Round 19: Hawthorn vs Western Bulldogs - Aurora Stadium

[Fitzey]

They're usually dull matches - I can't really remember an exciting/close/important game that we've played in Tassie since maybe 06/07.

Not to mention I want to attend every game that I can.

Boo hoo, you can't attend one game. And the reason there are no exiting games is because the 'good teams' think they are to good to come to Tassie

 

[WWSD]

Rested?

Mitchell copped the flu a few days ago and wasn't 100% and Smith has a minor calf injury

 

[treefingers]

Boo hoo, you can't attend one game. And the reason there are no exiting games is because the 'good teams' think they are to good to come to Tassie

Nah, 4 games. And yeah - that's pretty much my point.

 

[Admiral Byng]

Hawks by plenty. They'll kick a cricket score.

 

[HappyChappy35]

Will be a lot closer than many are thinking, but with Hawthorn's class and the top 4 race tightening I can't see them dropping this one. Hawks by 20.

 

[Xtreme]

Dogs by 10

Would not surprise me if the bulldogs win today and i'm thinking if they do it will be between 3 - 18 points. Hawthorn don't play that well at Tasmania and i think the intense match from last week will take a toll on them this week plus the weather will be a factor.

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

Hawks will win they won't drop this game and play to well down in tassie

 

[PattoMan99]

They're usually dull matches - I can't really remember an exciting/close/important game that we've played in Tassie since maybe 06/07.

Not to mention I want to attend every game that I can.

Thirteen... THIRDTEEN! Even I enjoyed that one.

 

[Hawkk]

Boo hoo, you can't attend one game. And the reason there are no exiting games is because the 'good teams' think they are to good to come to Tassie

Like Melbourne?

 

[blue harvest]

Hawks by the length of the Moonee Valley straight.

 

[threenewpadlocks]

They're usually dull matches - I can't really remember an exciting/close/important game that we've played in Tassie since maybe 06/07.

Not to mention I want to attend every game that I can.

2008, when we beat you and both teams were on top of the ladder. Tom Williams played a blinder on Buddy even though he kicked a bag.

Anybody know why a game between two Melbourne teams is in Hobart but Hawthorn play a home game against GWS at the MCG?

 

[Igloo]

They're usually dull matches - I can't really remember an exciting/close/important game that we've played in Tassie since maybe 06/07.

Not to mention I want to attend every game that I can.

Hodge kicked that awesome goal last year against us, that was pretty exciting I guess

 

[Hawkk]

2008, when we beat you and both teams were on top of the ladder. Tom Williams played a blinder on Buddy even though he kicked a bag.

Anybody know why a game between two Melbourne teams is in Hobart but Hawthorn play a home game against GWS at the MCG?

The Hawks request games against Victorian opposition in Launceston so that they can lure the Victorian tourism $$$

That said many Hawthorn supporters suspect that the AFL has an agenda with their scheduling to push Hawthorn out of Tasmania (the fact that we play 3 of our 4 Tasmanian games smack bang in the middle of winter accentuates this view)

In 2012 we played Sydney + North Melbourne in Tasmania whilst playing GWS, Gold Coast, West Coast, Adelaide and Brisbane in Melbourne (5 of our 7 MCG home games)

 

[Hayes4PM]

Sweet Jesus, Luke Darcy already rimming the Bulldogs. This will be painful to listen to.

 

[Crawb]

Sweet Jesus, Luke Darcy already rimming the Bulldogs. This will be painful to listen to.

They need a commentator who knows half the list of the Dogs. So I guess Darce fits the bill.

 

[Hayes4PM]

They need a commentator who knows half the list of the Dogs. So I guess Darce fits the bill.

s**t, if that's what it takes to get the job I'll spend half an hour looking over there list memorising. And I won't even bag young players and make the easy calls and pass them off as insightful.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Hawks by plenty. They'll kick a cricket score.

It doesn't normally happen in Tassie. The games down there are often turnover filled, slugfests where good teams do bad things.

Be prepared to watch a s**t match.

 

[dvas987]

How many times will Darce drop the "best in the business" line today?

 

[ManOfClay]

They need a commentator who knows half the list of the Dogs. So I guess Darce fits the bill.

The only Lions players most commentators know are Jono Brown, Simon Black and Jared Polec

 

[Hawkk]

It doesn't normally happen in Tassie. The games down there are often turnover filled, slugfests where good teams do bad things.

Be prepared to watch a s**t match.

This. Its good to see that the myth that Launceston brings the best out of Hawthorn continues to hold strength. If anything our ideal venue is probably Ethiad given our offence, importance of disposal and emerging outside spread.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Good test for Woody today. He's one of our young inside mids who the club rate highly. Good overhead. Reminds me of young Daniel Kerr in the way attacks the footy.

 

[Hayes4PM]

"That's a bit rough..."


Get the * out Bruce.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

griffen just falls over and gets a free.

 

[TedDougChris]

Looking forward to seeing how the Doggies kids cope with the Hawks pressure. Important lessons for them to learn early....

 

[BluesMan]

How often has luke darcy called the play as a commentator? Never heard him do this much