Hawthorn - wheels falling off?

[Dr. Gonzo 24,356]

13 hours ago, Night Crawler said:

What am i missing here?

He missed a training session and is internally suspended by the leadership group.

Awhile ago he was caught drink driving and pretty much gets off scot-free.

So putting lives in danger is nothing and missing training is a big no no.

There must be more to this.

Drink driving was pre finals

[Demon Dynasty 17,109]

As much as it hurts they are still F1 quality. Return of Roughy should also boost their stocks

[Demon trucker 1,800]

Hawks will go down everone does,  port are bottom 4 with what they have dished up in preseason, their attitude is non interested,  so with the hawks I think they are at the same level as last year they have not improved or gotten worse,  now whether they fall or not depends on how many teams go past them.

[Demon trucker 1,800]

5 hours ago, don't make me angry said:

Hawks will go down everone does,  port are bottom 4 with what they have dished up in preseason, their attitude is non interested,  so with the hawks I think they are at the same level as last year they have not improved or gotten worse,  now whether they fall or not depends on how many teams go past them.

This post is all wrong hawks are finniished,  port maybe not as bad as I thought. 

[Demon Dynasty 17,109]

34 minutes ago, don't make me angry said:

This post is all wrong hawks are finniished,  port maybe not as bad as I thought. 

There's hope for Tim Smith in that result. Hope he isn't left on rookie list to rot. Could be difference between finals and not if he gets a decent run.

[What 18,810]

Weakest three flags ever, won it in a watered down comp when the lower-mid ranked teams were hurt badly by the plethora of top picks given to GWS and GCS.

May their demise last for decades.

Edited March 12, 2017 by Petraccattack

[Little Goffy 14,662]

30 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

Weakest three flags ever, won it in a watered down comp when the lower-mid ranked teams were hurt badly by the plethora of top picks given to GWS and GCS.

May their demise last for decades.

They have their rivals, Brisbane the salary cap preferential treatment triple-premiership team.

Just two triple-premierships in 60 years, and both are at least a little tainted.

The only answer, of course, is to win a fresh set of our own, to restore dignity to the achievement.

[grazman 7,463]

Burgoyne is 35 this year, Gibson and Hodge 33 - they need all three to be at their best.  Smith, Birchall, Duryea, Whitecross etc look like good ordinary footballers without them.

[Biffen 12,947]

Hodgey is a legend so he's allowed to drink drive and that.

[Ethan Tremblay 31,102]

2 minutes ago, Biffen said:

Hodgey is a legend so he's allowed to drink drive and that.

Drink and drive and you're all sweet, miss a training session and you're a bloody idiot. 

[Wadda We Sing 10,685]

On 3/12/2017 at 6:30 PM, Petraccattack said:

Weakest three flags ever, won it in a watered down comp when the lower-mid ranked teams were hurt badly by the plethora of top picks given to GWS and GCS.

May their demise last for decades.

Right on..

[Demon trucker 1,800]

23 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Drink and drive and you're all sweet, miss a training session and you're a bloody idiot. 

Depends how important the game is,  if it was a final he would not miss a game, essendon are bottom 4 team. 

[The Chazz 4,077]

On 12/3/2017 at 6:30 PM, Petraccattack said:

Weakest three flags ever, won it in a watered down comp when the lower-mid ranked teams were hurt badly by the plethora of top picks given to GWS and GCS.

May their demise last for decades.

Would be interested to know your thoughts if we go and win 3 straight under Goodwin.

AFL funded PJ and Roos, 1 of which is still in his post, and the other has his fingerprints all over what is happening at present.

I wouldn't give a toss if anyone claimed ours as being "tainted" (as per Little Goffy's comments), and I'm sure as hell that Hawthorn and/or Brisbane supporters care either.

[Diamond_Jim 12,629]

13 minutes ago, billy2803 said:

Would be interested to know your thoughts if we go and win 3 straight under Goodwin.

 

I think we would all die happier but I shall not hold my breath

[Cranky Franky 2,121]

22 minutes ago, billy2803 said:

Would be interested to know your thoughts if we go and win 3 straight under Goodwin.

AFL funded PJ and Roos, 1 of which is still in his post, and the other has his fingerprints all over what is happening at present.

I wouldn't give a toss if anyone claimed ours as being "tainted" (as per Little Goffy's comments), and I'm sure as hell that Hawthorn and/or Brisbane supporters care either.

What evidence is there that the AFL funded them ?

My understanding is that the AFL "strongly suggested" that the Club employ PJ to help clean up the mess but that his & Roos' salary were paid for by the MFC. 

[Sir Why You Little 37,212]

4 minutes ago, Cranky Franky said:

What evidence is there that the AFL funded them ?

My understanding is that the AFL "strongly suggested" that the Club employ PJ to help clean up the mess but that his & Roos' salary were paid for by the MFC. 

Let's hope so

[The Chazz 4,077]

13 minutes ago, Cranky Franky said:

What evidence is there that the AFL funded them ?

My understanding is that the AFL "strongly suggested" that the Club employ PJ to help clean up the mess but that his & Roos' salary were paid for by the MFC. 

As much evidence as saying that the Hawks' 3 were in a watered down comp, and that the Lions' 3 were because of COLA.

We will all believe what we want, but there are 2 things that are certain;

1. Premierships are bloody hard to win

2. I will celebrate any MFC premiership, and will be quite arrogant about it, regardless of what other teams think

[old55 23,717]

R1 Hawthorn v Essendon - I'm torn.