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CibbuanoHawks demolish Dogs
September 5th 2008 13:22
LANCE Franklin has inspired Hawthorn to a convincing 51-point win over the Western Bulldogs in the second qualifying final at the MCG on Friday night.
The Hawks' 18.19 (127) to 11.10 (76) victory means they will jump straight to a preliminary final in two weeks while the Bulldogs advance to a semi-final next weekend where they'll play the winner of Saturday night's elimination final between Sydney and North Melbourne.
The win was soured somewhat for Hawthorn with full-back Trent Croad injured in the second quarter - he took no further part in the match.
Franklin starred with eight goals to take his season tally to 110 while Michael Osborne and Jarryd Roughead were valuable contributors with four and three goals respectively.
Brad Sewell and skipper Sam Mitchell were influential in the middle, racking up 30-plus possessions while Luke Hodge led a rock-solid defence.
Daniel Cross tried hard all night for the Bulldogs, racking up a game-high 39 possessions while Jason Akermanis chimed in with three goals.
The Dogs started brightly, booting two of the first three goals of the match through Brad Johnson and Daniel Giansiracusa but the rest of the term belonged to Hawthorn
With Jordan Lewis, Sewell and Mitchell dominating at the stoppages, the Hawks took control and slammed on the last three goals for the quarter to take a 16-point lead into the first change.
The Hawks broke the game open in the second term, slamming on six goals to take a commanding 44-point lead into the main break.
Franklin did the damage with three for the term while Osborne chimed in with two goals just before half-time.
Majors from Jason Akermanis and Josh Hill in the third term gave the Dogs a glimmer of hope, with the Hawks holding a 32-point advantage.
But Hawthorn had all the answers with two goals in four minutes from Osborne and majors from Roughhead and Franklin blowing the margin out to 58 points.
With the result beyond doubt, the Hawks took their foot off the pedal in the final term to ensure that the remaining 21 made it through to the final siren unscathed.
HAWTHORN: 4.5, 10.12, 15.17, 18.19 (127)
WESTERN BULLDOGS: 2.1, 4.4, 7.7, 11.10 (76)
GOALS: Hawthorn: Franklin 8, Osborne 4, Roughead 3, Brown, Crawford, Lewis
Western Bulldogs: Akermanis 3, Giansiracusa 2, Hill 2, Cooney 2, Johnson, Griffen
BEST: Hawthorn: Franklin, Hodge, Sewell, Lewis, Osborne, Mitchell, Bateman
Western Bulldogs: Cross, Boyd, Giansiracusa, Hill, Lake, Cooney
INJURIES: Hawthorn: Trent Croad
Western Bulldogs: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Stephen Gilham (virus)replaced by Cameron Stokes in the Hawthorn selected side
UMPIRES: Donlon, Rosebury, S.Ryan
CROWD: 76,703 at the MCG
The Hawks' 18.19 (127) to 11.10 (76) victory means they will jump straight to a preliminary final in two weeks while the Bulldogs advance to a semi-final next weekend where they'll play the winner of Saturday night's elimination final between Sydney and North Melbourne.
The win was soured somewhat for Hawthorn with full-back Trent Croad injured in the second quarter - he took no further part in the match.
Franklin starred with eight goals to take his season tally to 110 while Michael Osborne and Jarryd Roughead were valuable contributors with four and three goals respectively.
Brad Sewell and skipper Sam Mitchell were influential in the middle, racking up 30-plus possessions while Luke Hodge led a rock-solid defence.
Daniel Cross tried hard all night for the Bulldogs, racking up a game-high 39 possessions while Jason Akermanis chimed in with three goals.
The Dogs started brightly, booting two of the first three goals of the match through Brad Johnson and Daniel Giansiracusa but the rest of the term belonged to Hawthorn
With Jordan Lewis, Sewell and Mitchell dominating at the stoppages, the Hawks took control and slammed on the last three goals for the quarter to take a 16-point lead into the first change.
The Hawks broke the game open in the second term, slamming on six goals to take a commanding 44-point lead into the main break.
Franklin did the damage with three for the term while Osborne chimed in with two goals just before half-time.
Majors from Jason Akermanis and Josh Hill in the third term gave the Dogs a glimmer of hope, with the Hawks holding a 32-point advantage.
But Hawthorn had all the answers with two goals in four minutes from Osborne and majors from Roughhead and Franklin blowing the margin out to 58 points.
With the result beyond doubt, the Hawks took their foot off the pedal in the final term to ensure that the remaining 21 made it through to the final siren unscathed.
HAWTHORN: 4.5, 10.12, 15.17, 18.19 (127)
WESTERN BULLDOGS: 2.1, 4.4, 7.7, 11.10 (76)
GOALS: Hawthorn: Franklin 8, Osborne 4, Roughead 3, Brown, Crawford, Lewis
Western Bulldogs: Akermanis 3, Giansiracusa 2, Hill 2, Cooney 2, Johnson, Griffen
BEST: Hawthorn: Franklin, Hodge, Sewell, Lewis, Osborne, Mitchell, Bateman
Western Bulldogs: Cross, Boyd, Giansiracusa, Hill, Lake, Cooney
INJURIES: Hawthorn: Trent Croad
Western Bulldogs: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Stephen Gilham (virus)replaced by Cameron Stokes in the Hawthorn selected side
UMPIRES: Donlon, Rosebury, S.Ryan
CROWD: 76,703 at the MCG
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