It started off thinking we wouldn’t have to much to discuss this week before Ash loosened the reins a bit, and we spent well over an hour covering many different topics of brown and gold conversation. That included: * Discussion about the Saints loss - the good, the bad and the Marvel experience; * Our forwards, and general selection as a whole; * Retro round coming up - our jumpers and a flashback to 1999; * The game against the Pies and what we expect to see; * A fleeting tribute to our great ...
Aug 02, 2023•1 hr 12 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for match recaps, exclusive pods, player ratings, and all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses. It was a fairly disappointing performance in parts for the Hawks on Sunday afternoon under the lid at Marvel. An inability of the Hawks midfielders and defenders to arrest the momentum of the Saints at various times throughout the game will be concerning to the coaching staff, but there were some positive performances to take out of the game including: * Will Day starri...
Jul 30, 2023•1 hr 9 min
Each week we will bring you another episode of the magnificent Golden Years series that we recorded in collaboration with the Hawthorn Football Club. Each episode was special, covering many of the significant moments from our past with heroes of years gone by. It's been over 50 years since this incredible game. The game that made David Parkin a premiership captain, John Kennedy a dual premiership coach, and the likes of Leigh Matthews, Peter Hudson, Don Scott and Peter Crimmins premiership playe...
Jul 29, 2023•59 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. It feels like we say this every week but there was so much to talk about from a Hawthorn perspective again this week. The Insiders spoke to plenty of things which involved the Hawks, including: * breaking down the reasons for the devastating loss to the Tigers; * looking forward to the match against the Saints, and who Finn will ‘glove’ this week; * a major Dingley update, direct from the clu...
Jul 26, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for match recaps, exclusive pods, player ratings, and all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses. A little bit of a salty pod as we review each player’s performance in the loss against the Tigers at the MCG, still pinching ourselves that we somehow blew our tasty three-quarter time lead. And while there are plenty of learnings to be had, we dissect each performance and look at who stood up for us when they were needed, and who went missing. Can your guess which play...
Jul 22, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Each week we will bring you another episode of the magnificent Golden Years series that we recorded in collaboration with the Hawthorn Football Club. Each episode was special, covering many of the significant moments from our past with heroes of years gone by. No Hawk has ever booted more goals in a single game than Jason Dunstall 's incredible 17-goal haul against Richmond in Round 7, 1992. In this week's Golden Years Revisited podcast, we were joined by Dunstall, Hawthorn's greatest goalkicker...
Jul 21, 2023•43 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. It’s always good to chew the fat with Hawks fans after a win, and this week’s Safe Space ran a little overtime because we were having so much fun. There was plenty to be happy about with our win against North Melbourne and we unpacked the game in detail. Our nearly full panel plus special guests had plenty to discuss including: * The good, the bad and the fan experience against the Roos; * Th...
Jul 19, 2023•1 hr 13 min
Hawthorn got the win against a very poor North Melbourne team on Sunday afternoon under the roof at Marvel. It was the Hawks second win against the Roos this year, following the 19 point win in Round 3 . Poor kicking is poor football and our inaccuracy in front of goal allowed the Roos to stay in the game for longer than they deserved to be. Listen as Danny Prins and Andrew Weiss return from their respective breaks to cast their eye over this one. Is Karl Amon worth what the Hawks are paying him...
Jul 17, 2023•1 hr 22 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for match recaps, exclusive pods, player ratings, and all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses. Hear from Hawthorn’s vice-captain and half-forward Dylan Moore after the win against North Melbourne that creates more space between the Hawks and their opponents on the ladder. Moore spoke about how the match was a ‘tough grind’ and how Mitchell’s message at half time was for the players to ‘finish' their work’. Moore was incredibly humble in his description of his gam...
Jul 16, 2023•4 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. We were down a couple soldiers on our weekly Twitter Safe Space on Wednesday night, but the HI team soldiered on with the help of regular listener Mick Cowan and a late, but always entertaining cameo from Brad Klibansky. Listen as the team discussed: * The good, the bad and the ugly against GWS;' * The likely changes against North; * Contract chatter surrounding Worpel and Brockman; * James B...
Jul 14, 2023•1 hr 7 min
The Hawks were left lamenting another close loss against GWS. But as opposed to our two-point Gather Round loss , where a Harry Himmelberg speccy was the difference between both sides, the Hawks were lucky to be within touching distance at the final siren. Still, it was a much improved performance after an awful showing against the Blues. Listen as Ashley Browne and Darren Levin rate every player. Did Will Day get docked for those final quarter misses? Did Sam Frost redeem himself after a disapp...
Jul 09, 2023•54 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. In a slightly different format to what we’ve become accustomed to, this weeks Safe Space was a mailbag show. The Insiders discussed pre-submitted listener questions, as well as live contributions from regulars Patrick, Whytey, Dan and Mick. The team finished off by discussing all things Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin ahead of a final game at the MCG on Thursday night, including our favourite Buddy mo...
Jul 05, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for match recaps, exclusive pods, player ratings, and all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses. Fans expected a an enthusiastic response to the poor performance against the Suns last weekend, and the Hawks doubled down with a terrible performance until half time against the Blues at the MCG. Who played well? Who didn’t? We had a slightly revised format this week, which lead to a surprising amount of passes, maybe too many ? We’d love to hear your thoughts - drop a...
Jul 02, 2023•51 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for match recaps, exclusive pods, player ratings, and all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses. It was a disappointing performance by the young Hawks in near perfect conditions on the Gold Coast. Despite a positive start, with the Hawks kicking the first three goals, they failed to deal with a focussed and hungry Suns team, that was desperate to avenge their own poor performance against Carlton the week previous. HI hosts Ash Browne and Danny Prins tried their bes...
Jun 25, 2023•56 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. It was a nice and relaxed Safe Space on Wednesday night as the HI crew enjoyed the slow news week leading out of they bye. We were joined by listener Mick (@cowan179) on the panel as we discussed all things mid-season reviews, the James Sicily suspension, Inside the Huddle and selection for the game this week against the Suns. We also had time to talk 1999 Ansett Cup, a war between two of our...
Jun 21, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Each week we will bring you another episode of the magnificent Golden Years series that we recorded in collaboration with the Hawthorn Football Club. Each episode was special, covering many of the significant moments from our past with heroes of years gone by. Tune in to this week's Golden Years episode as the crew chats with former Hawthorn recruiting manager John Turnbull. Responsible for the recruitment of Chance Bateman and Mark Williams, Turnbull talks about the period where he pushed for a...
Jun 16, 2023•1 hr 1 min
In our second check-in this year, Insiders Danny and Andrew chatted with superstar-in-waiting Will Day. Following the big win against the Brisbane Lions, Day was buoyant about the club’s prospects going forward while not shying away from the hard work that will be required to get there. The chat with Will was wide-ranging and touched on topics including: * Bouncing back from a tough start to the season to be 3-1 over the last month; * Developing his body to be able to combat the knocks and niggl...
Jun 15, 2023•33 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. After an unexpected week off, the Hawks Insiders Wednesday Night Safe Space was back with a bang with plenty of listener contributions throughout the night. We welcomed Jack Fitzpatrick to the space and we sat back in awe as he discussed his debut game against Collingwood, perfectly dissected our list and the potential holes that need filling, and spoke about the exciting young talent, system...
Jun 14, 2023•1 hr 11 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for match recaps, exclusive pods, player ratings, and all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses. Ahead of the Brisbane game on the weekend we were fortunate enough to spend some time with young defender Seamus Mitchell. Mitchell opened up to us on a wide ranging manner of topics including: * The build up to getting drafted and the draft itself; * Injuries and a tough start at the club; * Getting delisted and being re-drafted; * Cracking it into the seniors for Gath...
Jun 12, 2023•37 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for match recaps, exclusive pods, player ratings, and all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses. A special day at the MCG called for a special Player Ratings pod this week, with no less than FOUR of your Insiders turning up to be part of the show. And not only did we have fun reliving the day out against a Jack Gunston led Lions outfit, but but we also had plenty to bask in as some of our young Hawks grew their wings. Some of the highlights we discussed included: *...
Jun 10, 2023•1 hr 38 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for match recaps, exclusive pods, player ratings, and all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses. Hear from Conor Nash immediately after our Round 13 win against theLions at the MCG. Nash was a warrior once more finishing the game with 25 disposals, 6 marks and 6 tackles - part of another great team midfield performance. Hear what the message was at half time and how the Hawks orchestrated another great win at the football against Brisbane. Follow Hawks Insiders on ...
Jun 10, 2023•4 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for match recaps, exclusive pods, player ratings, and all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses. The HI team were in full voice post the loss to Port Adelaide, with Danny, Andrew and Darren back behind the mic to help you unpack the match and highlight the positives of the Hawks recent trip to South Australia. In what could be the highest gap between lowest and highest ratings ever seen, the Insiders ensured that credit was given where it was due, but that no punch...
Jun 04, 2023•1 hr 21 min
To say the cards were stacked against the Hawks in the 2001 semi-final against Port Adelaide would be an almighty understatement. Peter Schwab’s side had the unenviable task of taking on the Power at their Football Park fortress in front of the infamously intimidating local crowd. Port Adelaide had finished third and were one of the in-form sides of the competitions, having posted six consecutive wins to round out the home and away season. There was a global scale to the story of the game too, w...
Jun 02, 2023•44 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. Another episode with another huge number of listeners tuning in to talk about all the big items from the week that was. And would you believe it - we pretty much kept the AFL’s incredibly successful inquiry (🤨) into the ‘Hawthorn Racism Scandal’ off the agenda. Instead we spent a lot of time focussing on the positives from the week. The incredible win against the Saints - covering the game f...
Jun 01, 2023•1 hr 13 min
The Insiders were back for another Player Ratings pod, and in this one Danny is joined by Darren and Andrew to discuss the ‘miracle at Marvel’ on Saturday afternoon. It was another thoroughly enjoyable podcast, with plenty side-tracked conversation and interesting player ratings. The team discussed: * Our imperious and impenetrable captain James Sicily playing the perfect game; * The midfield unit’s continued rise to stardom, and the many and varied components that make it; * Our forward set up ...
May 28, 2023•1 hr 26 min
It's been over 50 years since this incredible game. The game that made David Parkin a premiership captain, John Kennedy a dual premiership coach, and the likes of Leigh Matthews, Peter Hudson, Don Scott and Peter Crimmins premiership players. What a star studded line up it was. And of course who could forget Hawks' Team of the Century Full back - and one of the best to ever do it - Kelvin Moore. The superstar joined the Golden Years team to discuss the iconic 1971 premiership, and the never-befo...
May 26, 2023•59 min
Plenty to discuss on this week’s Safe Space and while we were a few soldiers down for the night, Ash and Andrew were joined by our wonderful online community with plenty to add. We talked extensive positives about the win against the Witches Hat Eagles. We talked Justin Reeves, Clarko, Andy Gowers and Chapter 17 of our off-field dramas for 2023. And we discussed the mid-season draft and how they fared at training earlier in the day. We also looked ahead to the Saints at Marvel on Saturday and dr...
May 25, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Danny, Darren and Andrew had the pleasure of sitting down to review each players’ performance from our round 10 humbling of the Eagles in Tasmania. This was one of the fun ones - so much to discuss, so many positives, and a lot of joy reflecting on the performances of our young soldiers who have worked hard to improve and develop this year. Usually we ask if we were too harsh… were we too kind!? Who was your best on ground? And should we have failed any of our 23 players that took part? We’d lov...
May 21, 2023•1 hr 9 min
Each week we will bring you another episode of the magnificent Golden Years series that we recorded in collaboration with the Hawthorn Football Club. Each episode was special, covering many of the significant moments from our past with heroes of years gone by. This episode of the Golden Years rewinds us back to 1991 and one of the greatest backs-to-the-wall wins in the club's history. The Hawks took on West Coast, the season's minor premiers after losing just three games, and their clash was set...
May 19, 2023•54 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. It was the Thursday Safe Space that many of our listeners needed. Yes we covered the loss against the Demons and yes we looked ahead to the game against the Eagles on Sunday. But most people came to talk about the news of the day - Clarko and his immediate leave of absence from coaching the Kangaroos. We had quite a few people hit the request to speak button and have their say, giving us a go...
May 18, 2023•1 hr 6 min
