My photos from the 2008 Grand Final

[Dixie Flatline]

I have a lot of photographs and video from the 2008 Grand Final, including the after-party presentation at Fed Square. It'll probably take me a couple of days to upload them all, but let's get started now, hey!

The match-day photographs are taken from M56, Row X, so deep in the foward pocket at the Punt Road end of the ground.

Pre-match

 

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Players warming up

National anthem

Pre-match huddle as Sammy prepares to go to the middle for the coin-toss

Players in position

 

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First quarter

Geelong has the first goal of the game through Lonergan - this is the centre-bounce straight afterwards:

 

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Xavier Ellis kicks for goal

 

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There is only one thing on Buddy's mind:

Unfortunately, he is not successful.

I have a heap more to upload and share with you, so stay tuned!

 

[haze.13]

Cheers dixie

Look forward to the fed square footage. Couldn't get the little one with pram in tow into the crush. Like the anthem shot too, from Q21 you couldn't see both teams lines up due to the ridiculous massive team flags (they were good for pre-match but should have been down for the anthem), anyway good stuff.

 

[ricta]

some great pics there Dixie, looking forward to the video footage

 

[noosa hawk mad]

Some great pics mate cheers Dixie!

 

[shqip]

Some quality pics of the banner, thanks alot.

 

[ChanceBateman]

Awesome pics Dixie! Thanks for sharing. Look fwd to more.

Have some to post (when I get a chance to process them from RAW) - should I do it in a seperate post, or should we pool them in this one?

Also - trying to work out how to add an album (when I go into User Control Panel - help says there should be an 'add album' link - there is not. Unless I am blind. Which is entirely possible. Also - is that the best way to post pics - when you try to add pics to a post it asks for a URL - I am assuming it is asking for the URL of an album you have created? If you have managed that.

Happy days.

 

[carntheroos4eva]

Awesome stuff Dixie.

 

[MadDawg]

I think alot can be taken from the photo of the national anthem. I assume its instigated by Crawf but seeing all the Hawks boys with their arms around each other together and then Geelong who couldnt be further apart from one another. As it turned out Hawks played as one entity as a team while Geelong put in a couple of good indiviual performances.

 

[Ledger]

I might as well add some of mine too....had them in another thread which has disappeared..

 

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[HBF]

Great photos.
Are any of you sober yet?

 

[Mojo]

Great photos.
Are any of you sober yet?

I discovered the sense of sight today.

 

[Dixie Flatline]

I think alot can be taken from the photo of the national anthem. I assume its instigated by Crawf but seeing all the Hawks boys with their arms around each other together and then Geelong who couldnt be further apart from one another. As it turned out Hawks played as one entity as a team while Geelong put in a couple of good indiviual performances.

We've been doing it throughout the finals campaign and none of our opponents have linked arms.

 

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Willo kicks at goal to make it a 1-point ball game at quarter time:

Players move back into position after the quarter-time break as I take a shot overlooking the crowd in front of me:

The players line up in position anticipating the first bounce of the second quarter:

 

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Second quarter

Ottens and Renouf contest a ruck duel in Geelong's forward line:

It culminates in Steve Johnson having a shot at goal, but it goes nowhere:

 

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Later in the quarter, Blake and Renouf lock horns in a ruck contest in the Geelong forward line:

 

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Later in the second quarter, the Hawthorn defence is called upon to repel yet another sortie forward by Geelong:

Birchall squeezes out a handpass to Sewell under pressure from Varcoe:

 

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The half-time scoreline:

Preparing for the resumption of battle:

 

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Third quarter

Osborne dishes off to Hodge to take a ping at goals from outside 50 metres:

 

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Clarkson addresses his players one last time in battle in 2008:

The crowd awaits the last quarter of the grand final:

"History is coming..."

 

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Notice one Buddy Franklin coming off the wing into the centre square: