The big dance

[mightytiges]

Want a Sydney/Hawthorn grand final.

Why ?... so we can say
(1) we have the coleman medalist
(2) we have the brownlow medalist [fingers crossed]
(3) we have flogged both grand finalist.

Hopefully it also motivates our boys over this upcoming preseason and makes them think what they are missing out on because they played crap against the bottom sides in the 2nd half of the year.

Having said that I would love the Hawks come out complacent tomorrow thinking they only have to show up and thn lose  .

[yellowandback]

Would think the Hawks have much to think about re:- injuries and being exposed by Adelaide after tonight.
Sydney would've beaten that Hawk effort quite easily.
Rebound 50 stat to the Crows was amazing

[Dubstep Dookie]

Would think the Hawks have much to think about re:- injuries and being exposed by Adelaide after tonight.
Sydney would've beaten that Hawk effort quite easily.
Rebound 50 stat to the Crows was amazing

Add to that the hawks were gifted a good run with the umps

[Hellenic Tiger]

Would think the Hawks have much to think about re:- injuries and being exposed by Adelaide after tonight.
Sydney would've beaten that Hawk effort quite easily.
Rebound 50 stat to the Crows was amazing

Add to that the hawks were gifted a good run with the umps

Big ground won't help Sydney they struggle at the G, but they did overcome recent history last night also against the Skunks. If next Saturday is going to go to the wire like tonight did then bring it on. I think we are in store for a classic: Two contrasting styles, Swans are more even but the Hawks bat deeper into their list. I still think the Hawks.

[one-eyed]

GRANT Birchall believes Hawthorn’s Round 9 loss to Richmond was the push it needed to build consistency in the second half of the season.

As the Hawks prepare for a grand final showdown with Sydney, the rangy defender reflected on what was a shock 62-point loss at the hands of the Tigers.

From that point on, the Hawks went on a rampage, dealing out heavy losses to all opponents for the next nine rounds (including the bye).

http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4742/newsid/148315/default.aspx

We'll probably get the same reason from the Swans too as we flogged them as well  .

[Ox]

"Yeh....anytime,fullas !!!"

[one-eyed]

The teams for the Grand Final. Morton keeps his spot.


Hawthorn

B: Grant Birchall, Josh Gibson, Benjamin Stratton
HB: Matt Suckling, Ryan Schoenmakers, Shaun Burgoyne
C: Jordan Lewis, Sam Mitchell, Xavier Ellis
HF: Jack Gunston, Lance Franklin, Isaac Smith
F: Cyril Rioli, Jarryd Roughead, Luke Breust
Foll: David Hale, Luke Hodge, Brad Sewell
I/C: Clinton Young, Liam Shiels, Shane Savage, Paul Puopolo

Emg: Max Bailey, Thomas Murphy, Kyle Cheney

In: Luke Hodge
Out: Thomas Murphy


Sydney Swans

B: Rhyce Shaw, Ted Richards, Martin Mattner
HB: Alex Johnson, Heath Grundy, Nicholas Smith
C: Lewis Jetta, Kieren Jack, Daniel Hannebery
HF: Craig Bird, Sam Reid, Ryan O'Keefe
F: Jarrad McVeigh, Adam Goodes, Lewis Roberts-Thomson
Foll: Shane Mumford, Josh P. Kennedy, Jude Bolton
I/C: Nick Malceski, Mike Pyke, Luke Parker, Mitch Morton

Emg: Trent Dennis-Lane, Tony Armstrong, Tommy Walsh

http://www.afl.com.au/teams/tabid/16469/default.aspx

[Phil Mrakov]

We should have lost to them... They would've missed the 4 if we lost to them.

[Coach]

How does an extra 4 points make you drop out of the top 4?

[rogerd3]

ill probably get howled down for making this
observation, but nothing i have seen in the final series
we didnt match or better throughout our season we just didnt
have consistenacy over a whole game.

will watch with interest the standard so far its
been ho hum.

really miss watching a Geelong that plays a great of football.

go Swans.

those hawks are full of themselves.

[one-eyed]

Mumford in doubt to play for the Swans. Apparently he tweaked his hammy at training on Thursday and will have a fitness test just before the game starts.

[one-eyed]

Both teams named unchanged.

[mightytiges]

If Mumford goes down I can't see the Swans winning.

Sydney's main chance of causing an upset is to get the ball in quick and often into their forward line. Hawthorn's defence is their weakness especially Shoenmakers one-on-one.

[tiger101]

C'mon swans get back in the game.

[mightytiges]

Hawks smashing the Swans in the midfield so far. Just going in harder to win it. If this keeps going Hawks will win in a canter.