Stuart Waitley

Last time they beat us, this is what they did really well, and that's how they're going to try and overcome that and get a different result this time.

What are Hawthorne's major strengths strategically?

Well, strategically, they're such a good intercept team.

You can't blast it in there.

And then when they do win the ball in their back half, their rebound 50 transition is really strong.

And they come through the corridor.

Their corridor usage is excellent.

They're one of the most efficient sides with their connection inside forward 50.

We've seen what they're doing with Gunston at the moment.

Those high forwards empty out and leave that big gap for Gunston to lead into.

And there's been bits of hard wick over the last couple of weeks as well.

And what I love about their forwards, I just think they've got that appetite for defense as well.

So they love kicking goals.

We see them celebrate and they celebrate with the crowd and each other.

They really are enjoying their footy.

But what I love about those Hawthorne high forwards is they tackle and they've got great defensive values as well.

They're averaging close to 100 points a game, Hawthorne.

So their offense is good and they're conceding only 85.

So they've got a really good balance.

at the moment.