Sir Grumpy

@hasumpstuffedup @BGreenshields Except I think you’ll find he played on before the point was given by the goal umpire. What if he didn’t see it hit the post and called for a review? On this one the field umpire made a mistake I reckon.

@BGreenshields No need to wait in senior football

Rule check @hasumpstuffedup At the very end, Gunston hit the post & the ball bounced off the post straight into the hands of Holmes who played on immediately. Should Holmes have been allowed to play on immediately or does there need to be a signal from the goal umpire first?

@rohan_connolly @HawthornFC @GeelongCats Will take something special to top this for match if the season.

OMG!! What a game!! Incredible!! That is as good as footy gets. Congrats Hawks, probably deserved it on balance of play, but Cats made the most of every opportunity. What a rivalry, best of the 21st century by a mile, thank you both @HawthornFC and @GeelongCats! #aflhawkscats

@collinsadam And the one game each year we can’t go to. I’m sure your brother enjoyed himself.

Cannot think of a better Hawthorn home and away win. #aflhawkscats

@lesstenny Social media

If someone from 1960s or 70s saw our society today, what would they find the most horrifying? 😩

@1116sen @Quartermain10 I’m 100% with @Quartermain10. I hope the Hawks resist the pressure to follow suit.

Quarters just saying what we’re all thinking 😂 Music after goals or no music after goals? #AFL

@MikeCarlton01 @Judith54Nunn It’s speld write

Anyone here dumb enough to believe that Ol’ Gutful actually wrote these two sentences ? They are utterly beyond her…

@lesstenny I believe they prefer the term SoVeReIgN CiTiZeN.

Australia slang Cooker - a derogatory term for conspiracy theorist;, "a derogatory term for a person involved in protests against vaccine mandates, government lockdowns and a range of other issues perceived to be infringing on personal freedom".

Just wondering are any of your family or relatives "Cookers"? Sadly a have a couple 🙄👀😢

@aaronsmith @Batman2242 I live in regional Vic. We have a number of charging stations in our region but I’ve never seen any running on diesel. Distance anxiety remains an issue though. May take a few more years to convert us dinosaurs.

@Batman2242 No they don’t. That’s just wrong. Why would you say it?

To the butt dumb EV people Go to rural, any state, and try charging your EV , they use a diesel generator. Without diesel you can’t charge

@lesstenny Coz we’re sick of hearing about everyone else’s shit. Got enough of my own to deal with.

Why do men socialize less as they get older?

@JaseScott23 @hawthornzone Mate, we’re not Essendon!

@hawthornzone I’d take 7 top 10 picks for him. .

🚨 Rivals are keeping close tabs on Calsher Dear, as a potential next-best option should Ben King drop off the free agency list and sign a new deal with Gold Coast.

@fromthe_topdeck He’ll be their teammate before too long.

Harley Reid gonna make Watson and Ginnivan blush when the Eagles get good.

@cdesilva23 Yeh, we dodged a bullet. In a good team a performance like he produced last night would having playing at Box Hill next week. Probably also got votes in Essendon’s B& F.

Counterpoint: If the Bombers had accepted the Hawks poo poo platter and been this bad, this same talk show would be saying they “cut too deep” and should’ve kept Merrett. Can’t win either way 🤷🏾‍♂️

@NoticerNews I remember when he was a happy clapper. There but for the grace of God go I? Obviously not.

AFL great Gary Ablett Sr has slammed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for his mass immigration agenda. "Destabilising and destroying this country from within"

@Melbourne_says You follow her so we don’t have to. Thank you for your service.

@rachelbaxendale You can always count on Rachel Baxendale to get mad at good news and draw in the one nation clappers from outback Queensland for Victorian related click bait. But by all means, you keep on doin you yeah. 👏🏼

The Victorians most adversely affected by high fuel prices don’t have access to public transport. Now their taxes will be subsidising tens of millions in free fares for those who do have the option of public transport. #springst

@ClintWheeldon My concern is the league is so reliant on the mammoth broadcast rights revenue to keep clubs solvent and fund eye watering salaries for many players. Rights holders want ad revenue in prime time. I’m happy with a twilight compromise if that is what it takes.

Personally thrilled the AFL Grand Final remains as a day game for the next two years. I’m convinced the game is better during the day - and we’re there for the game not the entertainment. The majority of fans want a day GF - Well done to the AFL for listening to them on this one.

@BradKlibansky Gee, if only they had had the opportunity to trade an ageing and expensive star player willing to go to get a few more picks in upcoming drafts. Go figure.

✍️ What’s next for the Bombers? With Essendon a lock to finish bottom 3 in 2026/2027 & Tassie fast approaching, there will be some big list decisions coming for the Bombers at the end of the season. ⬇️ is a list of their “senior” players (13 of them played last night) and when their current contracts expire. Some 🤔 contracts!! Other than Nic Martin, who will be returning from 2 x ACL’s & Merrett, who will be 31 next season, is there anyone with trade value to help fast track their rebuild 🤷‍♂️ Sam Durham-2032- was already contacted until the end of 2028 & got an additional 4 years Andrew McGrath-2030 Darcy Parish-2029-got a 6 year extension @ the end of 2023 Jordan Ridley- 2029 - was already contracted until the end of 2026 in 2024 & got 3 more years 🤕 Ben McKay -2029 Brayden Fiorini- 2029 Mason Redman- 2028 Jye Caldwell - 2028 Zach Merrett -2027 Nic Martin- 2027 🤕 Kyle Langford -2027 Peter Wright -2027 Xavier Duursma - 2027 Archie Perkins - 2026 Matt Guelfi- 2026 Jade Gresham -2026 Jaxon Prior - 2026 A huge job ahead for Matt Rosa

@ashleymlittle25 @ESPNAusNZ @rohan_connolly I get tradition and all that, but commercial realities will require AFL to placate the broadcast holders need to attract more advertising $’s in prime time. This is the money that pays the clubs who pay the ever increasing player p’ments. I can live with twilight compromise.

@ESPNAusNZ @rohan_connolly No you meant to say “Victorian fans want it during day time” Rest of the country doesn’t care and would in fact prefer twilight or night GF

“You’re not coming back from here.” AFL CEO Andrew Dillon continues to rub footy fans the wrong way, and green-lighting a twilight Grand Final could just be the final straw, writes @rohan_connolly READ 📝 : bit.ly/4d96EAl

@MikeCarlton01 @Richard_D_Boyle Vance is playing the long game. Rubio will always be “little Marco”. Kennedy is a brain diseased fuckwit. But Hegarty is a narcissistic psychopath with serious homoerotic daddy issues.

Who is the most contemptible?

@didtheswanswin There is a commercial reality here. The broadcast deal helps pay the players. TV deal reliant on prime time viewing audience for advertising. Will players take significant pay cut to keep day GF? No. I can live with twilight compromise.

So, if the reports are accurate, the AFL big-wigs have decided on a twilight Grand Final this year... Why? Surveys have consistently shown a large majority of fans want to keep the day-time final. Is there any other sport that ignores what fans want as often as the AFL?

@HawksInsiders Haw V Geelong 1991. Down heaps at half time and ran over the top of them in the last qtr. I still remember the noise of the crowd. Lasting memory.

One for the Pod tonight: With the 80s inspired Gather Round jumper released - we wanted to ask our audience - what are your memories of watching the Hawks at Princes Park during that dominant era? Drop them below ⬇️