Game Day Round 5, 2024: Suns v Hawks, 7:30pm, People First Stadium

[Strapping Young Lad]

It’s Game day!

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

 

[kirbatron]

we'll win this

 

[Delecate Des]

HAWKS BY PLENTY

 

[Dinsdale]

Are we wearing our retro guernsey today?

 

[cryptor]

Chol to go ham with a bag of 5.

 

[StillAtLarge]

A bonus of this timeslot is that it'll be impossible for us to head into the shade at 3/4 time

 

[The Jet From Poowong]

I just hope the coaches advise the group before hand, to play for distance when the dew comes.

 

[suburb whispers]

Humidity Watch:

Currently 73%.

 

[Barry Damage]

Packing the bags ready to head to the airport. Fingers crossed for a repeat of the single game I got to last year when we did a number on the lions.

 

[Roger Rogerson]

I think we’ll know early if we are coping with the conditions. The ball always seems a bit slippery up there too so hope we are prepared for it.

 

[kenneje]

Josh Ward in prime time

 

[Mr Lizard]

my hopes are getting higher, and that's okay. It's game day... let's get some, Hawks!

(I like the dark strip)

 

[Agent Smith]

I just hope the coaches advise the group before hand, to play for distance when the dew comes.

 

[HoldingThe Ball]

Outside of Rowell, they have a few soft players in the middle and down back.

Lukosius, Swallow, Fiorini, Berry and Rosas can wilt under sustained physical pressure.

Miller, Anderson, Collins and Holman etc get easily distracted if their opponent gets under their skin.

We all remember Collins cracking one, Miller and Zorko etc etc

Hit them hard, keep them guessing and don't give them an inch, and we get into their heads.

Once the Suns fall apart, their play falls away as well - and if there's one thing the Suns have been consistent in throughout their short history - it's being unable to stop a side getting a run on, and being able to have a 'second crack' at a side once a few blokes put the cue in the rack.

That's how we beat them - worry the soft, unsettle the flighty and pressure the kids.

They are a better side than us currently - but get into them and we can win this.

Hopefully we turned a corner last week - play like we did 2nd half and we beat this mob of draft-tampering, AFL propped up stain of a club.

We win this by 4 goals.

Go Hawks!!

 

[StillAtLarge]

Hopefully the great CornCholio does a number on his old mob and kicks a bag. Not confident though, Suns look a top 5-8 side from what I've seen of them this year...

 

[thehardway]

Just want a good start to give ourselves a chance. 1st quarters have been killing us.

 

[grumbleguts]

Just want a good start to give ourselves a chance. 1st quarters have been killing us.

Last time we kicked the first three goals. Pretty sure we want to kick a bigger score than them, regardless of the start,

 

[Hawkspot]

I just hope we play with the same intensity and effort from the second half last week from the start.

Slow their entries, bully their string beans, win contested footy, kick more goals than them.

 

[Noel Gallagher]

They will win this. Just want to see consistent four quarters and further development of our younger brigades. C mac needs to step up and hopefully meek continues his good form in the middle

 

[Kanga Commando]

Humidity Watch:

Currently 73%.

Looks serious - Gonna need spiderman hands

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Humidity Watch:

Currently 73%.

Yeah, but what about in Adelaide?

 

[moginie]

Yeah, but what about in Adelaide?

53%. It's a delightful day.

 

[Mojo]

They will win this. Just want to see consistent four quarters and further development of our younger brigades. C mac needs to step up and hopefully meek continues his good form in the middle

You read this often, 'player x needs to step up', and there's probably a lot of truth to that, but there's a small concession as well; when we aren't connecting as a collective, asking one player to increase their output by a big percentage has got to be extremely difficult.

 

[The hands of stone]

Most are expecting one way traffic tonight.
Im hopeful we start with the intensity that we showed in the last half last week.

I feel like we arent far away from a decent upset win , maybe tonight is that game!