The Run Home 2025 - Project Your Optimism or Pessimism Here

[Elhawko]

Our victory over the Dees looks pretty good when you consider either side of our game they ran the Dogs and Pies to within a kick. We are building nicely.

 

[JZedd]

Unless GWS **** it up its Cats at the G or Giants away.

Cats at the G is awesome. Perfect time to play them and win and we are on the easy side.

That Port win was fantastic.

I've often wondered why people go to the trouble of using symbols #$!? when using a swear word. Isn't it easier to just not swear.?? @$##

 

[Nugett]

I've often wondered why people go to the trouble of using symbols #$!? when using a swear word. Isn't it easier to just not swear.?? @$##

Never trust a person that doesn’t swear. Them ****ers are hiding some thing!

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

Playing around with the predictor, pretty sure it's now 3rd or 8th depending on Sunday. A really close win puts us 4th

Absolutely massive game Sunday

Playing around with the predictor, pretty sure it's now 3rd or 8th depending on Sunday. A really close win puts us 4th

Absolutely massive game Sunday

8th is fine as long as it's Collingwood we play.

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

Our victory over the Dees looks pretty good when you consider either side of our game they ran the Dogs and Pies to within a kick. We are building nicely.

Yes and looked dangerous both of those games whereas they never threatened us at all.

 

[HawthornHawk]

We had to have a bit of luck with other results going our way eventually. I've been disappointed with a few of our interstate losses but we have the opportunity to put them right and put us right into premiership contention, I can't wait for tomorrow.

 

[Sixpence]

I've often wondered why people go to the trouble of using symbols #$!? when using a swear word. Isn't it easier to just not swear.?? @$##

**** no!

Though, it is pointless using those symbols as this forum has swear filters.

 

[DearJai]

In life and sport, you can wish for nothing more than to have your destiny in your hands.

The last 3 weeks has shown that we are almost back, and that Hok ball is rising.

For all the talk about our soft midfield, we comfortably accounted for one of our biggest bogey sides last week. Their biggest strength? Their midfield.

Play our best against Brisbane, and we will likely win. Aside from earlier this year when the wheels fell off, and Sic was injured, we have always troubled them.

This shot at the top 4 is an opportunity that we earned, during a year where every single person talking about Hawthorn seems to think that we've underperformed. It's a position Sam Mitchell will relish.

And Geelong were lucky to beat us last time round. A first round path to the qualifying final is up for grabs should we play to potential this weekend.

 

[Hawkers Hero]

8th is fine as long as it's Collingwood we play.

Short of a 150 point win by GWS over the Saints, the Pies are in the top 4 now.

8th place is odds on to be playing GWS in Sydney

 

[OhhhhhCyril]

Assuming GWS defeat St.kilda at home.

Win we play Geelong
Loose away to GWS

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

We had to have a bit of luck with other results going our way eventually. I've been disappointed with a few of our interstate losses but we have the opportunity to put them right and put us right into premiership contention, I can't wait for tomorrow.

Funnily enough it benefitted us if GC won last night because it would have put Collingwood outside the top 4 and the likelihood of potentially 2 matches @ the G in a row. It now puts us odds on for an interstate final to GWS if we don't win and they predictably win. If there was ever a time to break the drought up there than this could be it if it eventuates.

 

[kazzooka]

Crazy to think if we miss out top 4 bcos of that last goal from pickett

I wouldn't put too much weight on that. We had a golden opportunity to finish top and we missed easy shots or gave away silliy turnovers. We were in it up to our necks against, Geelong, Freo, Adelaide and GoldCoast. And lost all 4.

We choked hard against Port. Then those 2 poor games against Pies and Lions when Sicily was injured and we were trying to play Dimma forward and all silly stuff.

You can't be perfect all season, but all 7 of our losses we could be pretty disappointed in some of the decisions we made and our ability to convert good chances.

Doesn't matter now, win 4 games and we get the flag, we CAN beat anyone in it, and a big win here gives us a week off a home final.

 

[seysearles]

Funnily enough it benefitted us if GC won last night because it would have put Collingwood outside the top 4 and the likelihood of potentially 2 matches @ the G in a row. It now puts us odds on for an interstate final to GWS if we don't win and they predictably win. If there was ever a time to break the drought up there than this could be it if it eventuates.

Youre right about this. I feel a bit stupid for supporting Port so hard now.

 

[Hawkk]

Thus is eerily similar to 2007. We needed to beat $tains away in the last round to finish top 4 and we choked. I remember talking to Dicko and Crawf after the game and they lamented the lost opportunity.

Fingers crossed we smash the Lions.

I have PTSD over that game. The SCG is a great ground, with great watering holes, but the inner Eastern suburbs Swans fans are a different breed.

I wouldn't put too much weight on that. We had a golden opportunity to finish top and we missed easy shots or gave away silliy turnovers. We were in it up to our necks against, Geelong, Freo, Adelaide and GoldCoast. And lost all 4.

We choked hard against Port. Then those 2 poor games against Pies and Lions when Sicily was injured and we were trying to play Dimma forward and all silly stuff.

You can't be perfect all season, but all 7 of our losses we could be pretty disappointed in some of the decisions we made and our ability to convert good chances.

Doesn't matter now, win 4 games and we get the flag, we CAN beat anyone in it, and a big win here gives us a week off a home final.

Geelong is the only team that has looked convincing all year. Everyone else has major holes…

 

[TheFourPillars]

I have PTSD over that game. The SCG is a great ground, with great watering holes, but the inner Eastern suburbs Swans fans are a different breed.

Geelong is the only team that has looked convincing all year. Everyone else has major holes…

Really how about when they got flogged by 9 goals down at the cattery by Brisbane in Dangers 300? Or by St Kilda earlier in the year

 

[Dewnior]

Really how about when they got flogged by 9 goals down at the cattery by Brisbane in Dangers 300? Or by St Kilda earlier in the year

And they looked pretty shaky against us.

 

[Cleavy]

Geelong is the only team that has looked convincing all year. Everyone else has major holes…

yet I am still not convinced

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

I have PTSD over that game. The SCG is a great ground, with great watering holes, but the inner Eastern suburbs Swans fans are a different breed.

Geelong is the only team that has looked convincing all year. Everyone else has major holes…

Not true, they have got exposed with quick ball movement in all their losses. As far back as the Saints game in round 2. Saints were 40 points up at 1 stage and we're braining them just by transitioning the ball fast and direct. The best sides will be capable of doing this IMO.

 

[local hack]

How much do we need to win by to finish third?

 

[The Spirit of Cricket]

Really how about when they got flogged by 9 goals down at the cattery by Brisbane in Dangers 300? Or by St Kilda earlier in the year

Geelong are definitely the least flaky team but I think we're right up there with them this past couple months. Our immense pressure and excellent defence turns most games even where we are outskilled into an arm wrestle where we always have a chance. All our losses post Collingwood have been pretty tough interstate games where we've been right in the contest

 

[becalm]

Hope we can bring the same intensity as the Collingwood game.

 

[Hawkk]

Geelong are definitely the least flaky team but I think we're right up there with them this past couple months. Our immense pressure and excellent defence turns most games even where we are outskilled into an arm wrestle where we always have a chance. All our losses post Collingwood have been pretty tough interstate games where we've been right in the contest

I know I have received some heat in this thread for my comments on Geelong. Where they have succeeded so far is in not suffering any back-to-back losses (since rounds 2 and 3) and also in really putting teams away. As it stands, I believe they are the benchmark team. However, if we beat the Lions tomorrow, I think we have a really strong chance of knocking them off in the first week of the finals.

That said, we haven’t actually won an interstate game since Round 0, so there are many variables in play for us this season…

 

[seysearles]

Geelong is the only team that has looked convincing all year. Everyone else has major holes…

How come I am praying that we play them in a QF then?

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

I've often wondered why people go to the trouble of using symbols #$!? when using a swear word. Isn't it easier to just not swear.?? @$##

I didn't, it changes it automatically.

****

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

Funnily enough it benefitted us if GC won last night because it would have put Collingwood outside the top 4 and the likelihood of potentially 2 matches @ the G in a row. It now puts us odds on for an interstate final to GWS if we don't win and they predictably win. If there was ever a time to break the drought up there than this could be it if it eventuates.

It only benefits us if we lose to Brisbane and thats loser talk.

But if you are going with the pessemistic route, we may have to travel to GWS but if we win, we'll probably play Collingwood with Geelong at the G or Brisbane up north wating in a prelim. Not a bad run at all.

Gold Coast losing was good for us.