NON-MFC: Finals Week 01

[dees189227 12,453]

You look at who hawthorn recruited last year. Then compare to who we bought in. Not talking about Windsor but some others 

[Jibroni 5,035]

That wizard is building a nice cult status for himself.

[ElDiablo14 5,036]

1 minute ago, At the break of Gawn said:

When was the last time the Dogs won a final in Melbourne? 2016?

We are not much better.

[Bring-Back-Powell 15,240]

Let’s cut to the chase, can Hawthorn beat Sydney at the SCG or GWS at Giants Stadium in a prelim?

[Demons11 7,096]

11 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Watching Hawthorn tonight brings back so many happy memories of watching the Dees in the 2018 finals.

Noisy crowd, young team full of attack and and momentum.

Smash em Hawks!

I feel the same way 

[dees189227 12,453]

Just now, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Let’s cut to the chase, can Hawthorn beat Sydney at the SCG or GWS at Giants Stadium in a prelim?

They'd have the belief

[ElDiablo14 5,036]

Just now, Jibroni said:

That wizard is building a nice cult status for himself.

There will always be only one wizard... Up goes farmer!

[Roost it far 9,498]

Just now, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Let’s cut to the chase, can Hawthorn beat Sydney at the SCG or GWS at Giants Stadium in a prelim?

Yes

[biggestred 5,237]

It makes me sick the long suffering hawks and cats fans get to see MORE finals wins when we've seen 5 in 20 years and 3 of them we weren't allowed to go to. Stuff footy. There is no karma.

[dees189227 12,453]

If you're a hawks fan wanting to go to Adelaide,  I'd jump on now for flights before the prices are jacked up

[layzie 34,326]

13 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Looks completely cooked. 

Hasn't had a touch this quarter and yet they have McRea sitting on the bench as a sub..

Much love for the guy but he's not gonna win them a flag 

[ElDiablo14 5,036]

2 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

If you're a hawks fan wanting to go to Adelaide,  I'd jump on now for flights before the prices are jacked up

They are playing in Sydney.

[DeeSpencer 26,270]

A few things with the Hawks:

1. They aren’t that young. They’ve got real experience in their midfield and backline especially. Watson’s ready made, Weddle is a beast. Dear is the one super young player and turns out he might be a freak?

2. They’re super fit. You can see they’re rarely tired and go up and down the ground. Richmond’s fitness coach was an incredible hire.

They are in their defensive grid right away. Dogs haven’t got started with their ball movement.

3. They aren’t afraid to kick to a contest from a stoppage, inside 50 or out of their backline under pressure. That’s good finals footy and they win their share of contests.

4. They have a number of highly skilled players and a solid baseline of skills, but the main basis for their ball movement is coordinated run. They run in waves but they also run in well organised ways. Forwards come at the kicker and the big thing is that every one of their handballs goes a good distance because the runner is spaced a good distance.

[ElDiablo14 5,036]

3 minutes ago, layzie said:

Much love for the guy but he's not gonna win them a flag 

Bont?

[DeeSpencer 26,270]

1 minute ago, ElDiablo14 said:

They are playing in Sydney.

Nope. Adelaide 

[BDA 23,016]

dumb as a post naughton. Sheppard it through for christ sakes

[dees189227 12,453]

This last quarter will feel so long for the hawks fans. 

Bonts trying to lift his team 

[monoccular 17,642]

Naughton should well remember Tom McDonald on "bang, bang, bang" and shepherded Bont's goal.

[DiscoStu17 825]

1 hour ago, Demon Disciple said:

And that right there is why we shouldn’t go anywhere near Daniel. Can’t hit a kick to a teammate 30m away and put him immediately under the pump.

Fair go. 
He’s their 2nd highest rated player. 
15th overall….

[Earl Hood 6,141]

We are seeing a game style that is yelling at me to forget our fixation with getting a big forward at any cost. It’s about quick, clever ball movement, midfielders with leg speed and smart, quick, small medium sized forwards, with a mobile tall or two to contest in the air. We look a mile off this pace. 

[rpfc 28,902]

Geelong and Hawthorn winning finals…

Christians! What does this tell you?! There is no god. 

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12 minutes ago, At the break of Gawn said:

When was the last time the Dogs won a final in Melbourne? 2016?

To be fair since 2016 they haven’t played many in Melbourne 

[Ollie fan 3,629]

13 hours ago, Demonsone said:

Correct their ground has had major development etc but going of topic who’s fault is it that we don’t have a training base and the whole club under 1 roof, with the mindset of having a base around the G, Jackson started this process 10 yrs ago .. 

I have been thinking about this a bit. Unlike  many other clubs, the Melbourne supporter base is not at all localised. Geelong, Footscray and to a lesser extent others get massive government funding which is sheer pork-barreling, because it swings voters in a given electorate. We don't have that pull. And that is no-one's fault.

[layzie 34,326]

The Hawks looking like us in 2018.

Has anyone said that yet?

[dees189227 12,453]

Darcy should have gone back & had a shot before