Preview 2015 Grand Final: Hawthorn v West Coast Eagles - Gunston IN, Hartung OUT

[halfback dasher]

MacLure is now massively on the WCE.

Game over. End of an era

Loved Cellars then , fired me up even further. !!!!
Rather than sit on the fence he gave an opinion !!

 

[Gralin]

MacLure is now massively on the WCE.

Game over. End of an era

On the upside you can focus on the important game against the Giants now

 

[Gene Simmons]

Is there any chance that we can get Jimmy Di Fanti to give our team a pre-game speech?

 

[The Lemon]

On the upside you can focus on the important game against the Giants now

OBJ giving me more nightmares than WCE

 

[offtherails9]

Any away team sleep interruption plans on for tonight?

Staying at a hotel in Albert Park

 

[Turly]

Didn't Schoey manage to run Dangerfield down on the burst in the SF? Wasn't a long distance chase, just a few steps out of the contest but usually once Dangerfield gets out he's away.

Twas Darling my good sir

 

[The Lemon]

Staying at a hotel in Albert Park

 

[MightyHawks]

This is the opening bounce at the 2014 Grand Final

Looks like the interchange area and approximately 25% of the playing surface is in full shade or partial shade through the Olympic Stand roof

And this is just before half time of the 2008 Grand Final - so approximately 50% of the ground is in shade for the start of the third quarter

 

[Goats]

How are we going in slower and taller than any other game where we have Hartung as a sub?

He is normally only called upon to play the last quarter.

The analysis and comments surrounding Hartung, a guy who has nothing to do with the first 3 quarters of just every game he's every been named as sub, is perplexing.

It means that we're most likely starting with one less runner/small assuming Suckling or Duryea don the vest.

Not that it's a concern of mine, I feel really confident about our line up and I'm wrapped that Schoey has gotten a guernsey.

 

[Tyrone Time]

After watching the experts there is no point us turning up tomorrow.

 

[Clarkos_Soldier]

MacLure is now massively on the WCE.

Game over. End of an era

Mate MacLure isn't always right. In 2011 he and David King mounted a case for Hawthorn and WCE to play off in the Grand Final and then when they missed the Grand Final, he tipped Collingwood to win the Premiership which was also wrong. In 2012 he tipped Hawthorn. So, for MacLure, this could be one of those types of years. I think 2013 and 2014 were easy to tip in all honesty. This is much harder given some of the lapses that Hawthorn has had heading into the Grand Final.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl...make-grand-final/story-e6frf3e3-1226144238465

 

[mustang]

We are standing at the door way of football immortality tonight ........make no mistake !!!
The AFL will never let this happen again and don't want this .
18 hrs away and shit feels like it's just getting real .....!!
Champions from the past ... Mathews , Scott , Platton , Langford and Crawford will all look on with pride tomorrow , reflecting on how close we came to becoming extinct and wondering how the hell we got to here !!
The true meaning of the phoenix rising from the ash's !!
The rest of the comp don't want this , and i don't blame them cos if i sat on the other side of the fence id feel the same way .
So its......... US V THE REST
Remember how you felt when watching the game in WA 3 weeks ago , listening to the way their crowd treated our boys .
Be loud and proud tomorrow boy's and girl's because this JUST WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN !!!



I want this , the players want this past and present , i know you all want this ....!!
Show it tomorrow !!
GO HAWKS !!

Garry Lyon thinks we will win this year and next

 

[Flukey!]

After watching the experts there is no point us turning up tomorrow.

Same as last year then.

 

[Arc1]

After watching the experts there is no point us turning up tomorrow.

What? Ah FFS not again. Every year I get my hopes up and then this happens. We'd be on the verge of a threepeat by now if not for media (_*_)

 

[The Lemon]

Mate MacLure isn't always right. In 2011 he and David King mounted a case for Hawthorn and WCE to play off in the Grand Final and then when they missed the Grand Final, he tipped Collingwood to win the Premiership which was also wrong. In 2012 he tipped Hawthorn. So, for MacLure, this could be one of those types of years. I think 2013 and 2014 were easy to tip in all honesty. This is much harder given some of the lapses that Hawthorn has had heading into the Grand Final.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl...make-grand-final/story-e6frf3e3-1226144238465

You've filled me with ease. I am just reading way too much into everything.

 

[Hawkk]

After watching the experts there is no point us turning up tomorrow.

The Age tipped us 16-10 which is consistant with the 60/40 favourtism that seems to have followed through the week

 

[Hawker100]

If anyone is selling a standing room ticket or two let me know. Can call or SMS on 0403 805 905. Prepared to pay $$. Would love to go!

 

[Rushed_Behind]

There are too many people, saying too many outlandish things just to get spoken about, which leads to Twitter followers for these people, which leads to them feeling important, which raises their self esteem, then somehow they get on TV on some stupid talk show or reality TV which somehow doesn't get axed because it's rating through the roof, which leads to me lowering my faith in society.

 

[Gralin]

Some of the articles around this week are funny, the writer has obviously been give the job of writing the pro hawks article, they've started off ok but by the third paragraph their personal wishes start to come through and by the end they are at best having a bet each way after suggesting that Clarko has lost the plot or that the players have etc

If we win watching them all line up to praise us through gritted teeth while saying they believed we could do it all along will be almost as much fun as celebrating three in a row

 

[Ranj Sri Lanka]

It's entirely possible that West Coast will refuse to send Sinclair forward when he's not rucking leaving Lake without a real match-up. Brian isn't agile enough to play as a spare, he needs the ball kicked to his opponent otherwise he won't get to nearly enough contests.
It will be really interesting to see how the Eagles structure up, Lake is unique in that even though he plays on the final line of defence he is a genuine match winner.

Master stroke : If he does not have a match up play him on Jeremy McGovern. Game over...

 

[Madhawknut]

If any one has a spare ticket for sale please PM me

 

[Ned Ryerson]

Staying at a hotel in Albert Park

The Pullman as just revealed on Channel 7.

 

[Thaihawk]

I don't care how many "experts" pick the Eagles, or what predictions they make about the game. All I want is for Hawthorn to be in front, on the scoreboard, when the final siren sounds.
Then I'm a very, very, happy man.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

Garry Lyon thinks we will win this year and next

Did Garry support us as a kid? He's one of the kindest towards us in the media.

 

[Clarkos_Soldier]

You've filled me with ease. I am just reading way too much into everything.

Buddy I think all passionate supporters feel exactly as you do. I am just as nervous and I think that's great because it means the Hawthorn boys will also be a little nervous and will not lapse into thinking that they are certainties. That's the hardest feeling to create when a team is superior to other teams. Clarkson mentioned this after 2012. He learnt a big lesson that he needs to keep his boys on their toes. And despite what everyone thinks and the fact that Clarko has denied it, I think Clarko knew that WCE were the team to beat this year and put a real challenge in front of the boys by experimenting and not caring too much about winning in the first final. I believe had we won that, we would not be in the Grand Final tomorrow. Instead, WCE think they have it over us (I gather that from Adam Simpson's expression and the rest of the WCE players) while our boys have woken up from their slumber and are on their toes for tomorrow. From a coaching perspective there is nothing more Clarko could have done. He has given his players as much warning and incentive as possible to say that this WCE team is the one to beat and not to be taken lightly.

Now it's up to the boys and a little luck or fate, whichever you believe in.