Beware the Hoodoo for the bye round! WHAT HOODOO?
Hawthorn Hawks defeat West Coast Eagles at Optus Stadium in Perth.
Hawthorn 14-10-94 v West Coast, 4-9-33.
The Hawks now sit in reach of the top eight after their 5th straight win dismantling West Coast in clinical style by 61 points.
To think in round eight we sat 17th on the ladder and now the young disciplined Hawks sit half a game outside the eight in 13th place amongst a host of other teams with eight wins.
- Jai Newcombe was instrumental with 33 disposals, three marks, three tackles and eight i50s.
- Dylan Moore had 29 disposals, 12 marks, two goals, one tackle and six i50s.
- James Worpel had 28 disposals, four marks, four tackles and four i50s.
- Will Day had 26 disposals, five marks, four tackles, four inside F50.
- Connor Nash had 25 disposals, three marks, five tackles, three inside F50.
Great stats for our midfield against a midfield that was boosted by the return of Tim Kelly and Harley Reid.
Tim
3. Dylan Moore
Three goal assists, 11 score involvements and two goals from his 29 touches. His work rate is immense and he is a real reason we are gearing up for a shake at the finals.
2. James Worpel
28 touches at 75% disposal efficiency, with two goal assists and 11 score involvements. Was huge in the midfield all day, gathering 11 clearances throughout the match and was a real driver of standards.
1. Lloyd Meek
16 touches from the big Meeky, was coupled with six tackles, five marks and 37 hitouts. Hit the scoreboard when we couldn’t find a goal and continues to show his work rate and combativeness each week
Matt
3. Dylan Moore When in the midfield, he influenced. When involved in taking the ball forward, he was everywhere. When in front of the sticks, he was effective. Moorey’s work rate saw multiple team highs (five repeat sprints from 23 sprints, covering 13.5 kms, 11 score involvements tied with Worps) with hard running and forward attacks he helped the Hawks secure the victory adding two goals as a cherry on top to secure three votes this week. 2. James Sicily With a penetrating kick on display, the captain lasered a number of heat seeking missiles to great effect and repeatedly put the Hawks into advantageous positions.
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1. James Worpel Worps played his role to a tee as an inside mid. With team highs for score involvements (14) and clearances (11) he not only got the inside mid role done with great success, his impact moving the ball forward left the Eagles hurting (11 score involvements). James had 28 disposals, up on his season average (21.3). Worpel has raised the bar this season with his ball usage and this game was no exception (75% DE). |
Lauren
3. James Worpel Top notch game from Worps, recorded 11 clearances – five more than any one else on the ground. 14 contested possessions to go along with it. He has really started to clean up his disposal efficiency, which has made him even more damaging in the guts. 2. Dylan Moore 29 Disposals is an insane number for a high half forward. A huge number of score involvements (11) shows just how dangerous he is, along with the two goals he scored himself. I could talk about his work rate every week, but if you’re a Hawks supporter you already know. Setting himself up for an All Australian season. 1. James Sicily Would have been a lock for the three votes if he didn’t pop the shoulder out in that 3rd quarter. A dominant force in that back line where he was intercepting everything that came his way. At one point the ball was just pinging back and forth between the forward lines allowing Sicily or McGovern to just pick off every ball that came in. As usual his kicking was superb, going at over 90% disposal efficiency. Meek and Newcombe are extremely unlucky to not get a vote from me. |
Chris
3. James Worpel Worps has really defined his role within the midfield, his 11 clearances from 28 disposals was a real standout and he played to his strengths. Winning the ball and distributing to his outside runners is absolutely brilliant, while managing 11 score involvements from Hawthorn’s 24 scores is phenomenal. 2. Dylan Moore Moorey has really taken his game to a new level this season, anyone who can accumulate 25 plus disposals not playing a permanent midfield role really understands how to play the game! His impact with or without the ball is elite and I feel like his already high work rate has somehow lifted even higher. 1. Lloyd Meek Took advantage of playing against an inferior ruck duo. He was Hawthorn’s leading tackler with six to his name, 37 hit outs and a goal. But what impressed me most was the way he used the ball, if he can continue to improve in this area he will become a real dangerous asset for us. |
Liam
3. Dylan Moore.
Seems to get better every week and with 29 disposals at 86%, 12 score involvements, two clearances, and a pair of goals, he was utterly dominant from start to finish.
I love seeing him go into centre bounces and then drift into that dangerous small forward role and he did it to near perfection at Optus Stadium. The little man also took 12 marks and there isn’t much Moore Dylan could do in terms of getting the three votes
2. James Sicily. He only played three quarters, but the game was over when he went off the ground and he was closer to getting three votes than one. Beyond sublime, again, from the skipper, with pinpoint kicks to teammates and nine score involvements, 11 marks, and nearly 400 metres gained from his 21 disposals, which went at 90% efficiency. Seven intercepts as well. 1. James Worpel. 28 disposals at 75% is a pretty decent game if I stopped there, especially for a player often (justifiably) knocked for his disposal, but the Worpedo did a bit more than that. 14 contested possessions, 11 score involvements, and almost 350 metres gained reflect an exceptional game and when you add in 11 clearances in a game where no other player had more than six, I couldn’t give my last vote to anyone else. |
Round 16 MVP Votes
Dylan Moore – 13 Votes
James Worpel – 9 Votes
James Sicily – 5 Votes
Lloyd Meek – 2 Votes
Watch Lauren and Daz’s post game livestream chat with fans
