The good, the bad, the hilarious, the ill-informed, the enlightened, and everything in between.
Here are our favourite pieces of social media commentary from Hawthorn's Round 2 clash with the Cats.
Loving watching Cyril and Impey terrorize the Geelong defenders #AFLCatsHawks
— Andrew Mattner (@AMattner) April 2, 2018
Is it Heritage Haircut Round? Ben Stratton appears to have Gary Ayres’ mullet #AFLCatsHawks
— James Taylor (@notthatjt) April 2, 2018
Tom Mitchell needs to be frisked before he plays next. Can’t keep bringing his own ball onto the field #AFLCatsHawks
— Joe A (@joeya89) April 2, 2018
Really want Hawthorn to throw O’Meara one out at full forward, reckon he could kick a bag! #AFLCatsHawks
— James Maxwell (@jamesmaxwell23) April 2, 2018
The Swans giving away Mitchell is borderline malpractice. #AFLCatsHawks
— The AFL Playground Podcast (@AFLPlayground) April 2, 2018
#AFLCatsHawks Selwood complaining to the umpires.. pic.twitter.com/NmQQxiRUlm
— Sham Mitchell (@sham_mitchell5) April 2, 2018
What's with th coaches never drinking out of the pump bottle pop top? Always take the lid off! Why!? #AFLCatsHawks
— Tazmos (@tazmos7) April 2, 2018
Soooo we’re not calling anything against Danger?? #AFLCatsHawks
— Floyd brown ⚓️ (@Freudydog) April 2, 2018
I tipped geelong #AFLCatsHawks pic.twitter.com/SoqLMGN0y1
— Raihann (@raihannb) April 2, 2018
Not bad this Australian football game is it? #AFLCatsHawks pic.twitter.com/PGckPdpZH1
— Lance Jenkinson (@westsport) April 2, 2018
FOOOOTTYYYY #AFLCatsHawks pic.twitter.com/u68EBfqbuT
— meagan (@m_zed) April 2, 2018
Looks like Gaz left the actual Premiership contender #AFLCatsHawks pic.twitter.com/2rUQjOd9Vv
— William Hill Aus (@WillHillAus) April 2, 2018
Those last few minutes though #AFLCatsHawks pic.twitter.com/re86C9A488
— Jeremy Graham (@JeremyGraham87) April 2, 2018
Me in the last 5 minutes #AFLCatsHawks pic.twitter.com/KbdrByKj8Y
— Brandon Cohen (@BrandonGCohen) April 2, 2018
#AFLCatsHawks @GeelongCats game plan this year pic.twitter.com/7iZhcTjWyp
— james dobbie (@ozzzyjim) April 2, 2018
“That Geelong vs Hawthorn game wasn’t very exciting” - said no one ever #AFLCatsHawks
— mudflap (@themudflap) April 2, 2018
#AFLCatsHawks pic.twitter.com/y8y0YRxVwK
— Tim (@Tom074009) April 2, 2018
*breathes again* Never in doubt! #AFLCatsHawks pic.twitter.com/s69a48vil6
— Bee (@spiffybee) April 2, 2018
But by jingos Tom Mitchell’s possession average for the year took a massive hit today #AFLCatsHawks
— Arron Oliver (@Arrono37) April 2, 2018
Shaun Burgoyne hamstring? Cue all the things that weren’t invented last time he did a hamstring. #aflcatshawks
— Ashley Browne (@hashbrowne) April 2, 2018
RIP #FreeKickHawthorn Another 8 free kick differental loss for the Hawks and the umpiring was horrible! #AFL #AFLCatsHawks #GameFaceOn pic.twitter.com/JgqiLhGXAJ
— Phillip Molly Malone (@mollyfud) April 2, 2018
After round 2 you’d think T.Mitchell will have the lead with 6 votes in the race for Charlie #AFLCatsHawks
— James Cusack (@JimmyCuse9) April 2, 2018
Can’t stand either team but boy do they always deliver ! #AFLCatsHawks
— superjointr (@superjointr) April 2, 2018
2010-2018 @HawthornFC when scoring 100+
— Joshua Kay (@js_kay) April 2, 2018
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❌ Hawkins siren#AFLCatsHawks
Tom Mitchell:
— Brett Lacy (@brettcarterlacy) April 2, 2018
40 Possessions (Game High)
23 Contested (Game High)
21 Kicks (Game High)
13 Clearances (Game High)
9 Inside 50's (Game High)
595m Gained (Game High)#NotDamaging #BuckleyQuotes#AFL #AFLCatsHawks
Most upsets in a round since 1995
— Dylan Atkinson (@Dyl35) April 2, 2018
6x upsets;
Round 1, 1997
Round 4, 1998
Round 4, 2009
Round 2, 2016
Round 7, 2017
ROUND 2, 2018 #AFLCatsHawks
How good is footy #AFLCatsHawks
— Paul Griffiths (@PGriffo5) April 2, 2018
Honestly though...
— #WOKEN Bunt (@Brownesound) April 2, 2018
Shut the gate you won’t see a better game all year. #AFLCatsHawks #AFL
94 possessions in two weeks. Not a bad start to 2018! Star of the comp. @HawthornFC #AFLCatsHawks https://t.co/CC38aJkvBb
— Andrew Mayes (@AndrewCMayes) April 2, 2018
And as the game of AFL had died on Good Friday, it has risen again on Easter Monday#AFLNorthSaints #AFLCatsHawks
— Zachary Stokeld (@ZacharyStokeld) April 2, 2018
If Burgoyne is injured I’m going to cry #AFLCatsHawks
— tish (@oztish) April 2, 2018
Had to be done #AFLCatsHawks pic.twitter.com/LLY1jRw9ni
— Roger Oldridge (@roger_oldridge) April 2, 2018