Autopsy Round 21, 2024 : Hawks snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

[rei154]

Our destiny is in our hands for the last three weeks.

Didn't feel like we played anywhere near our best and it felt like we really couldn't figure out the Day tag.

Last quarter was too defensive- why is it so common for coaches/games like these that teams move away from the attacking style that was winning the game for them?

Really frustrating game- I felt like Weddle was properly shaken in this one as I don't think he's been man-handled that aggressively many times before.

Would have loved to see us really attack when we were 10 points up- made no sense to chip it around our f50 then go for a shallow entry.

 

[seysearles]

Well that was painful. Season over in a quarter. We were never going to win the flag but the disappointing thing is that it’s made our final three games dead rubbers. Next week was set up to be a huge game but there truth is we can’t make finals now. It’s mathematically possible but it would involve Carlton losing to west coast and stkilda which ain’t going to happen.

 

[moginie]

Overall our ball handling skills weren't good today. We struggled to get a clearance in the last quarter and that hurt us badly. They developed overlap run from their back half and we found it tough to force the turnovers we were making them do in the first half.

We can still make finals. On to next week.

 

[Jethro!]

Absolutely gutted.

In hindsight, finn cloaking Whitfield may have been a good move.

Just disappointed that so many of our leaders wilted under pressure today.

Yeah at least Finn as the sub offers flexibility. It didn't make sense using Breust if the plan was to try and shut down in the last but have a forward as a sub. Unless the boys didn't stick to the plan.
Having flexibility as the sub feels the best solution.

 

[Lickmesocks]

Really poor leadership today on the ground.

20 minutes remaining and we start trying to run the clock down by holding the ball and kicking backwards

Does ANYONE understand that when you give the opposition a sniff that you are trying to save a game rather than score and win a game you give up a huge advantage.

Really poor performance.

 

[TylerDurden]

Also, Whitfield 37 touches off half back!!! Lol.

No one went anywhere near him.

 

[Nugett]

The only thing worst thing losing was listening to Kelly at the end, Jesus Christ

All match. Funny she could only mention that we last won against GWS through controversial decisions. Than hams up that we lost to Port in similar circumstances, without mentioning that too was won by Port by poor time keeping.

So you may think it was at the end, I say it was throughout the match

 

[CaptainWorpedo]

Dear was nowhere near it before he got subbed out. Keeping Gunston on made complete sense. He kicked 4 goals FFS.

Dear has been brilliant, I feel the kid may benefit from a game off and then a few games back at Boxhill.

 

[SSSSSS]

We should have killed the game off in the third when we had a chance.

Leave the door open against a good side and they will take it.

 

[Rich the babe Evans]

Weddle isn't going to have fun reviewing that game

 

[Suntory Boss Coffee]

Don't understand why Weddle was on Hogan. Thought Frost would match up well on him tbh.

 

[seysearles]

Our destiny is in our hands for the last three weeks.

It’s not though. We can win our remaining three games by 100pts and the likelihood is that we won’t make it.

 

[Leather Poisoning]

Never really got our game going .

Well done giants - played better and deserved the win. We were 5-10% off our best due to their pressure and they just kept at it.

Hopefully we'll win the next 3 and get some finals experience into the boys

 

[VandoHawk]

Dear was struggling with Buckley but when he was subbed we had Chol & Gunston vs Taylor, Buckley, Himmelberg and Idun. When the heat was on in the last, that was why we kept chipping it around. We were trying to avoid bombing it. Credit to GWS their pressure was good.

Disappointingly, their rebound also torched us which shouldn’t have been the case.

 

[hawkman]

Also, Whitfield 37 touches off half back!!! Lol.

No one went anywhere near him.

Had 30 at 3/4 time and had barely been a factor. Daniels last quarter was the killer

 

[Jethro!]

Season over now. They were just too good. You've gotta hand it to em. They went for broke. We looked absolutely cooked. Totally out of gas.

The Sicily last play was comical too.

Not sure about over. Next 3 are all winnable.

 

[extractasam]

Was it just me, or did the centre bounce after the Daniel’s goal, that then led to the Hogan goal, look like it went outside the centre circle by a metre or so?

Yep the one directly after that goal wasn’t far off identical too.

Think we are still a chance of finals though. Beat Carlton we go level on points and force them not to drop points to WCE over there and StKilda at home almost. Still plenty to play for. Can be fuming and throw the toys out of the cot but the evolution of this teams been amazing the last 10 weeks regardless of todays result.

 

[Mississippi]

Say it with me.

Weddle. Is. Not. A. Lockdown. Defender.

No he’s not. We’ve been forced to improvise especially without Blanck.

And guess what - we drafted Grainger-Barass for that spot.
But he hasn’t shaped up so now we have to sell the farm to get Tom Barrass next year.

 

[killerspud]

Can't afford to have Gunner & Breust in the forward line like that.
We'll the lads need to smack carlol next week to get back in the race

They were our most reliable forwards today. Its was our leadership group who let us down today.

 

[hardway]

We shit the bed!

 

[Franko Armani]

Giants matched our speed , but their bodies are twice as big.

 

[westhawk]

Defensive pressure from forward line in last quarter non existent. No coincidence that Gunston and Breust were on. They walked it out the whole last quarter. Midfield got pantsed in the last.
Anyone who doesn’t want to give up much for Barass, just watch this game again. He is a must.

 

[user33]

Weddle isn't going to have fun reviewing that game

Weddle very good moving forward but terrible defensively.. almost like he’s being played out of position so CJ can stay in the team.

 

[TylerDurden]

Don't understand why Weddle was on Hogan. Thought Frost would match up well on him tbh.

Brain dead move by the coaches. Frost had to take the match up.

How that Greene miss was allowed to be taken with a 2v1 on the line. Will haunt us.

 

[I got the outside word]

God damn their song being so catchy… Makes it so much worse that I’m singing it now. ****.