
I don't think ANY team in the modern era could hate a club as much as Geelong would hate Hawthorn. I'm not a Cats fan, so it's not really up for me to say, but have a look at some of these examples :
1.) 1988 Night Grand Final. A chance for the Cats to win some sort of premiership. The Hawks spoil the party.
2.) 1989 Round 6. Geelong lead by 54 points during the scond quarter. Hawthorn win, in the highest scoring game in league history. Geelong kick the highest ever losing score. The score is 171-163. The Hawks do it to Geelong again.
3.) 1989 Grand Final. Another close win to the Hawks, this time by a goal (144-138)
4.) 1990 Round 1. Hawthorn beat Geelong by 20 goals. Geelong was looking for revenge following their narrow Grand Final loss 6 months earlier, but they were humiliated and embarassed. 120 points, you gotta be kidding.
5.) The 1991 second-semi final. Hawthorn win by 2 points and go INTO the 1991 Grand Final. Yet another close win by the Hawks over the Cats. In retrospect, this match decided the premiership. If Geelong had won this match, it is highly likely they would have won the Grand Final. The Hawks cost the Cats another flag.
6.), 7.), 8.) and 9.) Four matches, at Kardinia Park of all places, between 1995 and 1999. I think by memory the four games were in 1995,96,97 and 1999. Incredibly, the Hawks won all four by less than a goal. That's right, all four. On Geelongs own home ground, the Hawks won 4 games by less than a kick. The curse is no officially a plague.
10.) 1999 at Waverley: The Hawks end Geelong finals hopes, with -you guessed it- a narrow win at Waverley. Hawthorn won by 3 points from memory ending Geelong's season.
11.) Round 22 1987: Geelong vs Hawthorn at Kardinia Park. If Geelong win they go into the finals 5, and finish 5th. If they lose, they are out. Geelong lead all day by around five goals, however, in time-on of the last quarter, Hawthorn finally hit the front by 3 points, and deny Geelong a finals berth.
CONCLUSON : Whenever Hawthorn play Geelong and the match is important Hawthorn will win. Geelong will only win if the match is unimportant.
Geelong is incapable of beating Hawthorn when anything important is riding on it in the modern era. Ironically, Geelong's last premiership, in 1963 was over the Hawks. Wouldn't it be funny if the Hawks happened to have won that game all those years ago !
1.) 1988 Night Grand Final. A chance for the Cats to win some sort of premiership. The Hawks spoil the party.
2.) 1989 Round 6. Geelong lead by 54 points during the scond quarter. Hawthorn win, in the highest scoring game in league history. Geelong kick the highest ever losing score. The score is 171-163. The Hawks do it to Geelong again.
3.) 1989 Grand Final. Another close win to the Hawks, this time by a goal (144-138)
4.) 1990 Round 1. Hawthorn beat Geelong by 20 goals. Geelong was looking for revenge following their narrow Grand Final loss 6 months earlier, but they were humiliated and embarassed. 120 points, you gotta be kidding.
5.) The 1991 second-semi final. Hawthorn win by 2 points and go INTO the 1991 Grand Final. Yet another close win by the Hawks over the Cats. In retrospect, this match decided the premiership. If Geelong had won this match, it is highly likely they would have won the Grand Final. The Hawks cost the Cats another flag.
6.), 7.), 8.) and 9.) Four matches, at Kardinia Park of all places, between 1995 and 1999. I think by memory the four games were in 1995,96,97 and 1999. Incredibly, the Hawks won all four by less than a goal. That's right, all four. On Geelongs own home ground, the Hawks won 4 games by less than a kick. The curse is no officially a plague.
10.) 1999 at Waverley: The Hawks end Geelong finals hopes, with -you guessed it- a narrow win at Waverley. Hawthorn won by 3 points from memory ending Geelong's season.
11.) Round 22 1987: Geelong vs Hawthorn at Kardinia Park. If Geelong win they go into the finals 5, and finish 5th. If they lose, they are out. Geelong lead all day by around five goals, however, in time-on of the last quarter, Hawthorn finally hit the front by 3 points, and deny Geelong a finals berth.
CONCLUSON : Whenever Hawthorn play Geelong and the match is important Hawthorn will win. Geelong will only win if the match is unimportant.
Geelong is incapable of beating Hawthorn when anything important is riding on it in the modern era. Ironically, Geelong's last premiership, in 1963 was over the Hawks. Wouldn't it be funny if the Hawks happened to have won that game all those years ago !