Tyrant your posts are a joy to read

I think I will take the job on as set builder that night and Clarkson can make an entrance a la Graeme Kennedy did one night on IMT - and brought the set down around his head.


But it wont be made of foam.

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I've thought about this a lot. There's merit in what eldorado says. But I think of the good old days when we were the most arrogant, most ruthless sons of bitches in the league. I'm pretty sure we WOULDN'T have employed Hawthorn's/Clarkson's tactics purely because we had such out and out champions who could nail the opposition forwards one on one 90% of the time. Waite, Lofts, Southby, Silvagni, Sexton, Dean, etc. In fact, I reckon the forementioned players would have been filthy if such a lack of confidence was shown in their abilities.

I suspect that's why it niggles so much. That, and the fact a few of their players punched the air when the siren went. To me that was a clear indication that their's was a personal vendetta.

So, yeah - not good form. But not illegal. What we must ensure is that we tear them apart next time - revenge is a dish best served cold. The improvements required over the summer have been documented and discussed ad nauseum on this and other websites. For me, the most striking aspect of Saturday night's game was the sheer size and strength of those hawks players. I mean, the thighs of some of their players were as big as the chests on some of our skinny kids.

To the gym Batman.

Could not agree more.......An invaluable lesson to top off a great season.

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I thought he played Croad down back with the expressed intention of getting the ball to give it to Fev, since our other forwards/mid field weren't doing the job.

I am amazed that Fev kicked 7 in the first place, especially after being held goalless in the first half.

I really don't see any lack of sportsmanship in this case. A runner came and got croad within a minute after he dropped back and croad was just sticking to their game plan... Actually, it was refreshing to see a team so well-drilled in their game plan that they know where to go and when.

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And now Hawthorn should HTFU.

If I hear another Hawk supporter complain that "Junior Boy" should have won the Rising Star I'll scream! He's played 22 games as a small forward -and kicked 20 goals, less than 1 a game. Sure I know that's not all there is to being a small forward but it's a HUGE part.

Without checking I would suggest even Milne who was dropped mid-season (and has never been even an irritant playing interstate) would have maybe 40.

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Just checked - Milne has 54 this season (21 games).

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Maybe if we had dropped Russell... he would have given us 30 to 40...

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