Hawthorn vs Brisbane

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Teammate Darcy Fort nearly robbed him on the goal line, but luckily the ruckman had a fresh air swing. Refusing to wilt, Hawthorn hit back with goals to Dylan Moore and Mitch Lewis in the space of a few minutes, reducing the margin to just 10 points. A long-range goal from Jaxon Prior was followed up by a great contested mark and set shot from Tom Fullarton as the Lions well and truly asserted their dominance, with Fullarton’s goal putting the margin out to 22 points. McCarthy fired within the opening 15 seconds of the third term to finish off some pure dominance from centre bounce for the Lions, with Cameron scoring eight minutes later for the second goal of the quarter and one that put the Lions up by 10 points. Hawks coach Sam Mitchell was all smiles when Sam Butler kicked his second goal of the day seconds out from the main change, to again steal the lead back – by just one at half time. Hawthorn and the Brisbane Lions lock horns in a crucial battle in Tasmania with plenty of stake for both sides.