Pleasantly surprised by his old club's resurgence last year and their aggressive AFL play, Hawthorn great Jason Dunstall is asking for more of the same.
The Hawks christened it "Hokball" as they surged back into the top eight, narrowly losing their semi-final to Port Adelaide.
The obvious question is whether the Hawks can maintain that momentum. They have recruited aggressively, adding Tom Barrass and Josh Battle to their defence.
"I'm one of those who are really curious to see what they offer this season," the Fox Footy commentator said.
"They caught a lot of people by surprise. It's a really aggressive attacking style of football, which is great for the game and we love watching it.
"Is it sustainable? I think so, I hope so. They've recruited well in terms of their defence, they have a couple of injuries up forward which might hold them back a little bit.
"I hope they can play finals again and really show us there's some exciting footy out there. I was surprised by a lot of them last year."
Being an old-school AFL type, Dunstall is no fan of the young Hawks' exuberant celebrating. But he is a big fan if it means they keep winning.
"If that's the style they play that makes them happy, and I get to watch that each week, it makes me happy. Go for your life, fellas," he said.
He is also rapt that midfielder Will Day is back playing after he missed the finals last year with a collarbone injury.
"I get excited every time I see him fit and just running out on the park," Dunstall said.
"He's a genuine superstar.
"He moves as well as anyone in the game, his evasive skills are spectacular, he's a beautiful kick.
"He's going to be a tremendous leader for many years at that club."
Dunstall would love Brisbane to go back-to-back, but doubts it can happen.
Former Brisbane captain and fellow commentator Jonathan Brown said it was remarkable the Lions won the flag, given how tough last season was for them.
"If you go through the season ... it's incredible the amount of times they overcame true adversity," Brown said.
"They wouldn't want to leave it ... to chance this year, put it that way."
Dunstall and Brown pointed to the loss of key forward Joe Daniher as a massive factor for the Lions.
Meanwhile, Brown is no fan of Port Adelaide's succession plan, with Josh Carr to take over from Ken Hinkley as coach at the end of the season.
"They wouldn't want to have early losses. I feel for Kenny ... it just puts him under enormous pressure," Brown said.
But conversely, Brown expects Hinkley will "ride off into the sunset" and quickly find another coaching job if he leads the Power to an elusive premiership in his last season at Alberton.
