Hawks ‘learn the hard way’
HAWTHORN’S thrilling two-point loss to Geelong last night provided further heartache and despair to fans who simply wanted to overcome a hoodoo that has been on their back since the 2008 grand final....
View ArticleCats set to save their best for finals says coach
GEELONG coach Chris Scott says he feels his team is improving and is ready to play its best footy at the end of the season. The Cats escaped with a two-point victory over the shell-shocked Hawks last...
View ArticleHawkins in doubt for Saints’ clash
GEELONG forward Tom Hawkins is in doubt for next week’s clash against St Kilda following a heavy knock in the opening term of the clash against West Coast at Patersons Stadium last night. Hawkins...
View ArticleMatch-winning display from Tomahawk
GEELONG forward Tom Hawkins has transformed from the club supporters punching bag to a home town hero within a season. Although he provided a mammoth effort in last year’s grand final taking several...
View ArticleDaily One Liners: 16 April 2013
Football Nation’s league-wide round up providing our readers with a quick update of news from all clubs around the league. Adelaide: Crows captain Nathan van Berlo will miss up to four weeks of...
View ArticleCats quick to defend Tomahawk despite form slump
GEELONG has defended forward Tom Hawkins in his battle with poor form – which saw him heavily criticised by his own fans – during the win against Port Adelaide on Saturday. Hawkins is expected to...
View ArticleCats have their back to the wall with Hawkins
FOOTBALL NATION OPINION GEELONG should have trialed several young key forwards in the place of Tom Hawkins in the lead-up to finals rather than making the last-minute decision heading into a...
View ArticleHawks and Cats face selection dilemmas ahead of prelim clash
HAWTHORN has the tough job of trying to fit in quality midfielders such as Taylor Duryea, Shane Savage and Jonathan Simpkin into its best line-up after all three impressed while playing for Box Hill in...
View ArticleHawkins concern may thrust Cats into attack for trade period
GEELONG may be in the hunt for an experienced tall forward in this year’s trade period with doubt surrounding the future of Tom Hawkins, who has a long-term back condition. It is likely that...
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