Ready for hype, hope and expectation

Silver linings, possible dark clouds and things to remember on the eve of the new football season.

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So now we wait.

Friday night at the SCG, it all starts again for Hawthorn — a season of hype, hope, and expectation.

Not since the ‘three-peat’ have the Hawks entered the season with such a target on their backs.

Hokball put bums on seats and sent TV ratings soaring, but now comes the hard part, as the Hawks try to run it back again.