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CibbuanoHawks outclass Dees
May 24th 2009 10:44
HAWTHORN has strung together back-to-back wins for the first time this season after downing Melbourne by 22 points at the MCG on Sunday.
The Hawks got the early jump and were never seriously challenged as they ran out 17.12 (114) to 13.14 (92) winners.
The Demons battled hard but the reigning premiers simply had too much class for Dean Bailey’s men.
The result sees the Hawks move to seventh place on the AFL ladder but they are level on points with the third-placed Western Bulldogs while the Demons remain at the bottom of the table with just one win.
Jordan Lewis was instrumental in setting up the win, collecting 22 of his game-high 31 possessions in the first half.
Hawthorn skipper Sam Mitchell also helped himself to 31 disposals while Beau Muston was impressive on debut with 31 touches, 10 marks and one goal.
Up forward, Lance Franklin and Jarryd Roughead booted four and three goals respectively.
For the Demons, Colin Sylvia played his best game for the club, finishing the match with a game-high 37 possessions and four second half goals while Brad Green made a good return from a broken jaw with 30 disposals.
Franklin was at his devastating best in the opening term, booting three of Hawthorn’s six goals to help his side to a 21-point lead at quarter-time.
With Lewis dominating in the middle and Franklin and Roughead causing all sorts of headaches for Melbourne’s inexperienced defence, the Hawks were able to open up a commanding 40-point lead at half-time.
Goals from Brent Guerra and Mark Williams saw the margin blow out to 55 points early in the third quarter and it appeared as if the Hawks were on course for a percentage boosting win.
But Sylvia stepped up and booted three goals in a stunning five-minute burst to reduce the deficit to 37 points.
However, Melbourne’s joy was short-lived with Cyril Rioli booting two classy goals to help his side to a match-winning 47-point lead at three-quarter time.
With the result well and truly beyond doubt the Hawks took their foot off the pedal in the final quarter as the Demons booted five goals to one to add some respectability to the scoreboard.
HAWTHORN: 6.2, 11.7, 16.9, 17.12 (114)
MELBOURNE: 2.5, 4.6, 8.10, 13.14 (92)
GOALS: Hawthorn: Franklin 4, Roughead 3, Bateman 2, Guerra 2, Rioli 2, McGlynn, Muston, Osborne, Williams
Melbourne: Sylvia 4, Martin 2, Robertson 2, Bate, Bruce, Johnson, McDonald, McLean
BEST: Hawthorn: Lewis, Muston, Mitchell, Sewell, Morton,Franklin, Rioli, Roughead
Melbourne: Sylvia, Green, Jones, Bruce, Morton, McLean
INJURIES: Hawthorn: Nil
Melbourne: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: Rosebury, Hay, Avon
CROWD: 39,395 at the MCG
The Hawks got the early jump and were never seriously challenged as they ran out 17.12 (114) to 13.14 (92) winners.
The Demons battled hard but the reigning premiers simply had too much class for Dean Bailey’s men.
The result sees the Hawks move to seventh place on the AFL ladder but they are level on points with the third-placed Western Bulldogs while the Demons remain at the bottom of the table with just one win.
Jordan Lewis was instrumental in setting up the win, collecting 22 of his game-high 31 possessions in the first half.
Hawthorn skipper Sam Mitchell also helped himself to 31 disposals while Beau Muston was impressive on debut with 31 touches, 10 marks and one goal.
Up forward, Lance Franklin and Jarryd Roughead booted four and three goals respectively.
For the Demons, Colin Sylvia played his best game for the club, finishing the match with a game-high 37 possessions and four second half goals while Brad Green made a good return from a broken jaw with 30 disposals.
Franklin was at his devastating best in the opening term, booting three of Hawthorn’s six goals to help his side to a 21-point lead at quarter-time.
With Lewis dominating in the middle and Franklin and Roughead causing all sorts of headaches for Melbourne’s inexperienced defence, the Hawks were able to open up a commanding 40-point lead at half-time.
Goals from Brent Guerra and Mark Williams saw the margin blow out to 55 points early in the third quarter and it appeared as if the Hawks were on course for a percentage boosting win.
But Sylvia stepped up and booted three goals in a stunning five-minute burst to reduce the deficit to 37 points.
However, Melbourne’s joy was short-lived with Cyril Rioli booting two classy goals to help his side to a match-winning 47-point lead at three-quarter time.
With the result well and truly beyond doubt the Hawks took their foot off the pedal in the final quarter as the Demons booted five goals to one to add some respectability to the scoreboard.
HAWTHORN: 6.2, 11.7, 16.9, 17.12 (114)
MELBOURNE: 2.5, 4.6, 8.10, 13.14 (92)
GOALS: Hawthorn: Franklin 4, Roughead 3, Bateman 2, Guerra 2, Rioli 2, McGlynn, Muston, Osborne, Williams
Melbourne: Sylvia 4, Martin 2, Robertson 2, Bate, Bruce, Johnson, McDonald, McLean
BEST: Hawthorn: Lewis, Muston, Mitchell, Sewell, Morton,Franklin, Rioli, Roughead
Melbourne: Sylvia, Green, Jones, Bruce, Morton, McLean
INJURIES: Hawthorn: Nil
Melbourne: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: Rosebury, Hay, Avon
CROWD: 39,395 at the MCG
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