It’s summer, but that doesn’t mean the content stops here at HI. We continue our Summer Series by discussing which players of Hawthorn past have given us all the feels - our top five favourite players of all time. Andrew Weiss, Daniel Prins and Simon Morawetz list their favourite footballers of all time and the reasons why, as well as discussing which numbers they have had on their own jumpers through the years. * Which of our Insiders had no room for a certain General? * Who bought a jumper wit...
Jan 23, 2023•52 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. It’s summer, but that doesn’t mean the content stops here at HI. We continue our Summer Series with a look at some of the favourite games that our Insiders have attended - outside of Grand Finals or the 2013 Prelim. Ashley Browne, Brad Klibansky and Andrew Weiss wind back the clock to talk about their favourite matches from throughout the years, as well as the regret of games that they didn’t...
Jan 18, 2023•48 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. It’s summer, but that doesn’t mean the content stops here at HI. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be getting together to discuss all things HFC — from unforgettable players and games from the past to crystal ball looks at the season ahead. For the next instalment of our summer podcast, Ashley Browne, Simon Morawetz, Brad Klibansky and Andrew Weiss wind back the clock to talk about where their H...
Jan 10, 2023•51 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. It’s summer, but that doesn’t mean the content stops here at HI. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be getting together to discuss all things HFC — from unforgettable players and games from the past to crystal ball looks at the season ahead. For the first instalment of our summer podcast, Ashley Browne, Danny Prins and Darren Levin got together to talk about the five players we’re most excited to...
Jan 03, 2023•54 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. And just like that, in what felt like one fell swoop, the winds of change have rustled through the Hawthorn Football Club. Immediately following on from the Hawthorn Football Club 2022 AGM and the final formal commitment in Jeff Kennett’s reign as President, Hawks Insiders hit up Twitter Spaces to discuss what happened and where to from here. We were joined by a swarm of fans who welcomed the...
Dec 13, 2022•51 min
In a refreshing change of pace from the upcoming election and the 2022 AFL National Draft, the Hawks Insiders sat down with our AFLW coach Bec Goddard to discuss the incredible 2022 season. We touched on a range of topics with Goddard, covering a number of topics around on field performance while also delving into questions relating to the club and playing group off the field. In the chat Bec spoke about: * The development of the team in 2022; * Contracts, the list and the next six months; * Bei...
Dec 05, 2022•36 min
The Hawks Insiders team reconvened live on Twitter Spaces after an action-packed second night of the 2022 AFL Draft. Perhaps unexpectedly, the Hawks drafted three players on the night, taking our draft haul to FIVE for the first time in recent memory (someone please let us know about the last time this happened and you'll win ... something). ICYMI our second round picks were: * #37 Henry Hustwaite: * A left footed mid who's been compared to none other than Scott Pendlebury. * #46 Jack O'Sullivan...
Nov 29, 2022•54 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. Well, that was unexpected. The Hawks were only supposed to have one pick (#7) on night one of the 2022 AFL Draft, but we ended up trading up to pick 18. It was a decision that polarised the Hawks Insiders’ group chat — you can probably guess Angry Brad’s reaction — but ultimately a night where dreams came true for two new Hawks: * Cameron Mackenzie - Pick 7. * Josh Weddle - Pick 18. There was...
Nov 28, 2022•1 hr 1 min
It was a return to the lighter side of things on Thursday night as the Insiders stepped away from the Board Room and into the Draft Room. Hundreds tuned in to listen as we worked our way through the options on the table with our number one pick at the draft on Monday night. We had a good chat about leadership at the club, and the continued mass exodus to North Melbourne. Resident training spy Shane Morgan (@smorganism) dropped by to give us his pre-season training observations. And former HFC go...
Nov 24, 2022•1 hr 18 min
You’ve heard from all the candidates ahead of the 2022 AGM, so now a slight change of tact as we sit down for a frank discussion with current Board Member, Richie Vandenberg. Vandenberg needs no introduction to the brown and gold faithful, and we were able to get some incredible insight from an out-and-out Hawthorn person who has worn many different hats at the club over the years. Our former captain was able to dive into some big issues that have faced the current Board and will be front and ce...
Nov 23, 2022•50 min
With things heating up at board level, Hawks Insiders is committed to bringing you balanced coverage ahead of one of the most important AGMs in recent history on December 13. Consider a paid subscription to Hawks Insiders to support our efforts. Here are at Hawks Insiders , we’ve committed to interviewing each of the candidates running for Board positions in the lead up to the club’s AGM on December 13. Dr Anne-Marie Pellizzer was our final candidate to interview — and her frank discussion with ...
Nov 21, 2022•45 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. The HI team reconvened at our usual space, usual time for another action-packed live conversation on Twitter Spaces. We touched on the upcoming AGM and our interviews with the Board candidates (most recently Katie Hudson ) and the recent announcement about the Kennedy Community Centre and Dingley. But it was nice to actually talk about football for a change with AFL.com.au's draft guru Cal Tw...
Nov 18, 2022•1 hr 6 min
With things heating up at board level, Hawks Insiders is committed to bringing you balanced coverage ahead of one of the most important AGMs in recent history on December 13. Consider a paid subscription to Hawks Insiders to support our efforts. In our next instalment of our AGM Files, we spoke to current Hawthorn Football Club Board member Katie Hudson in her push for re-election. Hudson — the daughter of Hawthorn 1961 Premiership player Reg Poole — was appointed to the board in April 2019, hav...
Nov 16, 2022•36 min
With things heating up at board level, Hawks Insiders is committed to bringing you balanced coverage ahead of one of the most important AGMs in recent history on December 13. Consider a paid subscription to Hawks Insiders to support our efforts. In the next of our special pre Annual General Meeting podcasts, we chewed the fat with aspiring Board hopeful Maria Lui. Lui is currently the Chair of the Hawks Community Foundation and has a background sitting on numerous Boards and a host of corporate ...
Nov 14, 2022•43 min
In the next of our special pre Annual General Meeting podcasts, we had a sit down discussion with HFC President nominee, Peter Nankivell. Nankivell currently sits on the Board and was put forward as the preferred candidate by the current Board, before Andy Gowers put his nomination in. In this episode, Nankivell discusses: * Becoming the preferred President candidate of the Board;* The nomination process;* The Cultural Review;* Leadership style;* Our current brand of football;* Dingley;* Tasmani...
Nov 12, 2022•42 min
Another Thursday night and another great discussion with hundreds of Hawk fans. But tonight we were in a footy mood - so we strayed from the recent spate of political, AGM and election news and covered a lot more footy talk. Howard Kotton (@HPKotton59) dropped in to give us his Navy Blue opinion on the addition of Kade Simpson to our coaching panel, while we also discussed what we should do with pick 24 - our second overall selection. Ash and Brad dropped a bombshell with their reporting of a cu...
Nov 11, 2022•1 hr 7 min
In the next of our special pre Annual General Meeting podcasts, we were lucky enough to have a lengthy chat with President candidate and nominee, Andy Gowers. Gowers’ Hawthorn background is fairly common knowledge, but after chewing some fat off a few dusty memories, we were able to get into a host of important election issues including: * Hawks4Change;* Good Governance;* The Family Club;* Membership;* Cultural Review and Diversity;* The Presidency;* And more. Enjoy the full uncut recording and ...
Nov 11, 2022•50 min
With things heating up at board level, Hawks Insiders is committed to bringing you balanced coverage ahead of one of the most important AGMs in recent history on December 13. Consider a paid subscription to Hawks Insiders to support our efforts. In the next of our special pre Annual General Meeting podcasts, we hit the record button with Board Nominee James Merlino. After learning about Merlino’s roots as a Hawk fan, we talked through a whole range of topics that are high on the agenda of the br...
Nov 06, 2022•31 min
Thursday nights are heating up as we approach the 2022 AFL National Draft and the HFC 2022 AGM - both of which we are starting to cover in-depth, On this edition of the Space / pod we had the wonderful Ed Sill (@ed_sill) join us to talk about his love of the brown and gold and his nomination to become a member of the Hawthorn Board. Ed took us through his views on membership, the Box Hill partnership, Fergus Greene, the cultural review, Sam Mitchell and much much more. We also covered the new IS...
Nov 03, 2022•1 hr 8 min
Another wonderful hour plus of chatting with the brown and gold faithful as our first post trade week Safe Space took to the airwaves. And while we covered plenty throughout our Thursday night discussion, it was the visit and chat with Hawks Insider’s very own Akec Makur Chuot (@AkecMakur) that again stole the show. An avid listener and often contributed of the Space, Akec checked in to talk Bec Goddard, that goal, the season so far, Pendles, the Freo trip and more. Come for Akec and stay for ou...
Oct 27, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. Well it all came down to the final five minutes of action at Marvel Stadium, but like the deals or not, the Hawks managed to get them all done. As we welcomed in Lloyd Meek from Fremantle and Cooper Stephens from the Cats, we also farewelled Hawk legend (fair given a Brownlow and three B&F’s) Tom Mitchell and his partner in crime Jaeger O’Meara. So how did we fare? Did we get the picks we...
Oct 12, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. The penultimate day of Trade Week has come to a close, and we gathered as a huge contingent with high hopes for what the final day of the period will bring. The Age’s Pete Ryan (@petryan) popped in to keep us updated on where we sit on the Tom Mitchell, Jaeger O’Meara and Lloyd Meek trades. Note the sound quality isn’t the best with Pete being on the road as he dialled in, but his contributio...
Oct 12, 2022•45 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. Night four behind the microphone for our HI Trade Week Safe Space series, and it was a cracker with hundreds again tuning in to hear the latest news. It may have had something to do with the REAL Mitch Cleary (@cleary_mitch) joining us to discuss the trade period with a tinge of brown and gold. Mitch helped fill our trade week buckets with discussion on Tom Mitchell, Jack Gunston, Jack Bowes,...
Oct 06, 2022•40 min
One more night spearheaded by Daniel Prins - our third episode of the trade period took a long hard look at the Bowes decision to choose Geelong, and the disappointment of missing out on pick 7. Prinsy was again joined by Andrew Johnston (@ARJ7X), as well as HI debutant Nat Martin (@NatMartin30) and the trio took control of the Twitter airwaves on Wednesday night. They talked the Bowes decision, splitting pick 6, opportunities to get picks off GWS, Cadman, Mitchell and Gunston, Rhys Mathieson, a...
Oct 05, 2022•44 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. No Ash, no Darren, no Weissy, no Brad, no Mora, no worries!! A huge changing of the guard leading the lines for the Insiders, with HI guru Daniel Prins sitting in the Director’s Chair for the second Safe Space of the Trade Period. Prinsy was joined by brown and gold Twitter superfan - Andrew Johnston (@ARJ7X), and the pair did a great job carrying their bats for the 35-minute debrief. They ta...
Oct 04, 2022•37 min
Well well welcome to the AFL Trade Period. After hitting refresh all day across social platforms to find out if Jack Bowes had made up his mind or not, we were drip fed other bits and pieces of brown and gold related fluff. We were updates with news of Tom Mitchell and the Pies trade, of Jack Gunston’s wish to move to Brisbane and how that might unfold, Jack Bowes and more. Join us for this half hour debrief as we unpacked the opening day of the trade period. The Hawks Insiders team (plus specia...
Oct 03, 2022•32 min
Once again we had hundreds of people tune in to get some brown and gold happiness, and boy did we provide that with some fun discussion. Once we got the Geelong / Isaac Smith / Jack Gunston business out of the way, it was a great forum to look at free agents, draft picks, AFLW and more. We also read out some of the best Boy Band name suggestions for the image above which we shared to our followers for some ideas. Listen in for a happy Hawthorn cleanse - and make sure you come on next week to be ...
Sep 29, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Hundreds of people tuned in throughout our special 90 minute Safe Space which we held in conjunction with the Hawk Talk Podcast (@HawkTalkPod). It was a great way to come together to discuss, debrief, consider and digest all the different angles that the recent Hawthorn Racism Report has thrown up over the past 48 hours. Everyone had the chance to have their say and be heard, as we looked at the ramifications of the allegations on all of the parties connected to the events at hand. No doubt the ...
Sep 22, 2022•1 hr 28 min
It took some time because the Twitter gremlins we out in force… but after our HI gurus worked out that sunlight in fact kills gremlins, it was back to business as usual! When we did get back into the swing of it, the trade period and our list featured heavily in this episode. Plenty to think about, plenty to hypothesise over, and lots of innuendo doing the rounds at the moment. When we were done considering list movement, we got onto the enjoyable discussion of recent prelims in Hawthorn history...
Sep 15, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. It was a little strange - no match to review, no good, no bad and no fan experience. But it was great to open the floor to those that joined us in the Space to have their say on player movement, list activity and a whole host of other talking points. Never fear if you missed out - hundreds of people listened live or on demand, and now you can too via this week’s ICYMI pod. We will be back nex...
Sep 08, 2022•1 hr 6 min
