our so called 'Cheer Squad'

[buddyhawks23]

let me start off by saying, ive posted this in another thread, and due to the response and support i think it deserves its own thread.
before i get the response 'maybe you should volunteer your time and help them out' i'm going to state i don't live in a close enough proximity and due to work it just wouldn't be possible. plus from what i hear all their volunteering time goes into that stupid banner each week, i mean how pointless is making a banner thats 10 meters high, for players to run though, that are barely 2 meters tall .. and barely touch the bottom..
want to hear why else im sick of our cheers squad..? read on..
if not, maybe you should read another thread...

ive recently read a thread that is trying to find out who is going to 'boo' essendon players tomorrow night and who is going to turn their backs when they run out onto the ground..
god... that is going to be amazing.. at a essendon home game, your 'BOO's are totally going to be heard and worth it .. also .. it seems like out players will love the support from that aswell .. .. why not devote OUR TIME TO OUR PLAYERS

why do the 20 or so people that are in the cheer squad have to be the only ones that be involved and make a stupid bloody banner? .. why dont they be innovative and think of ways that ALL HAWKS FANS CAN BE INVOLVED ! .. after all im not devoting any time to make a banner, but i am there on a weekend cheering for my team.

other things that piss me off.. how good are the hawthorn chants that the cheer squad gets going..? i mean it must be so lifting for players out there to hear HAWTHORN CLAP CLAP HAWTHORN CLAP CLAP for 5 seconds..
THE CHEER SQUAD IS A DISGRACE!

i actually cringe when i see the 4 rows of brown and gold stand up and chant hawthorn.
A team with 60,000k members needs more!

how about be different! we are on top of the AFL LADDER ! we are trying to be a power house of the AFL .. we should be drawing massive crowds.. how about creating a ATMOSPHERE < (the sole reason why people attend sporting events) make every hawthorn fan want to be apart of EVERY GAME.. make players get goosebumps by what support they are getting !

if i can think of simple stuff like this.. surely all of you CHEER SQUAD MEMBERS that devote and volunteer so much time can think of something!

- how good would it be seeing EVERY HAWTHORN SUPPORTER standing up waving our MEMBERS FLAGS until we kick our first goal of each game? why not EACH QUARTER.. how good would that be.. stand up and cheer and scream.. imagine the excitement when that first goal goes through..
- how about the games where we are winning the last 5 minutes of the game (time on) every hawthorn supporter stands and claps and cheers.. imagine the noise for the last 5 minutes!! REMEMBER ATMOSPHERE
- why dont we start a mexican wave when HAWTHORN enter the ground at the start of the game and after half time.. i know what i would rather be involved in being a player.. imagine how good it feels for them to run through a banner SARCASM.. imagine running out while a mexican wave is erupting
- imagine every single hawthorn fan can only wear GOLD to a game.. imagine the mcg all GOLD for a home game.. !! INCREDIBLE

its not that hard for the hawthorn fc to send out 1 email that reaches 60,000 members .. 60,000 supporters , 60,000 of us that want so much more in a game of footy...

why does it have to be a boring chant hawthorn clap clap clap hawthorn clap clap clap
If i can think of those in 5 minutes.. surely there is some good ideas to get everyone involved!

did you watch the liverpool v melb victory game last night.. what about the song everyone is talking about.. the song that could put you to sleep if listening through an ipod.. but the song that could lift every player.. supporter.. fan to a moment they will never forget last night.. !!!
IT IS SO SIMPLE

Why dont WE AS ONE .. ALL start something different..

DONT THINK DO SOMETHING

 

[TAITA]

How embarrassment for you.

If you're not prepared to get off your arse and do something about - don't be a pathetic little sniping whinger.

But you knew that right?

 

[Cyril the Squirrel]

Cool story bro

 

[eldorado]

I can't see this ending well, so I'll summarise what I expect will follow...

Get involved yourself. One cannot demand that a cheer squad magically get everyone fired up and chanting. It's a personal responsibility thing.

If you want chants, be brave, and start one, and see how it goes. If it's good, others might join in. Personally, I'm not one of those brave souls who would do that, but that's just me. Firstly, I'm not that extroverted, and secondly, I'm not that bothered whether they chant or not.

But if you personally really want chants, the only genuine, non-sarcastic advice I can give is put your vocal cords where your heart is, and see what happens.

Good luck.

 

[SSSSSS]

No mexican waves please.

 

[Jaeger]

The cheersquad don't have huge variety of song/chants. But they go and cheer the boys on every week. Even if it's a nab cup game on the other side of the country.

I remember sitting at games being absolutely flat in the late 90s to early 2000s when we were getting belted all the time and the cheersquad would still do the "Hawthorn *Clap clap clap* to fire the boys up, whereas I would just sit there in silence being miserable. So I have respect for them in that sense.

They're consistent in their support, which can't be said for all of us.

 

[xellis]

I was just thinking today it would be cool to if we had some sort of ritual/song/chant that was unique to Hawthorn (like LNWA).

I think its easier to initiate in the premier league etc as home games are filled with home supporters only so the whole ground becomes like a cheer squad.

Can't see it happening in the AFL.

 

[IBleedBrownNGold]

You're not related to Brian Taylor are you?

 

[Hawkers]

Your point about people only attending games for the atmosphere is just plain wrong

 

[Hoogmeister]

Cheer Squad make the effort and that is very much appreciated. However I do feel that Hawthorn games do lack the atmosphere of the bigger club games, or even the games in Adelaide and Perth, probably due to one sided crowds, which Hawthorn will never manage. The responsibility to make the crowds stronger and have more presence is not up to the cheer squad, it is up to the supporter group as a whole.

Mexican waves are overrated, as a player I would much rather be greeted by thousands of supporters on their feet singing the club song loudly and proudly, displaying their colours with passion!

Would love to see what dividing the supporters would do for games; to see half the MCG covered in a sea of gold would be mesmerising.

 

[Stratton_Gun]

I agree about the lack of noise. But that's not to do with the cheer squad. It's those surrounding that don't get involved

 

[La Vache]

Don't care for or about chants.

I prefer simply going apeshit when something happens that pleases/displeases me.

 

[moginie]

I agree about the lack of noise. But that's not to do with the cheer squad. It's those surrounding that don't get involved

Got to agree here. I've seen & heard a lot of vocal support in games at Football Park. It may come from being totally outnumbered & wanting to give the home team some of their own back.

 

[Whirling Dervish]

did you watch the liverpool v melb victory game last night.. what about the song everyone is talking about..

Was waiting for this...

IT IS SO SIMPLE
...

DONT THINK DO SOMETHING

If it were that easy, it would be nothing. A post on an internet forum rubbishing the hard work of the people who are ACTUALLY DOING SOMETHING is not the way.

I appreciate the cheer squad, especially as Hawks crowds do often seem to be a bit quieter than some of the other big Melbourne clubs. The best we've got going is when we throw the ironic Haaaaaawthorn back at Collingwood fans when the game is in the bag. So thanks Cololingwood, I guess.

 

[ilmc]

Perhaps it's time to expand what the M10 boys get up to, and spread it around.

 

[savagelunchbox]

Nice one buddyhawks23, nice one son. Nice one buddyhawks23, let's have another one. HEY!

 

[Dilligaf]

Anyone who knows what happens at M10 does knows how good hawks supporters can be.

My son is 3 1/2 years old and I am teaching him "oh Cyril"

 

[OhhhhhCyril]

Anyone who knows what happens at M10 does knows how good hawks supporters can be.

My son is 3 1/2 years old and I am teaching him "oh Cyril"

See name Hopefully we pull it out a few times tomorrow night!

 

[Lord Mud of Glenferrie]

Buddyhawks 23 could be onto something.

You see, the game has been ro**ed by Randy Andy to such a degree that waiting around in the toilet queue with the legs crossed has become more memorable than the game. A different perspective is needed where the game is irrelevant and a much more spectacular spectacle is available for spectators.

Just got off the phone after speaking with my mate T.A. I explained the problem to him and after a few umms and errs he agreed to supply a Three Star General (whatever that is, but at the moment who cares) to co-ordinate all entertainment. So, having a Three Star General in charge of bluster I am sure that something rivaling the Roman Colosseum would not be beyond the realms of reality.

Just imagine. The Boundary Umpires are replaced by Tanks and Aircraft Carriers. The Tanks are there to stop anybody who leaves the toilet queue from jumping the fence and relieving themselves on the Sacred Sovereign Land of the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Aircraft Carriers release flights of Drones to buzz around the raging mob searching for Collingwood supporters who almost certainly are hiding Weapons of Mass Destruction. In addition the Carriers fire volleys of bulldust over the Sacred Sovereign Land of the Melbourne Cricket Ground - Which from now on will be referred to as the SSL of the MCG- thus further fertilizing any ferment that shows signs of fading.

The Goal Umpires will keep score of any dissidents (Geelong Supporters) who cross the SSL of the MCG in search of a better seat. Those better seats are usually occupied by the very rich (Carlton Supporters) who fiercely defend their right to be right. Those who are left (Western Bulldog Supporters) will provide their own entertainment by sending the Hawthorn cheer squad to Gulag Easter Island thus solving Buddyhawks23 concerns for the Quiet Majority by moving something that appears to be doing nothing.

The central Umpires will be replaced by Don Bradman, The Australian Way Of Life (AWOL) and A Fair Go For All (AFGFA, more commonly known as gibberish). Each of these Illuminaries will be armed with illuminated Dog Whistles and will have the right to incite the Rabble (Richmond Supporters) into acts of self-harm.

The entertainment will begin by Serfs (North Melbourne Supporters) declaring war on Twin Number Two (TNT) and will begin hostilities by exploding the TNT placed in TNT’s coaches box. This is sure to delight those who have been subjected to repeated television replays of TNT’s reaction whenever the Illuminaries shoot one of his soldiers. When the smoke clears a leaky boat over flowing with the eternally hopeful (St Kilda Supporters) will slide down the players’ race. Melbourne Supporters, who are forever seeking a turnaround, will blast the boat with insults, slogans and hot air fired from Bazookas manufactured in Western Sydney.

Papua New Guinea will launch their canoes from the of the other players’ race which will immediately heave to port due to failures of the Rudder thus providing an excellent opportunity for HMAS Intransigence ( the aircraft carrier) to open a broadside of Invisible emissions.

The half time entertainment is Angry Anderson conducting the Mainstream Media singing and performing Australia’s two best known anthems - God Save The Queen and the Maori Haka.

Full time is signaled when Randy Andy and the Essendon Football Club are thrown overboard.

Oh, those who once were warriors (football players) gather at the neatest tattoo parlour reading the fine print of what used to be their contracts.

 

[heh]

I don't agree with the bagging of the cheer squad.
But we seem to be a quieter supporter group than most big clubs.

 

[seysearles]

why does it have to be a boring chant hawthorn clap clap clap hawthorn clap clap clap

Kind of has to happen organically doesn't it? I think there is a general unwillingness in footy and most sports outside soccer (where there are long periods of possession without goal action) to have sustainedchanting. I guess it tends to get interrupted by the action on the field. I can just imagine the crowd belatedly trying to recite the chant that they had been emailed earlier that week only for it to peter out after 30 seconds when something actually happened. I frequently find myself trying to participate in the "Hawthorn clap clap clap" action before realising that im the only person within 15m of me doing it and becoming self conscious and stopping .

 

[OhhhhhCyril]

 

[Davo23]

"maybe you should volunteer your time and help them out"

 

[tazhawk]

Dear OP.

Capital letters are not as scary as you think.

 

[Hungry Hawk]

"maybe you should volunteer your time and help them out"

Exactly, get on board if you think they are piss poor. You cant drink, you cant swear and that rules the majority of us out.

I know some people are in the cheer squad for the cheaper seats but they still clap and cheer.