Jack Heverin

They had a 30-plus point lead in Geelong in Round 1 and gave that up and lost.

Other than that...

Kate, I wouldn't say flawless, but they haven't been far from it.

What do you think of that, Izzy, Hawthorne's midfield?

We saw them up close against Collingwood last week in the draw.

Yeah, I think they're throwing it around really well.

I like what they're doing.

Like, John Newcomb's probably their number one guy in there that they bring the grunt.

Connor Nash is in there a fair bit who does a defensive role, and he is getting a little bit better at the offensive side of the games.

But I think Hawthorne's half forwards are doing damage all over the ground.

So whether they bring an extra up to the stoppage to accommodate for Luke Jackson, how do they look to...

cover him once the ball hits the ground?

Is Connor Nash going to play defensive side of the stoppage and try and pick Luke up as he floats forward?

Sam Mitchell alluded this week that their rucks might try and get offensively aggressive on Luke Jackson and get him the other way.

So Hawthorne's defense going to play high and aggressive and try and force turnovers really quickly to get Luke Jackson offside.

And Theo, from an injury perspective, Marbiel Choll's only a couple of weeks away now.

I think Will Day's sort of within a month now as well from his shoulder.

So they're only going to get stronger, aren't they?

Well, they have to.

Yeah, they will.