Game Day Round 4, 2024 : Collingwood v Hawthorn, 5:10pm Sunday 7th, Adelaide Oval

[Strapping Young Lad]

Gather 'round people, it's Gameday against the reigning premiers.

Usually match up well with the Pies. I suspect Finn may have been brought in to "run with" his old buddy Naicos.
Ginni coming up against his old side for the first time since he won the flag with them last year is another interesting subplot.

Have at it.

 

[Sturty]

Me watching Ginni kick the winning goal

 

[Hawkinspired]

Lots of young and inexperienced players in the side so I feel we need to temper our expectations today.

I’ll be most interested to see if Seamus Mitchell returns to the back pocket to release Amon and how that structurally changes the side.

Also keen to see if Butler can snag a couple based on impressive VFL performances.

I don’t have high expectations of Hustwaite and Ramsden. They are not match winners but I feel there is an enormous amount of hype and expectation here.

Go hawks!

 

[Delecate Des]

HAWKS BY PLENTY OVER THE MUDLARKS






Not really a magpie according to my bird watching coworker

 

[dermott]

Fingers crossed. We seem to play well against the Pies so I am hopeful rather than confident. My Collingwood supporting mate is always nervous when they play us.

 

[HedgeFund]

We have won 14 of our last 17 against this mob.

 

[moginie]

HAWKS BY PLENTY OVER THE MUDLARKS






Not really a magpie according to my bird watching coworker

As it's Gather Round, they should be called the Piping Shrikes.

Magpies, magpie-larks and the striking mystery of the piping shrike

For more than 120 years, a question involving magpies has endlessly ruffled feathers — why is the bird on South Australia's state flag called a piping shrike? Trying to come up with an answer can feel like a wild goose chase, but ornithologists insist there's a simple solution.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Strebi3]

We matchup well against them. Don’t get sucked in by our injuries, this side is capable.

 

[earthworms]

Interesting matchup if they are playing on eachother.

 

[peetoo]

Danger game. Massive difference in time between games to tell on the Hawks

Just give a good account of ourselves

 

[Ridingthebumps]

Drive over to Adelaide to watch a game here for the first time with my daughter on L Plates to get her hours up. Pretty excited about seeing a game at AO. Just hoping we are competitive, don’t start horribly slow again and no lightning delay of game issues like last week! Ryan had a cracker against the pies last time so hopefully Ramsden can do the same. Really hope Butler picks up the speed of the AFL this time in

 

[Lawsy]

As it's Gather Round, they should be called the Piping Shrikes.

Magpies, magpie-larks and the striking mystery of the piping shrike

For more than 120 years, a question involving magpies has endlessly ruffled feathers — why is the bird on South Australia's state flag called a piping shrike? Trying to come up with an answer can feel like a wild goose chase, but ornithologists insist there's a simple solution.

www.abc.net.au

Only South Australians or honourary South Australians will get that moginie

 

[I got the outside word]

My father in-law only talks about footy when Pies are winning. That makes this a non-negotiable must win game or Sam Mitchell can tell my wife why I’m not at her parents for dinner.

 

[TylerDurden]

 

[TylerDurden]

 

[moginie]

Only South Australians or honourary South Australians will get that moginie

You have got to give it a go to find out.

 

[CaptainWorpedo]

Oh dear, I rather Ginni did it first where it comes to the pies. Good luck young man, we believe in you.

 

[TassieGrown]

3 things I am wanting today

1. Start well
2. Amon to a wing
3. W

 

[stonehawk]

Last 3 matches a combined total of 16 goals to 3 in the first quarter.

4:2
5:0
7:1

Slow starts are killing us


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[hawk for 37]

Anything for a strong start, kicking straight and the oppo to miss a few.
A win would an unexpected bonus at this stage.

 

[TylerDurden]

Assuming Finn starts forward on Naicos - regardless if he's half back or mid.

Means we're essentially playing with 5 forwards: Chol, Ramma, Moore, Ginni, Croc, Finn, and Butler on rotation?

 

[Ka Norkers]

not sure where the goals are going to come from. Ginnivan would have been our most likely source, but I can see him getting beaten from pillar to post today. As always, he'll give 120%
far too early to expect much from Ramsden, hopefully Chol is good for a couple, maybe even three, but beyond that, the cupboard is pretty bare.
our midfield are not a goal-kicking unit, but squeeze five out of Worpel, CMac, Newk, Moore and Butler, plus maybe one from Amon or Ward, and you never know.
If Sicily plays forward, we might kick 15, but otherwise, we will be relying on a tight midfield and defensive game, and hope that 10-12 goals wins the contest.

 

[Baz_hawk]

Who do we expect to be our starting substitute?

 

[HawthornHawk]

Really looking forward to this, we punched above our weight against Hardwick coaching tree sides last year, hoping that continues.

Hope Butler starts and cements his place!

 

[The hands of stone]

Heading into enemy territory , watching with a few pies supporters (other school parents) and have spent 16 hours on a cook of pulled pork and brisket for it .
Hoping the bbqing and AFL gods smile kindly on me

Need a midfield lift again defensively , Lewis hurts structurely but now gives us a chance to be unpredictable

Hawks by 8 ( realistically want us to be super competitive )