Damien Barrett

Last night, Jim, you were obviously at the game, Hawthorne winning against the Gold Coast.

Both clubs went into that game with a few question marks over them, and emerging from it, Gold Coast has got a lot.

But the performance again of Nick Watson, three goals, Bill, more, kicked four, but he just lights up the game, doesn't he, at key times.

You cannot give him one inch.

Yep.

He'll take it and go.

He did.

He was good early when the game had to be decided and Sam Mitchell has come to love him and spoke about him post-match.

Will Day's performance last night, just gradually working his way into top form again.

Well, they haven't had him, as you know, Jim, in the past two finals series where they've won finals in both those seasons.

Two finals they won last year and won the year before.

And they haven't had him in that period of time.

So it's just crucial that they do get him.

Problems at the Gold Coast, obviously that's four in a row now they've lost.

They're seven and seven burn.

And if you look at the draw that they've got, it's pound for pound as tough as there is in the remainder of the home and away season.

So what are you seeing and is it rectifiable?

And problems coming now in the form of Daniel Rioli breaking a jaw from an incident with Josh Whittle, which will have to be assessed by the match review office.

And it just has to be given the outcome of the knock.

Yeah.