JK wrote:The term "choke" gets thrown around far too often. The Hawks limped into the finals, threw everything at he premiership favourites and come final siren still could have won. They were cooked by last night and simply outplayed, no choke Imho
Exactly the Hawks had created one of the best dynasties in AFL history in an era where dynasties were not meant to survive, they choose to take the path of recruiting mature aged very good players in the hope of a sneaky extra premiership, they probably got that last year.
By their own admission they were far from being a standout top side this season and have come up against two sides with extra pace and hunger that tested them and eventually out lasted them.
The Hawks have far too much talent to completely fall out the 8 next season but will most likely begin a rebuilding stage where I think they will look to copy Geelongs lead
History will definitely remember the Hawks for the three peat rather than finishing top and going out in straight sets