Must have cancelled his monthly order of Grecian 2000, Zips!
In any case, regarding Geelong...
*smile* 'em!
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Must have cancelled his monthly order of Grecian 2000, Zips!
In any case, regarding Geelong...
*smile* 'em!
It'll be Peter Garrett if they don't win the flag....again....this season.
Karma express.
Do you reckon the prick is happy like he was the night the dog Kod Prestia??
nah. We have injuries, they have injuries. We have a fitness team, they have a fitness team. We have good luck, they have bad luck. Or vica versa.
No-one remembers who was out injured on game day except bitter fans. We only remember who got the glory.
In a similar position we rested Lynch and lost the first final to Brisbane but ended up winning the Granny. I would love for them to risk Cameron and have issues further down the line.
just checking to make sure the private school boys from down geelong way have a nice home game against a bottom team this week?
Rubbish words about Jack. No need to write those today.Blighty when asked who he’d choose between Hawkins and Riewoldt. never knew Malcolm had such a sense of humour, “if push came to shove”
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Blighty when asked who he’d choose between Hawkins and Riewoldt. never knew Malcolm had such a sense of humour, “if push came to shove”
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Personally reckon he is showing his bias and his comment doesn’t make much sense. But don’t know the context in which he was asked.
However, this, this, this and this again:
Jack has the one thing that Hawkins doesn't that is critical in finals. He can apply defensive pressure. Jack's kicking for goal in both 2017 and 2020 was not at its best (his last goal against Geelong excepted), but he created a number of goals in both games through outstanding forward defensive pressure acts.
Jack is also a much better contested overhead pack mark. Hawkins is excellent one on one, and very dangerous on the lead. But under the pressure of finals and more so the grandfinal, only the really elite players skills stand up to their normal level for the majority of the game. This means it is critical, especially in your forward line, that you have players who can make something out of half chances. Hawkins (and Dangerfield) are not fit to tie Jack's bootlaces in this regard.
In the 2017 Grandfinal in particular, Jack took big pack marks in situations where the contest was 50/50 at best. It kept the ball in our forward line and gave his teammates confidence.
If you can crowd Hawkins in a contest and cut off the space he has to lead into, you can greatly reduce his effectiveness (and confidence). The thing is, as we have shown time and time again, you do not need great defenders to play that sort of game, you need discipline.
Attacking skills win Coleman's and Brownlows, defensive skills win flags. It is about time we added it to the death and taxes argument as a given.
In all seriousness, if you had the choice, which one do you go for? Depends what you want. The evidence as I see it suggests one of these guys is elite at getting you to finals but falls away when there, the other is very good through the year and simply wins finals for you.
It is easy to say in hindsight, but I know which way I am choosing. And it is not the guy who can play in the ruck!
Short jabbed elbow..Blighty when asked who he’d choose between Hawkins and Riewoldt. never knew Malcolm had such a sense of humour, “if push came to shove”
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Jack always has a plan when he is shooting for goal. Figuratively, you can see the cogs turning in his head. How far out? What angle? drop punt? Banana? Kick around the corner? He calculates the odds and goes with the best option that he can figure out.
Hawkins just kicks it. He rarely plans anything.
That is a good trait if you are an instinctive footballer like Dusty Martin. He doesn’t plan either but he never second guesses himself. He just goes with it. He innately knows where everyone is and where the goals are.
Hawkins does not.
Hawkins just kicks it. He rarely plans anything.
That is a good trait if you are an instinctive footballer like Dusty Martin. He doesn’t plan either but he never second guesses himself. He just goes with it. He innately knows where everyone is and where the goals are.
Hawkins does not.
