I have only come across hawthorn fans who had this "we were born to rule" mentality and most thought the GF was theirs this year. The only time i have heard the swans being praised was by Hodge and Clarkson after the game.
Most hawk fans on here gave the swans a backhanded compliment. Sure we won but it was more about them losing than us winning the way we did.
Anyway no one is going to take away the joy of this years flag..made even sweeter by the fact that melbourne footy experts got it ever so wrong all year about the swans - again.
Most hawk fans on here gave the swans a backhanded compliment. Sure we won but it was more about them losing than us winning the way we did.
Anyway no one is going to take away the joy of this years flag..made even sweeter by the fact that melbourne footy experts got it ever so wrong all year about the swans - again.
You should meet / read more Hawk fans. The vast majority have made me proud the way they copped our GF loss on the chin, gave credit to Sydney because they deserved to win, and generally acted in good grace.
There has been some complaints about how Swans can afford Tippett, but that was a separate issue.
Of course there is a small minority who may have whinged about scheduling and AFL conspiracies and whatever but all clubs have some fans who are too one-eyed to be credible. If the only Hawk fans you come across have a "born-to-rule" attitude then I suspect Jeff Kennett is probably the only Hawk fan you know. And please believe me - we are not all like Jeff!
Also, I totally agree with your last paragraph. It should not matter what anyone says - you won and you should enjoy it! That is exactly how I felt after 2008. Nobody else's whingeing should ever take away the joy ofa premiership flag.

