Matthew Lloyd

Well, I think we're going to do a Twitter poll in a moment.

Is last night's result enough to put a line through the Adelaide Crows as a contender this season?

Not that they won't make the finals or still be a dangerous team and all those sorts of things and probably cause an upset or two on the way home, but is it enough for you to say at round 11, I just don't think they're there this year?

When do you think they'll realise that Riley Filthorpe isn't Luke Jackson?

If he goes in as an on-baller, as an extra on-baller, it just doesn't work.

And I know they're down on midfield talent, but there are other options than your gun, key, positioned, centre-half forward or full forward being in at a centre-bounce.

I don't know whether that's going to be their mode or not, but it probably wasn't the night for it.

When you look at the way the Hawks played and we saw Sam screaming down the microphone, down the phone, you know, come on, guys, just take territory, get it in, get it in.

And they just scored at will in that second quarter.

And that was where they built their lead and really went on with it from there.

But now you have to marvel at what they've been able to do with their makeshift forward line without Gunston there.

The more you look at it, if you stop Watson, do you stop the Hawks?

Yeah, I'm firmly in that camp.

Watson has 12 touches last night, 11 score involvements.

Everything he does goes on the scoreboard.

But I marvel at the way that he plays.

I love the way that he plays.

The biggest talking point out of last night is...

The big clash, the big hit, and the handling from that point forward.

Now, we're not getting into medical grounds, we're not.