Game Day Round 4, 2022: Hawks v Saints , MCG 3:20pm Sunday 10th April

[jr4jane2004]

Saints look Top 4 this year playing against us. I hope we don't serve this garbage playing against the Cars next week.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

5 centre clearances to Mitchell. The whole team has 8

It's good getting the clearance, but when you're putting your teammate under pressure once you're out, it's pointless

 

[Davo-27]

Saints are just outplaying us today

JOM has soapy hands

Newcombe got ahead of himself with the AFL article written about him yesterday

Howe is roleplaying a crash test dummy

i think this might be a reality check, im not sure if we can challenge for finals this year unfortunately.

 

[SSSSSS]

Need to play Nash as a permanent midfielder instead of one of TOM/JOM/Worpel. Need Lynch in with Reeves next week.

 

[toomanysquibs]

We have handed them goals with really bad decision making

Being under pressure does that though, the problem is our game style hasn't been working for us, and we've not been able to adjust in any way.

Plus, they are slicker than us at this stage of the game and after a promising start we've come off the boil a bit.

When Sicily is giving hospital handballs, and we're looking this average, it's the heat in the game that is making it happen as much as it's the players not being capable.

It can turn around, even if it's not today, we'll be learning from this (as embarasrsing and painful as it likely is for the players).

 

[dermott]

If a few more of our guys could deliver the ball into our forward line like Scrim we would be a lot more competitive.

 

[Suntory Boss Coffee]

Look, we are playing horribly. But the expected score only has us down by a goal 44-50.

 

[Off The Couch]

Don’t look anything like the team we’ve seen the last couple of weeks.

At the moment it’s looking like it could be a big loss

 

[Denver Day Lewis]

I'm not equipped to understand what's happening out there. (I suspect the younger players, especially the debutants, are weary after a big game last week.)

Has the defensive structure gone out the window? How? The horrible disposal and decision-making creating quick turnovers? Are we running ahead of the ball?

McEvoy's injury critical. Reeves outclassed. No-one capable of matching King. Midfield incapable of defending.

But most importantly, I've to seen anything in the last couple of years to indicate that our senior players, including multiple premiership stars, are capable of leading this club consistently and helping drag us back into games. Mitchell goes closest, but we seem to perform alright without him. But what would I know.

Fingers crossed we keep running out the game, but our skill levels under pressure aren't up to scratch it seems.

But I would prefer to see a result that was free of umpiring incompetence, but still a 7-goal loss seems likely.

Unfortunately our fixture gets harder for the next month. 3W-6L, 4W at best.

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

Very similar to last years game v Saints.

Seeing as Ratts has good Intel on us maybe we should give these guys a different look when we play them so they don't rock up knowing what there going to get because he's comprehensively outcoached Mitch here so its up to Mitch to start asking questions back and not just for this match but in future when we play Stkilda. There developing a streak on us.

 

[hfc70]

St.Kildas’ pressure has been very good.

Umpiring is very disappointing.

Hawks decision making is extremely poor.

Losing Worpel before the game has unsettled our midfield.

There’s another half for the boys to turn it around (inc umps)

 

[Messenger]

Yeah, these are the sort of games this team is going to have as they develop.

St Kilda is a mature team that will beat the bottom half but aren’t going to lay a finger on the top 6.

So long as we keep taking it on I’ll live with it. Thanks goodness CJ is playing.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Our decision making is our biggest issue today. Some of our ball use from the back half has been ordinary.
Our key forwards can't take a mark inside 50.
Our midfield still not doing enough with it.

Heaps to work on.

 

[toomanysquibs]

Saints are just outplaying us today

i think this might be a reality check, im not sure if we can challenge for finals this year unfortunately.

Those articles stitch our players up every time.

But I agree with the first point, and figure it's very early days to be writing off finals just yet.

A lot can change in a long season. We've shown promise, even early in this game.

we're just not potent going forward today. Doesn't help we missed some really getable chances early.

 

[H00t]

Been concerning this looks like Worps second poor game this year with 2 pretty good games. What I’ve noticed is his time on ground seems pretty low.

He spent 30+ minutes on the bench last week. And 17 minutes already this week. I wonder if he is carrying an injury.

 

[Paul Kersey]

Can cop losing but make them earn it.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Stkilda aren't bombing high to their forwards. Time to put the mids in defence, and the defenders in the midfield. It might work?

 

[parsons nose]

JOM, Mitchell and Worps need to lift otherwise why not just play Sheils or Phillips

You would think Liam comes in next week probably at the expense of JOM.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Newcombe got ahead of himself with the AFL article written about him yesterday

 

[The hands of stone]

Saints loaded up 2 years ago , they are a mature side compared to us.
It shows

Stick thick with the guys

 

[Paul Kersey]

22 tackles to half time.

 

[H00t]

That is because they keep winning the ball back in the centre. Literally impossible to get their forwards out of the front half if we can’t get it past half way

This is true. But even in the first quarter they were getting us out the back from our f50. Exactly what we were doing to teams.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

You would think Liam comes in next week probably at the expense of JOM.

Shiels was a terrible leader today for box hill, even swore at Saunders telling him to "open your f'ing eyes" at one point. Very selfish, and don't think developing players need that

 

[tristenlvm]

Yeah, these are the sort of games this team is going to have as they develop.

St Kilda is a mature team that will beat the bottom half but aren’t going to lay a finger on the top 6.

So long as we keep taking it on I’ll live with it. Thanks goodness CJ is playing.

They usually loose the games against teams bellow them and give top 6 teams a run for their money. Could really handle McEvoy out there though. Vintage Ryder

 

[Davo-27]

he just has kicked the ball to opponents too often this game, im used to Newcombe not turning it over so often.