Hawthorn - 20 flags by 2050

[Strapping Young Lad]

I love it! It's as relevant now as a Melbourne supporter posting up a black and white photo of their 1950s success.

By all means, though, continue to tell us all how past success guarantees future success, because Hawthorn. The more the better, from my perspective.

I have a new one for you, btw. "Hawthorn hubris". You reckon that will work? I think the alliteration makes it pop. Another good addition to my portfolio?

"accident of history"
"because hawthorn"
"we was scapegoated"

They're all just differing coping mechanisms, so go ahead.

 

[Lance Uppercut]

"accident of history"
"because hawthorn"
"we was scapegoated"

They're all just differing coping mechanisms, so go ahead.

coping mechanisms. lol that's such internet nuffy talk

If you genuinely think I'm curled up in the foetal position because a football team won a 3peat then you must be a duffel coat wearing, four n twenty pie eating moron - which I know you're not.

Why you rely on such basic internet nuffy tactics is beyond me. Next you'll be claiming it's because of school holidays or some crap

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

coping mechanisms. lol that's such internet nuffy talk

If you genuinely think I'm curled up in the foetal position because a football team won a 3peat then you must be a duffel coat wearing, four n twenty pie eating moron - which I know you're not.

Why you rely on such basic internet nuffy tactics is beyond me. Next you'll be claiming it's because of school holidays or some crap

I don't think you're curled up in a foetal position......but you've illustrated quite a few times that you're #head*ed by Hawthorn's success.

Every man and his dog knows success isn't guaranteed, but you bite down on that hook. every.single.time.

 

[Lance Uppercut]

I don't think you're curled up in a foetal position......but you've illustrated quite a few times that you're #head****ed by Hawthorn's success.

Every man and his dog knows success isn't guaranteed, but you bite down on that hook. every.single.time.

oh lord, even though you're using the #head*ed thing ironically it's still a bit embarrassing as a concept

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

oh lord, even though you're using the #head****ed thing ironically it's still a bit embarrassing as a concept

Unfortunately it really is the perfect explanation for your constant struggle when contemplating Hawthorn success, past, present and future.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Unfortunately it really is the perfect explanation for your constant struggle when contemplating Hawthorn success, past, present and future.

Just on this my book, My Struggle on the Hawthorn question was released in Germany. Not quite sure on the Germanic translation

 

[Lance Uppercut]

Unfortunately it really is the perfect explanation for your constant struggle when contemplating Hawthorn success, past, present and future.

Back to the nuffy speak then? Ok then mate. It's all a coping mechanism and nothing to do with your need to defend your club at every turn. Sure thing

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Back to the nuffy speak then? Ok then mate. It's all a coping mechanism and nothing to do with your need to defend your club at every turn. Sure thing

It really is.

I look forward to you riding every Hawthorn win and loss in 2018, while trying to convince yourself that you're not.

 

[QuietB]

I like how history has been rewritten by some to claim it was just success after success and their rubbish decade or so from 95-06 never happened.

That would be an interesting thread “was 95-06 an accident of history”

Past succes prior and success after indicates it certainly was

 

[threesixpio]

Just on this my book, My Struggle on the Hawthorn question was released in Germany. Not quite sure on the Germanic translation

This isn't the Jaegar thread GE - there is no place for WW2 references here.

 

[Gavin Excell]

This isn't the Jaegar thread GE - there is no place for WW2 references here.

Noted but to be exact these are Weimar republic era references

 

[threesixpio]

Noted but to be exact these are Weimar republic era references

Wasn’t struggling much during WW2 was he ?

‘Cept at the end

I could see Jeff Kennett playing the MC in Cabaret actually....

 

[Gavin Excell]

Wasn’t struggling much during WW2 was he ?

‘Cept at the end

I could see Jeff Kennett playing the MC in Cabaret actually....

Im glad you asked the question about Jeff and possible historic roles in movies or indeed history.

Kennett as Bogart Casablanca?

 

[Lance Uppercut]

It really is.

I look forward to you riding every Hawthorn win and loss in 2018, while trying to convince yourself that you're not.

Good. And I look forward to you gatekeeping any negative comment on Hawthorn. Should have your work cut out for you this year

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Good. And I look forward to you gatekeeping any negative comment on Hawthorn. Should have your work cut out for you this year

Don't mistake me poking s**t at how closely you review everything Hawthorn for 'gatekeeping negative comments'.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Im glad you asked the question about Jeff and possible historic roles in movies or indeed history.

Kennett as Bogart Casablanca?

Gavin, you're showing your age.

 

[threesixpio]

Im glad you asked the question about Jeff and possible historic roles in movies or indeed history.

Kennett as Bogart Casablanca?

Weird you mention that. He used to watch replays of the 2008 GF at the residence of the Hawthorn captain (at the time).

Now what did he keep saying to Mitchell when the DVD ended.......??

 

[matey]

’’Harris said it was important that Hawthorn would own the freehold at Dingley, in what was a point of difference between the Hawks and the other clubs that have leases on their facilities and training bases. The key to this project is that Hawthorn Football Club own the freehold. No other AFL club will have a freehold on their training base,’’

Hawks in 10 to 20 years will become the Man United of the AFL! We don't need to waiste any bodies time shaking cans for donations we keep up with the times and provide our supporters with a bsb and account number.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Weird you mention that. He used to watch replays of the 2008 GF at the residence of the Hawthorn captain (at the time).

Now what did he keep saying to Mitchell when the DVD ended.......??

Weird you mention that. He used to watch replays of the 2008 GF at the residence of the Hawthorn captain (at the time).

Now what did he keep saying to Mitchell when the DVD ended.......??

"We'll always have Launceston"?

 

[Bunk Moreland]

’’Harris said it was important that Hawthorn would own the freehold at Dingley, in what was a point of difference between the Hawks and the other clubs that have leases on their facilities and training bases. The key to this project is that Hawthorn Football Club own the freehold. No other AFL club will have a freehold on their training base,’’

Hawks in 10 to 20 years will become the Man United of the AFL! We don't need to waiste any bodies time shaking cans for donations we keep up with the times and provide our supporters with a bsb and account number.

Raised this in another thread but it was sidetracked by trolls... what’s the thinking behind this? I don’t really get it. Wouldn’t a long term lease (50 years plus etc) be better? The council would have them at a very good rate given their profile.

Freehold land and buildings seems like a strange thing for a football club to have so much money tied up in. Wouldn’t it be better invested in the club itself?

 

[Gavin Excell]

Raised this in another thread but it was sidetracked by trolls... what’s the thinking behind this? I don’t really get it. Wouldn’t a long term lease (50 years plus etc) be better? The council would have them at a very good rate given their profile.

Freehold land and buildings seems like a strange thing for a football club to have so much money tied up in. Wouldn’t it be better invested in the club itself?

Fair question.

A possible angle is that councils can be unreliable - see Kingston City and Moorabbin over the years.

 

[threesixpio]

"We'll always have Launceston"?

Lol

 

[Dank You Steven]

You clearly didn't watch Edwards dominate this years finals season .

For the record Edwards was injured foremost of 2015 , and I stand by my comments . Edwards is better than Cyril . Champion data thinks so as well

If you're basing quality on stats provided by Champion Data then you have validated everyone on this thread who has claimed recently or otherwise that you really don't know anything about football.

 

[Dank You Steven]

Better than Voss? As good?

Brown and Matthews contextualise their statements within the 2017 finals series. On not one occasion do they say Cotchin is the equal of or better than Voss overall. Some liberties taken by the blinkered Richmond fan who posted about this...

 

[Dank You Steven]

Good question

Dont know - 1941?

Almost as hard as remembering when Geelong last beat Hawthorn in a cut throat final...