About 12 months ago.

A year before that, the Hawks exposed us in the third quarter of their game on the MCG which set the standard to this very day.

MELBOURNE

Backs James Frawley Jared Rivers Clint Bartram

Half backs Jack Grimes Colin Garland Cale Morton

Centreline Ricky Petterd Brent Moloney Jack Trengove

Half forwards Nathan Jones Mitch Clark Jamie Bennell

Forwards Jeremy Howe Colin Sylvia Aaron Davey

Followers Mark Jamar James Magner Jordie McKenzie

Interchange Rohan Bail Matthew Bate Jack Fitzpatrick Tom McDonald

Emergencies Lynden Dunn Joel Macdonald Luke Tapscott

In Jamie Bennell Jack Fitzpatrick Ricky Petterd

Out Lynden Dunn James Sellar (calf) Luke Tapscott

HAWTHORN

Backs Benjamin Stratton Stephen Gilham Brent Guerra

Half backs Matt Suckling Ryan Schoenmakers Grant Birchall

Centreline Jordan Lewis Sam Mitchell Brendan Whitecross

Half forwards Luke Breust Lance Franklin Isaac Smith

Forwards Michael Osborne Jarryd Roughead Cyril Rioli

Followers David Hale Shaun Burgoyne Brad Sewell

Interchange Paul Puopolo Shane Savage Liam Shiels Clinton Young

Emergencies Kyle Cheney Bradley Hill Broc McCauley

In Stephen Gilham Clinton Young

Out Jarrad Boumann Luke Hodge (knee)

I remember that game a couple of years ago. We were up at H-T, although the Hawks were poor in front of goal. At the start of the 2nd half, I remember the Hawks players gathered at the top of the race, full of arrogance and swagger, ready to rip into us and I thought then 'This is how I want my team to look'.

8-11 they kicked in the third from 32 inside fifties or something close.

Most dominate quarter I've seen. Certainly set our standard. They always pump us on the scoreboard or kick tonnes of behinds and merely thrash us.

The Hawthorn game in 2011 was the beginning. I remember being so frustrated at how bad they played in the 3rd quarter. They simply couldn't get it past the defensive 50. Luckily the Hawks weren't on their A-Game that day.

Different coach then but the team struggled with the same things that day as they do now.