Finals series 2014

[chef]

Cracking game tonight, hopefully Geelong don't get too much of a free ride from the umps.

[Topdog]

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Think the Hawks will pull away fairly comfortably in the end.

[bull79]

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I hate the fact that Brian lake will be remembered as a Hawthorn Great!!!!!!!!

[bulldogtragic]

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I hate the fact that Brian lake will be remembered as a Hawthorn Great!!!!!!!!

Yep, it landed us Hrovat so that aspect is awesome. But they could get premiershipS . I guess best big to think about our gift to the Hawks.

[LostDoggy]

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Win win deal. And I had 50 on him at $101 Norm Smith last year. Very happy with the trade!

[bulldogtragic]

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Win win deal. And I had 50 on him at $101 Norm Smith last year. Very happy with the trade!

Bloody Hell, you're the winner out of that.

[bull79]

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B.Lake would be the best back we ever had? team of the century? Hrovat is just starting, but thats a very big rebate to live upto.

[Remi Moses]

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We should concern ourselves with our side of the equation .
Hrovat looks a great player in the making . Jury is still out on Stevens
On tonight's game Geelong hung on for dear life and always looked like a blowout coming.
Mitchell and Hill prolific, as well as Selwood.
Geelong looked old tonight, and their top end talent is showing signs of hitting the wall.
Thought they missed a trick not tagging either Hill or Smith, who were damaging . Geelongs lack of a hit up is also hurting.
Hawthorns recycled player record is first rate

[Go_Dogs]

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I went along tonight.

My observations are, terrible crowd for a first final - IIRC, our QF in 2008 v Hawks drew 82k+...

Reasonable contest overall - some poor umpiring (as usual) but some good individual efforts and ultimately, the better side won.

These 2 sides are really the blueprint of where we need to get to, they have stayed in the top echelon for an extended period of time of the back of building a great list, and making strategic moves both through the draft, and trade periods - whilst also being prepared to make tough decisions.

The reality is, I'm just glad the Crows no longer have Gunston and Tippett to go with Walker.

[boydogs]

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My observations are, terrible crowd for a first final - IIRC, our QF in 2008 v Hawks drew 82k+...

76,703 in 08, 74,753 tonight

[The Bulldogs Bite]

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The MCC expected 80,000 tonight so that's a very disappointing turnout.

The better team won - Geelong did well to hang in there, and always make sides genuinely 'work' to get significant wins over them, but Hawthorn are streets ahead.

If North get over Essendon tomorrow night, you'd have to give them every chance to knock Geelong off.

[LostDoggy]

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Disagree, I think Geelong are streets ahead of North or the Bombers and they will make it to the pre-lim. Will not beat Freo nor the Swans interstate though. The Hawks look to have the right formula again! Present company excluded, what a brilliant finals layout it has turned out to be!

[1eyedog]

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B.Lake would be the best back we ever had? team of the century? Hrovat is just starting, but thats a very big rebate to live upto.

EJ went alright I hear.

[Go_Dogs]

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76,703 in 08, 74,753 tonight

You're right, not sure why I had it in my head it was 80k+ - either way, pretty sad state of affairs that 2 clubs boasting combined membership of over 100,000 couldn't even crack 75k at the game.

[Bulldog4life]

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B.Lake would be the best back we ever had? team of the century? Hrovat is just starting, but thats a very big rebate to live upto.

Herb Henderson is our full back in the team of the Century. Not Lake. Lake isn't in the 24 players chosen.