Geelong is charging fans $230,and Sydney’s charging $135,to join the ballot for grand final tickets – but fans lose their money if their teams lose the preliminary final.
Sam Mitchell’s Hawks play fast,exciting footy,but that’s only part of the story. Behind them is a social media phenomenon largely driven by fans,but embraced by the players. We explain what it means.
Exciting Hawthorn young gun Connor Macdonald said he is “shattered” for key defender Sam Frost,who will miss the rest of their finals campaign with a foot injury.
In this week’s Key Takeouts,Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell makes another winning move before the ball was bounced;Sydney’s last quarter comeback was not all about Isaac Heeney;and why the heat is rising on Michael Voss and a veteran Power forward.
AFLW star Chloe Molloy has explained why she concealed the true extent of her knee injury from her teammates,while the high-scoring Hawks share the spirited approach adopted by their men’s team.
Compare the mindset of the young Hawks to that of the team they meet next weekend,the hapless Port Adelaide,who exhibited all the signs of a team that played fearful football against the Cats – scared to make mistakes.
Having ruled the competition for a decade,it’s a bit confronting to find Hawthorn back in the top six again already. But this is not a return,it’s a rebirth.
The Hawks showed no sign of stopping their scintillating run as they rolled past the Bulldogs – and had fun doing it – to set up a semi-final showdown with Port Adelaide.
Jack Ginnivan had a quiet night out at a pub with friends on Thursday night before the Hawks’ elimination final against the Bulldogs on Friday,but his decision has been called into question.
James Sicily opens up on his volatile former self,the ‘confusing’ Clarkson-Mitchell handover,and the Hawthorn ‘mosquitos’.
The Blues made a raft of changes for their elimination final against Brisbane,while luckless Swans recruit Taylor Adams was dropped.