Hard to make a case for DGB being AFL worthy. But aside from that I’m very pleased.

Relax Hawks fans. Tigers aren’t doing any damage this year and we need the draft picks.