Analysis Hawthorn rebuild: are they tanking?

[CobberRodgers]

dA hAwKs hAvEnT bEaT aNyOnE!

As it stands now, we have beaten three of the top five sides, plus the reigning premiers by 11 goals.

And yes, I realise they are in nowhere near as good a form as they were last year, but they did have 17 premiership players in their lineup to our single solitary one…

Did you forget about Ginnivan?

Please don’t tell me you forgot about the triple premiership rookie pick!!!!!

 

[Randomizor]

Amazingly Hawks are attempting to tank. They are just really bad at it

 

[blue harvest]

There were some really dumb posts in here early in the year, even from some Hawks.

The idea that we'd just be shit all year was pure hope from some oppo fans, and the belief that Hawthorn were wrong to be thinking that finals were something that they should aspire to, even more so.


Special mention to those who wanted to declare that we'd only start our rebuild after we bottomed out this year. Strangely silent now.

Some massive omelettes on faces in here. Didn't you get ridiculed for suggesting 10 wins and maybe a look in at finals? We are on 10 with another 5 games to go.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Some massive omelettes on faces in here. Didn't you get ridiculed for suggesting 10 wins and maybe a look in at finals?

I was ridiculed for saying that we absolutely should be aspiring to win between 10-14 games.

 

[blue harvest]

Just take the L, dude.

 

[hawkman]

Chill out hawks fans, don’t ruin how fun it is barracking for you guys as a neutral

If the team keeps going like this, we are going to be back to one of the most hated teams anyway.

Might as well get an early start

 

[blue harvest]

Yeah, looks like I was wrong about North improving.
Guess what? Looks like I was right about Hawthorn being bad.

Regardless, at no point was I trolling.

Looks like you were wrong about both.

 

[HeHateMe]

Amazingly Hawks are attempting to tank. They are just really bad at it

The recruiting team are flipping table's after every win. "The F are they doing".

 

[Mr Meow]

This season is going to have one of those weird quirks: a side as bad as Geelong have done a comfortable double over the 2024 premiers.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Progression is never linear

If a Hawks fan (yuk) enjoy the ride that may take you to September because next year.will be harder

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

You've been called out , keep dancing around this all you want.



Are Hawthorn tanking? No, they're just shit now with a hot headed captain, a coach who's honeymoon period is cooling off and a list lacking many stars outside a couple of kids every club has.

Do they play finals in 2024, or 2025? No. Do they see an extended period at the bottom? yes, even longer potentially with Tassie pillaging the young talent coming through

This guy doesn’t post much in this thread any more either. Funny that.

 

[Bugs1977]

dA hAwKs hAvEnT bEaT aNyOnE!

As it stands now, we have beaten three of the top five sides, plus the reigning premiers by 11 goals.

And yes, I realise they are in nowhere near as good a form as they were last year, but they did have 17 premiership players in their lineup to our single solitary one…

Ginni dislikes this post

 

[hawkman]

Progression is never linear

If a Hawks fan (yuk) enjoy the ride that may take you to September because next year.will be harder

I'm sure you are secretly enjoying it

 

[Gavin Excell]

I'm sure you are secretly enjoying it

Yes hopes being raised before ultimately dashed

 

[Maxabillions]

How about:
Bulldogs
Lions
Crows
Saints
Giants
Tigers
Eagles
Freo
Pies
?

Good call SYL!

Maybe just enjoy the current run of without trawling through old posts to gloat. Maybe it will last maybe not. Things can change pretty quickly either way.

 

[Philhawk]

There’s only so many times I can publicly request another artwork from Banksy, sorry, Chadwiko.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Maybe just enjoy the current run of without trawling through old posts to gloat. Maybe it will last maybe not. Things can change pretty quickly either way.

Some of the old posts in here deserve revisiting.

Not from you so much, but there was a very vocal crew in here having a real crack, declaring Hawthorn were going to go nowhere for years… now none of them post so much.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

There’s only so many times I can publicly request another artwork from Banksy, sorry, Chadwiko.

Popped his head up on the main board to have a whinge yesterday, couldn’t find his way back to any of the threads he loved so much over summer though.

 

[Chadwiko]

There’s only so many times I can publicly request another artwork from Banksy, sorry, Chadwiko.

I was wrong about Hawthorn.

They've out-performed my low expectations significantly.

 

[SSSSSS]

I was wrong about Hawthorn.

They've out-performed my low expectations significantly.

Good of you to front up Chadwiko.

You're a braver poster than Psicosis at least. We normally don't see him back on the MB before October.

 

[Philhawk]

I was wrong about Hawthorn.

They've out-performed my low expectations significantly.

You’re a good man to front up, mate.

… but I kinda would see like that artwork plz.

 

[Bugs1977]

Some of the old posts in here deserve revisiting.

Not from you so much, but there was a very vocal crew in here having a real crack, declaring Hawthorn were going to go nowhere for years… now none of them post so much.

Who was the douche that kept popping into our Dingley thread constantly taking about how rebuilds are hard and long work? Every time he posted I felt like stabbing myself in the eye with a pencil.

 

[vanders]

Hawthorn are certainly amassing a bunch of players I'm going to enjoy hating in the next few years

We just need to trade for Toby Greene and we’re set

 

[sr36]

Hawthorn are certainly amassing a bunch of players I'm going to enjoy hating in the next few years

I loved barracking fro Ginni when he was riling opposition, but I'll enjoy booing him more - just born to be a pantomime villain.

 

[tucky74]

I loved barracking fro Ginni when he was riling opposition, but I'll enjoy booing him more - just born to be a pantomime villain.

You’d love him more if still in the black and white with the freedom Sam gives him to play.