Preview Round 6, 2025: Geelong v Hawthorn, 3:20pm Easter Monday 21st April, MCG

[TazHawk15]

Expecting another slow start and Geelong to play like prime 2007 Geelong.

The 2008 Geelong side was better than the 2007 version and we all know how that turned out.

 

[Bedi]

one bad loss & ppl are shitting themselves... we are 4-1 & right in this.

no need to panic lfg

here's the thing as well, it was a shocking loss yet somehow yet we outscored them by 50 points in a half! Crazy stuff.

 

[StillAtLarge]

The Aaron Lord Cup?

 

[Walshawk]

Still tickets available but be quick!

 

[Buckemenico]

Would love us to show up in Q1 this time.
We haven't shown up in any Q1 against Port or Geelong the last few times and those are the teams that make up for 4 of our 5 losses in the last 25 games.

 

[cyrilicious]

There are tickets available on Ticketek, level 4 for $45 and they just released Level 2 ones for $85.

Dude ur a champ! I was able to get a ticket. On monday there werent any available so I thought it was sold out!

 

[Dewnior]

Battle to Cameron
Scrim to Henry
Barrass to Neale
Finn to Holmes
Hardwick to Close
Impey to Stengle

We need to be within 3 goals at 3/4 time. Being one of the fittest team in it we should roll over them in the last.

 

[DEECEE]

Lads cld probably do with another "bring your mouth guards to training" session before the cats game.

 

[eldorado]

My gut tells me we won't win this.
But my gut also told me we'd smash Port.

My gut tells me not to trust your gut.

 

[I got the outside word]

Agree - bring him in and drop Ginni - Ginni is just not working hard enough - Chol's laziness is rubbing off on him. Maybe he should stop spending so much time deciding on what celebration to have and focus on just getting the ball

To be fair, he spent a lot of time last year choosing celebrations and got to use them. I have a feeling the young fella is playing through an injury. I do think he needs to get whatever it is right though so a sideline stint may do some good.

 

[Cannyman]

Another quick light training today.
All players besides Will Day are present.
Croc, Worps, Dear, McCabe and Nash all moving well.
Off course the upcoming main training should tell the complete story if all are really 100%
Nash got a small strap on the left arm.


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Can't see any mouthguards. A bit worrying.

 

[RCAB]

Holmes is very quick. Ran a 22.67 as a 17 year old.

Edit: Also ran a 2.80 20 second sprint at the Vic Metro combine which if included in the draft combine would be top 10 of all time for draftees.

That's interesting, he doesn't seem overly quick to me on the ground. I guess we'll see him run vs Maginess/Watson/Weddle/CJ and we can see how he compares.

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

Disagree.

They gave a very good small forward line, but it's not better than Wiz, Ginnivan, Moore, McDonald and Hardwick.

As for Holmes and Smith. They're good runners, particular Holmes, but they don't have pace. Don't mistake good running ability with pace. Smith is a little better than Holmes in terms of acceleration, Holmes is very average.

Holmes doesn't have pace? He won the sprint at the GF mate he is lightning quick.

That's interesting, he doesn't seem overly quick to me on the ground. I guess we'll see him run vs Maginess/Watson/Weddle/CJ and we can see how he compares.

Only CJ and Watson could match him at full throttle I reckon. CJ is very quick but we never see enough of it.

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

Dude ur a champ! I was able to get a ticket. On monday there werent any available so I thought it was sold out!

AFL have released the sections that are left after the club allocations were exhausted. Still time but after tomorrow I reckon you won't get one.

 

[RCAB]

Holmes doesn't have pace? He won the sprint at the GF mate he is lightning quick.

Only CJ and Watson could match him at full throttle I reckon. CJ is very quick but we never see enough of it.

Ok, so on a track his very fast. But I'm just telling you in a football game he doesn't seem overly quick me. I've said already, he's a good runner, but not superb pace or acceleration, relative to other quick players in the league, at least I haven't seen it this season.

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

Ok, so on a track his very fast. But I'm just telling you in a football game he doesn't seem overly quick me. I've said already, he's a good runner, but not superb pace or acceleration, relative to other quick players in the league, at least I haven't seen it this season.

He leaves most for dead when he's in full flight, it's actually pretty exciting to watch as a neutral. Think Jetta and Rioli in the 2012 Grand Final. Rioli very fast over a short distance but Jetta had him covered over an extended sprint. He had Weddle covered comfortably in that sprint on Grand Final day, as I said only Wiz and CJ could match him.

 

[TylerDurden]

Holmes? He's the best runner in the game.

 

[SA HAWK]

The amount of people on here scared of Geelong is astounding.
We’ve lost 5 games since April last year, one being at that tax payer funded hell hole stadium they play out of. Haven’t lost at the G since the Swans game.

We’ll be fine, we have match ups for their big forwards, Geelong don’t have this all conquering midfield at all, in fact outside of Holmes, who isn’t handling a tag at all and Baz they are pedestrian in there,

Meek should monster Stanley and our small forwards if given enough supply can cause chaos for quite a tall and slow defence.

Some people need to stop jumping at shadows.

Have you seen our head to head record since the 2008 gf?

Something like 21-9

11-3 for easter monday.

We have been their bunnies for too long.

 

[Hawkk]

Have you seen our head to head record since the 2008 gf?

Something like 21-9

11-3 for easter monday.

We have been their bunnies for too long.

The Easter Monday record is a joke - two of those wins were decided by less than two kicks too.

 

[The hands of stone]

Ok, so on a track his very fast. But I'm just telling you in a football game he doesn't seem overly quick me. I've said already, he's a good runner, but not superb pace or acceleration, relative to other quick players in the league, at least I haven't seen it this season.

He is very quick/powerful and their best mid. Hopefully we don't see much of that .......

 

[Bugs1977]

Battle to Cameron
Scrim to Henry
Barrass to Neale
Finn to Holmes
Hardwick to Close
Impey to Stengle

We need to be within 3 goals at 3/4 time. Being one of the fittest team in it we should roll over them in the last.

Henry is out (hammie)

 

[Bugs1977]

My gut tells me we won't win this.
But my gut also told me we'd smash Port.

Strange season this one.

You got IBS again TD?

 

[The hands of stone]

Henry is out (hammie)

Ollie or Jack ......thought it was Jack ?

 

[Bugs1977]

Ollie or Jack ......thought it was Jack ?

Yeah I was referring to Jack not Ollie. Injury report says out for another 2-4 weeks.

 

[TylerDurden]

Ollie or Jack ......thought it was Jack ?

Jack.