Talking Hawks MVP: Round 12

On a sunny afternoon at the MCG in front of 36,086 people and a vocal Hawthorn supporter base, Hawthorn led from start to finish to end victors over Adelaide by 27 points to celebrate Jack Gunston's 250th AFL match.The Hawks kicked away early and scored more than the Crows in...

Talking Hawks MVP: Round 9

The Hawks led from start to finish, despite the Saints coming hard through the day, to clinch a meaningful five point victory on a beautiful Saturday afternoon at UTas Stadium. The crowd of 15,112 witnessed a gritty Hawthorn take home the four points with Dylan Moore captaining for a second time...

Talking Hawks MVP: Round 7

As Buddy graced the MCG he bid farewell to a crowd of 38,052 Hawthorn and Sydney faithful on a beautiful Sunday afternoon, the "Bud factor" warmed the hearts of many. The Hawks were in the mix for two thirds of the first quarter in a low scoring tussle, and then Sydney put...

Our AFLW Preview!

By Liam McAlary After a long off season, the AFLW crew are almost back in action and we here at Talking Hawks cannot wait for the upcoming 2023 AFLW season.  Led by the club’s best recruit in at least half a decade in coach Bec Goddard, and our captain courageous...

Seamus Mitchell: Scrapheap to Star

By Liam McAlary  After the most unusual footy season in any of our memories (at all levels), the 2020 AFL Draft was unlike any other, with many of the top talents having been barely seen all season due to a variety of pandemic induced shutdowns across Australia, especially in Victoria.  ...

A VFL & VFLW Introspective

The results haven't been the most flattering for the AFL side, with the lads sitting at 1-4 with a clash with Adelaide coming up tomorrow.  However, the VFL side are currently 3-0 with an outstanding percentage and a clash with bottom placed side Coburg incoming and the VFLW side are...

BOTP: Cool Hand Luke

We are back for another classic game review and this week I have gone into the archives to look at all of our clashes against the Adelaide Crows. Whilst there have been some awesome finals against the Crows and while they would have been fantastic to review, this series is...

2023 Midfield Resurrection

By Liam McAlary Last year, just about any Hawthorn supporter would have had the same answer to the question of what was our biggest area of concern; the midfield. Our midfield last year looked homogenous, slow, somewhat old, and not really capable of playing at AFL level, ranking 18th in...

Month of Madness: Rounds 1-4

By Liam McAlary At the time of publication, there are five days until the Hawthorn men’s team are back competing for four points, and although the so-called experts and some fans have predicted a grim season, there is still a lot to be excited about in terms of player development,...