Hawthorn vs Bulldogs

The equation is simple for the Dogs - they must win if they are any chance of featuring in September action. Of course, they need Carlton to lose to Collingwood ...

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The Western Bulldogs and Carlton are in a race for eighth place as the 2022 AFL home-and-away season wraps up. Follow our live AFL ScoreCentre for all the ...

The equation is simple for the Bulldogs' finals hopes: they must win and hope Carlton lose against Collingwood. I'm backing the Dogs to do their bit and get ...

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The Western Bulldogs overcame a second-quarter deficit to down Hawthorn on Sunday and then faced a nervous couple of hours to find out whether their ...

On the very next play, Hawks ruckman Max Lynch secured the centre hit-out and clearance and the ball found its way down the other end. The son of Bulldogs legend Luke Darcy slotted his first after snaring a powerful mark among a pack of five players. Retiring Hawthorn captain Ben McEvoy, playing his 252nd and last AFL match, got his team off the mark after the Bulldogs registered the opening two majors. The highly respected 33-year-old, who spent more than three months on the sidelines after suffering a broken neck in a horror training accident this year, goaled on the back of a neat handball from debutant Jack Saunders. Jaeger O’Meara’s handball out the back landed in the lap of debutant Jack Saunders, who charged in to his maiden AFL goal to put Hawthorn back in front. In the third term, the Dogs won the clearances 11-3 and inside-50s 19-4 but a 1.8 return in front of the sticks kept the Hawks in the hunt.

The Western Bulldogs have finished strongly to beat Hawthorn by 23 points in Launceston, lifting the club into eight position pending other results.

The Bulldogs dominated inside 50s in a low-scoring third quarter, taking a 10-point lead into the last break in front of a crowd of 13,105. In a pulsating second quarter, Darcy got his side back in front with back-to-back goals in the space of a few minutes. The Bulldogs dominated clearances (49-22) and inside 50s (71-39) but struggled to translate the possession to points at a blustery University of Tasmania Stadium.

The Bulldogs move into eighth spot after holding off Hawthorn in Launceston and will now hope Carlton lose to Collingwood at the MCG.

The solid first game today of Jack Saunders, their eighth debutant of the year, is another reason for Hawthorn fans to take some hope into 2023. Out of contract and having already been linked to a trade in the off-season, Gunston's four-goal effort on Sunday were a great reminder of his undoubted class. He's only three games into his career, but this son of a gun has the goods. Eight wins for the season represents a solid return for a club in transition, but that doesn't tell the full story of their year. Hawthorn's rebuild means it's unlikely Gunston will win another flag at the Hawks, but he could be the cherry on top of a list primed for a September tilt. At the end of Sam Mitchell's first year as senior coach, Hawthorn's rebuild appears to be on course.

The Bulldogs and Carlton are in a race for eighth place as the 2022 AFL home-and-away season wraps up. Follow our live AFL ScoreCentre for all the scores, ...

The Swans looked set to go on with it and challenge Melbourne's percentage but the Saints would not go away and fought their way back into the match late in the third term. They led by 28 points in the third quarter but had to hold off a late Saints surge before prevailing 13.10 (88) to 11.8 (74). The Bulldogs dominated inside 50s in a low-scoring third quarter, taking a 10-point lead into the last break in front of a crowd of 13,105. In a pulsating second quarter, Darcy got his side back in front with back-to-back goals in the space of a few minutes. The Bulldogs dominated territory early and kicked the opening two goals before Hawthorn went on a run of four goals with the breeze for a 12-point lead at quarter-time. The Bulldogs dominated clearances (49-22) and inside 50s (71-39) but struggled to translate the possession to points at a blustery University of Tasmania Stadium. Dylan Moore gave Hawthorn the best possible start in the final quarter with a goal inside the first minute to reduce the margin to just four points. Coming into the final-round clash needing a win to have a chance of replacing Carlton in eighth spot, the Bulldogs trailed by 12 points at quarter-time but came home with a wet sail. The 12.15 (87) to 10.4 (64) result put the Bulldogs level on 48 competition points with Carlton but ahead on the ladder on percentage. The Bulldogs had kept themselves in the finals picture with a tense 23-point victory over Hawthorn in Launceston. Carlton rebuilt, however, and their 8.3 return was the first time since the famous 1970 grand final they had kicked eight goals in a third quarter against Collingwood at the MCG, but it was ultimately not enough. "We didn't want this season to end, we feel like we had more in us and clearly when we were in the position we were, we wanted to play finals footy.