Game Day Round 18, 2020: Hawthorn v Gold Coast Suns, 1.05pm
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Respectable loss please. Suns should win if they bring the intensity they've had in most games, I just worry they might already be in holiday mode now.
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5-12 or 4-13 makes no difference to winning culture either, irrespective of today's result it's a horrendous season for that.
If we won 6 games in 2004 instead of 4 it would have made a mighty difference.
If you enter round 1 trying to tank i agree with you, but its round 17 in a covid bubble in a very meaningless game. Its a must lose
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You build a winning culture be developing standards and adhering to them regardless of the state of the season or the scoreboard. We have let ourselves down this year so what better time to build culture in a game where we stand to lose something by winning? Not to mention it would be a lot better way of ho luring our champions.
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Mate let's get real. How does a loss or a win here affect the "winning culture" at all in any way.
We are finishing 16th or 15th, so whatever "winning culture" we had has taken a huge hit by being absolutely terrible all season. Another win or loss here in this pointless game means nothing.
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We'll have to agree to disagree on this, I think winning this game against Gold coast in Adelaide will achieve very little in terms of developing a winning culture.
It's true that the draft is a lottery and the pick might make no difference, but if for eg this win should we do it costs us the best key forward in the draft I don't think I'll get over it in a hurry.
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Can you create a winning culture by defeating Gil Coast Suns after being fu**ing horrible all year & finishing bottom 4?
I'm gonna go with no.
In fact, I'm going to suggest that a winning culture would've been better developed if we'd made a lot of critical (yet evident) changes far earlier in the season.
Winning today hurts us & helps others.
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Nup not even Clarko is that stubborn.
No injury’s and a 18 point loss will be just fine thank you.
A side note on not winning today, we also have options to gain an asset with Swans as we can threaten to take Campbell and essentially cost them in a top 10 talent in the process.
Crazy if we win today
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1 win isn’t going to create a winning culture , that takes a whole year of good footy.
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Clarko please send Stratts forward at some stage and try get him a 2nd career goal! Bugger it play him out of the square in the last q.
I think that would get nearly every Hawks fan up off there couch at home too!
I think that would get nearly every Hawks fan up off there couch at home too!
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We can try and build a winning culture again next year and onwards. This game will have literally no effect on whatever winning culture is left at the club.
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If we think the draft is a lottery and the pick may become a spud then let's just abstain from drafting all together. We may make a mistake so there's no point in drafting, never mind trying to improve our position in order to maximize our drafting potential.
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Agree-
We have been asleep at the wheel this year. Coaching, selections and the playing group have all snoozed in the hub and we have copped our right whack.
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Regardless of the result today I'm going into next season viewing us as a sleeping giant- though I'd love us to field a more youthful side, I'll back our club to the hilt to know how to develop a winning culture and provide the best growth path for players.
Poppy to go out with a speckie on Sam Collins and Stratts to give Rankine a bath in a close loss/win
Poppy to go out with a speckie on Sam Collins and Stratts to give Rankine a bath in a close loss/win
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This whole "winning culture" stuff is way overblown right now.
We are seeing out the season playing the same old veterans and trying to work out whether the fringe players like Morrison, Moore, Cousins and Greaves (latter two are certainties) will get a new contract.
If you believe that a loss here is somehow going to adversely affect Lewis, Day, Scrimshaw, Cousins and Greaves moving forward then you will be mistaken.
We are seeing out the season playing the same old veterans and trying to work out whether the fringe players like Morrison, Moore, Cousins and Greaves (latter two are certainties) will get a new contract.
If you believe that a loss here is somehow going to adversely affect Lewis, Day, Scrimshaw, Cousins and Greaves moving forward then you will be mistaken.
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Just got a text message from John Longmire and Simon Dalrymple (Swans Head of Recruitment) - “Go Hawks”
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Tell the Horse to hang in as he only has Buddy for another 2 years and 2.5 mill being chewed up from his cap.
Good luck to Stratts and Poppy in their on last dance. I’m not asking for a win or a loss so I’ll sit on the fence here and ask for a draw.
At least there's one positive - Jonathon Brown isn't commentating...
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Went to this game as a neutral for something to do this afternoon.
What's the name of the song you guys play over the top of the 60 second video in the lead up to the first bounce?
What's the name of the song you guys play over the top of the 60 second video in the lead up to the first bounce?
Max Powers
Yes, I can hear you Clem Fandango!
Still have to listen to Kelli Underwood though...
Max Powers
Yes, I can hear you Clem Fandango!
Onya Gunners!
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