Game Day 2nd Preliminary Final - Hawthorn v Port Power, 4.45pm

[Lord_Espos]

How funny all of the news articles are about Port and not the Hawks...

 

[Hawk Hogan]

Tear 'em apart hawks!

 

[Randy Campbell]

Its game day finally!
Hawthorn Hawks
vs
The "Never tear up our scarves" mob or is it
"Never tear up our prison bars (guernseys)"

I would like it for Port to wear the prison bar magpie jumper and watch as Hawthorn break them open with run and demoralize there club.
Mainly because I did spend sometime in SA as kid in the eighties and at the time liked Port a little bit less then I like Essendon.

The best part about today is that both clubs have that something that clubs want. I am not sure what it is but it is something the makes it hard for the AFL to get things equal when things are equal.

 

[MistyAvalon]

hub and I just landed in melb..............so excited to be seeing our team. sure we are nervous............ it is an awful thing when we lose and have to trudge home................but we plan on winning don't we?

 

[Randy Campbell]

Its game day finally!
Hawthorn Hawks
vs
The "Never tear up our scarves" mob or is it
"Never tear up our prison bars (guernseys)"

I would like it for Port to wear the prison bar magpie jumper and watch as Hawthorn break them open with run and demoralize there club.
Mainly because I did spend sometime in SA as kid in the eighties and at the time liked Port a little bit less then I like Essendon.

The best part about today is that both clubs have that something that clubs want. I am not sure what it is but it is something the makes it hard for the AFL to get things equal when things are equal.

 

[Ripper Rioli]

I'm so hungover. And nervous that I've got a horrible concoction of beer and butterflies in my belly. That seems destined to end in one way, but can't wait to see our boys on the G! Smash em Hawks

 

[Walk the Hawk]

Killing time on BigFooty before the game, I am somewhere between this:

and this:

 

[Randy Campbell]

I'm so hungover. And nervous that I've got a horrible concoction of beer and butterflies in my belly. That seems destined to end in one way, but can't wait to see our boys on the G! Smash em Hawks

Purge, Voldka, Panadol and for the nervous move Shaun Burgoyne on to the ball ( only if required ).

 

[Hawkk]

For those interested (and predicting a close game) there have been 13 PF's decided by less than 10 points since 1994:

1994 Geel v NM - 4 points
1996 Syd v Ess - 1 points
1997 Adel v WB - 2 points
1999 Carl v Ess - 1 point
2001 Ess v Haw - 9 points
2004 PA v St K - 6 points, BL v Geel - 9 points
2006 WC v Adel - 10 points
2007 Geel v Coll - 5 points
2009 St K v WB - 3 points
2011 Coll v Haw - 3 points
2012 Haw v Adel - 5 points
2013 Haw v Geel - 5 points

Wouldn't surprise me if we see a 5 or 6 goal win either way, we haven't seen two underwhelming PF's since 2010 (which is quite a gap)

 

[Hawkk]

Odds shifted out to 1.39 to 3.10 yesterday and back into 1.36 to 3.25 (with Sportsbet)

Definitely value in Port at that price, absolutely no value in Hawthorn at the moment...

 

[filly]

hub and I just landed in melb..............so excited to be seeing our team. sure we are nervous............ it is an awful thing when we lose and have to trudge home................but we plan on winning don't we?

A lot of factors in our favour today...so yes we plan on winning...GO HAWKS

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

God am very nervous. Just hope whoever wins this has no injuries and beat the AFL's love child.

 

[heh]

I am fluctuating between nerves and dead calm, it is really odd.
Normally I am all nerves.

 

[Off The Couch]

I am fluctuating between nerves and dead calm, it is really odd.
Normally I am all nerves.

Been for the massage
All nimble and ready to go
Deadly calm, no butterflies



AND THAT WORRIES ME

 

[Max Powers]

Been for the massage
All nimble and ready to go
Deadly calm, no butterflies



AND THAT WORRIES ME

Me too im hoping as the game gets closer will get the old butterflies and nerves

 

[threesixpio]

There is a very good reason why I've had an Adelaide media ban on myself all week. Unfortunately I broke it on Thursday & watched the ABC news to find out the teams. Silly me, they talked about the unchanged Port team & apart from the line "preliminary final with opponent Hawthorn" there was no mention whatsoever about us, the team we'd selected, whether or not Rioli was listed, nothing.

The Scott Morrison approach to information is not what I "pay my 8c a day for".

Apart from that, GO HAWKS!!! ALL THE WAY!!!

In relation to the Scott Morrison approach I say the news presenters
should be ......




De-ported....


(Sorry)

 

[heh]

We supporters are funny beasts.

 

[muff73]

For those interested (and predicting a close game) there have been 13 PF's decided by less than 10 points since 1994:

1994 Geel v NM - 4 points
1996 Syd v Ess - 1 points
1997 Adel v WB - 2 points
1999 Carl v Ess - 1 point
2001 Ess v Haw - 9 points
2004 PA v St K - 6 points, BL v Geel - 9 points
2006 WC v Adel - 10 points
2007 Geel v Coll - 5 points
2009 St K v WB - 3 points
2011 Coll v Haw - 3 points
2012 Haw v Adel - 5 points
2013 Haw v Geel - 5 points

Wouldn't surprise me if we see a 5 or 6 goal win either way, we haven't seen two underwhelming PF's since 2010 (which is quite a gap)

Thanks for the info, The odds don't favour the team in the close prelim in that list though. DAMMIT. Mind you, the most recent example was in our favour, (but the example before that wasn't, back to "DAMMIT")

 

[Flag08]

What's our feeling as to how much we will win by? I'm thinking 3 goals.

Oh the hubrosity. How about you read the paper tomorrow to find out. These type of predictions never end well.


Having said that.....6 goals.

 

[grizzlym]

Been for the massage
All nimble and ready to go
Deadly calm, no butterflies



AND THAT WORRIES ME

On the contrary, I'm like a cat on a hot tin roof.

I'm that jittery a Valium would only keep me awake.

But I'm always like this on Preliminary Final Day.

 

[HR Roughnstuf]

Tear 'em apart hawks!

It's going to be tough because 'they never give up'

 

[PowerBaz]

Nerves are building in anticipation of what will be a tough game. Port are young and full of confidence after two big finals wins and won't go quietly like the Roos last night.

If we can absorb their early onslaught and put them under pressure like Freo did last week I think our fresher legs and harder bodies will get us home.

Let's go boys! Time to prove all the doubters wrong once again.

I hardly think people doubt you mate, I don't.

 

[Mister_A]

I have been confident all week, now I'm nervous. C'mon Hawks!

 

[Hawkk]

Thanks for the info, The odds don't favour the team in the close prelim in that list though. DAMMIT. Mind you, the most recent example was in our favour, (but the example before that wasn't, back to "DAMMIT")

The host won all bar 2 close PF's (1997 and 1999)

Wouldn't surprise me if this opened up either way and was decided by 6 goals

 

[Max Powers]

Ugh 4:45pm Hurry Up!