I reckon the Hawks will get this.
Perth are undermanned and on the road. Hope I'm wrong.

I think Perth will do well to not get hammered

Hawks only beat Melbourne cos of the refs, the foul count was 22 to 13. OMG how is this possible they are so biased, Perf will be robbed, whah whah whah.

Be interesting to see if Perth took anyone else with them, although can't see it helping. Can you swap injury replacement players?

I think this game could go either way. Could be very close, with a chance for Perth. Need everyone at their best, and need Jervis to really step up.
Or it could just be a one-way street for the Hawks.

Floppy cat's? Think you're adelaide have taken that mantle! No one complained last season the amount of free throws adelaide got?

The Hawks gave us some breathing space by beating United on Thursday, so it's only fair that they get to take it away today. They're currently 3.5 point favourites which seems fair.
IMO it's a free hit for us. Everyone has the green light to let it fly, and if they happen to drop at a decent clip then maybe we're a chance.
All I ask is no more injuries please!

Who is missing?

Martin, White & Brandt are all injured.
(and after carrying us on Friday night with a suspect knee, I don't imagine Cotton will be starting with a full tank of petrol either)

Thanks, was wondering wtf #496 meant by five injured.

Louise Ransome ♥

If Illawarra can't beat a travelling Perth team missing three starters in front of hundreds of fans I will be shocked.

We're already seeing the Perth home cooking... but it's on the road this time

Steindl!

My eyes still haven't adjusted to this camera angle

Mmm mmm take away food on a lazy Sunday.

Game over at quarter time.

Wasn't expecting today to produce our highest scoring quarter of the season

Hawks will fight back. They always do. Hawks should win this.

AJ's an absolute spud.

Steindl with the fake pump from the corner if you dont mind

Ogilvy shooting a three haha

Hawks making inroads, then AJ hands the momentum right back to us. Cheers dude!

Fortunate scheduling for Perth whilst depleted with injury having Cairns on the road next Saturday.

Deck

Deadset if I'm a Perth fan at half-time, I'm not convinced we win here.

Hawks will make a run

Yeah given the fatigue factor it feels like a 50/50 game now. It's not like we're going to rain threes at the same rate in the 2nd half.

Hawks will want to start hitting their shots at some point though! Generating some good looks but converting horribly.

I'm not even trying to hate, but objectively this game by Jervis is the worst I've seen someone play for a long time. Has this dude forgotten how to play? Is he a surprise inclusion as a Space Jam 2 Monstar?

But yeah this Hawks team looks like it's ready to quit

Manu wait until the Hawks are up by 5 points and then create a new thread about them.

Jervis's wife and kid stayed living in Brisbane, didn't move with him to Perth. May be the reason why he's struggling.

His touch around the hoop has been awful, but he's holding down a spot, rebounding well and not getting burned on D so I can live with it for now

Perthworld, you're going to be so hurt when Brisbane makes the GF. It'll be so so sweet. You wait, son

I'm waiting.

Cats fading I feel.

Jesse always comes up with the clutch 3

Wagstaff 0/2 since Bol.

Home cooking, take away... it's all yummy!

I guess it's dine in rather than take away. My bad.

Can't wait for the Grand Finalists and Breakers next

Jervis having a shocking shooting night 3-13, nearly matched by Conklin and Ogilvy who are 3-12 combined.

Clint arm got touched

Wilcars needs 9 pts in this quarter to win.

"I think when on a road trip it is drive thru"

Nice!

Ogilvy and Jett going toe to toe in the game within the game. This is glorious

There's a lot of it. Cutting it off would probably add another inch to his vertical just from the reduced weight.

The dark Hungry Jack's headband complements it perfectly.

Wow Hire gifted there.

Bevo choked getting Ced back in the game

The Hawks need Danillo Gallinari

Why even bother giving it to Jervis

Perth getting home cooking in the Gong

Hmmm, that was soft. Hire gets calls as if he's a superstar.

Masterful flop by Hire

Conklin extended his arm and pushed off, that's a foul.

Must be disgusting for other teams to have Hire getting calls. LMAO...

There is certainly some cooking going on here

I smell the aromas

Conklin carrys on a heap. Flails all the time for a call. Then gets angry when he goes straight through the defence. He needs to know in this league if you back down and play like a big boy in the post, you run the risk of a charge call, esp going straight through the middle

I never said it wasn't a foul on Conklin.

$600K x 3 = $1.6M? Matt Russell mathematics.

A charge with his heels well inside the no charge circle. Huge incorrect call

A charge with his heels well inside the no charge circle. Huge incorrect call

Why does AJ Ogilvy exist?

For our own personal amusement, Zodiac. Especially when he comes to Perth Arena.

Seriously you would almost think AJ's got money on Perth here.

Does the circle even matter in that situation?

How legit are those old school Cooper Tools sponsored jerseys. Props to the dude rocking the retro.

Perthworld, which two teams do you think will make the GF?

Perth and Melbourne.

7 and 1.

That's big.

Wouldn't it be something if it were Brisbane and Perth

Why not, but following the money trail (disregard Kings due to dud Gaze) and "aroma" I can't go past those two.

Smells to me like Brisbane and Sydney.

Lamar Patterson will blow by Wagstaff on the final possession of semi-finals Game 3 and bury the 'Cats at RAC Arena

He'd get called for a charge.

Nah Wagstaff didn't even get a hand on him, clean drive and finish. Was an unreal play

Irrelevant. They'll home cook it for us.

I'll back my boys in green to make the right call, or non-call.

Brisbane or NZ, who you got?

Nearing the season end , Cotton's gonna be on 19 million .....

Bevo, not the coach he used to be. We should of one that one.

Cedric Jackson is a shell of his former self. When at the NZ Breakers he could carve through a solid key, like a hot knife through butter.

Today was one of his better games, but previously he could win you the game on his own, like Cotton.

He looks disinterested to me!

Hawks will be disappointed by this one. Perth were on their knees for this game player health wise, following a tough Brisbane game. And Hawks couldn't get the job done.

As soon as Ced checked in for Naar halfway through the fourth, the game was lost

Jackson used to have Bruton, Abercrombie, Corletto and Wilkinson spreading the floor for him, and Vukona and Boucher setting super screens. Even if you brought the 2012 Jackson straight across to this team he wouldn't be as effective as in NZ.

He is gradually getting better as the season goes, it will be interesting to see if Beveridge can get all the pieces to fit well together with a few more games under their belt.

Poor Bevo. Got f**ked by Ced in the NZB vs. PER GF era and now recruits him to continue getting (reverse) f**ked.

Conklin had a shocker. 5pts, 5 fouls & 3 turnovers

I actually like the way he normally gets the job done, he normally goes hard low in the paint, all arms and legs and can do some damage. Manages to pop sum tough shots and pick up and 1s and fouls. Like his work ethic.

Damn, the subconscious psychological problems with the refs extend all the way to Illawarra. Perf gets all the home cooking even on the road

So true Perthworld, Bevo must be thinking, this cant be possible cant be possible I am still getting torn up by Cedric Jackson.

Good point though Paul, certainly a different cast of players, but I'm just thinking, watching him so far this season his mental intensity doesn't seem to be there, maybe he is carrying some injuries...or just getting too old for this s$%$!

Ced didn't play in a professional league for two seasons (someone fact check this). That's quite a gap.

He was pretty good today, and has been decent for a few games now. I don't think Bevo expected he would be getting superstar Cedric when he recruited him, especially early in the season given he's missed a fair bit of ball.

Frankly, I think he's going Danny Glover on us

"Damn, the subconscious psychological problems with the refs extend all the way to Illawarra. Perf gets all the home cooking even on the road."

Actually the trend continued almost perfectly, Hawks got 22 free throws, which is twice as many as visiting teams are averaging in Perth!

Ced played in the NAPB a US minor league before coming to the Hawks. Prior to that he hadn't played anywhere since United cut him. Similar story with Jett too.

Why people hating on Jackson and Jervis?

Jackson close to the Hawks' best today, and Jervis was good on the boards whilst only conceding only 3 fouls. Just needs to get his touch back, and he'll be doubling along.

Easier win than I would have thought. end of the day, you're not going to win many games in which you give up 36 points in the 1st quarter. That's an AFL score.

Bevo is also only able to pay him....a chiko roll and a milkshake from Jim's Dairy Bar (is that still there?).

So well below the $$$ NZ use to pay him.

Well done Gleeson, great coach. Well drilled team, great chemistry.

Not hating on Cedric, just had high expectations for him coming back into the league and far from seeing his best. Still a classy player, but he has gone from phenomenal to good in my opinion.

Hire & Vague just need to be banned from shooting 3's, and Perth will be unstoppable.

Yeah Vague can hit em.....but it doesn't look good.... probably better to let the shot clock runout and take a turnover and protect his shooting percentage ha ha!

Greg Hire though I believe still see's himself as a 3 point gun!

Thanks Rhys....we know you can!

"Ced played in the NAPB a US minor league before coming to the Hawks."

That's why I said he hadn't played in a pro league recently. NAPB is barely semi-pro.

Tonight was the difference between a great coach and a Master Coach. Nice job Trev!

Surely Trevor is NBA bound?

Why on earth would people be attacking Jackson, and at the same time defending Jett?

Do you not actually bother watching games and just keep regurgitating your pre-conceived notions from the pre-season?

Jackson easily the best player for the Hawks, whilst Jett is just a bum. A one-legged dog could get up the court faster than him. He was brought in to play D and shoot 3's and he can't do either. Maybe he should spend more time in the gym, and less at the hairdresser.

Maybe Bevo should make use of his low centre of gravity (aka "giant fat arse") and play in him the post. That seems to be the limit of his range. He's a like a miniature Jawai with a bad hairdo.