After viewing one of the toughest and hardest first half of the season, The Balls watched the mighty Hawks streak away in the last half of the thrid quarter to set up an unassailable lead and take the 2008 premiership by 26 points.
Yes, that's right - 26 points. Exactly the margin the Mix Master D picked before the game.
Luke Hodge won the Norm Smith medal for best on ground as he repelled every Geelong attack.
Brent Guerra was immense down back, winning three 3-on-1 contest towards the end of the second quarter to keep the lead for the Hawks.
Robbie Campbell was absolutely awesome in the ruck - dominating in the first half to give Hawthorn first use of the ball.
The much talked about Hawthorn backline - often said to be 1 tall player short - was working a treat. And when Trent Croad went off with broken foot the Hawks were left with no geniune key defenders.
It mattered not as big ROUGH moved down back momentarily before Coach Clarko manufactured the match ups that he wanted with Gilham and Brown taking the tall Geelong forwards and working beautfiully.
Geelong made it hard for the Hawks to get out of defence when they went man on man from half way through the second quarter, but the calm Hawthorn generals - Hodge and Guerra - took their time working through the defence and setting up many a foreard thrust.
Geeliong's kicking at goal was below par, but The Balls care not for that.
The thrid quarter was an arm wrestle for the firstb12 minutes until the BIG BAD STEW DEW showed why Al Clarkson drafted him. 2 goals and a telling tackle and the awks were on their way to Premiershpi number 10.
The last quarter was, once again, an arm wreslte until the Hawks stretched their lead late in the game with goals to Rock Ladson and ROUGH.
100,012 fans gathered to watch the greatest moment of my life - Craig Willis saying the immortal words - "NUMBER 9...SHANE CRAWFORD!!!!"
The Balls have no voice - but thankfully still have pants
3 comments:
Only 26 points, the pies beat them by way more than that, moral victory to collingwood i say.
Plus we started mad monday in august, thats hardcore.
Yeah, but then again Hawthorn beat Collingwood by 10 goals twice in the season so that means that not only are the Hawks better than Geelong, they're better than Collingwood.
Actually, they're the first team for a while to go through a season and defeat each of the other 15sides.
Geelong beat 14 last year - the one side they didn't beat? Hawthorn
Jrod - if it helps you also beat the Eagles by a handy margin...which places you in the top 15 AFL sides.
And that is so sad I think I might cry.
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