Crazy John
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- Nov 30, 2013
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Both these sides will be recognised as two of the greatest premiership teams in history, especially when you consider the obstacles that each side had to overcome in order to win the flag.
- Both had just lost arguably their best player to northern state franchises (Gary Ablett and Lance Franklin).
- Geelong had just lost their coach to another club, while Hawthorn lost their coach for 5 weeks during the season to illness.
- Both went into the Grand Final against juggernauts who were labelled unstoppable by the media (Collingwood 2011 and Sydney 2014).
- Hawthorn had to deal with several injuries to key players during the season, while Geelong dealt with injuries at the wrong time of the year, and had to carry injured players into the Grand Final.
Which team do you rate as better, and why?
- Both had just lost arguably their best player to northern state franchises (Gary Ablett and Lance Franklin).
- Geelong had just lost their coach to another club, while Hawthorn lost their coach for 5 weeks during the season to illness.
- Both went into the Grand Final against juggernauts who were labelled unstoppable by the media (Collingwood 2011 and Sydney 2014).
- Hawthorn had to deal with several injuries to key players during the season, while Geelong dealt with injuries at the wrong time of the year, and had to carry injured players into the Grand Final.
Which team do you rate as better, and why?