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Thought Pickett had some very good cameos but how to get him more involved....

Do you actually watch our games?

Agreed. It's been nice winning the two preseason games but I'd almost be willing to sacrifice a third win to llet Pickett and SPS have a lot of time on the ball and see what happens.

Crips had 29 possessions, but they were almost all handballs.

I thought he stemmed the tide at the clearances regardless of how much of the ball he got, he just kept getting his big frame in the way of the Hawthorn runners, slowed things down a bit and made it harder for them.
He's got captain written all over him when Murph hangs up the boots.

I thought he stemmed the tide at the clearances regardless of how much of the ball he got, he just kept getting his big frame in the way of the Hawthorn runners, slowed things down a bit and made it harder for them.
He's got captain written all over him when Murph hangs up the boots.

Unless certain players are clearly BoG, they get targetted week in week out, some even when they are clearly BoG! You should know that by now!

Murphy had a quiet first half when the Dawks midfield dominated, but then so did Cripps!

Should we drop Cripps from Rnd 1 for being soft, soft and lazy?

I think Docherty will be captain and Cripps VC...

Scrappy game no doubt. But a win interstate for our youngsters will provide what a loss anywhere can't, and some. Bonding Blues on route from the Apple isle.

All the very best to big Kruez. He was sensational before his injury.

Given our slow start, and Kruez's early exit, I thought we stayed the course and turned it up at crucial times.  Excellent signs of the cohesion building IMO.

Finally cracked the 100 and kicked well at goal. Wooohoooo
Go Blues.

I thought he stemmed the tide at the clearances regardless of how much of the ball he got, he just kept getting his big frame in the way of the Hawthorn runners, slowed things down a bit and made it harder for them.
He's got captain written all over him when Murph hangs up the boots.

True, but you have to measure this relative to the Dawks midfield rotations, the Dawks went quite a lot with their B-Graders early in the second half until late when they went back to the A-Graders. By then they had lost the momentum, but the Dawks started winning and spreading again quite late.

Winning is better than losing.

Considering what was happening to us last year in preseason when we scored 32 against Hawthorn in Tassy cracking 100 is definitely better.

Without a ruckman and Bolton pulling all kinds of odd changes (O'Shea / O'Brien / Samo all playing a quarter each, etc.).

The hawks had their best team in and really had a massive crack. Couldn't maintain their early energy levels (they look unfit and short on depth) or kick straight... sucks to be them.

Were you at the game, watching it on line or just sooking that your man Malthouse is no longer involved?

We lost our most important player, kicked 8 goals in a quarter, and held out to defeat one of the powerhouse clubs of the last 50 years.  Yes, it’s only a JLT game but the effort we put in tonight was a significant improvement.

The hawks had their best team in and really had a massive crack.