Geelong 2007
Hawthorn 2014
But overall, Hawthorn were a great team who played a great GF. Geelong were unbeatable.
Of Geelong's 21 wins that season, only 2 were by 15 points or less. Their 4 losses were 4, 5, 16 and 20 (4, 16 and 20 being right at the start of the season). Hawthorn by comparison, won 5 by 15 or less. And had 4 losses by 19 or 20 points.
Geelong comfortably. They simply elevated themselves above the rest in a manner rarely seen in the AFL.
In terms of an actual game, Geelong's record against Hawthorn illustrates they generally had the wood on them. Yes Hawthorn won the 2008 GF, but Geelong won the next 11 straight until the "Kennett Curse" was broken with Hawthorn's tight 2013 prelim win. Arguably Hawthorn was helped by Paul Chapman
's suspension, after he kicked 4 goals the previous week but got suspended and missed the prelim.
If you took the entire period 2007-2016 before Hawthorn fell out of contention in 2017, Geelong won 15 and Hawthorn won 7. Suggesting a 2007 Geelong would beat a 2014 Hawthorn.
- Won the minor premiership
- Finished 3 games clear on top of the ladder
- Won 19 of their last 20 games, the only loss being a dead rubber after they had minor premiership sewn up
- Percentage 152.8% Home and Away
- Won 2 of their 3 finals by over 100 points
- Just got over the line in the prelim over 13-9, 6th placed Collingwood at the G (Collingwood's home ground)
- Biggest GF winning margin ever- 128 point lead before Port goaled late. Won by 119 points.
Hawthorn 2014
- Finished 2nd
- Percentage 140.8% Home and Away
- Just got over the line in the prelim, with a tight win over the 14-8, 5th placed Port at the G (Hawthorn's home ground)
- Played impressively on GF day, dispensing of favorite Sydney by 63 points.
But overall, Hawthorn were a great team who played a great GF. Geelong were unbeatable.
Of Geelong's 21 wins that season, only 2 were by 15 points or less. Their 4 losses were 4, 5, 16 and 20 (4, 16 and 20 being right at the start of the season). Hawthorn by comparison, won 5 by 15 or less. And had 4 losses by 19 or 20 points.
Geelong comfortably. They simply elevated themselves above the rest in a manner rarely seen in the AFL.
In terms of an actual game, Geelong's record against Hawthorn illustrates they generally had the wood on them. Yes Hawthorn won the 2008 GF, but Geelong won the next 11 straight until the "Kennett Curse" was broken with Hawthorn's tight 2013 prelim win. Arguably Hawthorn was helped by Paul Chapman
PLAYERCARDSTART
Paul Chapman
- Age
- 42
- Ht
- 179cm
- Wt
- 87kg
- Pos.
- Fwd
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 19.7
- 5star
- K
- 12.8
- 5star
- HB
- 6.9
- 4star
- M
- 4.7
- 4star
- T
- 3.5
- 5star
- G
- 1.3
- 5star
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- D
- 6.6
- 2star
- K
- 4.0
- 2star
- HB
- 2.6
- 3star
- M
- 1.0
- 1star
- T
- 1.8
- 4star
- G
- 0.2
- 3star
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If you took the entire period 2007-2016 before Hawthorn fell out of contention in 2017, Geelong won 15 and Hawthorn won 7. Suggesting a 2007 Geelong would beat a 2014 Hawthorn.
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