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CibbuanoRound five preview: Hawthorn v West Coast
April 24th 2009 14:29
VENUE and TIME: Aurora Stadium, Saturday 25 April, 5.20pm (AEST)
HEAD TO HEAD: Played: 34, Hawthorn 13, West Coast 21
LAST TIME: Hawthorn 19.19 (133) def West Coast 9.8 (62), Round 21 2008 at Subiaco Oval
RECENT HISTORY: Hawthorn has won its past three matches against West Coast but the honours have been shared in the four matches between these two sides at Aurora Stadium.
FORM: Hawthorn slumped to a 1-3 win-loss record after going down to Port Adelaide by 30 points at the MCG last Saturday. West Coast bounced back from their humiliating 97-point loss to St Kilda with an impressive 33-point victory over the highly-rated Western Bulldogs at Subiaco Oval last Sunday. The Eagles find themselves in 10th place on the AFL ladder with a 2-2 win-loss record.
MEDICAL ROOM: Hawthorn welcomes back midfielder Travis Tuck from a hip injury but are still without key defender Trent Croad (foot), Stephen Gilham (knee), Xavier Ellis (foot) and Rick Ladson (knee). Michael Osborne (hamstring) is another week away from playing while Grant Birchall won‘t return for another two to three weeks. Brent Guerra will miss two matches after injuring his hamstring in the loss to the Power. For the Eagles, midfielder Chris Masten (cork) will miss while veteran Chad Fletcher has recovered from a groin injury which saw him miss the clash against the Dogs but he won‘t play against Hawthorn on Saturday. Boom recruit Nick Naitanui was scheduled to play in the WAFL this weekend after having his pre-season interrupted by knee surgery but the exciting youngster reported to training with a tight hamstring and will be rested.
KEY MATCH-UPS: Brad Sewell vs. Daniel Kerr
Kerr overcame a sluggish start to finish with a team-high 29 possessions against the Bulldogs - 13 of which came in the third term as West Coast broke the match open.
The Eagles star was particularly influential in close, winning the football at the stoppages and dishing it off to his teammates - 22 of his 29 touches were handballs.
Hawthorn will be keen to limit his influence in the middle and will give their best midfield stopper in Sewell the task of running with Kerr.
Sewell will need to not give the 25-year-old any time or space at the stoppages and be on his game defensively for the full four quarters as Kerr has shown in the Eagles’ two wins this season that he is capable of turning a game on its head in the space of a quarter.
Expect Sewell who was one of his side’s best in the loss to the Power with 28 touches to try and hurt Kerr going the other way.
Eric MacKenzie vs. Lance Franklin
Franklin was influential in the two matches between these two sides last year, booting a total of nine goals.
Last year’s Coleman medallist has struggled to find his best form so far this season but still looms as a main danger for the Eagles.
Mackenzie - who has impressed down back in 2009 - has the height and athletic capabilities to run with Franklin and will most likely be given the unenviable task of matching up on the Hawthorn star.
Franklin and fellow forward Jarryd Roughead were able to boot a total of 17 goals against West Coast last season because their midfield was allowed to deliver the football inside 50 with minimal pressure.
In last weekend’s win over the Bulldogs the Eagles applied immense pressure all over the ground and forced Rodney Eade’s men into several turnovers.
They will need to play with the same level of intensity on Saturday and deny the Hawks the use of the corridor if they are going to contain Franklin, Roughead and co.
Thomas Murphy vs. Quinten Lynch
Lynch was among 11 individual goal kickers for West Coast in the win over the Bulldogs - the Eagles big man finishing the match with three majors.
With Croad and Gilham still on the sidelines, Murphy looms as the obvious candidate to match-up on Lynch.
Murphy was completely outclassed by Warren Tredrea last weekend - the former Port Adelaide skipper finishing the match with six goals.
If the Eagles can move the football quickly through the middle of the ground then Lynch is capable of having a day out.
Adam Selwood vs. Sam Mitchell
The last time these two sides met in round 21 last year Mitchell was influential with a game-high 34 possessions.
If the Eagles are going to be any hope of containing Hawthorn’s talented forward line they will need to quell the influence of Mitchell who is damaging with his ability to win the football at the stoppages and find his teammates in space.
Expect Mitchell to receive close attention from Selwood who continued his brilliant start to 2009 with 27 possessions and one goal against the Dogs.
Selwood has won his fair share of the contested football so far this season and will need to do so again on Saturday in order to make Mitchell accountable.
VERDICT: West Coast will fancy their chances of securing the four premiership points against a Hawthorn side that is badly out of form and still missing several key players. But after an energy sapping game against the Bulldogs in hot conditions they will struggle to run out the match and will be found wanting on the wide open expanses of Aurora Stadium. Hawks by 22 points.
HAWTHORN v WEST COAST
HAWTHORN
B: Jarryd Morton, Thomas Murphy, Brendan Whitecross
HB: Clinton Young, Brent Renouf, Luke Hodge
C: Jordan Lewis, Sam Mitchell, Chance Bateman
HF: Cyril Rioli, Lance Franklin, Cameron Stokes
F: Campbell Brown, Jarryd Roughead, Mark Williams
Foll: Simon Taylor, Brad Sewell, Travis Tuck
I/C: Robert Campbell, Beau Dowler, Stuart Dew, Garry Moss
Emg: Josh Kennedy, Ben McGlynn, Ryan Schoenmakers
In: Tuck
Out: Brent Guerra (hamstring)
WEST COAST
B: David Wirrpanda, Darren Glass, Eric Mackenzie
HB: Shannon Hurn, Adam Hunter, Adam Selwood
C: Matt Rosa, Matt Priddis, Brent Staker
HF: Sam Butler, Ashley Hansen, Andrew Embley
F: Ben McKinley, Quinten Lynch, Mark LeCras
Foll: Dean Cox, Daniel Kerr, Tyson Stenglein
I/C: Mitch Brown, Brett Jones, Mark Nicoski, Will Schofield
Emg: Adam Cockie, Chad Fletcher, Josh Kennedy
In: Butler
Out: Chris Masten (cork)
HEAD TO HEAD: Played: 34, Hawthorn 13, West Coast 21
LAST TIME: Hawthorn 19.19 (133) def West Coast 9.8 (62), Round 21 2008 at Subiaco Oval
RECENT HISTORY: Hawthorn has won its past three matches against West Coast but the honours have been shared in the four matches between these two sides at Aurora Stadium.
FORM: Hawthorn slumped to a 1-3 win-loss record after going down to Port Adelaide by 30 points at the MCG last Saturday. West Coast bounced back from their humiliating 97-point loss to St Kilda with an impressive 33-point victory over the highly-rated Western Bulldogs at Subiaco Oval last Sunday. The Eagles find themselves in 10th place on the AFL ladder with a 2-2 win-loss record.
MEDICAL ROOM: Hawthorn welcomes back midfielder Travis Tuck from a hip injury but are still without key defender Trent Croad (foot), Stephen Gilham (knee), Xavier Ellis (foot) and Rick Ladson (knee). Michael Osborne (hamstring) is another week away from playing while Grant Birchall won‘t return for another two to three weeks. Brent Guerra will miss two matches after injuring his hamstring in the loss to the Power. For the Eagles, midfielder Chris Masten (cork) will miss while veteran Chad Fletcher has recovered from a groin injury which saw him miss the clash against the Dogs but he won‘t play against Hawthorn on Saturday. Boom recruit Nick Naitanui was scheduled to play in the WAFL this weekend after having his pre-season interrupted by knee surgery but the exciting youngster reported to training with a tight hamstring and will be rested.
KEY MATCH-UPS: Brad Sewell vs. Daniel Kerr
Kerr overcame a sluggish start to finish with a team-high 29 possessions against the Bulldogs - 13 of which came in the third term as West Coast broke the match open.
The Eagles star was particularly influential in close, winning the football at the stoppages and dishing it off to his teammates - 22 of his 29 touches were handballs.
Hawthorn will be keen to limit his influence in the middle and will give their best midfield stopper in Sewell the task of running with Kerr.
Sewell will need to not give the 25-year-old any time or space at the stoppages and be on his game defensively for the full four quarters as Kerr has shown in the Eagles’ two wins this season that he is capable of turning a game on its head in the space of a quarter.
Expect Sewell who was one of his side’s best in the loss to the Power with 28 touches to try and hurt Kerr going the other way.
Eric MacKenzie vs. Lance Franklin
Franklin was influential in the two matches between these two sides last year, booting a total of nine goals.
Last year’s Coleman medallist has struggled to find his best form so far this season but still looms as a main danger for the Eagles.
Mackenzie - who has impressed down back in 2009 - has the height and athletic capabilities to run with Franklin and will most likely be given the unenviable task of matching up on the Hawthorn star.
Franklin and fellow forward Jarryd Roughead were able to boot a total of 17 goals against West Coast last season because their midfield was allowed to deliver the football inside 50 with minimal pressure.
In last weekend’s win over the Bulldogs the Eagles applied immense pressure all over the ground and forced Rodney Eade’s men into several turnovers.
They will need to play with the same level of intensity on Saturday and deny the Hawks the use of the corridor if they are going to contain Franklin, Roughead and co.
Thomas Murphy vs. Quinten Lynch
Lynch was among 11 individual goal kickers for West Coast in the win over the Bulldogs - the Eagles big man finishing the match with three majors.
With Croad and Gilham still on the sidelines, Murphy looms as the obvious candidate to match-up on Lynch.
Murphy was completely outclassed by Warren Tredrea last weekend - the former Port Adelaide skipper finishing the match with six goals.
If the Eagles can move the football quickly through the middle of the ground then Lynch is capable of having a day out.
Adam Selwood vs. Sam Mitchell
The last time these two sides met in round 21 last year Mitchell was influential with a game-high 34 possessions.
If the Eagles are going to be any hope of containing Hawthorn’s talented forward line they will need to quell the influence of Mitchell who is damaging with his ability to win the football at the stoppages and find his teammates in space.
Expect Mitchell to receive close attention from Selwood who continued his brilliant start to 2009 with 27 possessions and one goal against the Dogs.
Selwood has won his fair share of the contested football so far this season and will need to do so again on Saturday in order to make Mitchell accountable.
VERDICT: West Coast will fancy their chances of securing the four premiership points against a Hawthorn side that is badly out of form and still missing several key players. But after an energy sapping game against the Bulldogs in hot conditions they will struggle to run out the match and will be found wanting on the wide open expanses of Aurora Stadium. Hawks by 22 points.
HAWTHORN v WEST COAST
HAWTHORN
B: Jarryd Morton, Thomas Murphy, Brendan Whitecross
HB: Clinton Young, Brent Renouf, Luke Hodge
C: Jordan Lewis, Sam Mitchell, Chance Bateman
HF: Cyril Rioli, Lance Franklin, Cameron Stokes
F: Campbell Brown, Jarryd Roughead, Mark Williams
Foll: Simon Taylor, Brad Sewell, Travis Tuck
I/C: Robert Campbell, Beau Dowler, Stuart Dew, Garry Moss
Emg: Josh Kennedy, Ben McGlynn, Ryan Schoenmakers
In: Tuck
Out: Brent Guerra (hamstring)
WEST COAST
B: David Wirrpanda, Darren Glass, Eric Mackenzie
HB: Shannon Hurn, Adam Hunter, Adam Selwood
C: Matt Rosa, Matt Priddis, Brent Staker
HF: Sam Butler, Ashley Hansen, Andrew Embley
F: Ben McKinley, Quinten Lynch, Mark LeCras
Foll: Dean Cox, Daniel Kerr, Tyson Stenglein
I/C: Mitch Brown, Brett Jones, Mark Nicoski, Will Schofield
Emg: Adam Cockie, Chad Fletcher, Josh Kennedy
In: Butler
Out: Chris Masten (cork)
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