Oct 31, 2026 · 40 min · 11 segments
In this episode of the Bench, Tim and Liam break downHawthorn’s Round 11 win over the Bombers at the KCC. In a wet, scrappy game of footy, the Hawks got over the line by less than a kick and put…
All right, Liam, talking point number one.
Get us started.
Yeah, excellent segue, because I want to talk about Michaela Williamson.
Her bull use wasn't great, but let's be real, it wasn't exactly the conditions for pristine bull use.
I thought Michaela Williamson was a really key cog in the side, and as Mick also pointed out, especially in the second half.
Her work rate, especially defensively, was vital.
She had a number of key moments.
But for me, the thing that stood out to me the most, I'll get there in the end, was her defensive positioning.
She really worked back well.
She supported the back line.
And then when she got the ball, she was happy to try and move us forward as well.
And as we all know, when it's wet, sometimes you just need to get the 25 metres, 30 metres, whenever you get the football.
In the last quarter, when we needed to batten down the hatches, her work as a defensive winger was enormous.
She was always set up behind the ball.
She was always where we needed her in the defensive half.
And then when she got the ball, she would help us get forward, get it out.
And then even in the end, just a really smart play, you know, when to handball, when to use it, how to use the boundary line to your advantage, just at the end there as well.
I thought that play was really clever.
And her second half, you know, with seven intercepts after halftime, I thought was...
Superb, you know, a couple of moments that I mentioned earlier as well.
She had a massive smother with less than 10 minutes to play.
And then the work she did at the end, like I said, the whole possession in addition to the handball, I just thought she played really well, ran well all day, covered the ground well.
You know, getting cleaner every week as well.
Her clean hands are becoming a lot better, which has been a massive area that I've thought she needed to improve.
Seeing that progression was really impressive, especially in conditions that don't perhaps lend themselves to being very clean.
All right, Liam, talking point number one.
Get us started.
Yeah, excellent segue, because I want to talk about Michaela Williamson.
Her bull use wasn't great, but let's be real, it wasn't exactly the conditions for pristine bull use.
I thought Michaela Williamson was a really key cog in the side, and as Mick also pointed out, especially in the second half.
Her work rate, especially defensively, was vital.
She had a number of key moments.
But for me, the thing that stood out to me the most, I'll get there in the end, was her defensive positioning.
She really worked back well.
She supported the back line.
And then when she got the ball, she was happy to try and move us forward as well.
And as we all know, when it's wet, sometimes you just need to get the 25 metres, 30 metres, whenever you get the football.
In the last quarter, when we needed to batten down the hatches, her work as a defensive winger was enormous.
She was always set up behind the ball.
She was always where we needed her in the defensive half.
And then when she got the ball, she would help us get forward, get it out.
And then even in the end, just a really smart play, you know, when to handball, when to use it, how to use the boundary line to your advantage, just at the end there as well.
I thought that play was really clever.
And her second half, you know, with seven intercepts after halftime, I thought was...
Superb, you know, a couple of moments that I mentioned earlier as well.
She had a massive smother with less than 10 minutes to play.
And then the work she did at the end, like I said, the whole possession in addition to the handball, I just thought she played really well, ran well all day, covered the ground well.
You know, getting cleaner every week as well.
Her clean hands are becoming a lot better, which has been a massive area that I've thought she needed to improve.
Seeing that progression was really impressive, especially in conditions that don't perhaps lend themselves to being very clean.
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