A Tribute Thread

[OneEyedHawk]

Very interesting post, AH.
I'm waiting for the next episode!

Just on Luke Hodge: for many years I've regarded the great big game players as Dermie Brereton and Gary Ayres; they were the players you looked to when a Grand Final was on the line and something special was needed.

Now, I have to add Hodgey to that, he's the latest Mr September (and October)!

Agreed. But I reckon Dipper sits alongside Dermie, Ayres and Hodgey also. Not just his '89 GF heroics, he just was a massive big-game player.

 

[kimbopen]

The real positive about the so called merger was that it got the Hawthorn supporters motivated to keep the club alive. Unfortunately before that many of our supporters were too complacent to take out membership or support the club financially. When it became clear the club could fold people emerged from the woodwork in great numbers and saved our great club.
Let this be a reminder to our younger supporters that poor management and complacency can sink any organisation.

Carlton at the moment would seem to fit that description. Brisbane, too, a year or two back.

 

[threesixpio]

It's never going to happen, so I don't even think about it.

Maybe we could merge?

 

[stemline]

Up yours Oakley

 

[Davo23]

Agreed. But I reckon Dipper sits alongside Dermie, Ayres and Hodgey also. Not just his '89 GF heroics, he just was a massive big-game player.

Yes, I agree that Dipper was right up there, but I'd put Dipper a short half head behind the others.
We are talking about absolute champions here, some of the greatest players ever, each with 5 premierships, so it's a bit hard to decide!

But if I was asked who I would have playing for my life, I can't split Dermie and Ayres.

 

[IdiotBox]

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[OneEyedHawk]

Yes, I agree that Dipper was right up there, but I'd put Dipper a short half head behind the others.
We are talking about absolute champions here, some of the greatest players ever, each with 5 premierships, so it's a bit hard to decide!

But if I was asked who I would have playing for my life, I can't split Dermie and Ayres.

Yeah it's a tough exercise, kinda like deciding which of your kids you love the most.

You could mount a solid argument either way, but I'd have Dipper amongst those 2 (Dermie & Conan). Harking way back to the 70's Dipper always saved his best for the big stage. I can only remember footy from '82 onwards (6yo), and have probably been biased by the fact that my old man always told me Dipper was THE big-game player.

And now Hodgey sits right alongside these giants. [emoji106]

 

[Books]

Adelaide Hawk, please feel free to share as many memories and reflections as you wish. I enjoy reading them.
It was a critical time in the history of our club. I was not a member but I had enormous respect for Allan Jeans and others who were supporting the merger. So I was starting to think the Melbourne Hawks was the best option.
Now I am so glad and so thsnkful for all those who contributed to saving our club, then rebuilding our club.

 

[Dipper]

Most people know how that draft began ... 1 Hodge, 2 Ball, 3 Judd, etc, but I wonder how many people recall pick 7 in that draft was David Hale for the Kangaroos? Later in the draft at 36 we selected some kid from Box Hill named Sam Mitchell. The 2001 draft was a monumental one for the Hawthorn Football Club.

There was some bloke who went at 71 in that draft too.........

 

[davross]

There was some bloke who went at 71 in that draft too.........

Yes he was a good pickup for us.

 

[KOLOKOTRONIS]

Agreed. But I reckon Dipper sits alongside Dermie, Ayres and Hodgey also. Not just his '89 GF heroics, he just was a massive big-game player.

Dipper would also have been the 1978 norm smith medalist... They should really start awarding these retrospectively.

KOLOKOTRONIS

 

[The A Team Van]

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