Preview 5 Questions 2011

[obscura]

Simple thread, to gauge expectations for next year.

Where will we realistically finish?

Best case scenario?

Who will surprise in the Hawks team?

Who will disappoint?

Jeff Kennett's obligatory outlandish statement?

 

[footy88]

Where will we realistically finish?

5-8

Best case scenario?

Top 4

Who will surprise in the Hawks team?

I'm hoping Paul Puopolo will.

Who will disappoint?

Don't won't to jinx anyone hah

Jeff Kennett's obligatory outlandish statement?

If Hawthorn where to move it would be to NZ

 

[Dilligaf]

Where will we realistically finish?
2-6

Best case scenario?
Top 2

Who will surprise in the Hawks team?
David Hale

Who will disappoint?
The negative posters on various forums

Jeff Kennett's obligatory outlandish statement?
That he is going to run for the top job at the AFL

 

[Hodginator]

Where will we realistically finish?
3-7

Best case scenario?
1st

Who will surprise in the Hawks team?
Smith

Who will disappoint?
Ellis

Jeff Kennett's obligatory outlandish statement?
His return to politics after finish with Hawthorn.

 

[Roger Rogerson]

Where will we realistically finish?
2-7

Best case scenario?
1st

Who will surprise in the Hawks team?
Hallahan

Who will disappoint?
Mitchell

Jeff Kennett's obligatory outlandish statement?
He is changing the rule he made that a president cannot be in power for more than 5 years so he can hang around longer - he is having too much fun.

 

[markr]

Where will we realistically finish? 6th or so.

Best case scenario? We have the players to win the thing.

Who will surprise in the Hawks team? How about Gibson? Missed most of the season, but was really running in to form at the end of the year.

Who will disappoint? I hope not, but I suspect it might be the coaches. I'm guessing another year of shutdown congested footy with no forward line. We'll win games, but plenty will be unwatchable snooze-fests.

 

[HawksILove]

Where will we realistically finish?
2-6

Best case scenario?
1st

Who will surprise in the Hawks team?
Jack Mahoney and Isaac Smith

Who will disappoint?
Michael Osborne and Rick Ladson

Jeff Kennett's obligatory outlandish statement?
Jeff Kennett to take top job from Demetriou

 

[Hawker_Ant]

Where will we realistically finish?
Top six

Best case scenario?
First

Who will surprise in the Hawks team?
Shiels, Savage and/or Bruest

Who will disappoint?
Ladsen, Bruce

Jeff Kennett's obligatory outlandish statement?
Hawks to launch first AFL player into outer space.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Where will we realistically finish? top 4

Best case scenario? top 2

Who will surprise in the Hawks team? Whitecross, Langford

Who will disappoint? no comment

Jeff Kennett's obligatory outlandish statement? A monkey has more inteligence than Andrew Demetriou, stick a breath mint in his mouth and the monkey will look like Einstein next to that idiot!

 

[Leather Poisoning]

Where will we realistically finish? 3rd

Best case scenario? QF against Geelong, Prelim against Collingwood.

Who will surprise in the Hawks team? Mahoney/Savage and Ellis

Who will disappoint? Bateman

Jeff Kennett's obligatory outlandish statement?
"We exist to win premierships, and that's exactly what we're going to do in 2011. You can mock me, laugh at me, ridicule me, but rest assured it will be Captain Sam Hodge holding the premiership cup aloft in the last game of the season".

 

[B&GBlood]

Where will we realistically finish?
Top 6

Best case scenario?
Top 2

Who will surprise in the Hawks team?
Whole Hawthorn Team needs to surprise.
Ellis, he was comming good late and should have an uninterupted preseason.

Who will disappoint?
Bruce if we actually take the soft cat.

Jeff Kennett's obligatory outlandish statement?
James Hird is at best an average coach and he is a better coach than he was player.

 

[TheFourPillars]

Where will we realistically finish?
3 - 7

Best case scenario?
Top 2

Who will surprise in the Hawks team?
Swiss, Mahoney, Schoey

Who will disappoint?
Ladson, Cyril (Only because he won't be the best player in the league next year and he should be yes yes outlandish expectation but the boy is extraordinarily gifted.)

Jeff Kennett's obligatory outlandish statement?
After we win the premiership kennett walks out and says up yours to the Big D a parting gift of some sorts

 

[Atch]

Where will we realistically finish?
2-6
Best case scenario?
top 2
Who will surprise in the Hawks team?
Grant Birchall takes his game to the next level.
Who will disappoint?
Rick ladson by only playing 2 senior games for the hole year.
Jeff Kennett's obligatory outlandish statement?
During the home and away season we lose by a close margin to a top team like collingwood and after the game Jeff comes out and blames one of the current rules for our lose.

 

[Taskmaster]

Where will we realistically finish?

1 - 4

Best case scenario?

GF

Who will surprise in the Hawks team?

Litherland (The new Stratts)

Who will disappoint?

Ellis, Guerra and Osborne

Jeff Kennett's obligatory outlandish statement?

Will be the ambassador for Tasmania.

 

[madhawksfan]

Where will we realistically finish?

3 - 6

Best case scenario?

Premiers

Who will surprise in the Hawks team?

Schoenmakers and Lewis

Who will disappoint?

Hale and Bruce

Jeff Kennett's obligatory outlandish statement?

North Melbourne should join the A-League

 

[DannyJ]

Where will we realistically finish?
3-8

Best case scenario?

Premiership

Who will surprise in the Hawks team?
Cameron Bruce


Who will disappoint?
Xavier Ellis & Ryan Schoenmakers

Jeff Kennett's obligatory outlandish statement?

There will be statementS. Not just one

 

[Beachy]

Where will we realistically finish?
1-4

Best case scenario?

Premiership

Who will surprise in the Hawks team?
Roughy (Kick straight) & Ellis
Best young player: Shields
Best Recruit: Hale


Who will disappoint?
Lasdon (sorry think the knee has slowed him down)
Jeff Kennett's obligatory outlandish statement?
I'm not saying anything

 

[Bardo State]

Where will we realistically finish?

honestly, 2-12

Best case scenario?

Premiership (as it would be for every side wouldnt it?)

Who will surprise in the Hawks team?
Ellis and hopefully Rioli (praying sooo hard for this)

The young S's could come in to the side : Shiels, savage, smith and shoenmakers


Who will disappoint?

Lasdon and shoenmakers

Jeff Kennett's obligatory outlandish statement?

The hawks and pies should merge to create the Collingthorn Hawk pies, the most dominant team ever

 

[hawkstars]

Where will we realistically finish? 3rd

Best case scenario? QF against Geelong, Prelim against Collingwood.

Who will surprise in the Hawks team? Mahoney/Savage and Ellis

Who will disappoint? Bateman

Jeff Kennett's obligatory outlandish statement?
"We exist to win premierships, and that's exactly what we're going to do in 2011. You can mock me, laugh at me, ridicule me, but rest assured it will be Captain Sam Hodge holding the premiership cup aloft in the last game of the season".

Thats gold.

 

[moginie]

Where will we realistically finish?

Top four

Best case scenario?

Premiers

Who will surprise in the Hawks team?

Kyle Cheney, Brendan Whitecross, Stephen Gilham

Who will disappoint?

Jarryd Morton

Jeff Kennett's obligatory outlandish statement?

He'll encourage all clubs to boycott Etihad forthwith after another sequence of knee, hamstring & ankle injuries.

 

[Fastback]

Where will we realistically finish? 5th

Best case scenario? 1st

Who will surprise in the Hawks team? Shiels

Who will disappoint? Ladson

Jeff Kennett's obligatory outlandish statement? "Collingwood are basically cheats"

 

[Consumed]

Where will we realistically finish?
4th

Best case scenario?
1st or 2nd

Who will surprise in the Hawks team?
Gibson

Who will disappoint?
Sewell (had an ordinary 2010, could go backwards).

Jeff Kennett's obligatory outlandish statement?
I will become President for life.

 

[RustyHawk]

Where will we realistically finish?

3rd or 4th

Best case scenario?

2nd Premiership for AC.

Who will surprise in the Hawks team?
Big Max Bailey

Who will disappoint?

Stephen Gilham

Jeff Kennett's obligatory outlandish statement?
I've told you about the gunshots wizzing past my head. I've told you about the kool mints killing the booze before the booze bus..now let me tell you about the time I met the little green men from outer space...it was a dark night......

 

[Bosk]

Where will we realistically finish?
4-8th

Best case scenario?
Zero injuries & premiership contenders

Who will surprise in the Hawks team?
Hale, Smith or any of the new recruits

Who will disappoint?
Clarkson

Jeff Kennett's obligatory outlandish statement?
The AFL must expand overseas if it is to survive!

 

[ventor1]

Where will we realistically finish?
top 4

Best case scenario?
2011 Premiers

Who will surprise in the Hawks team?
Xman

Who will disappoint?
WhiteX

Jeff Kennett's obligatory outlandish statement?
"The Hawthorn Football Club will submit a bid for the the World Cup if the Australia bid fails".