Another wasted season

[MarkPlow]

Subject title says it all. Don't get why we always choke in the big games and cant hold a flowering lead

[Hawka]

Terrible so cut
Sydney deserved it . good season by us boys though

We will be back next year Hawkers dont worry

3rd in 2011, 2nd in 2012 and 1st in 2013

[Cicjose]

i agree with you but what can be done about it now?

[MarkPlow]

nothing can be done about it thats the shower thing.. to promise so much and then lose it like that.. We hit the front in the final quarter, were 2 goals up with a chance to kick another. We had home ground and home crowd advantage in the biggest game of the year and let it slip its disgraceful

[Hawka]

nothing can be done about it thats the shower thing.. to promise so much and then lose it like that.. We hit the front in the final quarter, were 2 goals up with a chance to kick another. We had home ground and home crowd advantage in the biggest game of the year and let it slip its disgraceful

Very true mate
there was mass talk we couldnt win the close ones after last years prelim, both cats game and the weagles game
but we quashed it after beating sydney, and more after Adelaide but sigh dunno how they flower we lost, we let them back after we dominated

[Sliam]

Because the swans were better for pretty much most of the game.

I hate to comment on a game i didn't acually watch but it seemed like you got carried by Franklin and Sewell the entire game in comparison to the swans players who all contriubuted at different times (some more than others)

[Fireballz]

Because the swans were better for pretty much most of the game.

I hate to comment on a game i didn't acually watch but it seemed like you got carried by Franklin and Sewell the entire game in comparison to the swans players who all contriubuted at different times (some more than others)

Yeah spot on that's what I thought watching it. Sam Mitchell came good in patches but for a player of his calibre he's underperformed in 2 grand finals now. Rioli, Birchall, Roughead were all well-held.
They'll bounce back next year don't worry about that! But for now... GO SWANS!!!!!  8) ;D :D :-*

[Cicjose]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/148882/default.aspx

The AFL great also noted a statistical quirk that of the 11 occasions a non-Victorian club has faced a Victorian club in a Grand Final, the visitors have now won eight.

[Ziplock]

non-vics have more to prove.

[Justin Bieber]

Roughhead is a shower player. Such a choker.

[ossie85]

Not having a go (Hawks clearly better than Pies this year), but you have to question the Hawk's mental resolve. The Pies prelim loss last year, the constant losses to Geelong, the Adelaide game was very lucky and now this game?

Compare it with Geelong's or Collingwood's record in close games, it doesn't stand up.

[tbagrocks]

Teams outside the little v have won 11 of 14 Premierships they've played in  ;D

[ossie85]

So...

91: Hawks defeat Eagles
92: Eagles defeat Cats
94: Eagles defeat Cats
96: Roos defeat Swans
97: Crows defeat Saints
98: Crows defeat Roos
01: Lions defeat Bombers
02: Lions defeat Magpies
03: Lions defeat Magpies
07: Cats defeat Power
12: Swans defeat Hawks

Yep, 3 from 11 :/

[tbagrocks]

It's quite an incredible statistic really, with the travel and home advantage thing

[Rusty00]

It's quite an incredible statistic really, with the travel and home advantage thing

It just proves that good teams can win anywhere regardless of the location and that travel isn't as big a deal as some make it out to be.