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CibbuanoHawks pummel Pies
July 18th 2009 12:35
HAWTHORN remains in touch with the top eight after disposing of Collingwood by 45 points at the MCG on Saturday night.
The Hawks broke the game wide open in the third term before eventually prevailing 18.13 (121) to 11.10 (76)
The result end’s the Magpies’ seven-game winning streak and sees the reigning premiers move to ninth spot on the AFL ladder with an 8-8 win-loss record.
Collingwood could lose their grip on fourth place if Adelaide defeats ladder leaders St Kilda at Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
Luke Hodge starred in the middle with a team-high 34 possessions and three goals while skipper Sam Mitchell was also influential with 25 touches and three majors.
Hodge and Mitchell were well supported by Jordan Lewis (29), Chance Bateman (27) and Brad Sewell (25) while Ben McGlynn kept Collingwood star Alan Didak to just 17 disposals.
Lance Franklin did the damage up forward with five goals but he could have finished with an even bigger bag had he made the most of his chances - he finished with four behinds.
For the Magpies, Dane Swan continued his brilliant season with a game-high 35 possessions and one goal while Heath Shaw generated plenty of run from defence with 32 touches.
Tarkyn Lockyer was a busy contributor with 17 disposals and three goals while Leon Davis (23 possessions) tried hard all night.
Franklin was lively early, collecting seven touches and booting two of the Hawks’ three goals in the opening stanza to help his side to a seven-point lead at quarter-time.
Hawthorn dominated the centre clearances early in the second term and extended their lead to 12 points when Franklin kicked truly at the eight-minute mark.
The Magpies responded through Swan who intercepted a handpass in Hawthorn’s backline and dribbled one home before Hodge nailed a set shot from inside 50.
The rest of the term belonged to Collingwood who suffocated the Hawks with their relentless pressure all over the ground.
The Magpies laid 27 tackles to eight during the second quarter and punished Hawthorn on the rebound as they slammed on the last four goals of the half with Lockyer chiming in with two to help give the Pies am 11-point buffer at half-time.
Hawthorn played the best quarter of football for the season in the third term.
They were precise with their skills and ran in waves as they piled on seven unanswered goals to open up a commanding 32-point break at three-quarter time.
The result was put beyond doubt early in the final term with Franklin kicking a brilliant team goal to seal a vital victory for the Hawks.
Hawthorn faces another big test when they clash with Geelong at the MCG next Saturday while Collingwood will face arch-rivals Carlton at the home of football on Friday night.
COLLINGWOOD:2.3, 7.5, 7.7, 11.10 (76)
HAWTHORN:3.4, 5.6, 12.9, 18.13 (121)
GOALS: Collingwood: Lockyer 3, Anthony 2, Swan, O’Bree, Medhurst, Pendlebury, Wood, Beams.
Hawthorn: Franklin 5, Mitchell 3, Hodge 3, Roughead 2, Rioli, Dowler,McGlynn, Ellis, Lewis,
BEST: Collingwood: Swan, Shaw, Lockyer, Davis
Hawthorn: Hodge,, Mitchell, Lewis, Bateman, Franklin, Sewell, Taylor, Schoenmakers
INJURIES: Collingwood: Nil
Hawthorn: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Goldsack (Collingwood) replaced by Wellingham.
UMPIRES: McBurney, Nicholls, McInerney
CROWD: 66,149 at the MCG
The Hawks broke the game wide open in the third term before eventually prevailing 18.13 (121) to 11.10 (76)
The result end’s the Magpies’ seven-game winning streak and sees the reigning premiers move to ninth spot on the AFL ladder with an 8-8 win-loss record.
Collingwood could lose their grip on fourth place if Adelaide defeats ladder leaders St Kilda at Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
Luke Hodge starred in the middle with a team-high 34 possessions and three goals while skipper Sam Mitchell was also influential with 25 touches and three majors.
Hodge and Mitchell were well supported by Jordan Lewis (29), Chance Bateman (27) and Brad Sewell (25) while Ben McGlynn kept Collingwood star Alan Didak to just 17 disposals.
Lance Franklin did the damage up forward with five goals but he could have finished with an even bigger bag had he made the most of his chances - he finished with four behinds.
For the Magpies, Dane Swan continued his brilliant season with a game-high 35 possessions and one goal while Heath Shaw generated plenty of run from defence with 32 touches.
Tarkyn Lockyer was a busy contributor with 17 disposals and three goals while Leon Davis (23 possessions) tried hard all night.
Franklin was lively early, collecting seven touches and booting two of the Hawks’ three goals in the opening stanza to help his side to a seven-point lead at quarter-time.
Hawthorn dominated the centre clearances early in the second term and extended their lead to 12 points when Franklin kicked truly at the eight-minute mark.
The Magpies responded through Swan who intercepted a handpass in Hawthorn’s backline and dribbled one home before Hodge nailed a set shot from inside 50.
The rest of the term belonged to Collingwood who suffocated the Hawks with their relentless pressure all over the ground.
The Magpies laid 27 tackles to eight during the second quarter and punished Hawthorn on the rebound as they slammed on the last four goals of the half with Lockyer chiming in with two to help give the Pies am 11-point buffer at half-time.
Hawthorn played the best quarter of football for the season in the third term.
They were precise with their skills and ran in waves as they piled on seven unanswered goals to open up a commanding 32-point break at three-quarter time.
The result was put beyond doubt early in the final term with Franklin kicking a brilliant team goal to seal a vital victory for the Hawks.
Hawthorn faces another big test when they clash with Geelong at the MCG next Saturday while Collingwood will face arch-rivals Carlton at the home of football on Friday night.
COLLINGWOOD:2.3, 7.5, 7.7, 11.10 (76)
HAWTHORN:3.4, 5.6, 12.9, 18.13 (121)
GOALS: Collingwood: Lockyer 3, Anthony 2, Swan, O’Bree, Medhurst, Pendlebury, Wood, Beams.
Hawthorn: Franklin 5, Mitchell 3, Hodge 3, Roughead 2, Rioli, Dowler,McGlynn, Ellis, Lewis,
BEST: Collingwood: Swan, Shaw, Lockyer, Davis
Hawthorn: Hodge,, Mitchell, Lewis, Bateman, Franklin, Sewell, Taylor, Schoenmakers
INJURIES: Collingwood: Nil
Hawthorn: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Goldsack (Collingwood) replaced by Wellingham.
UMPIRES: McBurney, Nicholls, McInerney
CROWD: 66,149 at the MCG
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