Preview Round 3, 2023: Hawthorn v North Melbourne, 1 April 223, 1.45pm AEDT @ York Park

[HedgeFund]

You don’t have to be loud to be a leader.

As a defender - you should.

The best back lines are talking to each other constantly.

Calling for handovers.

Pointing out to team mates where opposition maybe sagging off / cheating.

Instructing team mates where to run if they’re out of position.

I’m not seeing any of the above from our defence ATM.

 

[TylerDurden]

 

[HawthornHawk]

As a defender - you should.

The best back lines are talking to each other constantly.

Calling for handovers.

Pointing out to team mates where opposition maybe sagging off / cheating.

Instructing team mates where to run if they’re out of position.

I’m not seeing any of the above from our defence ATM.

There was nothing quite like attending a game in Launceston and being able to hear Hodge berating his teammates all day for not being exactly where they should.

 

[TheFourPillars]

You don’t have to be loud to be a leader.

Yes of course that's true but in this instance Scrim goes about his business and other players haven't talked about him as a leader.

 

[Big Hotdog]

Thery are putting the chip in the wrong place...dont put it in the footy...put the chip in the umpire stupid.

 

[Mikevk123]

B Impey Blancke Sicily
HB Jiath DGB Scrimshaw
C Amon Worpel McDonald
HF Moore Kozi Hardwick
F Greene Ramsden Brockman
FOLL- Meek Day Newcombe
I/C- Stephens, Magginness, Butler, Ward
Sub- Bramble

 

[Jables]

I'm kind of bored of the blame the captain game people always have going on, been going on since Roughead although it feels like it skipped Big Ben a bit because people were on the we sacked Clarko we can do no wrong train, McEvoy had to be the least vocal we've had in decades and played in the backline a lot, but now it's suddenly a big issue.

Not having a go at anyone, but Sicily is really the last of our problems.

 

[MrPremiership]

So don’t try to have inside 50 entries that hang in the air. Kick to space / grass and let the small players run onto it.

Negate their defensive strength (marking) and we might be able to score more often.

Great, but we're not doing that.

Our ball movement this year has been slow. Teams have been able to set up defensively and stop us scoring easily.

And then waltz down the other end and score.

Adding a tall forward doesn't address this.

But, we've got quite a few issues at the moment.

 

[TylerDurden]

B Impey Blancke Sicily
HB Jiath DGB Scrimshaw
C Amon Worpel McDonald
HF Moore Kozi Hardwick
F Greene Ramsden Brockman
FOLL- Meek Day Newcombe
I/C- Stephens, Magginness, Butler, Ward
Sub- Bramble

I reckon it's pretty close. I'd drop Frost too, but I don't think they will.

 

[TylerDurden]

 

[TylerDurden]

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Scrim is back.

 

[TylerDurden]

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

So it’s looking like at least 3 changes, and good ones.

 

[Hodginator]

Will be good to have the level heads of Scrim and Morrison down back and through the middle. Hopefully Chad is good to go and can bob up for 3 or so goals.

 

[TDS7]

Scrim is back.

This makes it seem like he had an illness on top of his quad issues. Poor guy, good to see him get right back into the team now that everything has been cleared up.

 

[lethalselbow]

You don’t have to be loud to be a leader.

100%

A team is comprised of many characters. Loud, quiet, etc. Sometimes the quiet ones lead by example.

 

[TylerDurden]

 

[TDS7]

Knowing Clarko he'll swim back shirtless across the Bass and make North's three worst on do it with him.

 

[Blackhawk42]

So who misses?

Is Butler unlucky after being sub? Potentially Reeves?

I'd take a stab at it and suggest Maginness, Reeves, Bramble and Butler. Brockman in as sub. But that's a stab in the dark.

 

[CHUBBSS]

PRAISE THE LORD!

 

[smish]

Do not want Butler dropped. He is a tackling machine and we need to get games into him.

Hoping to see DGB back soon. Maybe he's just been told to eat as much as possible.

 

[Franko Armani]

But …. But …. He’s not in our coaches best 22

 

[Franko Armani]

Hallelujah