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While fairytales do often come true, unfortunately for the brown and gold faithful it just wasn’t to be on Preliminary Final Friday night at the MCG.

In front of nearly 100,000 people under lights in our biggest game of the year, there were too few decent contributors as we got out muscled and outshone by a hardened Geelong outfit.

It was a tough watch in the second half - but despite the sub-par showing we were able to unpack the game itself and put some context to the wonderful season that 2025 was.

Join Danny, Darren, Brad and Weiss as they discussed:🗣️ Key talking points:

* The Hawk Walk led by our President - another wonderful display of our proud club culture;

* The first three goals, the opening term, and daring to dream;

* The umpiring;

* Mitch Lewis’ first half;

* Being beaten comprehensively by Geelong’s band of stalwarts;

* Our midfield woes;

* The good - Moore, Ginni, Gunston and Nash;

* The not so good - CJ, Ward, Worpel and many more (particularly in the second half);

* And much much more.

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With a preliminary final on the horizon, an (almost) full HI board assembled to discuss another enormous game in HFC history, along with all other matters brown and gold.

Hosted by Ash Browne, the pod featured Nat Martin, Julia Faragher, Mick Cowan and Darren Levin, with a special cameo from Brad “Season Not Over” Klibansky.

🗣️ Key talking points:

* The Adelaide Oval experience courtesy of Mick Cowan;

* Brad’s early preview of his Selection Dissection column;

* Box Hill’s disappointing end to an otherwise excellent VFL season;

* Julia’s recap of our first AFLW loss of the season against the Crows;

* The sad end to Luke Breust’s incredible career;

* Hawthorn’s remarkable turnaround over the past three years;

* All our listeners’ questions including Zach Merrett trade talk; plus

* Our Prelim preview and predictions (of course).

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Elimination Finals don’t come much better than that. After a Giant win on the road last week, the Hawks backed it up with a demolition of the Minor Premiers, winning by 34 points and teeing up a Preliminary Final against ~ you can’t script this ~ Geelong.

Daz, Julia, Ash, Weissy, Mora and — live from Adelaide — Mick Cowan caught up within 20 minutes of the final siren to celebrate the win and look forward to what promises to be another blockbuster clash against the Cats.🗣️ Key talking points:

* A dominant four-quarter performance with contributions from across every line.

* Jack Gunston’s best finals haul.

* The Adelaide experience courtesy of Mick.

* Sam Butler’s clutch cameo.

* Mr September Jai Newcombe.

* Josh Ward’s best season in brown and gold.

* Jack Scrimshaw is back.

* Josh Weddle’s all-action performance.

* Chol’s sneaky good game, despite not hitting the scoreboard.

* Is Gini under an injury cloud?

* Connor Macdonald and Dylan Moore bringing the energy.

* The looming prelim against Geelong – tantalising, or terrifying?

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Not just another week this week - a week full of joy as we bask in magnificent wins from our men’s, women’s and Box Hill teams.

So it was a high-vibe, uplifting The Week That Was pod this week, as Ash, Mick, Daz and Julia jumped online to talk about all the fun things going on in the world of brown and gold.

Together the team covered:

* The massive finals win against the GWS Giants on the road;

* Our greatest final wins of all time and where this one sits in our overall body of finals work;

* Practice Match and training discussion;

* Semi Final plans for the Crows in Adelaide;

* Our Box Hill and AFLW wins on the weekend;

* Zach Merrett;

* A good look at the Crows game and the task ahead on Friday night; and

* Much more.

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What better way to celebrate an historic win, than to jump straight on the line to talk through all of the good, the good and the good that was our first Elimination Final win against the Giants.

It was an emotional rollercoaster - particularly through the third and final terms, as we fought back hard to claim a monster result and our first ever W at Engie Stadium.

A huge line-up including one Insider joining directly from Sydney, as we revelled in one of the great wins in recent years and move into week two of the 2025 Finals Series.

🗣️ Key talking points:

* Emotions on the way to a seven goal lead, conceding seven goals on the trot, and then lifting when it mattered;

* Our backline - the best in the competition;

* Jai Newcombe - our A-Grade hero;

* The players who rose for their best games of the year, including Conor Nash and James Worpel;

* Blake Hardwick. No superlatives that can do him justice;

* Our captain and his leadership;

* A number of individual performances worthy of praise;

* Our coaching, learning from mistakes, and the improvement of this side in 2025.

* And much, much more…

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While Finals was on everyone’s mind heading into The Week That Was Podcast this week, there was plenty of brown and gold news to cover.

With our AFLW team off to a flier, the men’s team ready for a Giant test, and plenty of bits and pieces in and around the on-field excitement, it was a choc-full recording..

Ash, Mick, Nat, Daz and Julia jumped online to talk about a host of topics including:

* Contract discussions and injury concerns;

* Practice Match and training discussion;

* The latest AFLW win and how our 3-0 Women’s team has fared;

* Record membership growth at the club and the fair state Hawthorn is in off-field;

* Our latest All-Australians;

* Trades, trades, trades;

* A good look at the GWS game and the task ahead on Saturday; and

* Much more.

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They tried, the Hawks. They bloody tried. Unfortunately it wasn’t quite enough against a team with the talent and depth to win the premiership in 2024, but the Hawks were brave if nothing else.

It was almost a full board with Danny, Daz, Weissy, Nat, Brad, Mick and Ash all jumping on post the Lions loss to dissect the game and look at what the finals series might present.🗣️ Key talking points:

* The effort and work of the Hawks, but the cleanliness and quality of the Lions;

* Lions having the chance to blow the game away yet the Hawks hanging in until the end;

* Hawks still an elite midfield option (and two of our ten best players) away from competing against the best;

* The four tall forwards set up, does it work or should it be changed;

* Our better players on the night, and the ones that struggled;

* Umpiring, it’s a tough gig but it plays such a big part in key moments;

* The class and football boys of Jack Ginnivan;

* Preferred finals opponent and why;

* Wednesday’s LIVE Panel Show;

* And plenty more…

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A big contingent of Insiders jumped on board for this week’s TWTW Pod, with tails up ahead of a confirmed September finals appearance.

Plenty of fun discussion on the agenda with cantering around the Dees, the Lions and our AFLW season getting off to a flier.

Ash, Mick, Brand, Nat and Simon jumped online to talk about a host of topics including injuries, player movement, our Panel Show and more.

During the pod the crew discussed:

* The wonderful win against Melbourne and securing a finals spot;

* Our opening AFLW win in the books;

* The wonderful career of Taylor Duryea;

* Cooper Hodge possibly playing for Box Hill in the VFL;

* A Dingley update coming at the Live Panel Show - with Ash Klein in attendance;

* All the latest about the sold out live show - and how to watch the stream online;

* All the latest injury news including Josh Weddle and James Blanck;

* The latest Trade Talk including more chat about Butters, Reid and Petracca;

* A full preview looking ahead to the Brisbane game on Sunday night; and

* Much more.

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Fresh from being hosted by the Confreres — the AFL's oldest coterie group — Daz and Brad from the Insiders recapped a scrappy, but no less important win against the Dees at the MCG that could shape our finals destiny.🗣️ Key talking points:

* The ladder permutations as we look to finish as high as possible.

* The silver lining to finishing eighth.

* Dylan Moore and James Sicily’s return to All-Australian form.

* The Jack Gunston Show.

* Luke Breust’s final hurrah?

* Josh Weddle’s return.

* Our formidable back six.

* What is our best finals team?

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What happens at the MCC Committee Room function stays at the MCC Committee Room function — unless you’re the Hawks Insiders.

After recapping the braised ribbed cannelloni and truffled jus, the Insiders turned their attention to some less serious matters like the commanding win over Collingwood, the AFLW season opener and Saturday’s massive clash with Melbourne at the MCG.

Ash, Daz, Mick, Simon and our AFLW expert Julia Faragher covered everything from injury news to list strategy, AFLW season kick-off to ladder predictions, plus a few off-field updates to keep the brown and gold faithful in the loop.

During the pod the crew discussed:

* Our magnificent win against the Pies;

* The AFLW season opener against Brisbane, including key players to watch and fixture challenges;

* Nick “The Wizard” Watson’s three-year contract extension;

* Harley Reid trade talk, long-term deal considerations and list balance;

* Josh Weddle’s fitness tests this weekend and follow-up scan Monday to determine finals availability;

* Box Hill’s form and potential call-ups for September;

* Our Glenferrie Hotel live show on Wednesday the 27th of August; and

* Much more.

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