Hawthorn Hawks vs Brisbane Lions: AFL live scores, blog, highlights

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29th August, 2015

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Venue: Aurora Stadium
Bounce: 2:10 PM AEST
TV: Fox Sports 3, LIVE
Betting: Hawthorn $1.01, Brisbane $21.00
Head to Head: Hawthorn 14, Brisbane 13
Last 5: Hawthorn 5, Brisbane 0

Hawthorn
B: Ben Stratton, Brian Lake, Josh Gibson
HB: Grant Birchall, James Frawley, Shaun Burgoyne
C: Bradley Hill, Sam Mitchell, Isaac Smith
HF: Cyril Rioli, Jack Gunston, Liam Shiels
F: David Hale, Jarryd Roughead, Luke Breust
Fol: Ben McEvoy, Will Langford, Jordan Lewis
Int: James Sicily, Matthew Suckling, Taylor Duryea, Billy Hartung
Emg: Daniel Howe, Brendan Whitecross, Ryan Schoenmakers

Brisbane
B: Liam Dawson, Daniel Merrett, Sam Mayes
HB: Marco Paparone, Harris Andrews, Daniel Rich
C: Dayne Zorko, Allen Christensen, Lewis Taylor
HF: Pearce Hanley, Daniel McStay, Jonathan Freeman
F: Josh Green, Luke McGuane, Jed Adcock
Fol: Stefan Martin, Mitch Robinson, Tom Rockliff
Int: Tom Cutler, Justin Clarke, Billy Evans, Hugh Beasley
Emg: Rohan Bewick, Josh Watts, Zac O’Brien

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29th August, 2015

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Match Result:

The Brisbane Lions fired early but ultimately were no match for the Hawthorn Hawks who claimed a 72-point victory.

>>MATCH REPORT: Hawks thrash Lions by 72

Hawthorn 21.8.134 def Brisbane 9.8.62

Match Preview:

The Hawthorn Hawks will be looking for a comfortable win when they face the Brisbane Lions at Aurora Stadium today. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage from 2:10pm AEST.

At this stage of the season all the Hawks are really looking to do is keep winning so they stay in their spot on the ladder without getting too much to worry about in terms of injury or suspension.

Luke Hodge is missing from their side with a two week holiday for shoving Chad Wingard last week that altogether equates to nothing more than a well-timed rest for the Hawthorn captain.

Paul Puopolo will also miss the game with an ankle injury and it’s speculated that Sam Mitchell could be a late out due to illness also.

That does leave the Hawthorn side a little undermanned but they should still be comfortable of a win over the stuttering Lions, who have had a terrible season overrun by injury and form troubles.

While the Lions, lead by skipper Tom Rockliff, will no doubt put in a good effort, on paper the match-up just seems like a comedy act even with the Hawks missing a couple of their best.

The Hawks have a great record in Aurora this year and it’ll be a good chance for them to play a few of their players back into form.

Jarryd Roughead for example has been quiet over the last few weeks but should have a day out against Brisbane’s inexperienced backline, he kicked seven goals against the Bulldogs earlier in the year at this venue.

Will Langford who has come in for the Hawks will also get his chance to impress and hopefully earn himself a place in the Hawks’ finals line-up for 2015.

As far as the Lions go, they’ve lost Jack Redden to a groin injury for the season and have dropped Zac O’Brien and Trent West with Daniel Rich, Justin Clarke and Hugh Beasley coming in to replace them.

Prediction
Hawthorn shouldn’t drop this one, and it could get ugly.
Hawthorn by 42 points.

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