Hawthorn 2008 Premiers

[smac]

She married a Port supporter, but sadly she's one of us.

[stampy]

was he gay , sorry but i couldnt resist

[smac]

Don't be sorry. I wound up with a broken nose one night when I called him a poofter!

Not a bad fella overall, he just has really bad taste in footy teams and women.

[NFC]

CONGRATS HAWKS!!!

Great game, youngsters stood up, Hodge you supertar, Dew amazing, Clarko take a bow, everyone was against the decision but you sticked to your guns.

Once again well done, 2008 Premiers and delivered when it mattered most. How good was their pressure and tackling? Amazing stuff.

[stampy]

10/10 for hijacking this thread! sorry guys

[Whitelinefever]

Enjoyed the game,bad kicking by Geelong,but as they say ...bad kicking is bad footy.
Master move by the Hawks brain trust in the 3rd moving Dew forward, setting up 2 and kicking 2 in a few minutes, really was the catalyst that tore it open.
Well done to Hawthorn.

[04 Premiership Coach]

Enjoyed the game,bad kicking by Geelong,but as they say ...bad kicking is bad footy.
Master move by the Hawks brain trust in the 3rd moving Dew forward, setting up 2 and kicking 2 in a few minutes, really was the catalyst that tore it open.
Well done to Hawthorn.

A lot of people have been saying bad kicking cost them the game but lets not forget that Hawthorn rushed 10 behinds.If you take that into account then Hawthorn actually had 1 more scoring shot.Great to see the biggest wanker in the AFL (Cam Mooney) miss those easy shots though.Not too much fist pumping from him tonight I'll bet.

[Mr66]

Wedgie will not be happy.

I won $150, put money on the Hawks in May!

I'm with you mate, greed over loyalty anyday.
Now if I can find a way to make money out of St.Kilda's incompetance & stupidity, I'll be set for life.

[Mr66]

A lot of people have been saying bad kicking cost them the game but lets not forget that Hawthorn rushed 10 behinds.Great to see the biggest wanker in the AFL (Cam Mooney) miss those easy shots though.Not too much fist pumping from him tonight I'll bet.

11.13 still loses the game for Geelong though.
Cam Mooney a wanker is a bit harsh.
I thought Fevola had that award wrapped up.

[NO-MERCY]

Magnificent win to the Hawks.
The Cocky Cats got their just deserts!

[AFLflyer]

Have to agree No mercy, maybe not cocky, but definitely too relaxed - they would be seriously kicking themselves another GF lost. Brissy won three in a row and they were half the side.!

[fester69]

Of all the days to play pathetic, unaccountable footy we choose today. My daughter is 11 and told me at half-time we were gone. 10 mins into 3rd I agreed with her. The roar at the G when Crawf got his medal is the louudest I have EVER heard!

[stan]

Well done to the hawks.
Bad luck Geelong, I guess the woodwork might close a little, should be interesting now.

[LaughingKookaburra]

Totally dis-agree Brisbane were half the side that Geelong were. If Brisbane went week in/ week out playing like they did in September they would be crippled by the time they were 30. They played a total different brand of football that was not flash, they just done the 1 % things more than the rest of their opponents. They had bigger bodies and all though they did not move the ball as fast as Geelong what they did was win the 50/50 hard ball on the majority of occasions, backed their talls with long kicks and finished off in front of the sticks, all those things Geelong did not do yesterday but strangely enough Hawthown did...........

[Rik E Boy]

Congratulations to Alistair Clarkson and his mighty Hawks who slew the Geelong dragon yesterday. The Hawks made sure that the game was being played on their terms by putting extreme pressue on the Cats all day long. During the second term the Hawks hung tough when the Cats were on top and managed to kick crucial goals at a time when the Cats were missing them.

The flag was won in the third term when the Hawks got a shot of belief and started slotting a few majors. When the Hawks were in the ascendency they converted. When the Cats were in ascendency they did not. However, the period of Cat ascendency was much shorter than that of Hawthorn's and they ran out deserving winners in the end.

BTW, Stewie Dew: Too old, too fat, too slow...TOO GOOD. What a masterstroke by coach Clarkson!

regards,

REB

[purch]

Wedgie will not be happy.

I won $150, put money on the Hawks in May!

You put money on everyone in May!!! And, of course, we only ever hear about your wins...


Well done you MIGHTY HAWKS!!! What a great spectacle, fantastic atmos at the ground, hard & tough game of footy! Can't believe that Cats supporters were actually exiting the stadium 15 mins into the last qtr...with their fellow followers pleading with them to stay. Brown and Young's goals were sensational in the 1st half, and sent the gold & brown crowd wild, but the (A)stray Cats should have been 3 or 4 goals up at half time. Dew was magnificent in the premiership qtr. From where I was watching, in the southern end forward pocket (adjacent to the kitty litter), I thought that Ellis and Young also had huge games.

Geelong = Runners-up 5 times since 1990...the Glenelg of the AFL?

Anyway, just got back into town for the main event at AO today. Just 4 wins away from the most perfect footy season EVER!!

[NO-MERCY]

I must appologise to Stewy Dew as i earlier in the year thought he was washed up & passed his best football.
Proved me wrong he did & well done to him, i applaud a player that never gives up on achieving his goals, his effort yesterday was fantastic & that 3rd qtr was the game breaker to a degree & Stewy played his part big time to capture his second premiership medal.
I like to be proven wrong, i'll admit my mistakes!

[wycbloods]

Well done to the Hawks on a great win against a great side. I knew Hodge was in for a big day when stokes was hitting his ribs and he just put his arms up and let him it showed the focus and determination that the side needed. Hodge you are a superstar and the perceived gap between you and Judd is as close as it has ever been.

[NO-MERCY]

I respect both players as they are both a credit to themselves the way they go about their footy.

[Bag The Points]

Congratulations to Alistair Clarkson and his mighty Hawks who slew the Geelong dragon yesterday. The Hawks made sure that the game was being played on their terms by putting extreme pressue on the Cats all day long. During the second term the Hawks hung tough when the Cats were on top and managed to kick crucial goals at a time when the Cats were missing them.

The flag was won in the third term when the Hawks got a shot of belief and started slotting a few majors. When the Hawks were in the ascendency they converted. When the Cats were in ascendency they did not. However, the period of Cat ascendency was much shorter than that of Hawthorn's and they ran out deserving winners in the end.

BTW, Stewie Dew: Too old, too fat, too slow...TOO GOOD. What a masterstroke by coach Clarkson!

regards,

REB

There's the story of the AFL Grand Final right there. Well done Hawks, they went into the game with a firm belief they could take the hot favourite down and never lost that belief for a moment !
Goes to show --- there is no such thing as a certainty.