Game Day Thread: Qualifying Final Sydney Swans vs Hawthorn Hawks

[MightyBloods]

the Hawks are using Bolts and ROK to run off when they break...
We have to get tighter on Mitchell & Sewell.....release ROK and tag Mitchell with McGlynn...please Horse make the move.Plan C is to put Smith on Mitchell and ROK on Puopolo and use ROK like a Hodge setting up from the backline.

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the Hawks are using Bolts and ROK to run off when they break...
We have to get tighter on Mitchell & Sewell.....release ROK and tag Mitchell with McGlynn...please Horse make the move.Plan C is to put Smith on Mitchell and ROK on Puopolo and use ROK like a Hodge setting up from the backline.

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as a side point...the crowd size looks disappointing for a mild Melb night.

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and low scoring games normally favour the defensive record.....and thats not the Hawks.

[Snake]

game of millimeters out there, as much as I would like to the Jetstar and the Ginger Ninja be on the ground at the same time, they will swap.

We need to clamp Sewells influence.

[annew]

I think that Hawthorn will come out in the third quarter and blow us away, we need some fast running

[Bloodthirsty]

If we're gonna kick it long, at least kick it deeper. White having a great match so far. Hannebery will hopefully get better.

[Blue Sun]

the Hawks are using Bolts and ROK to run off when they break...
We have to get tighter on Mitchell & Sewell.....release ROK and tag Mitchell with McGlynn...please Horse make the move.Plan C is to put Smith on Mitchell and ROK on Puopolo and use ROK like a Hodge setting up from the backline.

Agreed, super easy transition from their back half to their forward. It seems too that the bit of room we had earlier in the year has evaporated, and therefore our quick in and under hand passes aren't possible.

Richo made a good comment earlier regarding Tippett and Pyke standing too close to one another in the forward 50, making it easier for Hawk defenders. Longmire has to find a way to isolate those guys.

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the Hawks are using Bolts and ROK to run off when they break...
We have to get tighter on Mitchell & Sewell.....release ROK and tag Mitchell with McGlynn...please Horse make the move.Plan C is to put Smith on Mitchell and ROK on Puopolo and use ROK like a Hodge setting up from the backline.

Agreed, super easy transition from their back half to their forward. It seems too that the bit of room we had earlier in the year has evaporated, and therefore our quick in and under hand passes aren't possible.

Richo made a good comment earlier regarding Tippett and Pyke standing too close to one another in the forward 50, making it easier for Hawk defenders. Longmire has to find a way to isolate those guys.

[Melbournehammer]

Actually I have thought it a pretty terrible game. Our skills deplorable, and we really should be two goals up. The game couldn't have been played in that quarter more on our terms. We really have failed to make the most of our chances, and then when they get the ball near the fifty their ability to hit a target inside fifty has been scary.

Birds kicking needs to improve drastically.

Mcveigh needs to impose himself.

Sad actually because they are there for the taking.

[wolftone57]

Look the pressure or perceived pressure is having a huge impact on the delivery and Hannas has had a week out. It makes a difference. He was one of the players taking in huge breaths at the quarter time break. I think he only started training the last session. The kicking for goal is crap by both sides

[billyboob]

Teddy just dislocated his pinky.

[annew]

Here comes the plethora of Hawthorn goals

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This is deplorable, what the hell, we re gone gone gone

[Blue Sun]

Its all of a sudden become very tough to watch. Free hawthorn players everywhere. Not looking good.

[Bloodthirsty]

Here comes the plethora of Hawthorn goals

Yep. Typical. If we can't shut them down without Franklin and Rioli then we don't deserve to win the premiership. We'll see how it goes.

[annew]

Do we even have a midfield anymore or is it get ball kick ball as long as possible and hope

[billyboob]

WOW. What a suck 10 ten minutes.

[annew]

OMFG at this rate Carlton and Richmond will smash us. might as well put Jetta on now and give him match practice

[Melbournehammer]

Deplorable skills and a very one dimensional forward line. The top heavy nature is killing us