After a stirring run that culminated in a semi-final in 2024, many pundits were wondering whether Hawthorn could handle the expectation that comes with winning.

HAWTHORN has further stamped its flag credentials, rallying from a five-goal opening-term deficit to topple Greater Western Sydney by 12 points and keep its unbeaten start to the AFL season rolling.

Seventeen of the Hawthorne Parade site’s 21 blocks, ranging in size from 500 to 1044 square metres, are scheduled for auction on Thursday. A central triangle of land will remain undeveloped.

The combination of Brisbane wobbling and Hawthorn winning again has to make them flag favourites at this point, which marks a remarkable 12-month turnaround. But you can make the case the Hawks ...

A shillelagh is an Irish wooden walking stick. They are usually rugged and made from a single piece of blackthorn. They travel the journey with you and push you forward. They can also be used as ...

This was especially true, given the quality of opponent they confronted. Hawthorn, after three games in 13 days, are undefeated and looking every bit the balanced finals-bound team. But how good ...

The Blues’ horror start to season 2025 has continued, but coach Michael Voss said he was ‘happy with our fight’ in a dour loss to Hawthorn which leaves them on the back foot. The Blues had ...

They showed spirit and desperation, but they were fundamentally lacking the run, plan, skills and depth of class of Hawthorn. The Blues won contested possessions and clearances. They didn’t stop.

“I think Murray Walker coined the phrase that, when he saw him dancing a jig going down the pit lane, he said,’ They’ll be playing their shillelaghs tonight in Ireland!’ “Now, as you and ...

‘We Irish actors were looked down upon because we didn’t speak with marbles in our mouths’: Richard Dormer - Ryan Williams Sinclair ...

As a working-class teenager, Dormer’s brooding intensity saw him accepted to not one but four of London’s top drama schools.However, he is still marked by the Rada dialect classes in which the ...

AFL fans are sending well-wishes to Jarman Impey after the Hawthorn veteran revealed after Thursday night's game that his father-in-law died last week. Impey played his 200th game as the Hawks ...