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Hawthorn Hawks vs West Coast Eagles highlights: AFL Grand Final scores, blog

3rd October, 2015
Bounce: 2:30pm (AEST)
Venue: MCG
TV: Live, Channel Seven
Head-to-head: West Coast 25, Hawthorn 20
In finals: Hawthorn 2, West Coast 2
Last five: Hawthorn 4, West Coast 1
Last meeting: West Coast 14.12 (96) def. Hawthorn 9.10 (64) – qualifying final, 2015
Betting: Hawthorn $1.62, West Coast $2.40

Hawthorn
B Ben Stratton, Brian Lake, James Frawley
HB Grant Birchall, Josh Gibson, Shaun Burgoyne
C Bradley Hill, Sam Mitchell, Liam Shiels
HF Cyril Rioli, Ryan Schoenmakers, Isaac Smith
F Luke Breust, Jarryd Roughead, Paul Puopolo
FOL Ben McEvoy, Luke Hodge, Jordan Lewis
I/C Matthew Suckling, Taylor Duryea, David Hale, Jack Gunston

West Coast
B Sharrod Wellingham, Will Schofield, Shannon Hurn
HB Xavier Ellis, Jeremy McGovern, Brad Sheppard
C Matt Rosa, Matt Priddis, Elliot Yeo
HF Andrew Gaff, Jack Darling, Jamie Cripps
F Mark LeCras, Josh J. Kennedy, Josh Hill
FOL Nic Naitanui, Dom Sheed, Luke Shuey
I/C Chris Masten, Callum Sinclair, Mark Hutchings, Sam Butler
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MATCH RESULT

Hawthorn 16.11 (107) def. West Coast 8.13 (61)

Hawthorn have etched their names into the history books, blowing away the West Coast Eagles to complete the sixth three-peat in AFL history.

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Hawthorn – 5.0 | 9.3 | 14.5 | 16.11 (107)
West Coast – 1.5 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 8.13 (61)

GOALS
Hawks: Gunston 4, Smith 3 Rioli 2, Birchall, Hill, McEvoy, Hodge, Schoenmakers, Suckling, Roughead
Eagles: McGovern 2, Shuey, Hill, Yeo, Darling, Hutchings, LeCras

Attendance: 98,632

MATCH PREVIEW

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After 205 games of the home-and-away season and finals it’s all lead to this, the 2015 AFL Grand Final between the Hawthorn Hawks and the West Coast Eagles. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 2:30pm (AEST).

Twenty-four years ago these sides met in the Grand Final at Waverley Park in the 1991 decider, and the Hawks came away with the win.

So much has changed since between now and then, but now they’re in another Grand Final together.

The Hawks went through one of their roughest periods as a club in the late 90s and came very close to merging with Melbourne.

The Eagles on the other hand went on to win two of the next three grand finals, both against Geelong, before winning one again in 2006.

Then came darker times for the Eagles while the Hawks soared. The Eagles saw Brownlow Medalists Ben Cousins and Chris Judd leave the club – for very different reasons – while the Hawks rose up to snatch the 2008 flag.

The Eagles have steadily rebuilt over the last decade, while the Hawks have been going strong. They enter this Grand Final as their fourth in as many years, while the Eagles are going in for the first time since ’06.

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Who will win it? The Hawks are entering as the favourites. They’ve got a team that can match the Eagles for talent in just about every area of the ground, and on top of that, they’ve got the experience to get the job done.

The Eagles however can enter with some confidence knowing that they smashed the Hawks in a qualifying final just three weeks ago, and they have arguably the most talented ruckman in the competition in Nic Naitanui, who can provide them with a huge advantage in the middle of the ground.

For the Hawks this would be their thirteenth premiership, and their third in a row, and it would stamp this side as arguably the greatest the competition has seen.

For the Eagles this would be their fourth premiership, and it would make them undoubtedly the most successful non-Victorian side in the competition.

Prediction
With two of the most attacking sides on display – and perfect weather forecast – we could be in store for one of the most high-octane grand finals in recent memory.

At their best, either side is capable of wiping the floor with the other. Still, I’m going with the side that’s regularly produced their best on the biggest stage of all.

Hawks by 9 points.

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