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Hawthorn 2016 have definitely shown they can match it with the best. 3rd quarter Hawthorn outplayed Geelong like no other top 8 team. From the 22min mark of the second against Sydney the Hawks won everything except shot accuracy. 2nd quarter(ish) against Adelaide they out played and out scored the highest scoring team in the league.
It hasn’t been often or consistent enough, but with some players returning and the young players getting better every week you’d be a fool to write Hawthorn off.
Geelong still the team to beat in 2016
Looking forward to the next few weeks as “vs top 8” starts to even out
The Roar's AFL expert tips and predictions: Round 10
It had nothing to do with the midfield. Hawthorn had less inside 50s in the 3rd (18) than the 1st (22) whereas Fremantle had 5 in the 1st but 9 in the 3rd.
So the stats say Fremantles mids did better in the 3rd, but somehow Fremantle went from 3.0 18 to 0.2 2 and Hawthorn went from 4.3 27 to 8.7 49
Can’t say that was the mids, more of a total team failure.
The curious case of the Fremantle Dockers
I think a lower percentage is expected when last time you played 3 eventual finalists, beat two, neither of whom had a particularly good start to the year.
And this time you’ve played 5 currently in the top 8 all of whom where seen as legitimate chances for the flag when you played them, and manages to win 3.
It’s a very different opening 8 rounds this year to last, just wait till the wheels start rolling and hawthorn get to play Essendon, Carlton, Collingwood
Flicking the switch: Hawthorn’s uneven start to 2016
I really want Richmond to get over the top of Sydney, because do you realise how exiting that would make round 9?
Hawthorn vs Sdney
GWS vs Bulldogs
All on 6-2
The winners are top 4
The Roar's AFL expert tips and predictions: Round 8
They didn’t play for the first half vs Geelong, and still lead a 3/4 time. The switch is very much still there.
Flicking the switch: Hawthorn’s uneven start to 2016
12.14 is very wasteful, especially for hawthorn
Geelong's smash-mouth stylings paying dividends, for now
I don’t think that Geelong would beat Hawthorn if they meet in finals, or at least not to the same margin.
Hawthorn had Sicily(4 games), Litherland (20), Pittonet (1), O’Rourke (12), and no Shiels, Hill, Roughead, Ceglar. And Hodge broke his arm when the game was still in the balance.
Add to that it being Geelongs most accurate game of the year and Hawthorns least, it will be a very different game if they meet again
Geelong's smash-mouth stylings paying dividends, for now
I thought your point was that Geelongs inconsistency is due to them blooding young players. Which is exactly what Hawthorn have been doing. The only difference is Geelong play most of the time in some games, and Hawthorn play some of the time in most games.
Geelong still the team to beat in 2016