Post match. Hawks down Pies - all comments

[September Zeros]

[jack_spain]

I've only just recovered from our most disappointing loss of the year. I was expecting so much more. If we had played like the last two weeks we'd have blown these final's chokers out of the water. Alas, we reverted to one of our worst displays of field kicking for the season. Truly our skills were awful.

How could the Hawks stay on their feet and use the ball so cleanly in the rain while we looked like we were playing the game on ice skates? Honestly if one more of our defenders goes to ground (Maxwell and Heater! I'm looking at you!) and gifts an easy run into goal for the opposition I'll turn Apeman. And don't get me started on Buckley's game plan. He has learnt NOTHING from five encounters with these pretenders.

Honourable exceptions to three blokes who were magnificent last night:

Swan (BoG for me), Pendlebury and of course our newest sensation Brodie Grundy. Grundy could be anything. It's still too early to tell, but the impact he has made in four games is unbelievable.

That loss last night has made it almost certain we will not finish 5th (if Richmond beats Carlton today - which they will). That means a possible elimination final against the Dopers. What a friggin' nightmare! Still it could be worse. We could be playing Port in Adelaide.

The most positive thing I can say from last night is that this is close to the team we must have on the field next year. Dale Thomas comes back (to play alongside Josh Thomas - who I thought was good last night as well). And Seedsman probably comes in as well along with Alan Toovey who we've missed badly this year (Toovey will replace Nick Maxwell - who is also finished) and if Clinton Young ever gets fit enough to play two games in a row we might consider him. Jolly has to be pensioned off along with Krakouer. And it's sayonara J. Russell and A. Lynch (would GWS be interested?). Seriously Mr Hine what were you on when you traded for these blokes? I never thought I'd see a footballer have less impact than Chris Dawes, but the Q-Stick has achieved that.

For next season we must play Grundy and Witts as our ruck duo, with Witts spending most of his time in the forward line and just helping Grundy out.

All in all next season looks the better option for us. We left our run too late this year, and we can still pull those awful displays of ball butchering out of our proverbials. This must stop! Buckley will have a full season next year to prove whether he is Michael Voss or Paul Roos. The irony is that if he proves to be a Voss, Roos will already be coaching at another club.

[Culprit]

I don't know why people are disappointed. We are just not good enough. Plenty of kids, we just need some more mongrel. I'm pissed we lost but the Hawks have our measure as far as their backline goes.

[think positive]

Unfortunately I agree with most of that jack

What we really really really really really really need

Is someone to teach the players to kick straight at goal

There were at least three shoots last night that should not have missed, 2 by our star forward.

Add that to at least 2 goals the (mates with) got they didnt deserve, and we almost win the game.

In the last 1/4 we did a great run down the field, got it round all their players, and actually slotted it. Why do just about all the other teams make that look so easy, when 90% of our goals leave even us fans exhausted?

Cannot stand that prick that played for the drugsters, but shit he was accurate. Get him. Whatever it takes. He even kept his hair neat.

[September Zeros]

[think positive]

Defenders are at their best when their name, and more importantly, the player they are on, are rarely heard. Their job is to stop that player. I didn't see roughy once. (Apparently he kicked a goal, but I was braving the smoke and rain outside the ground at that point)

[September Zeros]

[matrix10]

Overall a good game to watch- ebbed and flowed.
At half time, we went in with the momentum (despite stevic and co's best efforts).
First 5-10 minutes of q.3 we had so much play, yet nothing to show for it.
If we had managed a goal or 2 in this time it would've been game on.

Hawks are front running bully boys with a different set of rules than any other team in the comp. I've watched a lot of their games and it seems like the umps are intimidated/awestruck by them and give them the rub of the green.

Too many players down last night.
Heath- shit-hawthorn clearly his bogey team
maxy- uber shit
Blair- ordinary night- nothing went right apart from the goal that really wasn't
Sidey- love him but he truly is soft- always avoids putting his body on the line and this costs us at least a goal a week- as well as another goal lost due to dinky cute kicks
Caff- didnt do enough to justify tag on mitchell- gave a way crucial free and dropped easy mark.

Grundy was awesome- greta poise and decision making and something many of our players lack- MONGREL!!!
Pendles- stood up again
Swanny- busted a gut all night
Beams- seriously impressive game- he uses the ball so well
Ball- never stops trying- not high possies last night but some of his attacks and tackles were inspirational.
Marley- killed rioli(poor mans leon) in the second half.a

The game could've gone either way- a few cheapo frees to us and a few denied to them, trav kicking straight, better decision making/execution

I hate hawthorn and their supporters.

Go Pies!

#anyonebuthawthorn

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[saundo]

Not sure why so many think we are crap because we cant beat the top team. We played well. Swan and Grundy were huge. The swarm was there but hawks managed to extract it still and found loose players. I blame Lynch for not running and showing any defensive side. Only takes 1 player not working hard enough and the opposition ends up with a string of loose players resulting in shots on goal. Umpires were ordinary and after being clinical last week we seemed tired and disposal was close to worst for the year in front half of ground. I strongly believe we can beat this mob with our game plan....need some luck, more energy, better disposal and remove Lynch. Watch him.....does not run or man up when opponents have ball.

[think positive]

My eldest daughter just woke up a tad miffed

Apparently, when ones daughters boyfriend of four years to the day, drops in to say hi at midnight on the way home from the game, still wearing his dawks jumper, "get £$%$ed" isn't an acceptable greeting.