Preview Round 23, 2024 : Hawks v Tigers, 3.20pm Sun 18th Aug, MCG

[Platten44]

Looks like Day will be rested.

I'd say Finn will get the nod.

Based on what? Sam said he was filthy to be subbed off.

 

[Pinoy Hawk]

Harry's 100th game if he plays.

Also Scrimma's 100th game as a Hawk (if he plays).

 

[KermitJagger]

You don't make any unwarranted changes, you don't rest anyone. Richmond and North aren't good sides but in 2024 you need to keep your foot on the gas or you can get a bit of a surprise, especially with finals on the line.

No change.

 

[Sixpence]

Based on what? Sam said he was filthy to be subbed off.

Some players could have a broken leg and still be filthy to be subbed off. Doesn't mean much.

 

[DogDaySonny]

Some players could have a broken leg and still be filthy to be subbed off. Doesn't mean much.

Nate Fyfe is case in point. He lost nearly the entire 2016 season for refusing to come off with a broken leg.

 

[MrPremiership]

100% agree with this.
We cannot become complacent and mess with a winning formula.

We can rest players if we have the game wrapped up early, similar to what we did yesterday by subbing Day.

All the players will get 1 week off after Round 24.

Right now, play for every win.

 

[HoldingThe Ball]

No Change.

Harry and Josh only got their chance after stringing together a run of excellent form in the VFL.

That's how it should be to anyone in the VFL at the moment - play well, play consistently, and you will get your reward.

Just quietly - how much has Harry improved this season?

He is in career best form, and deserves his place on merit.

Finn must be next cab off the rank, as his VFL form has also been superb recently.

But, unless a genuine injury - no change.

 

[RoughysMullet]

No change- need to win these last two well to cement our finals spot - no point taking the foot off the gas yet

 

[Chubbs25]

1 change for me.
Scaife for gunston (managed)
Gunston will have a big role to play against the doggies defence potentially first final

 

[Phil McCreviss]

Can we give the captain 2 weeks off??

There's no benefit in resting his shoulder. He needs surgery and a couple of months off for it to fully stabilise. We will play him until the season is over.

 

[cryptor]

1 change for me.
Scaife for gunston (managed)
Gunston will have a big role to play against the doggies defence potentially first final

I'd like to see this too.

And maybe even Hustwaite for Day if he needs the extra rest. Though Day plays if fit.

 

[indianhawks]

If Ginni, Day and Meek are having a niggle, we can rest them and hope that others can lift. Even Sicily can be rested too

 

[SJT76]

Only forced changes if any. No one should get dropped after that.

 

[badboybobba]

We haven’t even locked in finals and people want to start resting players, that’s madness

I would spew if we rested players and lost which meant we missed out on finals

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Only forced change would be Day, if he's not fully fit. No point risking him.

If Day is out then I'd like to see Ward come in and let both he and Mackenzie spend some more time in the middle.

Morrison keeps his spot, cannot fault his performance and he generally links up really well with everyone when we are on top of the other side, which is what will hopefully be happening this weekend.

 

[dermott]

No change to a winning team unless for injury. We can’t take the next two games lightly. They are must win and we must field our best team.

 

[SSSSSS]

Wouldn't be resting anyone at this stage.

We're a genuine scalp at this point and they will go all out

 

[Cyril says]

Ginni had an awesome game defensively and scored a couple of good goals. If he has a niggle or is upset about CJ being rested then he needs to be managed carefully as he is so important to us.

The more games he and the other forward group play together the better the chemisty - and he has been chemistry gold since the minute he walked in to our locker room.

 

[rdhopkins2]

Both games need to be decent wins to make finals and enter finals in commanding form. Don’t meddle with the starting squad unless forced to by injury / suspension / terrible form.

None of this ‘managed’ business.

 

[HedgeFund]

As Sam said after the game. We can’t afford to lose another game for the rest of the year.

So…….changes?

 

[Off The Couch]

Can’t believe posters are suggesting we “rest” players. Nothing is a given and winning form is good form and a change to the structures risks upsetting that.

The only changes should be forced changes and if Will is in any doubt he shouldn’t play, we all saw what happened to Curnow - he should never have taken the park.

 

[Blackhawk42]

This will be a tough week for CJ. He must know there is no conceivable way to replace Morrison after that performance.
Injuries happen at bad times and this is just one of them.

He could be the big beneficiary of a week's rest. Would be cherry ripe for a game in Tassie if anybody gets another niggle or underperforms.

But for this week, no change. I genuinely felt Harry was our best player yesterday.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

No changes, no resting unless genuinely injured or risk of doing damage. Absolutely zero hubris the next two weeks - take each side as seriously as we have any other this past 2 months.

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

No changes.

We still need to win and 2024 should have taught us that there are no easy wins

Not only win, but a big win would be very handy.

North will come hard in the final game

 

[lethalselbow]

No change.

Unless someone has pulled up sore.

Go Hawks.