Round 2 Match Review: Hawks Continue To Shine Under The Bright Lights By Matthew Younan and Ollie TisburyHawthorn have continued their dominant start to the season, winning by 20 points at a wet MCG on Thursday night, with the final scoreline reading 12.8 (80) to 8.12 (60). In front of...
Stats Aren't Everything Beaten up around clearances. Overpowered in the ruck. Punished physically. All characteristics of a performance that, logically, should have ended in defeat. However, the efficiency of the Hawks’ performance on Friday night against Essendon cancelled out all other aspects of a match that was far closer than a...
After last week’s impressive 20-point victory over last year’s Grand Finalists, the Sydney Swans, questions lingered about whether Hawthorn could back up that performance against a fresh Essendon side. The Bombers had their opening round game against Gold Coast postponed due to Cyclone Alfred, but they looked sharp all throughout...
An Early Statement On Friday night, the Hawks payed a visit to the hostile turf of the SCG, the home ground of perennial contenders Sydney Swans, in what promised to be a worthy (albeit unplanned) start to the 2025 AFL season.Played in front of 40,310 supporters, many of which were...
After suffering a crushing 60-point loss in last year’s most significant game, there was no doubt Sydney would be gunning for redemption in 2025. Hawthorn, on the other hand, needed to come out firing from the start against last season's Grand Finalists. After all, Sam Mitchell's men have had their...
292 days after their agonising one-point defeat to Port Adelaide in last year’s final series, the Hawks start their 2025 campaign in a baptism of fire against perennial premiership contenders Sydney.After a long and eventful off-season that saw the acquisition of star recruits, drafting of promising youngsters and an endless...
Thursday’s twilight match, which resulted in an eleven-point loss to the Bulldogs didn’t quite live up to fan expectations. However, it wasn’t without some bright spots. A lack of pressure from the Hawks made the first half look particularly disappointing. However a spirited second half fightback, led by performances from James...
Despite not being an official hitout and both sides missing multiple players tipped to be starting come round 0, Monday’s match simulation against perennial finals contenders Geelong gave Hawks fans a glimpse into what could be on display throughout 2025. Played over four 30-minute periods in clear conditions, the see-sawing affair...
It’s amazing just how much things can change in the space of only a few years. Entering Sam Mitchell’s debut season as Hawthorn’s senior coach in 2022, major question marks surrounded the whole playing list. In particular its lack of a reliable scoring punch. Despite breakout years from both Mitch Lewis...
Off the back of their scintillating form throughout the second half of 2024 that ultimately resulted in their first finals win since their most recent premiership, there is no doubting both the excitement and pressure on the Hawks entering 2025.And so, as we enter the season of predictions and forecasts...
