At the time, the Hawks were playing like pox and we were trying to push for a place in the finals.

Predictably, we lost ...

MELBOURNE

B: Michael Hibberd, Tom McDonald, Neville Jetta
HB: Jayden Hunt, Sam Frost, Jordan Lewis
C: Nathan Jones, Clayton Oliver, Tom Bugg
HF: Christian Petracca, Jack Watts, Mitch Hannan
F: Jeff Garlett, Jesse Hogan, Jay Kennedy-Harris
FOLL: Cam Pedersen, Bernie Vince, Jack Viney
I/C: Oscar McDonald, Christian Salem, Dom Tyson, Josh Wagner
EMG: Dean Kent, Alex Neal-Bullen, Billy Stretch

IN: Jesse Hogan, Josh Wagner

OUT: Jake Melksham, Alex Neal-Bullen

HAWTHORN 

B: Grant Burchall, James Frawley, Ben Stratton, 
HB: Ryan Burton, Josh Gibson, Shaun Burgoyne 
C: Isaac Smith, Tom Mitchell, Jaeger O'Meara 
HF: Luke Breust, Tim O'Brien, Jack Gunston 
F: Paul Puopolo, Jarryd Roughead, Cyril Rioli 
FOLL: Ben McEvoy  Liam Shiels  Luke Hodge 
I/C: Blake Hardwick, Billy Hartung, Daniel Howe, Brendan Whitecross    

EMG: Kaiden Brand, Will Langford, James Sicily

IN: Grant Birchall, Cyril Rioli

OUT: Kaiden Brand, Will Langford

 

All I remember from this game was number 23, O'Brian I think it is, had no opponent all game as we had no height in the side. Hawthorn kept kicking it to him from behinds and he marked everything that came his way. It was really frustrating. Hopefully with the side we got now we can smash yet another side that has owned us in recent years. I suspect it 2 I'll be a tight game. 

Another game where we found ourselves down by 4-5 goals at quarter time.

Hunt’s move to the forward line sparked a comeback with a couple of goals in the second quarter but it ended with the usual heartbreak.

18 minutes ago, Leoncelli_36 said:

All I remember from this game was number 23, O'Brian I think it is, had no opponent all 

Oh god, dont remind me.    We lost cos that spud was allowed to do as he wished.

Big in this year

Gawn....  

Burgoyne has been good against us. Is he a chance to return? 

I really hope we savage them.

Someone to tag Mitchell?

Please tell me we are tagging Tom Mitchell. Do opposition coaches not rate him as I’m yet to see a hard tag or is he just that good?

Last year it was McEvoy who destroyed us when Maxy was missing.

He wont have it that easy this year.

Edited April 9, 20187 yr by hells bells

3 hours ago, Melb-A-Toast said:

Burgoyne has been good against us. Is he a chance to return? 

No he is out with a string for another 3 weeks ??

Clarry head-to-head with Mitchell. Should be worth the price alone. 

On 09/04/2018 at 9:16 AM, Petraccattack said:

Oh god, dont remind me.    We lost cos that spud was allowed to do as he wished.

And Roughead got the first 3 goals by pushing our defenders straight in the back without penalty and then the maggots gave them free kick goals for the slightest touch. 

They also had Burgoyne and we didn't have Max.

27 minutes ago, Redleg said:

And Roughead got the first 3 goals by pushing our defenders straight in the back without penalty and then the maggots gave them free kick goals for the slightest touch. 

They also had Burgoyne and we didn't have Max.

But we did have Viney, Red, and Jack Watts. (stirring.....)

On 09/04/2018 at 8:57 AM, Leoncelli_36 said:

All I remember from this game was number 23, O'Brian I think it is, had no opponent all game as we had no height in the side. Hawthorn kept kicking it to him from behinds and he marked everything that came his way. It was really frustrating. Hopefully with the side we got now we can smash yet another side that has owned us in recent years. I suspect it 2 I'll be a tight game. 

Agree, he was plucking marks all over the ground !! [censored] me off immensely. The outside run worries me and sirol usually like to poll his one 3 vote game a year against us. But I still hope we have one of those days where it all clicks and bounces out way and spank these assholes ! Supporters were already talking premierships after round 2 !

Edited April 10, 20187 yr by deestar