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CibbuanoHawks overrun Demons
February 21st 2009 09:00
HAWTHORN has booked a quarter-final showdown with Carlton at Telstra Dome next Sunday with a thrilling three-point win over Melbourne at Aurora Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The reigning premiers trailed by 33 points heading into the final change and looked set for a first-round exit but they lifted in the last quarter, slamming on six unanswered goals to prevail 0.11.3 (69) to 1.8.9 (66).
The win was soured somewhat for the Hawks with Clinton Young reported for charging Aaron Davey in the first term while Michael Osborne and Chance Bateman suffered foot and ankle injuries respectively in the first half.
The Demons have their own injury concerns with skipper James McDonald limping off the field in the second term while exciting young forward Austin Wonaeamirri suffered a hamstring injury in the first quarter.
Jarryd Roughead was the chief destroyer with five goals, including the game-winner with just three seconds left on the clock while skipper Sam Mitchell was influential with 28 disposals.
For Melbourne, Brock McLean led from the front with 25 disposals. Brad Miller was lively across half-forward with 11 marks and one goal while Matthew Bate booted four majors.
The Demons looked much sharper than the Hawks from the opening bounce but they were unable to translate their good work around the ground into a sizeable lead with their poor kicking in front of goal letting them down.
Hawthorn trailed by just five points at the first change thanks to Roughead who booted three goals for the term.
The margin stayed the same at half-time with both sides struggling to find an avenue to goal - the first major of the second term wasn’t kicked until the 17-minute mark.
Melbourne broke the game open in the third term, slamming on four unanswered goals - the last of those was a super goal from Clint Bartram to give the Demons what appeared to be a match-winning 33-point lead heading into the final stanza.
But the Hawks refused to give in with their class coming to the fore in a dominant final quarter.
HAWTHORN: 0.4.0, 0.5.1, 0.5.2, 0.11.3 (69)
MELBOURNE: 0.4.5, 0.5.6, 1.8.8, 1.8.9 (66)
SUPER GOALS: Hawthorn: Nil
Melbourne: Bartram
GOALS: Hawthorn: Roughead 5, Stokes 2, Williams 2, Morton, Dew
Melbourne: Bate 4, Green, Bartram, Johnson, McLean
BEST: Hawthorn: Mitchell, Young, Roughead, Sewell, Tuck, Brown, Birchall
Melbourne: McLean, Miller, Green, Bruce, Bartram, Bate, Frawley
INJURIES: Hawthorn: Osborne (foot), Bateman (ankle)
Melbourne: McDonald (cork), Wonaeamirri (hamstring)
UMPIRES: McLaren, Stewart, Mollison, Kamolins
REPORTS: Johnson (Melbourne) for striking Mitchell (Hawthorn) in the first quarter; Young (Hawthorn) for charging Davey (Melbourne) in the first quarter
CHANGES: Nil
CROWD: N/A at Aurora Stadium, Launceston
The reigning premiers trailed by 33 points heading into the final change and looked set for a first-round exit but they lifted in the last quarter, slamming on six unanswered goals to prevail 0.11.3 (69) to 1.8.9 (66).
The win was soured somewhat for the Hawks with Clinton Young reported for charging Aaron Davey in the first term while Michael Osborne and Chance Bateman suffered foot and ankle injuries respectively in the first half.
The Demons have their own injury concerns with skipper James McDonald limping off the field in the second term while exciting young forward Austin Wonaeamirri suffered a hamstring injury in the first quarter.
Jarryd Roughead was the chief destroyer with five goals, including the game-winner with just three seconds left on the clock while skipper Sam Mitchell was influential with 28 disposals.
For Melbourne, Brock McLean led from the front with 25 disposals. Brad Miller was lively across half-forward with 11 marks and one goal while Matthew Bate booted four majors.
The Demons looked much sharper than the Hawks from the opening bounce but they were unable to translate their good work around the ground into a sizeable lead with their poor kicking in front of goal letting them down.
Hawthorn trailed by just five points at the first change thanks to Roughead who booted three goals for the term.
The margin stayed the same at half-time with both sides struggling to find an avenue to goal - the first major of the second term wasn’t kicked until the 17-minute mark.
Melbourne broke the game open in the third term, slamming on four unanswered goals - the last of those was a super goal from Clint Bartram to give the Demons what appeared to be a match-winning 33-point lead heading into the final stanza.
But the Hawks refused to give in with their class coming to the fore in a dominant final quarter.
HAWTHORN: 0.4.0, 0.5.1, 0.5.2, 0.11.3 (69)
MELBOURNE: 0.4.5, 0.5.6, 1.8.8, 1.8.9 (66)
SUPER GOALS: Hawthorn: Nil
Melbourne: Bartram
GOALS: Hawthorn: Roughead 5, Stokes 2, Williams 2, Morton, Dew
Melbourne: Bate 4, Green, Bartram, Johnson, McLean
BEST: Hawthorn: Mitchell, Young, Roughead, Sewell, Tuck, Brown, Birchall
Melbourne: McLean, Miller, Green, Bruce, Bartram, Bate, Frawley
INJURIES: Hawthorn: Osborne (foot), Bateman (ankle)
Melbourne: McDonald (cork), Wonaeamirri (hamstring)
UMPIRES: McLaren, Stewart, Mollison, Kamolins
REPORTS: Johnson (Melbourne) for striking Mitchell (Hawthorn) in the first quarter; Young (Hawthorn) for charging Davey (Melbourne) in the first quarter
CHANGES: Nil
CROWD: N/A at Aurora Stadium, Launceston
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