Aug 18, 2008
Hawthorn star Luke Hodge has been suspended for one game for striking Tiger Brett Deledio. Due to having carry over points he was given a two game suspension which he can drop to one with an early guilty plea. Peter Burygone of Port Adelaide will be reprimanded for engaging in rough conduct with Magpie Shane O'Bree, whilst the match review…
Aug 18, 2008
Richmond coach Terry Wallace says that the Hawks relied too much on Lance Franklin at the MCG yesterday. The star Hawk kicked 3.6 with statistics showing his team went to him 19 times whilst only opting for Jarryd Roughead once. Roughhead has 59 goals for the season and is a capable forward option for the Hawks but it seems…
Aug 15, 2008
The Hawks have helped secure their bright future and hold off rival raids by signing on eight key squad members for the next two seasons. Jarryd Roughead, Chance Bateman, Jordan Lewis, Mitch Thorp, Brent Renouf, Robert Campbell, Jarryd Morton and Mark Williams all showed loyalty to the club with many believing a premiership could be around the corner. Many of…
Aug 14, 2008
Hawks star goal-kicker Lance Franklin leads the nominations for the 2008 Deadly awards. The award is directed at Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders for excellence in sport, art and education. Franklin has kicked 91 goals for the season and is the clear coleman medal favorite, he is also joined by fellow footballers Shaun Burgoyne, Adam Goodes and David Wirrapanda as…
Aug 9, 2008
Hawthorn has defeated the Brisbane Lions by 69-points at Aurora Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Lance Franklin booted six goals for the Hawks and has 91 goals for the season so far as he races towards the magical 100 goal mark. Star Hawk's veteran, Shane Crawford playing in his 300th game for the club, was among the best players in his…
Aug 5, 2008
Since it was introduced in mid 1980’s the national draft and salary cap have evened up the competition and made it more cyclical. Clubs are setting new records on how quickly they can turn around a bad situation through smart drafting and development programs. Looking through selections in the draft’s of the last ten years it tells a story of…
Aug 1, 2008
Collingwood's top four aspirations were shattered tonight after Hawthorn outclassed them for the second time this season. Hawthorn dominated the midfield battle and sent the ball down to a rampant Buddy Franklin who kicked 8.6 while down the other end Collingwood failed to find a consistent winner. Collingwood: 1.2 (8) 3.8 (26) 6.13 (49) 8.14 (62) Hawthorn: 6.3 (39) 8.8…
Jul 28, 2008
Hawthorn coach Alistair Clarkson's cryptic post game comments have caused a please explain letter from the AFL. Clarkson was thought to be criticising the umpiring after Friday night's loss to Geelong when he commented on a number 17 for Geelong. "He's a good player that number 17, wasn't he? He's a ripper." The only number 17 on the field was…
Jul 25, 2008
Hawthorn v Geelong MCG @ 7.40pm HAWTHORN B: Brent Guerra, Stephen Gilham, Rick Ladson HB: Campbell Brown, Trent Croad, Grant Birchall C: Jordan Lewis, Sam Mitchell, Xavier Ellis HF: Chance Bateman, Lance Franklin, Michael Osborne F: Mark Williams, Jarryd Roughead, Cyril Rioli Foll: Robert Campbell, Luke Hodge, Brad Sewell Int: Tom Murphy, Travis Tuck, Simon Taylor, Cam Stokes, , Emg:…
Jul 1, 2008
Hawthorn ruckman Brent Renouf will miss two games after he accepted the ban handed out by the match review panel for his strike on Adam Selwood. Renouf may struggle to get back into the side if Simon Taylor returns from injury during the suspension.
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