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Six things we learned from Hawthorn v Adelaide

Travis King September 18, 2015 10:49 PM

1. These Hawks aren't done with yet 
Never write-off a champion team. That was the message sent loud and clear to the rest of the finals survivors after Hawthorn hit back in brutal fashion from a shocking qualifying final loss to West Coast. A barrage of criticism was fired at the Hawks in the build-up, with everything from their hunger, commitment to the contest and ability to stand up to pressure questioned. But coach Alastair Clarkson expected a response, and he got it in an eight-goal first term that snuffed out the Crows'
hopes. Hawthorn's quest for a hat-trick of flags and football immortality lives on.

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2. Adelaide's fairytale run won't get its dream ending
Neutral fans flocked to Adelaide's banner after the Crows knocked out the year's other feel-good story in the Western Bulldogs, but Scott Camporeale's men were violently shaken out of their fairytale dream by a ruthless Hawthorn outfit. Still, there's not enough superlatives to laud what Adelaide has done in the wake of the tragic passing of their coach Phil Walsh on July 3. Camporeale and captain Taylor Walker have led the club magnificently in the most challenging circumstances, and just making finals – let alone winning one in Melbourne – was a triumph.

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