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Preview Hawks vs the COLA $wans and the man they call Juda$ - it's the big dance.
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Only if you use a rhythm stick.
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Grand final day barbecue at the Atlantis on the palm, you need to buy tickets, also an Aussie pub called Bidi Bondi at the base of Palm jumeriah will have it on, not sure if you need to buy tickets but probably do. Just in case you need some options, think tickets need to be purchased by the 22nd.
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hit the bourbon's mate, we're into the big dance.
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Saturday to Saturday is 7 days, Sunday o Saturday is 6 days. harden up princess. No excuses
Spangher could not get into the game today... But I think he will be more suited to playing Swans.
Buddy,Tippett,Reid,Goodes..Take your pick!
Ceglars spot is there for McEvoy depending how he performs tomorrow.
And either Simpkin or Suckling will get dropped for Cyril. Or drop both and bring in Sewell as well!
Buddy,Tippett,Reid,Goodes..Take your pick!
Ceglars spot is there for McEvoy depending how he performs tomorrow.
And either Simpkin or Suckling will get dropped for Cyril. Or drop both and bring in Sewell as well!
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I'm scared. I'm seriously scared….
well wouldn't this be special hey.... upside of a win is somewhere between where that red bull bloke parachuted from & the moon... downside is we get beaten by a better side...
i'll try & enjoy the week
i'll try & enjoy the week
at least next week i wont have a supporter so stupid to be yelling in my ear "ROBBIIEEE GRAY WHOS ON HIM", everytime he got the ball, god i thought the bloke was a passionate hawks fan, i turn around, gee i was mistaken..
but then agian i may get a cola fan yelling out, GET BUDDY OFF.. Gibson and Lake the two men he couldnt beat.. MUAHAHA i cant wait.
but then agian i may get a cola fan yelling out, GET BUDDY OFF.. Gibson and Lake the two men he couldnt beat.. MUAHAHA i cant wait.
Agree about Spang. If we had today's game over, I'd probably call for him to be dropped. But he's needed against the Swans as far as I'm concerned. Probably for Reid.
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All the best this weekend guys the nerves have already kicked in.. Glad we are playing you on the big stage. Will make for a epic Grand Final. 2 Birds one Cup! Hopefully Lewis gets up for it, never like seeing a player injured during finals.
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Agreed.
Ins: McEvoy, Rioli, Sewell
Outs: Ceglar, Spangher, Suckling.
But Clarko loves Suckling and doesn't appear to see the Hollywood kicks or lack of intensity at a contest.
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***Out on the full misses and rushed behinds haven't been excluded from the following data. Just assuming it's even enough for both teams to not skew results badly.***
Hawks have kicked 2721 points so far this season from 674 scoring shots. That's 4.037 points per scoring shot.
Swans have kicked 2355 points so far this season from 655 scoring shots. That's 3.595 points per scoring shot.
Hawks average 28 scoring shots a game and Swans average 27. Using those averages gives a score of 113 - 97.
Since the 2008 GF (including drawn 2010 GF) the winning GF side averages 24 scoring shots. The loser 23 (this number skewed by all the rushed behinds in 2008).
No team has won the GF by kicking more behinds than goals since West Coast did against Sydney in 2006. By 1 point.
You'd have to go back to 2001 to find a team that won a GF by kicking more behinds than goals over a team that kicked more goals than behinds. Brisbane 15.18 (108) def. Essendon 12.10 (82).
Hawthorn have kicked more goals than behinds in 22 games this season. They had equal in 1 game and more behinds in 1 game.
Sydney have kicked more goals than behinds in 10 games this season. They had equal in 2 games and more behinds in 10 games.
What's all that mean? That's up to you to decide.
To me it means that Sydney are going to need to kick accurately in front of goal. Something they've managed in just under half their games this season. And only against top 8 sides 3 times. Those 3 were Essendon, Geelong and Richmond. And if the points per scoring shot averages hold up then they will need to have about 13% more scoring shots than us. We average 26 scoring shots against the Swans in our 2 games this year. So they'll need to have about 29-30 scoring shots. Alternatively they could try holding us to less shots... our lowest for a game this year being 21 shots. We still average 24 scoring shots across our 5 losses this season though.
Hawks have kicked 2721 points so far this season from 674 scoring shots. That's 4.037 points per scoring shot.
Swans have kicked 2355 points so far this season from 655 scoring shots. That's 3.595 points per scoring shot.
Hawks average 28 scoring shots a game and Swans average 27. Using those averages gives a score of 113 - 97.
Since the 2008 GF (including drawn 2010 GF) the winning GF side averages 24 scoring shots. The loser 23 (this number skewed by all the rushed behinds in 2008).
No team has won the GF by kicking more behinds than goals since West Coast did against Sydney in 2006. By 1 point.
You'd have to go back to 2001 to find a team that won a GF by kicking more behinds than goals over a team that kicked more goals than behinds. Brisbane 15.18 (108) def. Essendon 12.10 (82).
Hawthorn have kicked more goals than behinds in 22 games this season. They had equal in 1 game and more behinds in 1 game.
Sydney have kicked more goals than behinds in 10 games this season. They had equal in 2 games and more behinds in 10 games.
What's all that mean? That's up to you to decide.
To me it means that Sydney are going to need to kick accurately in front of goal. Something they've managed in just under half their games this season. And only against top 8 sides 3 times. Those 3 were Essendon, Geelong and Richmond. And if the points per scoring shot averages hold up then they will need to have about 13% more scoring shots than us. We average 26 scoring shots against the Swans in our 2 games this year. So they'll need to have about 29-30 scoring shots. Alternatively they could try holding us to less shots... our lowest for a game this year being 21 shots. We still average 24 scoring shots across our 5 losses this season though.
Well done Hawk, now beat the Swan lake.
Score to settle hawks. Hodgey on 250 games. Time to stick it up buddy and cola. Plenty of motivation. Go Hawks.
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Unless Reid gets ruled out through injury....Spangher will play, and play well too, in a role he knows and has done multiple times against the Swans
Swans decision to name Reid (or even make out Reid will play) will have a massive bearing on team selection
Reid in Spangher in
Reid out Spangher out (Sizzle in)
Thats my gut feeling at this stage - we may change rucks (McEvoy for Ceglar - cant believe his really kept him out this long, i thought McEvoy was good in most games he played, but that is much of a muchness in the end.
Structurally both teams line ups will significantly change if Reid is out - and they may say his fine and he may come up, but i think it may be worse than what they are leading on for this purpose.
Swans decision to name Reid (or even make out Reid will play) will have a massive bearing on team selection
Reid in Spangher in
Reid out Spangher out (Sizzle in)
Thats my gut feeling at this stage - we may change rucks (McEvoy for Ceglar - cant believe his really kept him out this long, i thought McEvoy was good in most games he played, but that is much of a muchness in the end.
Structurally both teams line ups will significantly change if Reid is out - and they may say his fine and he may come up, but i think it may be worse than what they are leading on for this purpose.
xXDaOne2KillXx
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So essentially your saying the game will be on our once loved champion turned traitor enemy Buddies boot, if he is accurate we lose, if he produces the crap accuracy he use to do when he played for us than we win....2012 reversed hopefully....and the script every AFL follower deep down knew would happen on the 27th of Sept...with a few f... bombs and broken controllers along the way to make it happen
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Well it comes down to a team effort. But I don't think it's any coincidence that Buddy leaves the Hawks and we become a very good team at kicking accurately whilst the opposite is achieved at the Swans. So perhaps not unfair to say that Sydney's result rests squarely on his conversion in front of goal. Something that bodes well for us given he hasn't kicked more goals than behinds in his two games against us this year. He's had more than enough scoring shots in both games to completely torch us however.
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Lets do this Hawks. Today was a great hit out after a week off. It will serve as a wakeup and, unlike 2012, we have some older boys that will be pretty well rested (Stratts, Lake, Gibbo, Mitchell, Rioli) have all had extended breaks during the year. Hodgeys 250th, Gibbos 100th for the club, Back to back. So much motivation. Killem Hawks.
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ewwwww s**t weather again
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ewwwww s**t weather again
Pedantic perhaps but reading the Connolly prediction article and this raised my eye...
http://m.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/sydney-seems-set-to-take-another-flag-home-20140920-10juie.html
Not bitter or anything but isn't this Saturday our 4th GF in 7 years, our third GF in succession, which is a far more impressive achievement than the Bloodz?
...or is Hawthorn success expected or something?
http://m.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/sydney-seems-set-to-take-another-flag-home-20140920-10juie.html
Not bitter or anything but isn't this Saturday our 4th GF in 7 years, our third GF in succession, which is a far more impressive achievement than the Bloodz?
...or is Hawthorn success expected or something?
Hawks will take them.
the last GF have had massive winds
not great for a precise kicking game
not great for a precise kicking game
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