meltiger said:
Hawthorn's win would be the rounds highlight so far, although the Doggies beating not only Essendon but the umpires as well this afternoon was sensational too.
For mine it was the best Hawthorn win since the win over Port in the 2001 Finals series. I copped some flak from fellow Hawk tragics last year for calling Luke Hodge the best youngster I've seen at the club during my lifetime, but I'm only too happy to stand by the call.
What you may mistake for the sound of silence is, in fact, merely the sound of premature premiership parties screeching to a grinding halt out Corio way. Interesting mindset among the players, if Cam Mooney is anything to go by. Four goals down heading into the final change and apparently the Cat boys were supremely confident of meandering to a very comfortable win. Perhaps they will look back at the game as a key lesson they had to have during 2006.
I only hope we can regroup to get over Carlton on Friday night.
meltiger said:
Tell you what though, if I was 6 foot tall I wouldn't be signing with Dogs, dead set cursed they are,
Yeah, shocking run for the Hounds, very disappointed for them.
meltiger said:
Can a midget team win a premiership in modern day football? This year might tell us the answer.
Possibly, but unlikely on what I saw yesterday. It was a good, entertaining contest, but if you can break even in the middle with the Dogs and are willing to man them up, they're certainly very beatable. Essendon troubled them this way at key times during the match, but lacked the forward manpower and midfield persistence to get the points.
Griffin looked good again for the Dogs yesterday, but I haven't had the chance to look closely at Bradley & Monfries until now. I was impressed by both, and think they'll prove very astute long-term pick-ups for the Bombers.
