Brisbane v Hawthorn at Moreton Bay, 12.40pm AEST
BRISBANE
B: L.Hodge 2 , J.Walker 14, D.Rich 10
HB: R.Lester 35, H.Andrews 31, A.Witherden 29
C: D.Zorko (c) 15, L.Neale 9, H.McCluggage 6
HF: C.Rayner 16, E.Hipwood 30, L.McCarthy 11
F: C.Cameron 23, D.McStay 25, O.McInerney 46
Foll: A.Smith 44, J.Berry 7, J.Lyons 17
I/C: R.Bastinac 4, M.Robinson 5, E.Smith 8, L.Taylor 28, Z.Bailey 33, R.Mathieson 36, B.Starcevich 37, C.Ballenden 38
Emerg: N.Robertson 18, C.Cox 20, M.Hinge 22, T.Cutler 26
Notable absentees: Allen Christensen, Stefan Martin, Marcus Adams
HAWTHORN
B: J.Impey 4, T.Mohr 39, K.Brand 30
HB: J.Scrimshaw 35, T.O’Brien 23, D.Mirra 32
C: H.Morrison 1, J.Cousins 46, C.Glass 13
HF: D.Moore 36, C.Nash 11, O.Hanrahan 41
F: J.Ceglar 18, M.Lewis 8, J.Sicily 6
Foll: M.Pittonet 27, H.Jones 40, J.Worpel 5
I/C: T.Miles 42, C.Jiath 29, D.Greaves 44, W.Golds 45, J.Ross 37, M.Walker 33
Emerg: P.Puopolo 28, B.Hardwick 15, J.Roughead 2, R.Schoenmakers 25, J.Koschitzke 34, J.Frawley 12
Notable absentees: Grant Birchall, Tom Scully, Tom Mitchell, Chad Wingard, Jack Gunston, Isaac Smith, Ben Stratton, Ben McEvoy, Luke Breust, Jaeger O’Meara, Shaun Burgoyne, Liam Shiels, Daniel Howe, Ricky Henderson
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Keen to see who tries to fill the Mitchel hole.
Bit of a chance for Archie Smith in the ruck for Brisbane with Martin out.
Going up against Pittonet is going to provide a good gauge to see where he is at.
I think Lyons signing with Brisbane will be a big plus. Has been very much in the shadow of Neale’s arrival.
Anyone tipping the lions to make the top 8 this year?
I have them very close to the 8. Should beat hawthorn comfortably considering hawks lack of senior players and clear best 22’s
I wouldnt take much from hawthorn today in regards to their midfield structure.
Will be watching Sicily especially as i dont currently have Laird so will be looking if Sicily will remain in my side or be upgraded.
going to be hard to get any real gauge on hawthorn today with so many names out of the side… I won’t take much from it at all.
Brisbane will be good though a few names to worth watching.
Zorko, neale & witherden all playing and SC relevant
It is a Shame because I have Neale, Sicily, Worpel and Witherden in my watchlist but with no credible opposition will have to watch the rookies: Ely Smith and Scimshaw. Early game too , the heat will affect the outcome?
I hope they’re not enforcing the no runners/water-boys on the ground in the hot weather.
yeah i have worple F3 just warming it as i don’t know who i want yet…
If he pumps out 100+ today and plays 90% midfield it means nothing with o’meara chad, smith and shiels to come back into midfield rotation… very frustrating!
Hopefully Harry Jones impresses today
Sicily starting up forward! Hmmmmm
Would take literally everything in this game with a grain of salt, Hawks have half of their best 22 not playing, so Sicily is probably just plugging some holes.
They have at least 17 of best 22 not playing
Don’t like that at all. Straight to laird already considering i don’t have him. Maybe reactionary after half a quarter but there was already talk of Sicily being a swingman. No thanks ill take the safe Laird.
There has been talk of Sicily and Gunston switching ends regularly This preseason. Not a fan of it to say the least. At least Fagan has come to his senses and has left Andrews back.
Andrews may be sitting back as Brisbane wait for Adams to get to back from injury. Adams may slot into Andrews position so he can then go forward. Won’t know about this until the season starts sadly
I’m not overly worried..
Clarko just giving sicily a taste of forward and experimenting.
Look who the hawks have out he is just filling the hole gunston bruest and co have left. come the H&A season he is back in defence.. Far to valuable down there.
Firmly locked as my D1
Their starting defence today
B: Impey, Mohr, Brand
HB: Scrimshaw, O’Brien, Mirra
No Stratton, Burgoyne, Henderson, Frawley, Hardwick…
Just as many holes in defence today. Sicily has played plenty of forward before – he doesn’t need a ‘taste’. It’s a concern until there’s proof he’ll be a defender.
There have been articles he will swing forward at times swapping with gunston.
I believe this will happen but only for periods of a game not for full games.
Clarko will just be seeing how he handles JLT1 as the go to option today.
It’s been a while since he played forward he has grown and matured alot since then. He will be a defender 90% of the games in the H&A season imo.
His one of if not the the most damaging defender in the league.
Considering i’ve had him 3/4 of the pre season i can’t blame you for wanting to start him. However for me i’m more confident that i know what i’m going to get from a Laird or Lloyd. Sicily can afford to be an upgrade target if we aren’t 100% sure on his role. Especially since he has the round 12 bye he is the perfect upgrade target come round 13.
JLT 2 will hopefully provide some more clarity. In saying this even if he does play forward his shown he knows how to find the goals. If i already had Laird id keep him. Might come down to Sicily vs Whitfield for D2 for me.
TU: Coniglio
TD: Neale
Or both?
Both!
McCarthy has been having a great game and might get some coaches jump on him at his price. 248k with 1% owning him at the moment, his move from Geelong will give him more time and better chances.
17 disposals, 5 contested, 71% Efficiency , 4 marks, 8 tackles, 2 goals and 8 score involvements. This was from 78% TOG and he finished with 105 SC points before scaling. If he can do something similar next week he will be hot property
HAWTHORN
Jonathon Ceglar 104
Tim O’Brien 101
James Cousins 101
James Worpel 85
Harrison Jones 79
Will Golds 76
Conor Nash 73
Jack Scrimshaw 68
Oliver Hanrahan 67
Kaiden Brand 66
Teia Miles 66
Tim Mohr 62
James Sicily 62
Marc Pittonet 52
David Mirra 51
Jarman Impey 49
Jackson Ross 47
Mitch Lewis 45
Dylan Moore 45
Conor Glass 42
Harry Morrison 42
Damon Greaves 35
Mathew Walker 35
Changkuoth Jiath 33
BRISBANE
Lachie Neale 136
Rhys Mathieson 114
Jarryd Lyons 110
Cameron Rayner 105
Lincoln McCarthy 105
Hugh McCluggage 103
Mitch Robinson 102
Daniel Rich 95
Harris Andrews 87
Archie Smith 83
Dayne Zorko 83
Ryan Lester 83
Oscar McInerney 79
Zac Bailey 68
Alex Witherden 66
Jarrod Berry 62
Daniel McStay 55
Ryan Bastinac 50
Luke Hodge 49
Lewis Taylor 41
Brandon Starcevich 34
Eric Hipwood 32
Josh Walker 26
Charlie Cameron 25
Ely Smith 13
Connor Ballenden 9
TOG %:
Jarryd Lyons 82
Lincoln McCarthy 77
Lachie Neale 82
Hugh McCluggage 90
Daniel Rich 67
Mitch Robinson 68
Cameron Rayner 82
Ryan Lester 75
Rhys Mathieson 69
Dayne Zorko 77
Alex Witherden 63
Ryan Bastinac 32
Archie Smith 86
Jarrod Berry 74
Oscar McInerney 80
Zac Bailey 84
Harris Andrews 89
Daniel McStay 87
Brandon Starcevich 38
Luke Hodge 72
Josh Walker 82
Eric Hipwood 85
Lewis Taylor 47
Charlie Cameron 48
Ely Smith 23
Connor Ballenden 23
James Cousins 85
Tim O’Brien 87
James Worpel 76
Jonathon Ceglar 68
Harrison Jones 79
James Sicily 82
Will Golds 80
Teia Miles 90
Oliver Hanrahan 75
Conor Nash 83
Kaiden Brand 87
Conor Glass 91
Tim Mohr 92
Mitch Lewis 89
Jack Scrimshaw 83
Dylan Moore 83
Harry Morrison 77
Marc Pittonet 83
Changkuoth Jiath 48
David Mirra 37
Mathew Walker 42
Jarman Impey 38
Jackson Ross 71
Damon Greaves 73
Jacob Koschitzke 0
James Frawley 0
Add these to the missing Hawks today ….. McEvoy, Puopolo, Hardwick, Roughead & to a lesser extent Schoenmakers!
Seriously happy with Cousins, Worpel, Jones, O’Brien, Nash, Hanrahan, Golds, Miles, Scrimshaw & Morrison today …. all did really well & played their role!
The depth at the Hawks is building, I like it 🙂
It’s been nothing more than a probables v possibles match.
Please don’t take Neale and Sicily seriously today.