Gerard Waitley

So they're very controlled.

It's like a game of chess when Justin Longmuir is coaching.

He's very calculated and he's very organised.

And then you sort of flip that to Sam Mitchell, who prefers that more chaotic, fast ball movement, spread, overlap run, beautiful kicking side.

And Hawthorne have been that for 25 years.

We know that.

But yeah, he's very good at manipulating the opposition's defensive shape.

So he'll provide chaos in this game.

And he'll try and exploit that sort of space that Fremantle probably won't show them much of.

But they'll look to...

to look to be a bit more creative than what Fremantle will do.

So two very different, distinct styles that we'll see tonight over in Perth.

Styles make fights, so it should be a good one.

Yeah, definitely.

What will Fremantle try to do to get the game in their favour?

Yeah, I think there'll be a couple of elements that Fremantle will want in this.

They'll want to turn this into a territory game.

So their best footy comes when they lock the ball in their front half and they force repeat stoppages.

They've got to have a good stoppage plan and they do.

And, you know, they've got that great young midfield in there.