Prediction Will the Hawks go a step further in 2025?

[moginie]

We were a poster off a prelim after many people tipped us to be bottom four

That's a game I haven't watched since attending it. I've watched all the feel good games of last season (and there are plenty) and seen how attractive we are in victory, I've got to see how we can be beaten and therefore the areas of improvement when the finals pressure comes.

The expectations at the moment are reasonably high. Love to see us make top four and go from there. If not, we'll find out a lot about the character of the squad.

 

[Roddy]

That's a game I haven't watched since attending it. I've watched all the feel good games of last season (and there are plenty) and seen how attractive we are in victory, I've got to see how we can be beaten and therefore the areas of improvement when the finals pressure comes.

The expectations at the moment are reasonably high. Love to see us make top four and go from there. If not, we'll find out a lot about the character of the squad.

I haven't watched it either, and I won't. But my memory of it is that we didn't play very well, against a more experienced side with far greater expectation on their own dungheap, and we STILL nearly pinched it...

 

[peetoo]

Without both Day and Frenchie

Young Burgoyne had a break out. Very exciting. He’ll be better than JHF

 

[Mojo]

You just feel we have enough pieces to win a premiership now; so anything shy of a grand final appearance, or the perception that we'll likely salute the following season (2026), would be pretty disappointing.

 

[peetoo]

Just watching highlights not many opponents defences can cover our fwds.

When on song they are loose everywhere

If Barass is the Lake piece revisited meaning less folding back to cover defence, we are going to see some heavy scoring, especially MCG

We should not be beaten there. 17 games at MCG UTAS Marvel

Leaves six other trips all on the difficult side, no gimmes