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April 12th 2009 07:42
HAWTHORN has kick-started its premiership defence with a 54-point demolition of North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Key forwards Jarryd Roughead and Lance Franklin combined for nine goals to help lift their side to a 19.9 (123) to 10.9 (69) victory.
The Roos entered inside their forward 50 just three fewer times than Hawthorn but their lack of a marking target proved to be costly.
The win may have came at a cost for the Hawks with defender Xavier Ellis injuring his foot in the first term.
The loss was made worse for the Kangaroos with David Hale knocked unconscious shortly before half time after colliding with the hip of teammate Lachlan Hansen. He was carried off on a stretcher and taken to Epworth Hospital for precautionary scans.
Hawthorn skipper Sam Mitchell bounced back from a disappointing game against Sydney with 37 possessions and one goal while Brent Guerra was influential with a game-high 38 possessions.
Brendan Whitecross generated plenty of run from defence with 29 quality disposals while Jarryd Morton showed he is a player of the future with 28 touches and two goals.
For the Kangaroos, former skipper Adam Simpson put a controversial week behind him to rack up 28 touches. Brady Rawlings finished with a team-high 35 disposals while Hamish McIntosh battled hard in the ruck.
The Hawks started slowly and didn’t manage their first goal of the match until the 13-minute mark of the opening quarter.
Despite the perfect conditions the Kangaroos managed only two goals for the term and found themselves trailing by 12 points at quarter-time after two late goals from Franklin.
The Roos started the second term brightly, kicking the first two goals of the term to hit the front.
But their lead was short-lived with the Hawks taking control of the midfield as they slammed on six of the last seven goals of the first half.
Roughead and Stuart Dew booted two each for the term to help their side to a handy 29-point lead at half-time.
North got off to the best possible start in the second half, kicking two goals in just three minutes to give themselves a sniff.
But Hawthorn had all the answers, piling on six goals for the term before kicking four more in the final stanza to secure their first win of the season.
NORTH MELBOURNE: 2.1, 5.5, 8.9, 10.9 (69)
HAWTHORN: 4.1, 10.4, 15.5, 19.9 (123)
GOALS: North: Petrie 2, Thomas 2, Wells, Campbell, Harding, McMahon, Jones, Firrito
Hawthorn: Roughead 5, Franklin 4, Dew 3, Bateman 2, Williams 2, Morton 2, Mitchell
BEST: North: Simpson, Rawlings, Power, McIntosh, Swallow
Hawthorn: Mitchell, Roughead, Guerra, Whitecross, Franklin, Morton, Bateman, Dew
INJURIES: North: Hale (concussion)
Hawthorn: Ellis (ankle)
UMPIRES: Rosebury, Kamolins, Ryan
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Nil
CROWD: 34,893 at Etihad Stadium
Key forwards Jarryd Roughead and Lance Franklin combined for nine goals to help lift their side to a 19.9 (123) to 10.9 (69) victory.
The Roos entered inside their forward 50 just three fewer times than Hawthorn but their lack of a marking target proved to be costly.
The win may have came at a cost for the Hawks with defender Xavier Ellis injuring his foot in the first term.
The loss was made worse for the Kangaroos with David Hale knocked unconscious shortly before half time after colliding with the hip of teammate Lachlan Hansen. He was carried off on a stretcher and taken to Epworth Hospital for precautionary scans.
Hawthorn skipper Sam Mitchell bounced back from a disappointing game against Sydney with 37 possessions and one goal while Brent Guerra was influential with a game-high 38 possessions.
Brendan Whitecross generated plenty of run from defence with 29 quality disposals while Jarryd Morton showed he is a player of the future with 28 touches and two goals.
For the Kangaroos, former skipper Adam Simpson put a controversial week behind him to rack up 28 touches. Brady Rawlings finished with a team-high 35 disposals while Hamish McIntosh battled hard in the ruck.
The Hawks started slowly and didn’t manage their first goal of the match until the 13-minute mark of the opening quarter.
Despite the perfect conditions the Kangaroos managed only two goals for the term and found themselves trailing by 12 points at quarter-time after two late goals from Franklin.
The Roos started the second term brightly, kicking the first two goals of the term to hit the front.
But their lead was short-lived with the Hawks taking control of the midfield as they slammed on six of the last seven goals of the first half.
Roughead and Stuart Dew booted two each for the term to help their side to a handy 29-point lead at half-time.
North got off to the best possible start in the second half, kicking two goals in just three minutes to give themselves a sniff.
But Hawthorn had all the answers, piling on six goals for the term before kicking four more in the final stanza to secure their first win of the season.
NORTH MELBOURNE: 2.1, 5.5, 8.9, 10.9 (69)
HAWTHORN: 4.1, 10.4, 15.5, 19.9 (123)
GOALS: North: Petrie 2, Thomas 2, Wells, Campbell, Harding, McMahon, Jones, Firrito
Hawthorn: Roughead 5, Franklin 4, Dew 3, Bateman 2, Williams 2, Morton 2, Mitchell
BEST: North: Simpson, Rawlings, Power, McIntosh, Swallow
Hawthorn: Mitchell, Roughead, Guerra, Whitecross, Franklin, Morton, Bateman, Dew
INJURIES: North: Hale (concussion)
Hawthorn: Ellis (ankle)
UMPIRES: Rosebury, Kamolins, Ryan
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Nil
CROWD: 34,893 at Etihad Stadium
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