The reasons opposition supporters love to hate Hawthorn
AWFUL colours, arrogant players, Jeff Kennett’s jacket — there are so many reasons opposition fans hate the Hawks. Here’s why rival footy lovers can’t stand the “family club”.
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AWFUL colours, arrogant fans and players, there are so many reasons why opposition fans hate Hawthorn.
What about Jeff Kennett’s odd jacket or the way Bruce McAvaney fell in love with Cyril?
Here’s some of the reasons why rival footy fans can’t stand the “family club”.
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How are they back after a one-year rebuild?
IT must have been really tough for Hawks fans having to be out of the finals for a year.
After winning three premierships in a row the club got rid of three of its greatest players in the past two years, and Cyril Rioli retired.
Instead of being punished as karma dictates, they’re already back in the top four.
It’s just not fair.
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The worst colours in the AFL
Were they colour blind? It’s like something that comes out of a baby’s bottom.
They adopted the brown and gold colours when they joined the VFL in 1925 and have been trying to avoid them ever since.
They had a crack at a few other jumpers — one a blue Guernsey with red shoulders and a red stripe down the front.
There was also an Essendon-like jumper and then there was a yellow jumper with a blue V — Williamstown’s colours.
And the worst clash jumpers
AS if their usual jumper isn’t bad enough they have really messed things up when it comes to a clash strip.
You’ve probably forgotten how bad some were because of the overwhelming horror of the Power Rangers strip, but they’ve actually had quite a few really awful ones.
And never, ever forget that the players themselves ticked off on the Power Rangers one.
Bruce going silly over Cyril
ADDING insult to the injury caused to opposition fans by Hawthorn’s three consecutive flags was Bruce’s love for some of their “speciaaaal” players.
He cheered Delicious Rioli and Special Buddy on whenever they ran towards the goal. Puopolo got the ball? No he hasn’t. It’s POPPY POPPY POPPY. As if we needed another reason to switch off Hawthorn games.
Arrogance aplenty
OK so they support a team that has won a lot of premierships lately. They’ve got a lot
to brag about and they do. All the time.
Hawks fans expect their team to be right up there every year and won’t hear anyone say their team isn’t the greatest ever.
Then there’s the players — remember Sam Mitchell’s injections gibe?
And the coach … punched any walls lately Clarko?
They keep calling themselves the family club
THEY are no different to any other club, but for some reason like to call themselves the family club. As if everyone else shuns kids?
Jeff Kennett’s jacket
Let us hope we never have to see it again.
Special hatred if you are a Cats fan
IT began with a narrow loss for the Cats in one of the fiercest and closest grand finals in years in 1989.
It rose again in 2008 and well, hasn’t really cooled since then. There’s a special hatred Geelong fans have for Hawthorn that can barely be put into words.
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