Fox Footy expert David King says kicking efficiency is a key to the Grand Final Metres ... Isaac Smith is a key ball-mover for Hawthorn. THE Grand Final will be decided by Hawthorns kicking, just the way theyve planned. The Hawks directive in recent drafts and trading had the clear mandate of targeting kicking efficiency and this must be evident on the biggest of stages. Geelong failed and Sydney appeared listless as Fremantle hunted with intent. The way the Dockers converge on the player in possession is faster than we've ever seen; more committed than the 2008 frontal Hawthorn pressure and more attacking than the Mick Malthouse press of 2010. It's "noose like" in its formation as one or two Fremantle players commit to the tackle and the extras cover the exits, whether that be the handball receivers or a coughed-up possession. Either way, the football isn't leaving the area. Chris Mayne is the poster boy for all things defensive, and has Michael Walters and Hayden Ballantyne riding shotgun. Fremantle's forward 50m tackling is its pride and joy. Shaun Burgoyne is dangerous in attack or defence. The Dockers average 11 forward 50 tackles from a low base of only 48 inside 50s per game, but the turnover impact is huge - ranked third in the competition. In the finals it has accounted for almost 50 per cent of their score. Fremantle has an impressive Plan A that will be difficult to disintegrate, but the Hawks have the weaponry. Brent Guerra, Grant Birchall, Shaun Burgoyne and Sam Mitchell have the kicking skills and the composure to hit their targets. They'll operate in a systematic and a less helter-skelter fashion through uncontested marking. It's a measured and calculated counter attack so opposition tackling becomes less relevant. The kick that will decide this year's Grand Final isn't the rebound 50m or exiting kick, it's the next one. It's the possession from the points of the defensive end of the centre square - the half back flanks. Fremantle's noose-like attack in its forward 50 creates turnovers. But defensively it covers the corridor. There will be no Hawthorn counter-attack through the middle. Michael Johnson, Lee Spurr and Luke McPharlin will ensure that. The Dockers allow the first opposition rebound 50 kick to be marked the third most often in the competition, only just in front of the Western Bulldogs and Greater Western Sydney. They intercept this exit ball the least of any team - only one in three times - which is amazing. Like in all aspects of tactical football, to get something you must concede something. Ross Lyon must think, "If you're good enough to hit the first one, that's fine, but it'll be wide." They force their opposition the long way home around the boundary allowing David Mundy, Tendai Mzungu, Nat Fyfe and co. to charge back defensively to assist. This Fremantle defensive machine then takes control, denying its opposition counter-attacking inside 50 opportunities. Ryan Crowley leads the Fremantle attack on the opposition. Nothing will come at Zac Dawson at speed or see him trapped one on one against a monster. About one of every five opposition counter-attacks make it inside their forward 50 and only one in every seven actually score. Hawthorn players have the capability to make quick decisions and look immediately forward with the intention of keeping the speed of ball movement fluent. It's called "playing on with your eyes" - not moving off the line and playing on until they see an option and then executing it with precision. The Hawks are the AFL's No.1 counter attackers and if they get their counter-attack game going they will win. It requires the gut runners of the Hawks to commit to the challenge, both for rewarded and unrewarded 100m-120m sprints. Birchall, Brad Hill and Isaac Smith must be spent at each quarter break and Alastair Clarkson might decide to use Cyril Rioli or Lance Franklin in this high wing role as there isn't a player who can run forward as gracefully as Buddy. Fremantle is reliant on scores from turnovers, more specifically in the forward half, but the Hawks have the tools to minimise the damage. The Hawks are now less reliant on individual brilliance but, gee, it would be handy if Jarryd Roughead or Franklin could put on a performance. Cyril is much talked about and has missed chunks of football this season, but this year he needs a big Grand Final. It's time for the Hawks to deliver on their statement of a dynasty. This is meant to be their time. They got there early in 2008, but the AFL is a winning industry and, although making Grand Finals is nice, ultimately it's about flags, cups and tattoos on the bum. I like the Hawks - just - but either they exit their defensive 50 in control or they'll exit the MCG in tears.