Besides choking against Essendon in a prelim final FOUR YEARS AGO, what exactly have these bozos done to get the respect of the football world?
In today's Adelaide tiser, we have an article called 'Crows can't win the flag', which is fair enough but in this article (by Patrick Smith wannabee Robert Walls who SHOULD know better)it is stated that only Port, Sydney, Brisbane (sic LOL), Essendon and Hawthorn are capable of beating Brisbane for the flag. Yes, Hawthorn.
Walls reckons you can't win the flag unless a couple of forwards bob up with about 90 goals between them. Once again fair enough, but who are these forwards exactly on the Hawker list? Barker? Holland? Thompson? Everitt? You've got to be kidding Wallsy.
Even TAB have been caught out by the Hawks, installing them at $9.00 to be third favourites to win the Harry Potter cup. Every year at this time it's 'Hawthorn will make the eight' but by June or July the Hawks true colours emerge. This year the Hawks have a reportedly soft draw but if fellow bottom eight sides lift their games this season (which I believe is likely) then the Hawk draw suddenly doesn't look so good.
Who have these blokes got by the way? Crawford is outstanding, Everitt is a good player but can be inconistent. Hay is injury prone. Dixon is inconsistent. Mitchell looks the goods but is only a youngster after all. Lekkas is solid but hardly gifted.
This 'outstanding' group of footballers is clearly going to take the competition by storm...er...NOT. Buyer beware if you are going to back this lot because they are clearly the most overrated side in the comp (even more so than St Kilda and that's saying something).
Hawthorn will NOT make the top eight this year!! If Crawford gets hurt they are bottom four material. Hawthorn? BAH!! As bad as their guernseys!!
regards,
REB
― Rik E Boy (Rik E Boy), Friday, 27 February 2004 00:37 (twenty-two years ago)
REB, does this chip relate back to a particular date, say grand final day 1989??
― jsa, Friday, 27 February 2004 01:15 (twenty-two years ago)
From the AFL Writers Dictionary:
CHOKE: Lose narrowly (exclusively applied to teams/players the speaker doesn't like). Any team that got within choking range of Essendon in the 2000-2001 era had something going for it.
Hawthorn will make the finals but won't win the premiership. They recruited well over summer and their form in the last half of last season was quite encouraging. Jacobs and Beaumont, OK neither of them is the next Peter Knights but they'll stiffen the backline and provide run and experience. I know Everybody Knows that Croad is Crud, but he has played State football and he has the talent, the physique and the experience. (Didn't the football world go through all this with Kouta circa 1998 and Loewe circa 1991? Big blokes take longer and big blokes with not over-large brains take longer still. He's back home and running out of time and excuses.) Hodge, Ries, Mitchell all show promise. Holland is just about gone, but Thompson should be reaching his peak and Barker is injury free for the first time in years.
The Hawthorn knockers really need to make up their minds about Crawford. He can't be both a distracted wanker too over-concerned with his 'acting' career and farting about on the Footy Show, AND the only bloke at Hawthorn with any idea.
― Fred Nerk (Fred Nerk), Friday, 27 February 2004 01:54 (twenty-two years ago)
Have to disagree with you there Frederick. This Hawthorn knocker, however has made up his mind about Shane Crawford. The guy is a gun..simple as that.
regards,
REB
― Rik E Boy (Rik E Boy), Friday, 27 February 2004 02:44 (twenty-two years ago)
Hate to say it, but I agree with REB. I wouldn't mind Crawf in black and white stripes. Who really gives a shit about the Footy show shananigans - its all prerecorded months in advance anyway???
― Bennö (Bennö), Friday, 27 February 2004 02:59 (twenty-two years ago)
I agree with you REB, they are overrated
i was there in 1989 and it was pure heartbreak, too long and hard on the knuckle
― jsa, Friday, 27 February 2004 03:13 (twenty-two years ago)
'If only that game had gone on for five more minutes....'
Yeah yeah yeah. And maybe if only Dipper had flattened that liability Garry Hocking five minutes earlier than he did, that might have made the vital difference as well. That Grand Final of Buddha's ranks right down there with Ray Boyanvich (Rich) in 72, Handley in 95 and Athorn and Powell for Carlton in 93 among the worst games of football ever played in Grand Finals.
― Fred Nerk (Fred Nerk), Monday, 1 March 2004 23:45 (twenty-two years ago)