Preview Round 2, 2024: Hawthorn v Melbourne, MCG 4.35pm 23rd March

[Bugs1977]

I don't mind this at all

Agreed. Hope We send Finn directly to Oliver. Seeming he’s had his licence suspended maybe Finn can start the tag early and pick him up on the way to the G.

 

[Simon_Nesbit]

Agreed. Hope We send Finn directly to Oliver. Seeming he’s had his licence suspended maybe Finn can start the tag early and pick him up on the way to the G.

Love it. I can imagine the skit now...

Interior shot - looking over Clayton Oliver's shoulder at his phone as he orders an Uber X Share.
...
Exterior street - Oliver has his bag as car pulls up. Zooms in - Finn Maginess is sitting in the back (wearing full Hawks gear and mouthguard)
...
Car Interior - Oliver doesn't recognise Finn, thinks he's a weird obsessed fan (maybe Stratton?) and awkward conversation ensues
...
Demons Coaches Briefing - Focus on Gawn, Viney, Petracca, Oliver.....then Finn (still in full Hawks gear) is sitting next to Oliver.
...
Warming up in the rooms, Finn keeps shepherding/spoiling/tackling Oliver.
...
Finn standing next to Oliver at the first bounce
...
Sitting next to him on the D's Bench,
...
Montage of tackles, smothers, shepherds, spoils from the game.
...
Walking off the MCG, sullen and head bowed with the other Demon players as the Hawks celebrate
...
Camera shot shows Oliver getting into bed, the camera pans around....and Finn's standing at the foot of the bed (still in full Hawks gear).
...
Back at Waverley, Sam pushes a (comically big) red button. Camera back to Oliver's room, zoom in on Finn eyes as they close.
...

 

[Flag08]

Love it. I can imagine the skit now...

Interior shot - looking over Clayton Oliver's shoulder at his phone as he orders an Uber X Share.
...
Exterior street - Oliver has his bag as car pulls up. Zooms in - Finn Maginess is sitting in the back (wearing full Hawks gear and mouthguard)
...
Car Interior - Oliver doesn't recognise Finn, thinks he's a weird obsessed fan (maybe Stratton?) and awkward conversation ensues
...
Demons Coaches Briefing - Focus on Gawn, Viney, Petracca, Oliver.....then Finn (still in full Hawks gear) is sitting next to Oliver.
...
Warming up in the rooms, Finn keeps shepherding/spoiling/tackling Oliver.
...
Finn standing next to Oliver at the first bounce
...
Sitting next to him on the D's Bench,
...
Montage of tackles, smothers, shepherds, spoils from the game.
...
Walking off the MCG, sullen and head bowed with the other Demon players as the Hawks celebrate
...
Camera shot shows Oliver getting into bed, the camera pans around....and Finn's standing at the foot of the bed (still in full Hawks gear).
...
Back at Waverley, Sam pushes a (comically big) red button. Camera back to Oliver's room, zoom in on Finn eyes as they close.
...

You had me at “Oliver has his bag”

 

[burger09]

With Chol borderline to run out a full game, Gunston as the sub makes some sense. More than McGuiness at least.
Mids given a second chance. Let's see how they go with a rocket up them.
If they don't turn up there will be changes.

 

[threesixpio]

heck I bet I jinx us and we get smashed but I am feeling lucky this weekend. I reckon we will see a big improvement

 

[threesixpio]

With Chol borderline to run out a full game, Gunston as the sub makes some sense. More than McGuiness at least.
Mids given a second chance. Let's see how they go with a rocket up them.
If they don't turn up there will be changes.

Yep we have Seamus, Bailey, Day and Jiath hanging about later in the year. Work your butts off I say. Want our mids to bring beast mode this week and for our forwards to kick straight

The wheels of falling of the Dees. Let’s humiliate them

 

[The Spirit of Cricket]

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Did someone call ?

 

[QuietB]

I wonder if they'll play all of Brown, JVR, Petty & McDonald forward to stretch our defence. Would be a worry if our mids are getting smashed but would give us an advantage on the rebound where we were statistically strong last week.

Our HBF's (4 of them ) will have a field day. I am worried about Hawthorns small defence - but not against Melbourne I'm not.

 

[Coathanger]

That’s a mistake based upon the rules of last year by whoever has written it.

Exactly,How embarrassing.
Is our website farmed out to a Pakistani hub to write articles?

 

[RoughysMullet]

Gunners sub is a bit of a weird one. Thought we could have used that third crafty tall to get past May and Lever. Maybe wasn't running as well as we wanted him to?

At least we won’t have to watch him spray set shots all over the place again- he’s been an awful kick for goal post 3peat

 

[TylerDurden]

Apparently Ben Brown

50

Ben Brown

Age

33

Ht

200cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.7

3star

K

7.7

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

4.8

5star

T

1.2

3star

G

2.2

5star

D

7.9

2star

K

6.3

3star

HB

1.6

1star

M

3.7

4star

T

0.9

2star

G

1.0

4star

D

8.0

2star

K

4.6

2star

HB

3.4

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.4

4star

G

1.2

4star

didn't train in the captains run for them. Expecting a late change.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Apparently Ben Brown didn't train in the captains run for them. Expecting a late change.

Petty to stay forward or Schache coming into the side?

I suppose they still have JVR and MacDonald, so it's not as if they would be going in with only one KPF.

 

[Leather Poisoning]

Apparently Ben Brown didn't train in the captains run for them. Expecting a late change.

We'll take all the help we can get

 

[TylerDurden]

Petty to stay forward or Schache coming into the side?

I suppose they still have JVR and MacDonald, so it's not as if they would be going on with only one KPF.

Petty, JVR and TMac are enough talls anyway.

 

[Moops]

Hi all, a new Hawk from Sydney here, and fighting the good fight against a rabid nest of Swans supporters in my workplace. The lack of respect is palpable as a supporter of this great club. There are only so many times I can go back to 2014. Maybe I am showing my rugby league 'mungo' characteristics, but can the Hawks revert back to their unsociable ways? I became a Hawks supporter because of the guy in my profile pic. Can we start with the Demons? Line in the sand indeed...

 

[SpanishBrowne]

* I bet I jinx us and we get smashed but I am feeling lucky this weekend. I reckon we will see a big improvement

don't worry. by saying that you un-jinxed us. balance is restored

 

[TazHawk15]

Hi all, a new Hawk from Sydney here, I became a Hawks supporter because of the guy in my profile pic. Can we start with the Demons? Line in the sand indeed...

The sand has been washed away with the tide called AFL.

 

[Leather Poisoning]

I'm not feeling confident at all with this game.

 

[matey]

Can we please kick straight! We were the only team last week to lose that had more scoring shots than their opponent.

 

[Moops]

The sand has been washed away with the tide called AFL.

Never, the line in the sand is an attitude. What is the AFL going to do, suspend? Fine? From the outside looking in, it seems that the Hawks are taking a lot of crap from the AFL. The club needs to demand a lot more respect. What do you want? The Demons by 55 and we surrender meekly, returning to our place at the end of the line, or belt the living sh*t out of them for four quarters (legally of course), and lose by 15 but give them a reminder of who we are? Remember 2004?

 

[SSSSSS]

I'm not feeling confident at all with this game.

Keep calm and start smoking what Delecate Des is on.

Good vibes.

Lets smash these merger voters

 

[Charchi]

Lets smash these merger voters

I will never forgive their slimey supporters for voting yes, bunch of termites.

 

[killerspud]

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You know I hope we kick a goal in the first minute and then hope someone does a video of him saying it intercut with the goal in the first minute - it would be the funniest thing ever. Also David King is a massive ****wit whose eyes are far too close together to be trusted

 

[Roddy]

If we can push them, and be competitive against them, the way we were last year, even if they run out 4-5 goal winners in the end I'll be reasonably happy.

 

[humid hawk]

All I want is to get under their skin in a huge way.

• Finn to tag Oliver into the ground and cause him (and his coach) to lose his ****
• Ginni to kick a couple of belters and let their defence know about it
• Nash to crunch a couple of huge tackles
• Watson to get caught high and convert a couple of chances
• Hunt as a pack

Key KPI: Amount of veins standing out on Goodwin's forehead after the game. 2 = par. 3 = good. 4 = excellent (keep ambulance on speed dial)