The Hawthorn Chronicles: Rebuilding the fortress

For years, Launceston was considered a fortress for Hawthorn, and for good reasons. The Hawks hadn’t lost a game in the UTAS stadium between Round 8, 2012 and Round 19, 2016. The Saints ended that streak last year, thumping the Hawks by 75 points. To add injury to insult (pun intended), the Hawks also lost…

The Hawthorn Chronicles: Rude awakening

Last week, Hawthorn were irresistible in their comeback, and beat Melbourne despite being down by 4 goals at quarter time. On the back of that solid win, they were tipped to be overwhelming favourites against North Melbourne. To me, it was always going to be a danger game. For some reason, we never match up…

The Hawthorn Chronicles: Banishing the Demons to hell

On a wet Sunday afternoon, Melbourne got an early jump on Hawthorn, and it looked ominous. This is where Melbourne supporters might need to look away, because it doesn’t make for happy reading if you are one. Hawthorn fans on the other hand will relish the fact that their side fought their way back and…