Hawks Insiders
Ever get the feeling you know more about the Mighty Hawks than the people paid to write, think and talk about footy on a daily basis? Imagine a space in which the impassioned conversations you’re having on message boards, WhatsApp groups or private social pages are explored in greater detail by people in the know. We’ll be delivering considered Hawthorn Footy Club content straight to your inbox and podcast providers, centred around topics that reflect what true Hawks supporters are talking about, not lazy mainstream media narratives that are just so easy to debunk.
TWTW Pod: Slayed by the Giants and first-round draft woes
Not much content around at the moment (AFLW aside), so we are here to fill your mid-week void!
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🎧 Rob McCartney lifts the lid and lets us peek in
A special post-season chat with Hawthorn EGM of Football and Hawks Insiders Life Member, Rob McCartney
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TWTW Pod: The business is done
Zach Merrett, Ben King and a very different looking Hawthorn list. We wrap up the trade period, farewell a few familiar faces and turn our attention to 2027. Plus AFLW, the draft and plenty more.
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TWTW: It’s the most, wonderful time... of the year
Nope - not Christmas... but it feels like it has already come early this trade period!
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🚨 The Zach Merrett Emergency Pod
He had to wait ~ checks notes ~ 356 days, but Zach Merrett is finally a Hawk. We unpack the deal, what he adds to Hawthorn’s midfield and a frantic opening day of trade period including Ben King, Aidan Schubert, Josh Goater and plenty more.
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TWTW: What price Zach Merrett?
Let’s just hope this Trade Period isn’t as painful as last year.
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TWTW Pod: (More) Group Therapy
We’re still hurting, but there’s plenty to be proud of. We unpack a preliminary final none of us really wants to watch again, celebrate two enormous wins and start looking towards 2027.
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Recap pod: Prelim pain
One of the greatest games you’ll never watch again
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🚨 W Emergency Pod: A Historic Hawthorn Win
Hawthorn’s AFLW team has only been around since 2022. There have already been finals appearances, top-four finishes and plenty of signs that something special is being built. But there hadn’t been a win like this.
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TWTW: No mentions of big, no talk of dances
A monster TWTW podcast deep into September, and despite a few topical conversations, this pod was all about one thing - the Prelim.
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TWTW: A week of reflection and preparation
How good it feels earning a week off from footy as we prepare for a Preliminary Final - a special episode with a special guest!
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Recap pod: Biggest win of the Sam Mitchell era
We’re still waiting for Wharfie Time to start...
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TWTW: It’s Hawkie Time
A week off, a trip to Perth and a qualifying final that could change everything, plus Calsher Dear, trade talk, AFLW and a Box Hill side suddenly eyeing a flag.
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Recap pod: Mission accomplished in the West
The 100-point dream died somewhere in the Perth rain. The top-four dream did not.
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TWTW: Are the Hawks running out of time to find their best form?
After a frustrating draw with Collingwood, the Hawks head west for Jack Gunston’s 300th with plenty still to sort out before September.
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Recap pod: Who writes these scripts?
Same opponent. Same(ish) score. Same result. Somehow even more stressful.
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TWTW: 1 hour, 20 minutes
AFLW, Brisbane fallout, Collingwood, trade talk, listener questions and absolutely no respect for the run sheet.
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Recap pod: A proper mauling
The Lions flex their Premiership credentials in a game that has us genuinely worried about September
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TWTW Pod: A true test awaits
TWTW Pod: A true test awaits: Reflecting on the Roos but looking forward to the Lions. Plus selling home games, trade talk, contracts, AFLW, Box Hill and more!
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Recap pod: "That was a grind, I feel drained"
The Hawks banked the four points, but another afternoon of wasteful finishing left plenty to discuss.
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TWTW: Not a blip on our radar
Savouring victory, pondering the future, and coming to the realisation that random Hawks players will be thrown up as trade bait for the rest of the year
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🎧 Not a real rivalry
Live from the Monash it's The Roast Of Essendon Football Club starring Nat and Danny
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TWTW Pod: Forward momentum
Ben King, Jack Gunston, Mitch Lewis and the week that could reshape Hawthorn's next premiership tilt
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Recap pod: Light work
The Hawks demolish the Tigers in a game (and pod) of firsts
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TWTW Pod: Back on track, selection headaches and why the Hawks have a very good problem
The HI team has finally defrosted in time to relive Hawthorn's huge win over Carlton and all the wash-up. Not literally.
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Recap pod: The response we were waiting for
In a torrential downpour, the Hawks found themselves again
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TWTW Pod: Panic or Perspective?
We dissect Hawthorn's horror show in Launceston, look ahead to Carlton and put our new podcast mics through their first test. Brad's verdict? Crisp.
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Recap Pod: What on earth was that?
The Hawks avoid against embarrassment against the Demons in one of the weirdest games we've seen.
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TWTW Pod: Banking wins, player movement, and the Demons in Tassie for a 25-year celebration
TWTW Pod: Banking wins, player movement, and the Demons in Tassie for a 25-year celebration - we look ahead to our huge clash in Launceston with a stroll down Tasmania's memory lane
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Recap Pod: Bank it and move on
The Hawks overcame momentum shifts and a Nick Watson injury to beat the Giants
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TWTW Pod: The Day effect, Mitchell scuttlebutt and smiling about some NGA prospects
We look ahead to Friday night at the MCG and dig into the big talking points of the week
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Post-bye Bliss
Post-bye Bliss - The Hawks down in the Suns in a win that sets us up nicely for the back half of the season
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TWTW Pod: The good, the b(r)ad and the ugly - some mid-week panel fun
TWTW Pod: The good, the b(r)ad and the ugly - some mid-week panel fun: Fresh off the bye we look at all things injuries, trades, AFLW and the Suns - a fun listen ahead of our Round 15 clash.
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Best win, worst loss, who's flying, who isn't.
The Hawks might be headed into their bye-weekend but the Hawks Insiders have not been afforded that luxury... Best win, worst loss, who's flying, who isn't. The HI Mid-Season Review Pod is here.
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"Bad kicking equals bad football"
A golden chance goes begging to secure a gap inside the top 4 with 1.11 registered in the second half against the Dogs.
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TWTW Pod: Wins, Trades and Flags - Wednesday Night Fun
After a quick reminisce of the Saints demolishing, we discussed some of the more fun angles from the week including trade targets, questions from our faithful and much much more.
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“Everything changes when Will Day plays”
The Hawks finally looked complete again in a dominant win over St Kilda
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TWTW Pod: In defence of banking the points
Recapping a dour win over Adelaide, welcoming our new mid-season draftee and previewing another likely slogfest against Ross Lyon’s Saints
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Post match recap pod: 12 on the trot in Tassie
"It wasn't pretty but it was effective and at this stage of the season banking the four points is all that matters."
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TWTW Pod: Recapping a massive news day at the Hawks
A historic era comes to a close as the Hawks welcome another debutant
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