AFL Game Day R7 2022

[MrMahatma]

Play exactly the same as Melbourne. Strong defence and structures and rebound off half back.

This is the way.

Seem to always have good KPP. Would beat us by 5 goals at this point!

[Grantysghost]

Seem to always have good KPP. Would beat us by 5 goals at this point!

They'd grind to a 3 to 5 goal win you're right.

Good defences trump all else.

[josie]

Hawks with a fast start again and should have nailed a couple more with Breust missing from 30m.

Can they be competitive for another 3 quarters

Mitchell seems like a good coach. Anyone notice that hawks may have a philosophy of ok to give away a free eg chop arms to hold up play/ give time for them to stream into defence. Clever technique. Sicily such a smug face but gee he is a really good player. They probably will not win but hawks doing well up to half time. If they could deliver into F50 a bit better it could be a smidge closer. They seem to be putting clamps on Oliver, and perhaps Petracca but more so former who often feeds the latter. For those more astute is Oliver being tagged?

Melbourne outstanding at streaming forward and generally their goal kicking is top notch. Brown may be kinda boring and Fritsch as annoying as Alfred E Neumann with that wide grin and weird hair but they sure know how to mark and kick straight I50. If a Dees player is within 50 or close to it and going for goal you’d back them in 5 to 7 out of 10 times at present. Is it technique, is it confidence, are they just more talented? A combo of all 3? Wish we had that formula.

Is our Bailey a chance of being swooped on, with hawks on the rise? I sure hope we keep him, but also wonder what would he be worth (another thread I know).

[G-Mo77]

Play exactly the same as Melbourne. Strong defence and structures and rebound off half back.

This is the way.

This is the way.

[bornadog]

Hawks have certainly missed some easy shots with Breust missing two easy ones, and Gunston with that wild shot.

[bornadog]

This is the way.

Have you noticed, Melbourne rarely switch play from one side of the ground to the other like we try and do. They are more direct from the backline in transition to the forward line. By constantly switching, we end up moving the ball too slowly and by the time we get to FW50, it is clogged with players.

[EasternWest]

Have you noticed, Melbourne rarely switch play from one side of the ground to the other like we try and do. They are more direct from the backline in transition to the forward line. By constantly switching, we end up moving the ball too slowly and by the time we get to FW50, it is clogged with players.

Except for the times when we go direct by bombing it down the line.

[Grantysghost]

Have you noticed, Melbourne rarely switch play from one side of the ground to the other like we try and do. They are more direct from the backline in transition to the forward line. By constantly switching, we end up moving the ball too slowly and by the time we get to FW50, it is clogged with players.

They trust their defence. They don't care about clearances even.
Its like when you're potting your plants and you put the gravel in the bottom to absorb the water so they don't get soggy feet.

It's exactly that!

[Grantysghost]

This is the way.

[Grantysghost]

Hawks have run with Langdon tonight.

Wow, strategy.

[josie]

They trust their defence. They don't care about clearances even.
Its like when you're potting your plants and you put the gravel in the bottom to absorb the water so they don't get soggy feet.

It's exactly that!

Take a bow GG. Now that’s a lateral thinking, green eco analogy if ever I’ve heard one.

[Grantysghost]

Take a bow GG. Now that’s a lateral thinking, green eco analogy if ever I’ve heard one.

Haha thanks Josie. If you say 100 dumb things 1 has to resonate xD

[kruder]

Boyd developing nicely at Fremantle I just have a feeling one day he will be our coach.

[MrMahatma]

Hawks should’ve beaten the Dees! Amazing match. Hawks will be dangerous in 2 years. And Dees ain’t invincible

[Grantysghost]

Boyd developing nicely at Fremantle I just have a feeling one day he will be our coach.

I would be very happy with that.

Wouldn't tolerate anyone who doesn't meet the standard.

For eg Schache would've been gone already I think.

I'm not saying that's right or wrong I just think that's the kind of coach he'd be.