This week Hawks midfielder Jordan Lewis reflects on the game against the Crows and talks excitedly about this weekend’s Semi Final clash.
Lewis hasadmitted he thought he might have blown his side’s chances of stealing victoryagainst Adelaideafter spraying two shots at goal in Saturday’s frantic final term.
The Hawks won a dramatic elimination finalat Telstra Dome after seven-goal hero Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin slotted the matchwinner with lessthan 10 seconds left on the clock.
But Lewis, the hard-edged onballer with theability to play forward and kick a goal, had two earlier chances to put theHawks in front.
Much to the dismay of Hawk fans, Lewis’stwo shots on goal in the last quarter both failed to register even a behind.When the final siren rang, the Hawk no.3 was arguably the most relieved man atTelstra Dome, and on Tuesday he said he had already repaid the star of the day.
“I thought, ‘Geez, that [missed] goal couldhave cost us the game’,” Lewis said.
“Luckily enough we had a few more shots atgoal after that and then obviously the last shot of the day sealed the game.
“So I took Buddy out for lunch this week tothank him.”
One of Lewis’s attempts was a difficultbanana kick which slewed across the face of goal but it was his second shot – afar easier shot from in the goal square – that looked set to break Hawthornhearts before Franklinstepped up.
“There’s not too much to say about that,”Lewis said.
“I tried to snap it through and actuallyhit the middle of the ball.
“I proved everyone wrong by kicking it outon the full. But I’ve been out on the track this week and practised a few snaps,so we should be right this week.”
The Hawks face a confidence-sappedKangaroos at the MCG on Saturday night in another elimination clash.
A win there would set up a preliminaryfinal showdown with Port Adelaide the following week, and while Hawthorn isabiding by the ‘one week at a time’ mentality, Lewis said his side was eager toatone for its round 20 fadeout to the Power.
“You know we can’t even bring into ourminds about Port Adelaide yet, but if we do happen to get the chance against them overthere I think we’ll play some good football and it’d be a good chance to redeemourselves,” he said.
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