Preview Preliminary final - Hawthorn v Port Adelaide, MCG, 20 September 2014 @ 4.45pm

[Hawkk]

People whinging how the better team lost despite us having 20 more forward 50 entries & 10 more scoring shots, was hilarious.

Same with Port this week. There is a fair bit of want for Port to be successful...not dissimilar from Adelaide in 2012 and Fremantle last year. Unfortunately this clouds the neutral objectivity about the game.

As it stands Hawthorn is 1.34 to 3.40 favourite for Saturday, I expect that to close into 1.60 to 2.20 (or perhaps closer) with all the feel good sentiment running with Port.

The public crave an upset and we are perceived to be more vulnerable than the Swans. There will be enormous interest in our game with a hell of a lot of barracking for Port

 

[Nemisis]

Guys don't underestimate how personal this game is. Besides Clarko and Russell there are a number of guys in the footy department who are also ex Port. Internally Port really do hate us and the guys that moved to the Hawks really don't like Port and make it known to Port. Make no mistakes it will be on this game.

I hope we smash them....Keith Thomas is an out and out scum bag.

How do I know all this....I worked there for some years and have moved on to greener pastures now...thank god it would be horrible working there now.

Always Hawthorn...even when working for the enemy!

I remember you down at Alberton - lazy sod.

 

[HODGEYROAD]

Same with Port this week. There is a fair bit of want for Port to be successful...not dissimilar from Adelaide in 2012 and Fremantle last year. Unfortunately this clouds the neutral objectivity about the game.

As it stands Hawthorn is 1.34 to 3.40 favourite for Saturday, I expect that to close into 1.60 to 2.20 (or perhaps closer) with all the feel good sentiment running with Port.

The public crave an upset and we are perceived to be more vulnerable than the Swans. There will be enormous interest in our game with a hell of a lot of barracking for Port

If that odds close to something like that then Im going to town on our odds

 

[Off The Couch]

Same with Port this week. There is a fair bit of want for Port to be successful...not dissimilar from Adelaide in 2012 and Fremantle last year. Unfortunately this clouds the neutral objectivity about the game.

As it stands Hawthorn is 1.34 to 3.40 favourite for Saturday, I expect that to close into 1.60 to 2.20 (or perhaps closer) with all the feel good sentiment running with Port.

The public crave an upset and we are perceived to be more vulnerable than the Swans. There will be enormous interest in our game with a hell of a lot of barracking for Port

Except by Rohan Connolly - he acknowledged the outs the hawks had when they last met and he seems to think north have the better chance of an upset but believes history tells the story and that it will be hawks v Sydney

 

[Hawkk]

I remember you down at Alberton - lazy sod.

Awesome. Can we get our handout money back now???

 

[HODGEYROAD]

Except by Rohan Connolly - he acknowledged the outs the hawks had when they last met and he seems to think north have the better chance of an upset but believes history tells the story and that it will be hawks v Sydney

Well Rohan is talking sense then, he better be careful he might lose his Gig

 

[Hawkk]

Except by Rohan Connolly - he acknowledged the outs the hawks had when they last met and he seems to think north have the better chance of an upset but believes history tells the story and that it will be hawks v Sydney

Rohan isn't a bad journalist. It seems the Bombers 15 years in the wilderness + sustained mediocrity has smashed the Essendon arrogance out of him...

 

[Jello_B]

Highly reminiscent of Essendon in 2012 isn't it?

look forward to the game me do

 

[Jello_B]

The Hawthorn v Adelaide Prelim in 2012 was a 4.30 start, or somewhere about there, I'm pretty sure

Lol, we are proper clubs (Hawthorn and PAFC), compare your game to something else franchy.

 

[Jello_B]

What a load of shit. Your mob of feral pissants have no business in a PF with that sort of attitude, loser talk if I've seen it.

I know you guys aren't accustomed to success like my team, but both teams are playing for a GF berth. If your team share your attitude that somehow there's less pressure on them than us, then you might as well concede right now.

And don't even get me started on your bizarre "steeper learning curve theory".

Not sure if any offence was meant than, just that we are hoping that we have improved to counter your players coming back. Any reasonable person would realise that the previous game is no metric for this one. Good luck and look forward to the contest.

 

[Glenferrie Oval]

Freo's first half showed how to beat the power. If Freo kicked straight they could and should have been 45 points plus in front.
The hawks just ned to match freo's first half and kick straight.
Ports bottom 6 players need to be isolated. Don't underestimate alipate carlise and I want to see O'shea one on one deep in the fifty.

 

[Jello_B]

Guys don't underestimate how personal this game is. Besides Clarko and Russell there are a number of guys in the footy department who are also ex Port. Internally Port really do hate us and the guys that moved to the Hawks really don't like Port and make it known to Port. Make no mistakes it will be on this game.

I hope we smash them....Keith Thomas is an out and out scum bag.

How do I know all this....I worked there for some years and have moved on to greener pastures now...thank god it would be horrible working there now.

Always Hawthorn...even when working for the enemy!

Why is KT a scum bag?

 

[moginie]

People whinging how the better team lost despite us having 20 more forward 50 entries & 10 more scoring shots, was hilarious.

**** me, some crows fans are still going on about it. There are a couple in my local who can't let go.

Even the local media still dwell on it. ".... this team that 2 years ago were only a kick away from the Grand Final.... "

Gurgle gurgle, glug glug. The sound of Adelaide bathwater being drunk.

 

[HODGEYROAD]

**** me, some crows fans are still going on about it. There are a couple in my local who can't let go.

Even the local media still dwell on it. ".... this team that 2 years ago were only a kick away from the Grand Final.... "

Gurgle gurgle, glug glug. The sound of Adelaide bathwater being drunk.

Hahahahahaha thats hilarious

 

[moginie]

I want to see O'shea one on one deep in the fifty.

This. With bells on.

 

[Nemisis]

This. With bells on.

Be careful what you wish for...

 

[moginie]

Be careful what you wish for...

O'Shea has improved from last year, but he is still the match up I think we can get the better of more consistently than, say, Carlisle v Roughy.

 

[Hawkk]

Be careful what you wish for...

True.

That said having 17/5'd across the home and away season, winning our first final by 6 goals, playing at home at a ground we have 11-1'd for the season and in position A to defend our flag I think we're travelling okay. You?

 

[Glenferrie Oval]

Be careful what you wish for...

Can you please organise this. Sounds like we all want it. We can all see how it end up.
With only O'shea deep, you will have plenty of players out on the flank waiting for him to pass the ball to after he wins the 1:1.

 

[Hawkk]

Can you please organise this. Sounds like we all want it. We can all see how it end up.
With only O'shea deep, you will have plenty of players out on the flank waiting for him to pass the ball to after he wins the 1:1.

Shit I forgot Roughead missed the lat time we played them at the Oval and lost by 2 kicks...along with half our squad

 

[Nemisis]

Can you please organise this. Sounds like we all want it. We can all see how it end up.
With only O'shea deep, you will have plenty of players out on the flank waiting for him to pass the ball to after he wins the 1:1.

Speaking in riddles? O'Shea is a reliable kick - wins a fair share of 1:1 - no superstar but an upgrade on Spangler

 

[Nemisis]

Shit I forgot Roughead missed the lat time we played them at the Oval and lost by 2 kicks...along with half our squad

We took the foot off the peddle last time. We were playing with you.

 

[Faraway Hawk]

We took the foot off the peddle last time. We were playing with you.

Make sure to keep the foot down on that peddle this time as you will need all the gas you can get.

 

[heh]

We took the foot off the peddle last time. We were playing with you.

I like this one.
Can we keep it??

 

[Off The Couch]

We took the foot off the peddle last time. We were playing with you.

Mission accomplished