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Hawks assured of place in NBL

18 Mar 10 | Wollongong Hawks fans wondering about the team's future can breathe easy, with the club assured of a spot in the National Basketball League 2010-11 season.

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Defeated but Hawks' season outstanding

15 Mar 10 | They came, they saw, but they didn't quite conquer. After forcing last Friday's deciding third game in the best-of-three grand final series with Perth, Wollongong and their fans were daring to dream of a championship when the Hawks led by 11 early in the second quarter. |

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Loyal fans welcome home Hawks

13 Mar 10 | The Wollongong ahm Hawks returned home to rapturous applause from loyal fans tonight. |

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Hawks ahead in grand final at half-time

12 Mar 10 | The Wollongong Hawks hold a one-point lead over the Perth Wildcats in tonight's NBL championship decider at Challenge Stadium. |

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Hawks final: Our moment

12 Mar 10 | This is the way it should be. The way a great sporting contest should unfold. | Live sites for Hawks grand ... | Show your support for the Hawks | GALLERY: Hawks defeat Wildcats at WIN ...

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Hawks tweet here tonight

12 Mar 10 | Hawks fans who cannot make it to Perth tonight to see the NBL grand final decider live can follow the game right here via a Twitter feed linked to the Mercury website. | Show your support for the Hawks | Proud Gordie McLeod praises his ...

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The Gong hits back at Sandgropers

12 Mar 10 | Dear oh dear! Someone please pass Perth a glass of wet concrete so they can harden up. |

Comments (16) | War of words in lead up to ... | Show your support for the Hawks | GALLERY: Hawks defeat Wildcats at WIN ...

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NBL decider: Inside Gordie McLeod's game plan

12 Mar 10 | Win or lose, the Wollongong Hawks certainly won't die wondering when they confront Perth in tonight's winner-takes-all grand final at The Jungle. | Live sites for Hawks grand ... | No fear on Hawks road to glory | AUDIO: Audio from our reporter in Perth

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Hawks do us proud

12 Mar 10 | The Wollongong Hawks' dreams of a championship were blown away in a devastating three-minute sequence in last night's grand final decider against the Perth Wildcats. |

Comments (14) | Hawks ahead in grand final at ... | The Gong hits back at Sandgropers | GALLERY: Hawks NBL grand final decider ...

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No fear on Hawks road to glory

11 Mar 10 | Home-town intimidation tactics won't faze the Wollongong Hawks in tomorrow night's championship decider against the Perth Wildcats at Challenge Stadium. | Show your support for the Hawks | Live sites for Hawks grand ... | AUDIO: Audio from our reporter in Perth

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Live sites for Hawks grand final decider

11 Mar 10 | The University of Wollongong will air the Hawks' grand final decider tomorrow night on the big screen in the University Hall auditorium. | Hawks hunting Wildcats | Show your support for the Hawks

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Proud Gordie McLeod praises his battlers

11 Mar 10 | Wollongong coach Gordie McLeod applauded his team's unwavering resilience after Tuesday night's 12-point win over Perth levelled the NBL grand final series 1-1. |

Comments (1) | Hawks hunting Wildcats | McLeod calls for total team effort | GALLERY: Perth vs Wollongong Grand ...

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Hawks hunting Wildcats

09 Mar 10 | Keep believing Wollongong,those indestructible Hawks are still right in the hunt for an NBL title. |

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McLeod calls for total team effort

09 Mar 10 | The Wollongong Hawks are confident they have made all the right moves in the lead-up to tonight's grand final showdown with the Perth Wildcats at WIN Entertainment Centre.

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Hawks coach wants Mr Bigs for inside job

08 Mar 10 | The Hawks want their offence to revolve more around interior players Cam Tragardh and Larry Davidson in tomorrow night's game with the Perth Wildcats at WIN Entertainment Centre. | Hawks lose, but battle not over ... | Premier bets on Hawks to win ... | GALLERY: Perth vs Wollongong Grand ...

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Premier bets on Hawks to win NBL series

05 Mar 10 | Premier Kristina Keneally has made a bet with West Australian Premier Colin Barnett that if the Hawks lose the NBL grand final series, she will wear a Wildcats jersey for a week. |

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Countdown is on to Hawks grand final

05 Mar 10 | The Wollongong Hawks have finalised preparations for tonight's opening road game of their best-of-three grand final series with the Perth Wildcats. | Show your support for the Hawks | United we stand

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United we stand

05 Mar 10 | Society does well at creating celebrities of individuals. We put them on pedestals. We wish we were them. We worship at their feet then like a pack of hyenas tear them to pieces when they finally, inevitably, fail us. |

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Excitement builds in the lead up to Hawks grand final

05 Mar 10 | It was the calm before the storm. Yesterday's laid-back atmosphere around the streets of Perth will be superseded by frenzied fanaticism as tip-off approaches for tonight's opening grand final stoush with the Wollongong Hawks at Challenge Stadium. | Hawks know Sav's the grand master | War of words in lead up to ...

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Gordie McLeod orders Hawks to muscle up

05 Mar 10 | Wollongong coach Gordie McLeod has urged his side to be the aggressor in tonight's grand final against Perth at Challenge Stadium. | Hawks land in Perth | Be quick for last Hawks grand ...

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