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West Coast have gone a game clear on top of the AFL ladder with a nailbiting 15-point win over Hawthorn at Etihad Stadium.
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Final score
Hawthorn Hawks 9.6.60
West Coast Eagles 11.9.75
Sunday’s early game provides us with a treat, as Hawthorn host a barnstorming West Coast Eagles at Etihad Stadium. Join The Roar for live commentary and scores from 1:10pm AEST.
Eight in a row. That’s the amount of wins this resurgent West Coast outfit has saluted thus far this season. There’s no denying it – they’re looking phenomenal ten rounds in, and they’re probably a genuine premiership threat.
Hosting them this afternoon is Hawthorn, who have been good at times, downright poor at others.
Last week? An appalling 57 point loss to Brisbane. The week before? A narrow loss to Sydney.
This means a loss this afternoon would condemn them to their third straight, undoing much of their good early season momentum.
We’re heading to Etihad Stadium for this afternoon’s match – a rarity given the Hawks are hosting, but like Collingwood on Friday night, an apparent necessity.
This duo has only played on the ground once before – with Hawthorn winning – whilst the Eagles are 50/50 on this ground since last season.
The Hawks have made a couple of changes, omitting two youngsters in Kaiden Brand and James Worpel. They gain two important players back, though, with James Frawley and Jaeger O’Meara returning.
The Eagles are, unsurprisingly, unchanged.
Prediction
This should be a cracker of a game. There’s no doubt the Hawks will desperately desire to bounce back from last week’s loss, whilst the Eagles are gunning for their ninth straight win.
Honestly, anything other than an Eagles win will genuinely surprise me. They’ve got the form, the players and the fans behind them. History is the only thing going against them – they haven’t beaten the Hawks’ in footy’s traditional state since 2006 – but this’ll be the day that changes.
The Eagles to win, by about four goals.
West Coast by 23 points
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