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Can't believe we don't have one of these for Hawthorn. This is THE rivalry! Have lifted this from an old Faceoff because I don't like doing any original work.
Hawthorn vs Adelaide… let’s have a wander through the archives. As you’ll see, Hawthorn and Adelaide are intrinsically linked. The defining moments in our relationship are plentiful.
The fireworks started before that fateful Friday night in 1991 when Darren Jarman was snaffled from under our very noses. D Jars allegedly reneged on a handshake agreement with our own Knuckles Kerley, the sort of treachery that can only be forgiven with 11 grand final goals.
How about the 1991 game at Waverley that we won by one point? Darel Hart floats a high left footer through the middle from 40 metres out to put us in front. Rocket Maynard manages to force a bounce in the back pocket and the siren blows. Scenes of jubilation. A rare win in Melbourne.
What about the Norm Smith Medal link? Only two players in history have won the medal twice. Gary Ayers (Hawthorn) and Andrew McLeod (Adelaide). Ayers goes on to coach McLeod at Adelaide. Spooky. Furthermore, Ayers then returns to the suburb of Hawthorn to work in a bottle shop. Even spookier.
There was the famous game in the early 90’s at Football Park, when Jason Dunstall kicked 9 goals and the Hawks absolutely ran rings around us. The Hawthorn team became the first and only opposition team to receive a standing ovation from the SANFL members as they left the field.
“What the f*** just happened?” asked Ray Jencke. Well Ray, what happened is that you were just an unwitting participant in the birth of a champion. Andrew McLeod dribbles a goal through from the boundary to deliver Adelaide the unlikeliest of victories. We kicked only one goal in the first half (Tregenza floating one through after a four bounce run) but came back to win. McLeod goes on to dominate the competition for the best part of 15 years.
There was the karma tackle. Shane Crawford delivers a strong tackle on Simon Goodwin, hurling him into the MCG fence and breaking his arm. Fast forward a year and Marty Mattner wraps Crawf up in a perfect tackle and hammers him into the turf. Yup. You guessed it. Broken arm.
There was an ‘almost’ moment too. The Crows were hunting an improbable comeback victory in Melbourne when Ken McGregor had a kick on the siren from just outside fifty to win the game. The kick, much like Ken’s career, fell short. So I won’t include this incident in the Adelaide-Hawthorn folklore.
But I will include the Buddy Franklin goal in the 2007 Elimination Final. The goal and game that surely haunts Neil Craig to this day more than any other. Massie. Peter Jonas hasn’t been able to bring himself to sit in the coaching box since. What many forget is that Jason Torney kicked what would have been regarded as the greatest goal in AFC history moments before. Instead no one remembers it because the tapes have been erased and not one Adelaide fan has ever watched the game again.
Then there was John Platten’s 250th game… 6 goals… the mother of all hidings dished out at Waverley. Against who? That’s right. Adelaide. And Shaun Rehn, the barometer of the AFC in the 90’s… who did he finished his career with? Right again.
Who did we play in our first ever final? Can’t remember? Hawthorn. Are these two clubs cosmically linked or what? The 1993 elimination final is the one I like to refer to as the Stuart Wigney Game. Seriously, was this guy the biggest under-rated gem in our history? MCG. Nigel Smart dominating at CHF as he tended to do in finals. Liptak didn’t even fumble. And we won.
More recently there was the cliffhanger at AAMI. Crows up by a couple of points… only seconds remaining. Luke Hodge sells some candy, straightens up on the right foot…. Goal! Another dagger through Neil’s heart. And another chapter in the Adelaide-Hawthorn storybook.
And then of course was 22/3/1991. Our first AFL game, taking on the eventual premiers and the powerhouses of the competition. I was there. So were 300,000 other Crows fans. Remember how passionate we all were about State of Origin? This was our chance to see our boys on the national stage very week. An 86 point win was beyond our wildest dreams.
The highlights from this night are etched in the memory bank. Greats such as Peter McIntyre and Eddie Hocking running amok. There was Darren Jarman waltzing around a few Crow defenders only to hit the post, to the jeers of the crowd. Our skipper Chris McDermott was KO’d by Dermott Brereton and Paul Dear and the chant of “Dermie’s a ******” rang out around the ground.
This night lit the fuse of a football club and it burns to this day.
So… who’s got goose bumps?
Hawthorn vs Adelaide… there’s history here. Forget Port, this is where it’s at. This is not a manufactured, corporate rivalry drawn up at a marketing department meeting. This is real. It’s based on actual events. There isn’t a sponsored trophy that we play for.
I actually cobbled this all down once and sent it to the club, just to the generic email address. Why not start up a rivalry with Hawthorn? Play up these events and try to build something. The Hawks in Melbourne could become THE game that our supporters travel over for every year and vice versa. I had grand plans. The rivalry with Port isn’t really working anyway as they’re a minnow club. The Showdowns are the only thing keeping them afloat. They feel more like a charity game. There are more Port people at Hawthorn than there are at the Power anyway. So why not piss off the Showdowns and make it the Randallbone Trophy?
I didn’t really expect an in depth reply. To be truthful, with my email I had the same aim anyone has who communicates with the club - I was hoping they’d send me some free tickets. But I actually got a personal reply back from John Reid (he was obviously pretty busy running our football department).
Reid’s response was a little… whelming. He always was grouchy. There was a token ‘thanks for your time and effort’… a comment that ‘the club considers all teams major rivals and doesn’t want to single anyone out, other than Port’… and then finished with "please find enclosed a signed poster of your favourite cat and mouse team."
No tickets either.
After I finished egging Reid’s house later that day I couldn’t help but feel that we were letting an opportunity slip. At the very least we’d get out of the annual trip to Launceston.
The Hawks would probably be up for it. They are the Big 4 Wannabees in Melbourne who will never be up there with Collingwood, Carlton and Essendon no matter how many pet rabbits are signed up as members. Deep down they know it too. Time to set their sights a little lower.
What are your Adelaide-Hawthorn memories? Hawks fans welcome too of course.
Hawthorn vs Adelaide… let’s have a wander through the archives. As you’ll see, Hawthorn and Adelaide are intrinsically linked. The defining moments in our relationship are plentiful.
The fireworks started before that fateful Friday night in 1991 when Darren Jarman was snaffled from under our very noses. D Jars allegedly reneged on a handshake agreement with our own Knuckles Kerley, the sort of treachery that can only be forgiven with 11 grand final goals.
How about the 1991 game at Waverley that we won by one point? Darel Hart floats a high left footer through the middle from 40 metres out to put us in front. Rocket Maynard manages to force a bounce in the back pocket and the siren blows. Scenes of jubilation. A rare win in Melbourne.
What about the Norm Smith Medal link? Only two players in history have won the medal twice. Gary Ayers (Hawthorn) and Andrew McLeod (Adelaide). Ayers goes on to coach McLeod at Adelaide. Spooky. Furthermore, Ayers then returns to the suburb of Hawthorn to work in a bottle shop. Even spookier.
There was the famous game in the early 90’s at Football Park, when Jason Dunstall kicked 9 goals and the Hawks absolutely ran rings around us. The Hawthorn team became the first and only opposition team to receive a standing ovation from the SANFL members as they left the field.
“What the f*** just happened?” asked Ray Jencke. Well Ray, what happened is that you were just an unwitting participant in the birth of a champion. Andrew McLeod dribbles a goal through from the boundary to deliver Adelaide the unlikeliest of victories. We kicked only one goal in the first half (Tregenza floating one through after a four bounce run) but came back to win. McLeod goes on to dominate the competition for the best part of 15 years.
There was the karma tackle. Shane Crawford delivers a strong tackle on Simon Goodwin, hurling him into the MCG fence and breaking his arm. Fast forward a year and Marty Mattner wraps Crawf up in a perfect tackle and hammers him into the turf. Yup. You guessed it. Broken arm.
There was an ‘almost’ moment too. The Crows were hunting an improbable comeback victory in Melbourne when Ken McGregor had a kick on the siren from just outside fifty to win the game. The kick, much like Ken’s career, fell short. So I won’t include this incident in the Adelaide-Hawthorn folklore.
But I will include the Buddy Franklin goal in the 2007 Elimination Final. The goal and game that surely haunts Neil Craig to this day more than any other. Massie. Peter Jonas hasn’t been able to bring himself to sit in the coaching box since. What many forget is that Jason Torney kicked what would have been regarded as the greatest goal in AFC history moments before. Instead no one remembers it because the tapes have been erased and not one Adelaide fan has ever watched the game again.
Then there was John Platten’s 250th game… 6 goals… the mother of all hidings dished out at Waverley. Against who? That’s right. Adelaide. And Shaun Rehn, the barometer of the AFC in the 90’s… who did he finished his career with? Right again.
Who did we play in our first ever final? Can’t remember? Hawthorn. Are these two clubs cosmically linked or what? The 1993 elimination final is the one I like to refer to as the Stuart Wigney Game. Seriously, was this guy the biggest under-rated gem in our history? MCG. Nigel Smart dominating at CHF as he tended to do in finals. Liptak didn’t even fumble. And we won.
More recently there was the cliffhanger at AAMI. Crows up by a couple of points… only seconds remaining. Luke Hodge sells some candy, straightens up on the right foot…. Goal! Another dagger through Neil’s heart. And another chapter in the Adelaide-Hawthorn storybook.
And then of course was 22/3/1991. Our first AFL game, taking on the eventual premiers and the powerhouses of the competition. I was there. So were 300,000 other Crows fans. Remember how passionate we all were about State of Origin? This was our chance to see our boys on the national stage very week. An 86 point win was beyond our wildest dreams.
The highlights from this night are etched in the memory bank. Greats such as Peter McIntyre and Eddie Hocking running amok. There was Darren Jarman waltzing around a few Crow defenders only to hit the post, to the jeers of the crowd. Our skipper Chris McDermott was KO’d by Dermott Brereton and Paul Dear and the chant of “Dermie’s a ******” rang out around the ground.
This night lit the fuse of a football club and it burns to this day.
So… who’s got goose bumps?
Hawthorn vs Adelaide… there’s history here. Forget Port, this is where it’s at. This is not a manufactured, corporate rivalry drawn up at a marketing department meeting. This is real. It’s based on actual events. There isn’t a sponsored trophy that we play for.
I actually cobbled this all down once and sent it to the club, just to the generic email address. Why not start up a rivalry with Hawthorn? Play up these events and try to build something. The Hawks in Melbourne could become THE game that our supporters travel over for every year and vice versa. I had grand plans. The rivalry with Port isn’t really working anyway as they’re a minnow club. The Showdowns are the only thing keeping them afloat. They feel more like a charity game. There are more Port people at Hawthorn than there are at the Power anyway. So why not piss off the Showdowns and make it the Randallbone Trophy?
I didn’t really expect an in depth reply. To be truthful, with my email I had the same aim anyone has who communicates with the club - I was hoping they’d send me some free tickets. But I actually got a personal reply back from John Reid (he was obviously pretty busy running our football department).
Reid’s response was a little… whelming. He always was grouchy. There was a token ‘thanks for your time and effort’… a comment that ‘the club considers all teams major rivals and doesn’t want to single anyone out, other than Port’… and then finished with "please find enclosed a signed poster of your favourite cat and mouse team."
No tickets either.
After I finished egging Reid’s house later that day I couldn’t help but feel that we were letting an opportunity slip. At the very least we’d get out of the annual trip to Launceston.
The Hawks would probably be up for it. They are the Big 4 Wannabees in Melbourne who will never be up there with Collingwood, Carlton and Essendon no matter how many pet rabbits are signed up as members. Deep down they know it too. Time to set their sights a little lower.
What are your Adelaide-Hawthorn memories? Hawks fans welcome too of course.
