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    No Oppo Supporters General AFL discussion and other club news

    WT actual F How brazen are they now? Openly defying the (soft) salary cap - arranging a big media event to announce it. Al Capone would blush at the arrogance of it. But crickets from the AFL and from the 1000+ parasites ("journalists") who cover the game. Bloody hard game to follow sometimes.
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    Oppo Camp 2024 Finals Discussion (other games)

    Neale is definitely the cleanest player since Mitchell. They just swoop in - one grab the ball - and either slip a quick handball to a teammate, or put on an evasive maneuver and then dispose of it effectively. Everyone raves about the power midfielders who can burst from stoppage, but you...
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    Autopsy Hawthorn pipped at the post by Port Adelaide

    As disappointing as the loss was - last night's game will be the game of the finals for me. A throwback to how finals used to be played when I was growing up (sans the dirty hits). Proper finals pressure and seriously desperate tackling - players having a fraction of the usual time to think and...
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    Welcome Welcome to Hawthorn : Jack Ginnivan!

    I didn't realise this had taken place. Very pleased to hear it. Ginnivan behaved like a (selfish) smart-arse in the lead up to the game and didn't back it up on the field - his opponent was close to BOG and he was poor overall (and noticeably weak in a few contests). People talk about DeGoey as...
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    Do we have any 2024 NGA's melt thread extravaganza

    In reality, I think it is closer to this ...
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    No Oppo Supporters General AFL discussion and other club news

    I wouldn't try too hard to interpret this or any other pontification from Paul Roos. I'm betting the amount of time it took him to say it, was the same amount of time he spent contemplating it. Tosser.
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    Rumour 2024 Hypothetical trade and FA Thread

    First round compo for Battle would be an absolute joke - but is well in keeping with the AFL's penchant for completely bastardising their own "equalization" measures. another day, another chance to make it harder to rise up the ladder via the draft ...
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    Autopsy Round 7, 2024 : Hawks get pecked by Swans

    I think G: Midfield personnel and selection. Our big 3 midfielders are all physical, inside players - Nash, Newcombe and Worpel - and they are all ordinary on the outside, to say the least. Personally, I really value inside players, but playing all 3 together is a recipe for long-term failure...
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    Toast All hail the Chief. New AFL legend inductee!

    Quite possibly - although Franklin, Rioli and Burgoyne would rate higher on this board, of course. I think Matera is the fastest player I have ever seen. And the things he could do at top pace ... Definite correlation between the quality of an opposition player and how much I hate them - at...
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    Toast All hail the Chief. New AFL legend inductee!

    ...why Dunstall has become greater than Brereton in retirement? Short answer - he didn't. If you rated Dermie higher than Jason at the time of Jason's retirement, you were in the minority. Jason had elevated above Dermie by virtue of consistency, sheer weight of goals and longevity. When you...
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    Rumour 2024 Hypothetical trade and FA Thread

    ... i am not going to s**t on North for hesitating paying that cost for Mckay. I feel the same. There's plenty wrong with North, but not matching a deal for a want-away player - who is hardly a star of the game - for such an early pick - was a sensible decision. From what I read at the time, it...
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    No Oppo Supporters General AFL discussion and other club news

    Can't laugh over the Shinbeggers wanting their coach to have 3 years, when we're in the same boat of being rubbish. I tend to agree. The arrival of Clarko at North + the assistance package has people queuing up to take potshots at them. Understandable, but it does mean wading through a torrent...
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    Game Day Round 6, 2024: North v Hawks, 4pm Marvel

    Very confident today. Expect us to outmuscle North around the ball. Slight concern on our forward line kicking a winning score - but the bar shouldn't be too high this week.
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    Preview Round 6, 2024: North v Hawks, 4pm 21st April, Marvel Stadium

    I'm bullish, given that its North and given that we are under so much scrutiny. Expect us to be genuinely hard at the contest in response to last week, and that should be enough to absolutely roll over the Kangas (whose toughest player is a kid - Wardlaw - and he is out this week). Wouldn't be...
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    Toast All hail the Chief. New AFL legend inductee!

    Hail to the Chief! My favourite player of all time. The most dependable forward ever to play the game - sustained excellence allied with consistent effort and selflessness. I was truly lucky to grow up watching him play. And he always went out of his way to credit the likes of Platten and...
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    Welcome Welcome to Hawthorn: Josh Ward. Extends to 2025!

    Completely agree. Ward is very clearly a true onballer by nature. The main reason he was a top 10 draft pick was his ability around the stoppages. Not his ability as a wingman. Not as a flanker. I can understand the club's handling of him (playing him on the outside) in his first couple of...
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    News Hawthorn Racism Review - No player name speculation - opposition posters tread very carefully

    Excellent post. I work in a school and the "personal services" you mention are described as pastoral care. Every school likes to boast about a special, personal level of care / guidance they provide for those under their charge. It is mostly just brochure level stuff but there are always...
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    No Oppo Supporters General AFL discussion and other club news

    100%. Happy for Pendles to be washed up and the Pies to slide quickly down the ladder, but ... he had 3 or 4 handballs to teammates into space that were absolutely next level - and a couple of turns to create space that few can manage. (He did also mess up a few times, admittedly)...
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    No Oppo Supporters General AFL discussion and other club news

    "Squandering" is definitely not the word - way too tough a take on Fages, for me. Smart coach who rarely makes dumb decisions for his team - unlike numerous other coaches. And the game-plan he has developed is very sound (and suits their personnel). Personally, I haven't looked at Brisbane's...
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    Game Day Round 2, 2024: Hawthorn v Melbourne, MCG 4.35pm

    The Wiz!
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    Game Day Round 2, 2024: Hawthorn v Melbourne, MCG 4.35pm

    I'm convinced now that Mackenzie is going to be top line midfielder - one of the postives again so far today. Nash looked incredibly out of form in the pre-season against the dogs. Didn't think it would matter but he's carried that form in to the season. Interesting to see how many CBA's Sam...
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    No Oppo Supporters General AFL discussion and other club news

    "throw them the keys" ... ? Or maybe they could just climb in through the broken window?
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    Preview 2024 Preseason: Hawks v Dogs in Tassie

    Looked a typical practice match to me. Bloody hard to analyse. Players missing - players in positions they won't be in come round 1 - and senior players turning it on in spurts because they don't want to go full rat power ... from both teams. I wasn't expecting to see a cohesive game-plan in a...
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    Get on board! BF Supercoach season 2024

    Thanks for arranging this Glorin. Should be a crazy boom or bust season with all the byes. Looking forward to it either way :thumbsu:
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    News Hawthorn Racism Review - No player name speculation - opposition posters tread very carefully

    Entitled is definitely the word. The awarding of life membership has been delayed FFS, not denied. Any normal person would recognize the delicate predicament the club is in - or at least keep their powder dry. But not Jeff. Like every other autocratic bozo (yes, like Trump), Jeff shows a...
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    Hawthorn AGM 2023

    100%. Sad to say, but a once fine leader is a long, long way down the rabbit hole.
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    Welcome Welcome to Hawthorn - Lachie Bramble - delisted 2023

    I have to agree. The players I mentioned have been kept because they have that youthful potential (albeit, they'll need to progress promptly to keep their spot) - and with the exception of Macdonald, they fulfil different roles. We have a half-backs in abundance, so it's good list management to...
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    Welcome Welcome to Hawthorn - Lachie Bramble - delisted 2023

    Cooper Stevens sure rolls off the tongue. A few others might have some clutching their pearls, but ... O'Sullivan, Macdonald, Tucker and even Bennets (who is going to have his job cut out to get a look in with Ginnivan and Watson recruited). Bramble played 30 for the Hawks and is likely to...
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    Welcome Welcome to Hawthorn - Lachie Bramble - delisted 2023

    Will be a very good pick-up for the Bulldogs, I'm guessing. Was up and down this year but I thought he was getting his mojo back towards the end. Watching the Box Hill final against GC, I thought he was a class above all of our other players (listed). I can understand his delisting as we have a...
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    Player Watch 2023 AFL Draft Pool Discussion Thread

    A popular opinion, clearly, but I still wouldn't be taking him ahead of McKercher and Duursma. In fact, I think they'd be bonkers to be prioritize a positional need over pure talent. McKercher is an absolute gun - I find it hard to imagine him NOT being a champion mid at AFL level. And Duursma...

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