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I don't think Hawthorn were that special.
You could argue the game was over at quarter time, but that type of performance wont take them too far in finals against good sides.

We were awful in the first and average for the rest of the game, but it wasn't a blow-out.
A good side would have kept the knee on the throat, considering ladder positions could be significantly influenced by percentage at the end of the year.

We're a bit in limbo at the moment.
There remains a fair bit of uncertainty around the list for next year.
I don't think we should dwell too much on individual performances or match results.
We had a good number of our players sitting in the stands watching tonight.
The side that takes the field  Round 1 2026 may be a significantly different side to this one, so keep trying the younger players.
They'll have a few up and down performances as they adjust and learn.

If there are any issues with or between players hopefully they're sorted in the next month or two.
The commentators seemed keen to make a point of the lack of backing up of players or celebration of a good performance. They were right to an extent but I think they overplayed it a fair bit as well.

Quote from: Lods – on July 24, 2025, 11:36:17 pm

I don't think Hawthorn were that special.
You could argue the game was over at quarter time, but that type of performance wont take them too far in finals against good sides.

We were awful in the first and average for the rest of the game, but it wasn't a blow-out.
A good side would have kept the knee on the throat, considering ladder positions could be significantly influenced by percentage at the end of the year.

We're a bit in limbo at the moment.
There remains a fair bit of uncertainty around the list for next year.
I don't think we should dwell too much on individual performances or match results.
We had a good number of our players sitting in the stands watching tonight.
The side that takes the field  Round 1 2026 may be a significantly different side to this one, so keep trying the younger players.
They'll have a few up and down performances as they adjust and learn.

If there are any issues with or between players hopefully they're sorted in the next month or two.
The commentators seemed keen to make a point of the lack of backing up of players or celebration of a good performance. They were right to an extent but I think they overplayed it a fair bit as well.

We made Haw look like Millionaires in that first qtr and part of the second. I wish teams gave us those kinds of leg ropes.
Anyone who tells me players are having a go is absolutely kidding themselves. An inspirational, heart and soul player retires, a leader and colossus of your club reaches 200 games, your coach is coaching for his life and you dish up that tripe? Disgusting.

Fancy letting Docherty get pushed around in his last game.

Nothing is being said in the media about the Dawks tackling technique, in rugby it's banned, they have a small list that is using martial arts type throwing techniques to counter the fact they are smaller and lighter. A judo type throw, which is technically a trip and throw.

Too many of the Dawks are doing this for it to be an accident, it must be coached.

If it's legal let everybody do it, but I think it's a bad look for the game and it risks doing serious harm which is why it is banned in rugby. In the outcome it's not all that much different to the sling tackle, but by keeping the opponent in close the action is not so obvious.

Sorry, I'm not interested in playing nice anymore.  Nice sides are loser sides.  What happened to ruthless?

Then we let them walk through our pathetic arms out tackles

Fancy letting Docherty get pushed around in his last game.