Game Day Round 5, 2025: Port Adelaide v Hawthorn, 7.20pm @ Adelaide Oval

[Lando_]

It’s all about the start, if we start well they will drop there heads and I reckon we will run all over them, but if they start well and the crowd get into it, it’s gonna be tough

Even then we saw in tassie we got off to a terrible start, conditions were tough yet we adjusted and fought back and won.

I have every confidence that whatever they throw at us, we will answer in goals.

 

[eldorado]

Where's the 'K'?

I didn't notice that!

Go you Haws!!!!

 

[RCAB]

All finals are important, especially the cut throat games.

But the GF is a game that defines a team's standing.

It's why Sydney from 2014 till now aren't rated as highly as Brisbane et. al., despite winning three Prelims and appearing on the big stage that number of times across ten years.

Winning a Grand Final is the aim of every team in the competition.

We measure greatness by premierships but that doesn’t mean we ignore how a team got there.

You can’t crown "one week at a time narratives" and "the process" something Sam Mitchell preaches, and then act like the rest of September is filler.

The PF is just as important because it’s the gatekeeper to the big stage. You don’t get to the Grand Final without winning the cutthroat game before it.

Team like Sydney, have made that climb repeatedly, only to fall at the final hurdle. That consistency still matters.

The 2016 Bulldogs took the premiership cup off Sydney with the help of umpiring in that one GF. They were not the better team.

 

[RCAB]

He can't even do this for a Prelim. I don't think you need to be worried about Hinkley being a reason for any kind of resistance.

You're talking about a man who deflects blame for poor performances by saying there is more to life than football. While true, it's not a mentality a senior coach in the highest level of a sport should publicise.

He's at the point where a sacking and 6 month payout will take him to the end of his contract. At most he'll have a cry on ground to garner sympathy and the football world should (but probably won't) laugh at him.

This may seem like an attempted jinx but I just can't see why any of you fine people are anything less than confident.

We certainly have opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to coaches here. That's all I'll say about that.

 

[JZedd]

All finals are important, especially the cut throat games.

But the GF is a game that defines a team's standing.

It's why Sydney from 2014 till now aren't rated as highly as Brisbane et. al., despite winning three Prelims and appearing on the big stage that number of times across ten years.

Winning a Grand Final is the aim of every team in the competition.

Source?

 

[burger09]

The media are wishing this into a must watch car crash.
I hope we take the ruthless, professional approach to it all.
Our captain could lead the way with this. Let's see.

 

[TylerDurden]

 

[hardway]

As much as I want to hurt them physically and mentally, We must not get sucked into playing their poor standard of football. Play our higher standard of game and we win with no troubles. Save the song and dance as we walk off the field with the 4 points.

 

[Mojo]

Their a dirty side, expect them to be dirty

I shower before and after Port Adelaide games.

 

[madhawksfan]

Search, kill and destroy! Desperation move by Port to bring Boak back in.

JHF, Rioli and Butters are the three we need to zero in on. All gun players who killed us in the SF.

Their backline looks very vulnerable so if can win our share they’re going to struggle with our smalls, particularly if Bergman is out.

I’m sure they’ll try to go the biff led by tough guys like SPP and JHF.

This won’t be as easy as some on here are predicting. They love the backs to wall narrative. Hope we are ready for a hot first 10 minutes. Time and space could be very limited and our mids will need to be on their game early.

Can’t wait, go Hawks!

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Lots of the comments that our players made late last year have been replayed time and time again this week, which is no doubt going to be used by Ken again to fire them up… let’s hope that our players are ready this time.

 

[TheFourPillars]

Lots of the comments that our players made late last year have been replayed time and time again this week, which is no doubt going to be used by Ken again to fire them up… let’s hope that our players are ready this time.

I don't think it matters

 

[Cleavy]

I hope Dwayne isn't calling this one on Fox Footy, but suspect he probably is.

 

[Jai Newcombes Quads]

I hope Dwayne isn't calling this one on Fox Footy, but suspect he probably is.

Anthony Hudson has our game thankfully

 

[Bardo State]

The media are wishing this into a must watch car crash.
I hope we take the ruthless, professional approach to it all.
Our captain could lead the way with this. Let's see.

You wouldn't have even known Hawthorn existed 2-3 years ago. Feels great to be back.

 

[Simon Crawshay]

Search, kill and destroy! Desperation move by Port to bring Boak back in.

JHF, Rioli and Butters are the three we need to zero in on. All gun players who killed us in the SF.

Their backline looks very vulnerable so if can win our share they’re going to struggle with our smalls, particularly if Bergman is out.

I’m sure they’ll try to go the biff led by tough guys like SPP and JHF.

This won’t be as easy as some on here are predicting. They love the backs to wall narrative. Hope we are ready for a hot first 10 minutes. Time and space could be very limited and our mids will need to be on their game early.

Can’t wait, go Hawks!

Port are annoyingly good in these back to the walls type games which is my only worry.

On form we should have them easy.

 

[Hungdaddy]

The odds are ridiculous, considering the venue and the recent history...

Not the worst way to calm the nerves chucking a cheeky tenner in Ports direction, win:win.

 

[moginie]

It's not the last two games against them that has me worried because there were good periods where we had the games on our terms.

It's the game two years ago that concerns me when they poleaxed us by kicking 16.9 in the first half.

Now I know that they're a different team at present, but the fact that we know they can turn it on like that should get us focused on the things we can do and ignore the outside noise.

When the Saints dropped their pressure marginally last week it allowed Port back in to the game. Our pressure has to be relentless for as long as it takes to put them away.

Humidity is 22% Strapping Young Lad.

 

[MadDawg]

An (robot)) artist's impression of the result tonight

 

[Cleavy]

An (robot)) artist's impression of the result tonight

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[Roddy]

Not the worst way to calm the nerves chucking a cheeky tenner in Ports direction, win:win.

You hedger you...

 

[OnTheRocks]

No retreat, no surrender.

 

[madhawksfan]

Port are annoyingly good in these back to the walls type games which is my only worry.

On form we should have them easy.

Yep, that has been nagging away in the back of my mind all week. We have been super professional and methodical when challenged. Hopefully that holds us in good stead

 

[TylerDurden]

Sam has already doused the flames in the media. Listen to his comments. His messaging is it's essentially BAU.

 

[OhhhhhCyril]

Sam has already doused the flames in the media. Listen to his comments. His messaging is it's essentially BAU.

What did he say ?