1 hour ago, dieter said:

Pity warmongering mass murderers like Churchill kept repeating history.

Sore loser?

Dieter I do hope you take that as very tongue in cheek.

Edited July 30, 20214 yr by TRIGON

2 hours ago, Lord Nev said:

Mate, they lost to the Roos, Blues, Suns and Crows this year.

 

Not with our team they wouldn't.... Oh hang on wait!!!!

Edited July 30, 20214 yr by picket fence

1 hour ago, bing181 said:

Messiah syndrome.

We had one of those Ron Barassi!

2 hours ago, Tony Tea said:

Glad to see Hawthorn embrace The Curse of Alistair Clarkson, but less glad to know that he will go to Carlton or Collingwood.

It'll be interesting to see which Carlton side turns up on the park tonight given this development.

He seems way too upbeat in his press conference to suggest that he hasn't got a head job next year. 

2 hours ago, old dee said:

Your mistake is expecting honesty! 

Amen to that Mr Old

Didn't want to start a new thread, but geez as bad as the Hawks are; at least they didn't sack their coach of 13 years halfway through someone else's press conference like Port Melbourne just did...

Far out.

1 hour ago, Pates said:

Lol i hope this means the hawks have YEARS down the bottom end of the table!

You are more easily pleased than me.  At least 5 decades or more ty.

6 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

Didn't want to start a new thread, but geez as bad as the Hawks are; at least they didn't sack their coach of 13 years halfway through someone else's press conference like Port Melbourne just did...

Far out.

So Clarko to Port then!!

5 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

I have a great deal of respect for Caro and have been for many years regardless of what people think of her.

There is a reason why she has good well connected sources within clubs. 

Yep its a disgusting industry to see how she was treated. It wasnt the first time either. The media need to take a long hard look at themselves because substitute Caro with Eddie, Whately, Robbo, Hutchy etc....no one would have come down that hard on any of the boys. 

 

Clarko's press conference had all the air of "I'm only leaving Hawthorn because I love the club too much. It's got nothing to do with a godfather offer from another club."

5 hours ago, Wizard of Koz said:

Norm Smith curse now over. Hawthorn have taken the torch off us by burning and sacking the best coach of an era

Yep. The Clarko Cluster - [censored]

Disrespectful by the Hawks. Classic Kennet 

29 minutes ago, CYB said:

Yep its a disgusting industry to see how she was treated. It wasnt the first time either. The media need to take a long hard look at themselves because substitute Caro with Eddie, Whately, Robbo, Hutchy etc....no one would have come down that hard on any of the boys. 

 

Agree wholeheartedly 

Don't know if anyone else has said it but y don't we table a offer to clarko for 2023 he names the length and takes a club he played for to the big dance here will be plenty of clubs thinking the same thing

5 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

I wondered about this. It's not as young as it might first seem. Clarkson was 37 when he started; Hardwick was 38. Going back a bit further, Sheedy was 34, Matthews 34 and Barassi (as playing coach) was 29. 

Edit: Clarkson is now only 53. Clearly young enough to take on another senior coaching job if he wants.

Interesting. Clarko was out of the game for 8 years and Hardwick 6 though. I thought clubs had pivoted away from taking on young coaches fresh out of the game like Mitchell 4 years back, and wanted extensive 5-10+ year apprenticeships, given what we've seen with Voss. 

Blues v Saints seems like an audition for who Clarko might want to coach.
Two decent lists crying out for a quality coach, having had poor seasons

6 hours ago, DubDee said:

where was this respect when they got smashed by Freo in Tassie or beaten by the crows at Marvel in the last 3 weeks?

zero excuses, a shameful performance by us to draw that game.  

Two years in a row we've ruined our chances. 

I'd be very surprised if we have any success in September.

Clarkson would be fantastic for us. I reckon we've got the best list in the league. But yeah nah it's not going to happen.

Watching the pre game fox footy show tonight and a quote from Gary Lyon in reference to the events today:

”I love the Hawthorn footy club. No I seriously do”

Interesting thing to say from Mr Melbourne himself.

The next 2 months will provide an indication on whether Goodwin is an ordinary to good coach or a fantastic coach that is on the brink of achieving greatness for this club. 
 

If it’s looking like the former over the next 4 game, then we’ve got a bit of work to do and there’s someone fantastic available to steer a talented list to the promise land.

*am bemused by the adulation of Clarkson. 

His time has passed.

2 hours ago, Rusty Nails said:

Amen to that Mr Old

This move with Clarkson must be the least surprising think in AFL this year.

12 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Watching the pre game fox footy show tonight and a quote from Gary Lyon in reference to the events today:

”I love the Hawthorn footy club. No I seriously do”

Interesting thing to say from Mr Melbourne himself.

You do realise his Father played for Hawthorn!

3 hours ago, old dee said:

 

 

Edited July 30, 20214 yr by old dee

5 minutes ago, old dee said:

You do realise his Father played for Hawthorn!

Honestly forgot that his Dad played for the Hawks.

Just assumed he was a casual Hawks fan growing up like the Ox was.

Still raised an eyebrow for someone who is so publicly a Melbourne man.

Edited July 30, 20214 yr by Bring-Back-Powell