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    North and Hawthorn rivalry

    There was a bit more to it than that in the 70’s. Between 1974 and 1978 the two clubs met in two finals each season, and played in 3 Grand Finals and 2 Prelims ( in the old final 5 system when there was only 1 Prelim each year). So it would have been a very intense rivalry at that time. That...
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    Your clubs best ever premiership season?

    These would be strong points if Hawthorn had played Fremantle in the 2014 GF.
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    Wearing a footy guernsey in public, yes or no?

    Spot on. I don't wear a guernsey to games myself, but I always wear a Hawthorn polo and a hoodie or jacket when it's cold. I don't think I've ever been to a game without wearing my Hawks scarf regardless of how warm it may be. I don't think I've ever worn a scarf anywhere else, regardless of...
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    Sons of Guns Players

    Scott Maginness was himself a father-son, his Dad Norm having played for the Hawks in the 50’s.
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    2026 O&M Football league discussion.

    Dustin Martin, per the posts before mine. But I see in the last half hour per Zero Hangar website that Yarra are saying they haven’t spoken to him, so articles could be based on rumour only. No good at linking to story sorry.
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    2026 O&M Football league discussion.

    Brisbane’s News Ltd paper. It’s basically same article as in Herald Sun. I only checked that because Trent said he lives in Qld.
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    2026 O&M Football league discussion.

    Herald Sun / Courier Mail websites suggesting up to 6 home games, but nothing confirmed yet that I can see.
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    Teams which underachieved?

    I rate the 2014 GF as the best performance I have seen from any Hawthorn team in my 40 + years watching, and certainly the high point of the threepeat.
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    Dermott Brereton: how do opposition supporters remember him?

    I very much doubt that anyone would put Dermie in the same class as Carey or Dunstall. Carey is a genuine GOAT contender, and Dunstall would be in top three Hawthorn players ever. However, he was still a champion centre half forward who was integral to Hawthorn winning five premierships. I have...
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    Best game of football you've ever seen?

    Of games I’ve seen live, Hawthorn v Geelong 1989 - not the Grand Final, but the home and away match early in the season. Hawthorn came back to win by 8 points after Geelong had kicked 17 goals in the first half and led by 9 goals just before the long break. Final scores 171-163. Unrelenting...
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    Players who well and truly exceeded expectations

    Greg Williams. Was rejected two years in a row having done pre-season training with Carlton (to which he was zoned), before being invited to train with Geelong after writing to every club asking for a chance. He was 20 by the time he made his debut and of course went on to be a genuine...
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    Fixture 2026 Fixture

    Brisbane have actually played Hawthorn in Vic the past three seasons, and four of the last six. It is more the other way - this year was the first time since 2019 that Hawthorn have played in Brisbane.
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    Ranking Each Team's Best Team of this Century So Far....

    Clearly the spirit of any club-based team of the century selection is performance at that club. As a Hawthorn supporter I would never consider Gary Ablett Snr or Josh Kennedy (Hawthorn / Sydney) for any Hawks TOTC to make it look better just because they played a handful of games for Hawthorn...
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    Best hawthorn goal of all time

    The Williams / Dew goal in the ‘08 GF is my favourite Hawthorn highlight ever. It was the moment when I went from thinking ‘this is getting exciting ‘ to ‘we now should win’. We were sitting in the second row behind the point post at that end, so had a very close up perfect view if it too...
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    How good were Hawthorn in the 1970s?

    Hawthorn and North had a great rivalry in the '70s. They played off in Grand Finals in 75,76 and 78 and Prelims in 74 and 77. In fact, over the five year period from 1974 to 1978 the two teams played each other twice in each finals series. The Matthews / Greig incident happened in the '76 GF...
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