The race for the top 4

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Scott said he was almost asleep, so clearly the eye-gouge (which the tribunal seemed to think came after the choking) saved him in the nick of time. I'm not sure Buddy will do something so despicable to an ex team mate that helped him win a flag...Buddy still loves Hawthorn and his ex team mates , at least that is what he kept saying in pressers - and you don't eye-gouge someone you love. Anyway, Lake has some practice now, you think he can't do better next time?
The next time might be the last time he ever pulls a stunt like that. It was a Barry Hall moment of insanity on his part.
 

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It's the crowd factor. Collingwood draw the largest crowds each week, then there's home games for the SA & WA clubs that draw the next biggest. It's a lot more intimidating for other clubs to play in front of 60k+ crowds if they're playing in front of 25k @ Etihad.
Sydney get SO much advantage playing in Sydney against GWS. It's just SOOOO unfair :rolleyes:
 
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Scott said he was almost asleep, so clearly the eye-gouge (which the tribunal seemed to think came after the choking) saved him in the nick of time. I'm not sure Buddy will do something so despicable to an ex team mate that helped him win a flag...Buddy still loves Hawthorn and his ex team mates , at least that is what he kept saying in pressers - and you don't eye-gouge someone you love. Anyway, Lake has some practice now, you think he can't do better next time?
He was sleep gouging. It's a completely different thing.
 

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It's the crowd factor. Collingwood draw the largest crowds each week, then there's home games for the SA & WA clubs that draw the next biggest. It's a lot more intimidating for other clubs to play in front of 60k+ crowds if they're playing in front of 25k @ Etihad.
So we have unfair advantages because we have a lot of supporters.

Okey then :drunk:
 

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They were very impressive - disposal is very composed and effective when they're on song.

Game against sydney shaping up nicely now - top of the ladder at stake.
Both Hill and Gibson will return for that game which will be a huge boost for our chances.

The bye has come at a good time for us, especially for our older players like Mitchell, Hodge and Burgoyne. That Sydney game in Round 18 is now shaping up to be huge match for a spot in the top four.
 

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Both Hill and Gibson will return for that game which will be a huge boost for our chances.

The bye has come at a good time for us, especially for our older players like Mitchell, Hodge and Burgoyne. That Sydney game in Round 18 is now shaping up to be huge match for a spot in the top four.

we have training tomorrow night to get through first.



will probably lose now :p
 

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Hawthorn are the team to beat. Class and skillful. Sydney have the firepower to challenge. Freo will need a real wet day and storms so it becomes a physical slog to beat them.
 

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Both Hill and Gibson will return for that game which will be a huge boost for our chances.

The bye has come at a good time for us, especially for our older players like Mitchell, Hodge and Burgoyne. That Sydney game in Round 18 is now shaping up to be huge match for a spot in the top four.
told you you'd win! btw ;)
 

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Hawks/swans in 2 weeks could be the difference between top 4 and 5-8th for the hawks.

Recon it's a real 50/50 game
As far as I am concerned (and a neutral may feel differently) Hawks vs Swans in 2 weeks time is the game of the season in terms of build up and importance (and two heavy weight hitters).
 

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Entertaining match last night managed to get my statement of work mostly finished woo!! Sat down and watched most of the 2nd half. Looked like Adelaide just couldn't go with hawthorn on the spread and two-way run. I think Hawthorn are defensively vulnerable but I guess that happens when you don't have 2 of your main defenders to use. Then again, their defence is almost exactly the same as 2012, just without Gibson.

Match in the end really did look like a 4th or 5th best team playing the 9th best team in the league.

The win last night should help Hawthorn achieve 4th or 3rd, but they do have some very tough games coming up against Sydney and Geelong. Too bad for Adelaide, they'll give a few teams scares, but they're just not up to it this year. Losing so many players in the last 4-5 years has really hurt them. 2012 really was their only opportunity to win something.

A better team would have beaten Hawthorn last night, and a better team would have put Adelaide to the sword and kept the foot down.

Depending on the Tigers vs Port game, the Hawks might slip back to 4th with Geelong still playing catch-up. Many people are predicting percentage gains for the other top 4 teams so will be interesting to see how the ladder plays out at the end of the round.

Fair to say though, that Adelaide's finals chances are gone. Only a magnificent collapse would see them through.
 

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Match in the end really did look like a 4th or 5th best team playing the 9th best team in the league.
Really?

Honestly thought it looked like a 1st or 2nd best team travelling interstate and despite battling to get any continuity into it's 22, once again showing why it is one of the teams to beat.
 

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Really?

Honestly thought it looked like a 1st or 2nd best team travelling interstate and despite battling to get any continuity into it's 22, once again showing why it is one of the teams to beat.
You do realise right that Adelaide have lost as many games as they've own at AO? Their first 2 losses were huge.
You might think it, but Hawthorn didn't look that good last night. Great in patches but ordinary through transition. It looked like a lot of players were running forward of the ball, but when Adelaide could counter, those players were found wanting and out of position.
 
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