Hawthorn Hawks vs GWS Giants highlights: AFL live scores, blog

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8th July, 2017

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Saturday 8th July 2017
UTAS stadium Launceston Tasmania 1:45pm AET
Broadcast: Fox Footy.
Betting: Hawthorn Hawks $2.75 Greater Western Sydney Giants $1.48 Draw $61
Head to Head: Played 5, Hawthorn Hawks 3 Greater Western Sydney Giants 2.
Last time they met: Greater Western Sydney 24.14.158 Hawthorn 12.11.83

Hawthorn Hawks
B Blake Hardwick, Kaiden Brand, Taylor Duryea
HB Ryan Burton, James Sicily, Luke Hodge
C Isaac Smith, Tom Mitchell, Billy Hartung
HF Luke Breust, Jack Gunston, Liam Shiels
F Tim O'Brien, Jarryd Roughead, Will Langford
FOL Ben McEvoy, Shaun Burgoyne, Daniel Howe
I/C Ricky Henderson, Ryan Schoenmakers, Kurt Heatherley, Kade Stewart
EMG Harry Morrison, Ty Vickery, Brendan Whitecross

Greater Western Sydney Giants
B Adam Tomlinson, Phil Davis, Nathan Wilson
HB Aidan Corr, Nick Haynes, Heath Shaw
C Lachie Whitfield, Callan Ward, Tom Scully
HF Devon Smith, Jeremy Cameron, Jonathon Patton
F Matt de Boer, Rory Lobb, Daniel Lloyd
FOL Shane Mumford, Matthew Kennedy, Dylan Shiel
I/C Tendai Mzungu, Harry Perryman, Josh Kelly, Sam J Reid
EMG Will Setterfield, Dawson Simpson, Zachary Sproule

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Ryan Burton of the Hawks (third from left) reacts after kicking his first ever goal during the Round 21 AFL match between the Hawthorn Hawks and the North Melbourne Kangaroos at the MCG in Melbourne, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016. (AAP Image/Julian Smith)

Sam Walker

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Match result:

For the second consecutive week the GWS Giants have played off in a thrilling draw, this time with the Hawthorn Hawks.

» Click here to read the full match report

Final score
Hawthorn Hawks 14.13.97
GWS Giants 15.7.97

Match preview:

The top of the table GWS Giants travel south to Tasmania to face a resurgent Hawthorn Hawks side. Join The Roar at 1:45pm Saturday 8 July for live scores and a blog of all the action.

The Hawks head back to familiar territory in Tasmania to face the table-topping Giants, coming into the game on a high after an impressive win over Collingwood at the MCG last Sunday, while the Giants are coming off a historic first draw against Geelong.

Greater Western Sydney won the most recent clash between the two sides winning by over 70 points in their last matchup (Round 6 2016) after losing the first three matchups between the two sides.

Hawthorn will be going into the clash without Grant Birchall who is out injured, this is quite a blow to the Hawks as when he has been playing they have looked a lot better defensively.

Greater Western Sydney have their own injury concerns with Steve Johnson, Toby Greene and Zac Williams all missing the game.

Hawthorn will look to their young defenders to try and stop the might of the Greater Western Sydney forward line and Kaiden Brand will be the most likely to take Jonathon Patton.

If he can prevent Patton from kicking a bag of goals it will go a long way in helping the Hawks get the win.

Greater Western Sydney will need to keep Tom Mitchell under control during the game and they may end up using a combination of players to prevent him from breaking open the game.

Hawthorn will be facing an uphill battle to beat the ladder leading Giants, but with their impressive record in Tasmania and the Giants never beating Hawthorn outside of NSW the game could end up closer than it appears on paper.

Prediction
GWS by 44.

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