Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. For a seemingly slow week since the 2023 National Draft, we certainly found plenty to talk about as pre-season training officially got underway this week. With Danny and Darren taking a well earned break, it was up to Ash, Andrew, Brad and merch guru AJ to lead the lines with a keen group of listeners On the space we discussed: * Arryn Siposs’ appointment to the coaching group; * The confirma...
Nov 30, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. A busy night for the Hawks Insiders crew, with Danny in the host seat joined by Darren, Brad and AJ while Ash joined in on location in the ‘war room’ and for a short period from a broom closet at Marvel Stadium to recap Night 1 of the AFL Draft. Very obviously a draft centric show, the team chatted in-depth about: * Nick ‘The Wizard of Waverley Park’ Watson and what he will bring to the Hawks...
Nov 21, 2023•47 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. Nick ‘The Wizard’ Watson faced the media just moments after being drafted by Hawthorn with pick 5 in the AFL National Draft. Listen as this self-described “energiser bunny” discussed: * Brent Harvey’s influence on his career; * The knock on his height; * His relationship with Sam Mitchell; * The club he supported growing up (spoiler: it’s not Hawthorn); * Learning from Luke Breust; * Bringing...
Nov 20, 2023•4 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. There was so much to discuss in this weeks Safe Space, with Danny joined by Andrew, Ash and AJ to chat about: * The first to fourth year players returning to training and who shone in the first season, thanks to Mick Cowan for providing us with some some real Insider work there; * An AFL draft preview with Ben Waterworth from Fox Footy answering on the burning questions Hawks fans have on the...
Nov 15, 2023•1 hr 19 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. It has been a quiet couple of weeks since the Trade Period wrapped up, but we were back in our regular time slot to give everyone a much needed brown and gold fix. There was certainly enough to talk about, and we had great interaction from those listening in live, as we discussed: * Ash’s Trade Teams - a look at his All-Stars, In-Betweeners and Regrets; * An AFLW recap including discussing po...
Nov 01, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. Fair to say that our Head of Football - Rob McCartney, and the entire football department have had an intense couple of weeks of late. Not only did wheeling and dealing throughout the AFL Trade Period lead to a host of player incomings and outgoings, but a number of other list changes have also been made. And as we head towards the November Draft, we sat down with McCartney to touch base on a...
Oct 23, 2023•56 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. A mammoth day of trades calls for a mammoth night on Spaces, and that is exactly what we got. Danny was back in the host chair and he was joined by Andrew, Ash, Brad, AJ and regular contributor Mick Cowan as they discussed the fallout from the final day of the AFL Trade Period. Taking it a step further, the boys were joined by gun AFL reporter Josh Gabelich and the discussion included: * The ...
Oct 18, 2023•1 hr 23 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. The second to last day of the Trade Period and although no official Hawthorn deals were done, there was PLENTY of action as far as the Hawks were concerned. A couple of late scratching’s meant that Danny hosted a rag tag bunch of Hawthorn nuffies including Brad, Simon, AJ and Nat. The boys got about discussing everything Trade Period Final Day eve: * The first point of call was unpacking the ...
Oct 17, 2023•1 hr 21 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. It’s the start of the second week of trade period and there was some work done by the Hawks in the lead up to this week. It was almost a full suite of Insiders with Ash joined by Andrew, Darren, Danny and Brad and the boys discussed plenty of different questions: * What does it take to get Jack Gunston back in brown and gold, and is it worth it? * The Tyler Brockman era has come and gone. We ...
Oct 16, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. The majority of the Hawks Insiders crew were given the night off, and were replaced by the ‘B’ team. Welcome to the Box Hill Insiders Takeover. Danny Prins and Simon Morawetz were joined by Nat Martin and Andrew Johnston and the boys discussed: Day 4 Trade Wrap (no official trades went through) * Rumours around Fremantle and Brockman; * Hawthorn and Liam Henry; * Trading up for Pick 1 (scouti...
Oct 12, 2023•1 hr 22 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. Day 2 of the AFL Trade Period has come and gone and the Hawks Insiders are here to talk you through everything Hawthorn Football Club. Ash Browne was back in the hosts chair, and he was joined by Andrew and Daniel as they caught up with the King of X @Rohan_Connolly to discuss: * Massimo D’Ambrosio, his strengths as a player and where he might fit into the Hawthorn side; * Tyler Brockman and ...
Oct 10, 2023•1 hr 11 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. The Hawks Insiders were back with a bang, Danny, Andrew, Darren and Brad chatted all things Peter Crimmins Medal and Tom Mitchell’s latest Ball Magnets podcast. The boys then previewed the Trade Period with the always insightful @ByMarcMcGowan (not Mark McKenzie - sorry Marc!) who joined us to chat everything trade from a Hawthorn perspective. * Hawthorn’s play for Pick 1, is it real? Will it...
Oct 09, 2023•53 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. It was something a little different, and something pretty special as the Hawks Insiders threw on their Sunday best and headed to the Peter Crimmins Medal. Before we enjoyed the nights celebrations, we managed to chat to a number of Hawthorn players on their way in to the event. * We chatted to Sam Frost in order to see what Frostball meant to him, and to better understand the off-field work t...
Oct 08, 2023•47 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. Thanks for all of the wonderful feedback regarding our end of season review pods - we will keep pumping them out as we waltz past the half way mark of our list. In this episode, Simon and Andrew look at a HUGE group of names featuring our All-Australian and captain extraordinaire, James Sicily.. Today’s pod looks at the 2023 seasons of: * Max Ramsden; * Ned Reeves; * Brandon Ryan; * Jack Scri...
Oct 05, 2023•49 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. Thanks for all of the wonderful feedback regarding our end of season review pods - we will keep pumping them out until we have rolled through the entire playing list! In this episode, Danny and Andrew look at another group of players featuring key players Mitch Lewis and Connor Macdonald. And if you have heard our Insiders talking about those two players in particular throughout the season, y...
Oct 02, 2023•48 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. In a Hawks Insiders special edition podcast, Dylan Bolch joins Danny Prins to discuss a couple of father/son options for the Hawks to consider ahead of this years National and Rookie Drafts. In a wide-ranging conversation, Danny and fellow Hawks nuffie Dylan discuss: * Sandringham Dragons’ impressive 43 point win over the Eastern Ranges in the Coates League Grand Final, and the players who st...
Oct 02, 2023•45 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. What to do this morning before we collective hope and pray for a Brisbane Lions win in the 2023 AFL Grand Fnal? Why not listen to our next Player Review Pod from 2023 featuring Danny and Darren as they take us through another group of players and how they fared through the season. In this edition of the series, our Insiders take us through some first time brown and gold players and a Vice Cap...
Sep 29, 2023•57 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. Over the coming couple of weeks we will be bringing you a mini series of pods dedicated to reviewing our playing list and individual performances from 2023. The series will include eight pods all featuring either five or six players put under the microscope - with discussion between two of our Insiders looking at how they fared this season. In our opening pod of the series, Andrew and Simon t...
Sep 27, 2023•41 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. In our last Safe Space for a few weeks in the lead up to trade week, we had a nice casual chat about a range of off-season topics of conversation including: * Box Hill’s final loss and how they will back it up again this week; * A review of the opening AFLW game of the season against Essendon; * The news that Esava has chosen Port Adelaide as his destination of choice; * The news that we are ...
Sep 06, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for news, match recaps, exclusive pods, player ratings, and insights into all things Hawthorn Football Club. As we well and truly settle ourselves into the off-season - and one which looks like being busy for the brown and gold, we sat down to talk to gun midfielder Will Day about the HFC state of play. The excitement we as fans have carried throughout the home and away season and into trade developments and the draft, is one that is also held by the current playing g...
Sep 05, 2023•39 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. Not a great spectacle at the MCG to finish the season against Fremantle, so we spent the minimum time required putting the final game to bed. But there was plenty to be excited about elsewhere and we spent time looking at some of the more positive news around the traps including: * A preview to the weekend’s big Box Hill final featuring great friend of the Insiders, Ed Sill (@ed_sill); * A lo...
Aug 30, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for match recaps, exclusive pods, player ratings, and all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses. Not the performance Hawthorn fans were hoping for to finish the 2023 season, but one that shone a light on some of the key requirements heading into the off-season. It was a two man crew to break down the loss to Fremantle, with Ash and Danny discussing a range of topics including: * The conundrum on the wing; * Our captain and vice-captain stepping up when others didn’...
Aug 27, 2023•57 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for news, match recaps, exclusive pods, player ratings, and insights into all things Hawthorn Football Club. Karl Amon joined HI’s Ashley Browne after Hawthorn’s 37-point loss against Freo at the MCG this afternoon. Amon — who was one of Hawthorn’s better performers on the day with 23 disposals and a booming goal from outside 50 — reflected on his “up and down” first year at the club and the Hawks encouraging end to the year. He also gave us his PCM prediction, lavish...
Aug 26, 2023•4 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. It wasn’t the prettiest display against the Demons but there was plenty to be happy about and we spent some time in our Safe Space unpacking the game at the MCG. We had plenty to discuss on Wednesday night including: * A look ahead to the final game of the season against the Dockers; * Trades, free agents, draft picks and more silly season preparations; * Box Hill and their game on the weeken...
Aug 23, 2023•1 hr 16 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for match recaps, exclusive pods, player ratings, and all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses. It may not have been the ideal scoreline to leave the MCG with, but overall it was a decent enough performance from the youngest team in the whole competition Andrew was back to join Danny lead by Ash to unpack the glorious warm day at the MCG including: * Henry Hustwaite’s debut; * Our midfield dominance minus Jai Newcombe - featuring James Worpel and Conor Nash and ; ...
Aug 20, 2023•1 hr 28 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. Up and about after back to back wins, the Hawks Insiders discussed what they liked out of the victory against the Bulldogs (hint: there was plenty) and looked forward to the match against the Dees. Also on the run sheet was * Devastating news for Chad Wingard, and what the Insiders would do with his contract for next season; * Selection surprises for the Demons and what to make of them; * Bro...
Aug 17, 2023•1 hr 11 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for match recaps, exclusive pods, player ratings, and all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses. Well well, who saw this one coming? The Hawks followed up a convincing win against Premiership favourites Collingwood with a nail-biting 3 point win over the finals chasing Western Bulldogs at UTAS Stadium. Insiders hosts Danny and Darren broke down the impressive performance player by player, and focus on some of the many positives, including: * Jai Newcombe’s career g...
Aug 13, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses and more exclusive content. Despite our esteemed leader, Ash Browne believing that he could keep the Safe Space to 45 minutes this week, the conversation was hot and the opinions were flying. The Insiders (minus a couple of heavyweights) and some friends ensuring a 45 minute podcast lasted at least an hour and ten. We discussed: * The good and the good of the win over the Pies; * The excitement that our midfield provide...
Aug 09, 2023•1 hr 11 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for match recaps, exclusive pods, player ratings, and all the news through Hawthorn-tinted glasses. The lid was well and truly off as our Insiders reveled in the huge win against the league leading Magpies. Mitchell’s men came flying out of the blocks and never looked back, halting a few Collingwood momentum surges on their way to an incredibly impressive 32 point victory. The team touched on a number of positives including: * an 18-3 centre clearance slaughtering by ...
Aug 05, 2023•1 hr 15 min
Subscribe to Hawks Insiders for news, match recaps, exclusive pods, player ratings, and insights into all things Hawthorn Football Club. Hear from our young gun Josh Ward as he brings raw emotion speaking exclusively to Hawks Insiders in the rooms after the game against the Pies. Follow Hawks Insiders on Twitter and Facebook This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hawksinsiders.substack.com/subscribe...
Aug 05, 2023•4 min
