Hawthorn vs West Coast

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In what could be his last time at the ‘G, Kennedy to kick at least three goals. This week Bailey Williams will be leading the ruck in Naitanui’s absence. The Eagles will be relying on marking machine Tom Barrass who has saved plenty of goals averaging eight spoils and three intercept marks a game.

Hawthorn will be aiming for 2 in a row as they look for a strong finish to their season starting with their match vs West Coast this week.

The West Coast Eagles were restricted to 53 points against the Blues last week, but remarkably 45 of them came in the second quarter alone. SplitView lets you watch up to 4 sports at once on the same screen. Other features include Interactive Stats, No Spoilers, Key Moments and more. Those 3 services screen every match live as opposed to only a select few on free-to-air TV each week. You could then watch this game for no cost. Hawthorn snapped a lengthy losing streak when they comfortably defeated Adelaide at Marvel Stadium last week.

The Eagles burst out of the blocks and led at the first change, but a seven-goal second quarter paved the way for the win, but it was not without challenge from ...

The Eagles are still losing in the second half of the season, but it’s in far, far better fashion than what we saw in the first half of the year. The Hawks players appeared to love it too - they rebounded in great fashion with seven goals in the second quarter to take control of the game. Breust kicked his fifth goal of the day to start the fourth quarter, but Jamie Cripps kept the Eagles alive with a goal of his own a minute later. With the Eagles well and truly in command early, McEvoy was spotted gathering his teammates in at quarter-time and giving them a stern address about the way they’d been performing to that point. There were no late changes for either side. It’s hard to miss Ben McEvoy given his frame, but it’s no coincidence the side has recorded back-to-back wins for the first time since rounds one and two in the two games McEvoy has returned from a long injury layoff. McEvoy’s words appeared to work, with the Hawks kicking the first two goals of the second term in rapid time to go in front by a point. Breust added a second goal to his tally, but it was matched by Tim Kelly, who roved a pack in similar fashion to teammate Shuey and kicked the side’s fourth goal of the day. The Eagles got some respite via a Josh Kennedy mark and goal, but it was met immediately with a response from Ned Reeves at the other end, putting the margin out to 13 points. The Eagles burst out of the blocks and led at the first change, but a seven-goal second quarter paved the way for the win, but it was not without challenge from the Eagles in the final term. At the other end, Luke Shuey delighted with some vintage roving from a forward 50 stoppage, snapping truly to make it three goals for the Eagles in the opening term. Luke Breust missed one chance at a goal, but converted the next after a free kick for a push in the back, kicking Hawthorn’s first goal of the afternoon.