Panther32 wrote:pale ale wrote:Heard that Cove went out and wanted to kick 70 goals and Hawks were pretty happy with only a 40 goal loss. Sounds silly to be happy with that but it is 20 goals better than the last game I suppose.
There's the problem right there!
Think you'll find that there is a chasm of difference between where Hackham are at, and where Aldinga are at right now. The pleasing aspect for the Hawks will have a lot to do with their determination to press on.
40 goals is honestly the best they could have achieved, and they were happy to have found out they are capable of avoiding a series of Sixties. The Brighton game was right on top of the Kelly pullout and the whole club was in disarray --- hence the Sixty.
Come the next game, facing the current Cobras, and everyone was talking "world record", and that didn't happen, because the Hawks played with spirit and ddn't allow it.
Aldinga's a different situation. They lost by three points and were devastated. They are now capable of winning, but as an excellent previous poster suggested, they don't know how to win right now. For them its right to feel rotten about just missing. This hurt is the most impressive part of their footy right now. Its a sure indicator that they are truly on their way out of the wilderness.
The Hawks can only do their best and fight it out the best they can, and that's what they did, and they achieved something !