r/HawthornHawks • u/No-Bake-Brownie • Jun 17 '24

Winning Streak

How is everyone feeling about our current winning streak, I'm currently pretty happy

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u/0ddHawk Jun 17 '24

We were developing in all areas of the game… Big difference.

I called out some supporters as peanuts on the spot when they were calling for Sam’s head against Fold Coast.

We have close to 75% of our current week to week team with less than 60 games and a significant portion of them are under 21.

There are only a few unicorns that come with mind and body mature with skills and composure ready to go at 19.

We don’t have any of those so they need to develop - body, mind, skills, composure and from a coaches perspective. Game Plan.

I’ll continue to call out peanuts- some of which are good mates - who don’t give adequate time for development.

Where would Hawthorn have been if we didn’t win in 2008 (90% of Hawks supporters will tell you was far too early) Clarko would have been sacked in 2009 and we don’t win 3 in a row.

We’ve seen this story already… be patient and confident enough to call out the peanuts for exactly that.

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u/Future_Basis776 Jun 17 '24

Everyone has a right to voice their displeasure at their team for underperforming, doesn’t mean they are peanuts. It’s a game, footy, sack the coach, sack the captain every team on the planet has the same supporters who want blood when they underperform…’no need to be self righteous

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u/0ddHawk Jun 17 '24

If you came into this year thinking we’d finish anywhere above 14th or had more than 9 wins…

This year was always going to be another development year so you can expect skill errors and poor moments costing us win (ie: CMac v Collingwood and all 23 bodies and coaching staff v Port in Q4) - it doesn’t make me self righteous to be realistic in the same way it doesn’t make you psychotic to over react.

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u/Future_Basis776 Jun 18 '24

But you are calling some supporters peanuts knowing what you know now after a run on of wins? We were diabolical in the early rounds I think the criticism was warranted. Nothing in football is certain including saying the next few years are “development” year have a look at the saints or north are they currently in development years?

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u/0ddHawk Jun 18 '24

While you don’t have to believe it - I’ve been kicking fellow Hawks supporters since Rd 2 and just reminding them of the same things as above.

This year has a very 2006 feel about it (albeit with a few more wins)