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AFLW 2024 - Round 2 - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
I said the exact same thing to my Dad earlierThe government has contributed billions to Bowling Alley Stadium and none of it has been used on drainage.
Seriously, how the **** does he still have a commentating gig?Jobe Watson …
“ it’s better off to die wondering “
lol
I wonder if the reason the Ch7 Head of Sport got sacked recently ? …was because they discovered he signed Jobe to an iron clad 10yr contract !Seriously, how the **** does he still have a commentating gig?
Was going to post the same thing. I like the kid, I really do, but the media focus is insane.Run of the mill give and get(sort of), runs too far, and over cooks the kick
'Big moment'
Give me a flipping break...
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I said the exact same thing to my Dad earlier
There's no magic to it. Unlike us, they didn't butcher their senior group. Real question is whether their young guys will take them all the way when their senior players start dropping off.It just seems like their main focus every year is to get better and to win. They don’t seem to make excuses. Some clubs have it. Right now we don’t and haven’t had for a long time.
It's been more than a few years for them. Plenty of players from the Clarko era.
We've only had two drafts (counting the Sheez) and one trade period really to recruit with some sort of stability.
I think we'll catch up soon enough but right now they're a year or two ahead of us on their build.
Yes that's true. They expect to win flags given their history.
But it's amazing to me the racism saga didn't cause more turmoil for them, remarkably unscathed in hindsight.
You can say that's strong leadership but there was a leadership and staff change and things could've gone the other way quite easily. To me there's an element of luck as well that's been on their side as well recently.
I've always said that, and it is so true!Play positive footy, attac is the best defence
Good kitten!!!!!Umpires are killing the Cats and l love it...![]()
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Is that real?
Don't forget the Hawks looked very ordinary at the start of the year. Winning builds trust in the system.I distinctly remember a lot on here rating our list ahead of Hawthorn’s a couple of years ago. Even this year, some were pencilling in wins against Hawthorn. Yet here we are. They’re sipping from the oasis, we’re wondering if it’s a mirage.
“We’re a small club and struggle to attract talent” - no, we’ve had a recent history of not developing talent and overpaying spuds. Hawks are a relatively small team. They attract good players. They make average players better. No excuse.
Some teams grab their own narrative by the scruff of the neck, others languish. At least, hopefully, we’ve got a team that will turn it around for us. At the very least, they want to. They’re up for the fight. Recent history considered (outside of the past month or two) it’s reasonable to look at the Hawks and be a bit frustrated that it’s possible for them but never for us.
We’ll get better, but always incrementally. And how much better will we be? Overnight, the Hawks are destroying the reigning premiers. Why not us? Why not ever us?
Next year we’d want to see some Hawks like wins. Not scratching over the wreck of every loss justifying our tiny progress on how great everyone else is. I do believe we will![]()
As long as you dont fumble, turn over and get burned on the rebound when your out of position.I've always said that, and it is so true!
We’ll get better, but always incrementally. And how much better will we be? Overnight, the Hawks are destroying the reigning premiers. Why not us? Why not ever us?
They attract players to trade for. Which, I think, is helped by this generation of players growing up watching them be great and watching Sam Mitchell.
We have also been a shit show, and will start attracting players at a similar rate once we are competent for a couple more years. At that point we hopefully have a much stronger base of A grade talent than other teams.
None of them are big names that had big offers in front of them from multiple clubs… they are shrewd trade targets that Hawks paid more for than others were offering.They were all available to everyone and were chased by multiple teams, but chose Hawthorn. None of them were hidden gems that nobody predicted could contribute.