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POSTGAME: GRAND FINAL vs Western Bulldogs

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1 hour ago, BradDemonSufferer said:

A must watch from AFL360 last Monday. Spine chilling

Yeah, a bloody brilliant run down. Dunstall really struggling. Like many Hawthorn people, he can barely hide his disdain.

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    4 hours ago, Jontee said:

    I thought I was getting over it and then I yell PETRACCA!!!!

    (cant stop)

    I do that every morning when I greet the boys at work 😂
    They reply by yelling "OLIVER".
    And I give 'em the 1 finger salute.


     

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    Keep the post alive. 

    It was sensational.  What a game.
    That last 45 minutes of footy was the most exciting in the last 49 years of supporting the Dees. 
     

    Go Dees. 

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    16 hours ago, Taipei Demon said:

    He ate Lion for breakfast, Cat for lunch, and Bulldog for dinner :ph34r:

    That's a lot of protein.

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    AFL experts got 98% wrong.

    Only one tipped the Dees to finish in the finals and 8th.

    Most predicted the Kangas for wooden spoon which was a blind Freddy obvious prediction !! 

     

    47 minutes ago, John Crow Batty said:

    Only one of AFL.com writers in the preseason predicted we would make the finals this year. And was for only 8th spot.

    https://www.afl.com.au/news/560486/crystal-ball-our-predictions-for-the-2021-afl-season-are-in

    Edited by spirit of norm smith
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    Had a look at player stats in relation to their career best, with some interesting findings

    - Clarrie 21 uncontested possessions, 2 short of his highest

    - Tracc career high possession total, contested possessions, equal high inside 50s (as expected)

    - Sparrow career high goal assists, inside 50s

    - Brayshaw career high 1 percenters

    - Salem equal career high inside 50s

    - ANB equal 4th best game disposals and 2nd highest handball count

    - Jackson career high goal assists

    - Fritsch equal 2nd career high goals of course

    - BBB equal 3rd highest frees for (which is saying something given his NM days)

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    45 minutes ago, Hellish Inferno said:

    Had a look at player stats in relation to their career best, with some interesting findings

    - Clarrie 21 uncontested possessions, 2 short of his highest

    - Tracc career high possession total, contested possessions, equal high inside 50s (as expected)

    - Sparrow career high goal assists, inside 50s

    - Brayshaw career high 1 percenters

    - Salem equal career high inside 50s

    - ANB equal 4th best game disposals and 2nd highest handball count

    - Jackson career high goal assists

    - Fritsch equal 2nd career high goals of course

    - BBB equal 3rd highest frees for (which is saying something given his NM days)

    It was always going to happen as far as I'm concerned.
    Guns all over the ground with the Premiership in front of them.
    There was no way the Dogs were gonna cope.

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    Maybe covered already but...

    From 1 min to go in 3rd until 18 min to go in 4th

    3 mins of elapsed time. Stats:

    MELB: 13 K, 11 HB, 2 Mk, 5 Goals

    WB: 1 HB

     

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    2 hours ago, Hellish Inferno said:

    Had a look at player stats in relation to their career best, with some interesting findings

    - Clarrie 21 uncontested possessions, 2 short of his highest

    - Tracc career high possession total, contested possessions, equal high inside 50s (as expected)

    - Sparrow career high goal assists, inside 50s

    - Brayshaw career high 1 percenters

    - Salem equal career high inside 50s

    - ANB equal 4th best game disposals and 2nd highest handball count

    - Jackson career high goal assists

    - Fritsch equal 2nd career high goals of course

    - BBB equal 3rd highest frees for (which is saying something given his NM days)

    I should add, Viney 2nd career high clearances with 12. Two short of career best 14

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    Was looking at some stats and noticed Sparrow only had 66% game time.

    He played a blinder. Really like his hardness and he kicks like a mule.

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    2 hours ago, Hellish Inferno said:

    I should add, Viney 2nd career high clearances with 12. Two short of career best 14

    Watched that succession of clean centre clearances from mid third term and in the 4th again and Viney was pivotal I thought, a toe poke forward here, a pickup and handball to a receiver on the move there. Oliver, Petracca and Jackson are the obvious ones running full speed out of the centre square to bury the Dogs in an amazing blitzkrieg but Viney was vital contesting the ball and getting it moving our way, he out did Libba there.
     

    That frenetic contest at the ball in the centre given we had a dominant ruckman and several inside bulls and ball magnets, was what I was hoping we would get from the start with Yze coming in this season. But I don’t remember seeing centre clearance dominance that much during the year, in fact we at times outplayed in that area by lowly sides and covered that with intercepts at half back and attacked from there. But it did all came together in the finals series. Would love it if it becomes the norm next year which would see us hitting the scoreboard big time. 

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    28 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

    Was looking at some stats and noticed Sparrow only had 66% game time.

    He played a blinder. Really like his hardness and he kicks like a mule.

    Yep, he played a blinder of a finals series. Really came of age.

    Trade bait no more, he can add a fair bit to our team going forward.

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    42 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

    Was looking at some stats and noticed Sparrow only had 66% game time.

    He played a blinder. Really like his hardness and he kicks like a mule.

    Kicks like a mule with finesse.
    He's a ripper.
     

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    10 minutes ago, Fork 'em said:

    Kicks like a mule with finesse.
    He's a ripper.
     

    Particularly liked his long goal duringour blitz, his longkick to the advantage of BB and his kick to Fritta in the goal square in the first qtr

    Clever and skillful

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    32 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

    Particularly liked his long goal duringour blitz, his longkick to the advantage of BB and his kick to Fritta in the goal square in the first qtr

    Clever and skillful

    Also put through a couple set shots during the finals.
    Never looked like missing.

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    Anyone quietly happy that the celebrations were forced to finish just half a week in as most of the club headed back to VIC? Now the boys     can already focus on 2022.

    I’ll never forget Jared Roughead commenting that after their 2008 flag, Hawthorn returned to pre season with an extra player in terms of added skin-fold and proceeded to have a complacent 2009 and somehow missed the finals after their breakthrough flag.

    No club that has broken their major drought  (Sydney, Hawthorn 2008 Geelong, Dogs and Richmond) has gone back to back. 

     

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    7 hours ago, jnrmac said:

    Particularly liked his long goal duringour blitz, his longkick to the advantage of BB and his kick to Fritta in the goal square in the first qtr

    Clever and skillful

    That goal in the 3rd was of hardly one step. More like half a step. And it went 55m. Amazing

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    11 hours ago, Graeme Yeats' Mullet said:

    Maybe covered already but...

    From 1 min to go in 3rd until 18 min to go in 4th

    3 mins of elapsed time. Stats:

    MELB: 13 K, 11 HB, 2 Mk, 5 Goals

    WB: 1 HB

     

    Of all the stats on here, this is one of the best, and thinking about it seems almost impossible.

    24 possessions and 5 goals?

    BT mentioned another  short period during tha game that Oliver and Petracca combined stats equalled the whole dogs team.

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    Bailey Smith now a fan, singing along to grand old flag 🤣

     

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    7 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    No club that has broken their major drought  (Sydney, Hawthorn 2008 Geelong, Dogs and Richmond) has gone back to back. 

     

    That maybe true BBP but I don’t think any team recently has won the premiership after they won the minor premiership (not that I am aware of) either UNTIL WE DID. 

    Nothing stopping us from going back to back except ourselves. 🏆

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