Talking Hawks Round 24 MVP

LOOK OUT... THE HAWKS ARE HUNGRY AND FINALS BOUND Hawthorn has achieved one of the rarest feats in footy.After making a dismal 0-5 start to the season, the Hawks reeled off 14 wins from 18 games, sealing a finals spot with a belting of North Melbourne by 124 points.With some...

Talking Hawks MVP Round 23

WIN AND WE ARE IN. Hawthorn finds itself heading to Launceston next weekend with its destiny in its own hands after a clinical run of nine consecutive goals ended Sunday's game against Richmond before Sam Mitchell had left the coaches' box at quarter-time.Should finals happen, the Hawks may return to September...

Talking Hawks MVP Round 19

Player honesty : helping build our next premiership! In Sam Mitchell's post-game press conference, it was interesting to hear him speak of the game Hawthorn received a towelling from Gold Coast.Mitchell publicly questioned the players' professionalism after that 53 point hiding against the Suns, and the fact that the senior...

Talking Hawks MVP Round 18

What a win, we are coming! On a day that saw nine lead changes and a maximum of 15 points being the largest lead of all match, the Hawks came home strongly in the last quarter kicking 31 to nine points and overrunning the Dockers.Our Captain James Sicily, on his...

Talking Hawks MVP Round 17

THUMP!! That's the sound of thousands of Hawks fans coming back to earth. Geelong on its home deck has proven far too good  for the improving Hawks.  Geelong, which dominated all four quarters showed they were a class above in the 16.14 (110) to 9.5 (59) result. Hawthorn's loss was...

Talking Hawks MVP: Round 16

Beware the Hoodoo for the bye round! WHAT HOODOO? Changkuoth Jiath & Mabior Chol thank the Hawks fans - Photo Janelle St Pierre via Getty Images Hawthorn Hawks defeat West Coast Eagles at Optus Stadium in Perth.Hawthorn 14-10-94 v West Coast, 4-9-33.The Hawks now sit in reach of the top...

The Dreaded Bye Round

The Dreaded Bye Round Every team should beware their mid-season bye.Statistics show that since the inception of the mid season bye round, not one club has mastered how to come out the other side of their week off with consistent success.Byes returned to footy in 2011 when expansion side Gold...

Talking Hawks MVP: Round 14

The mighty Hawks played the Tigers at the home of football, the magnificent MCG, in front of 92,000 plus fans. It was Dusty Martins 300th game for Richmond, with him kicking the first goal of the match, it was always going to be hard to shut the home crowd down with...

Talking Hawks MVP: Round 10

It was heart break for the Hawks after leading on the scoreboard all day. Hawthorn had Port Adelaide stunned for the majority of three quarters with a dominant forward display by Blake Hardwick, supported by Chol and Mackenzie with two goals each, a strong defensive defensive unit and a midfield that...