The second game on Saturday for AFL Round 22 is between North Melbourne Kangaroos and Hawthorn Hawks. The match is to be played at Etihad Stadium with the opening bounce set to commence at 2:10pm local time with away team Hawthorn Hawks currently holding favouritism in the market. View our AFL live scores, odds and results for the game between North Melbourne Kangaroos and Hawthorn Hawks.

WHERE AND WHEN: Etihad Stadium, 2:10pm AEST Saturday, August 24, 2013

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Opening odds comparison:

North Melbourne Kangaroos	3.15	3.15	3.30	3.15	3.15	3.17
Hawthorn Hawks	1.36	1.35	1.33	1.35	1.36	1.37

Preview:

North Melbourne take on Hawthorn on Saturday, 2.10pm at Etihad Stadium. Hawthorn will be expected to win here, although this is the first real contest of the round.
Even though the finals are not possible for the Kangaroos, they will be keen to put one over on the premiership favourites in the lead-up to September. Saying that,
however, the Hawks had a great win against Collingwood last round and are playing too good at the moment to back against.

Teams:

North Melbourne Kangaroos:
B: Lachlan Hansen, Luke Delaney, Aaron Mullett
HB: Sam Wright, Michael Firrito, Shaun Atley
C: Ryan Bastinac, Daniel Wells, Sam Gibson
HF: Jamie Macmillan, Robbie Tarrant, Brent Harvey
F: Lindsay Thomas, Drew Petrie, Aaron Black
Foll: Todd Goldstein, Ben Cunnington, Jack Ziebell
I/C: Levi Greenwood, Brad McKenzie, Leigh Adams, Ben Jacobs
Emg: Daniel Currie, Will Sierakowski, Taylor Garner

In: M.Firrito, J.Ziebell
Out: N.Grima (foot), W.Sierakowski

Hawthorn Hawks:
B: Ben Stratton, Brian Lake, Brent Guerra
HB: Shaun Burgoyne, Josh Gibson, Grant Birchall
C: Isaac Smith, Luke Hodge, Shane Savage
HF: Luke Breust, Lance Franklin, Jordan Lewis
F: David Hale, Jarryd Roughead, Cyril Rioli
Foll: Max Bailey, Brad Sewell, Sam Mitchell
I/C: Jack Gunston, Jed Anderson, Brendan Whitecross, Bradley Hill
Emg: Liam Shiels, Taylor Duryea, Matt Spangher

In: B.Guerra, J.Anderson
Out: P.Puopolo (calf soreness), T.Duryea

AFL’s rivals must relish saga: Hawks boss

Hawthorn president Andrew Newbold says rival sporting codes must be revelling in the AFL’s dramas over Essendon’s supplements saga.

Presidents of the 18 clubs arrived at AFL House on Thursday to meet with AFL Commission chairman Mike Fitzpatrick, who was brief them on the biggest crisis to hit the league.

The AFL on Wednesday released a 34-page document detailing the grounds on which they have charged the Bombers with bringing the game into disrepute.

Coach James Hird, assistant Mark Thompson, football manager Danny Corcoran and club doctor Bruce Reid are also facing the same charge, which the club and all four individuals plan to fight.

Hird launched Supreme Court action on Thursday aimed at having an independent body, not the AFL Commission hear the charge against him and seeking a ruling that the league provide more detail on its evidence plus a list of witnesses it will call.

But Newbold said for the good of the game, the saga must end soon.

“It needs to end as soon as it can,” the Hawks president told reporters.

“I’m really concerned about the good of the game and the effect that it’s having on the sport in general, on the kids out there.

“The other codes in Australia must be looking at us and rubbing their hands in glee.”

Newbold referred to an emotional call from the mother of an Essendon player to a Melbourne radio station on Thursday.

The unnamed woman outlined her fears for her son and expressed frustration, saying that the Bombers seemed more concerned for protecting themselves than potential health repercussions for their players.

“The most heart-wrenching thing that I’ve heard in this whole saga was the mother on the radio,” Newbold said.

Port Adelaide president David Koch said resolving the issue before next month’s finals series was a key priority.

He said the Power were keen to get more information from the AFL and the Bombers, particularly as their player Angus Monfries was at Essendon last season.

“We’ve got a duty of care to one of our players as well and that’s really important for us to get to the bottom of the whole thing,” Koch said.

“No one wants a public slanging match.

“We’ve got to get on with the footy. We’ve got to get on with the finals.

“That’s top of mind for everyone.”

Western Bulldogs president Peter Gordon said Essendon have the right to defend themselves, but it was the AFL Commission’s job to uphold the code’s integrity.

“We look to the AFL and the AFL Commission to be the keepers of the code and to defend the integrity of the game,” Gordon said.

“So it’s appropriate they embark on that course and maintain that course and we ought to all support them in getting to the outcome as efficiently as possible and as justly as possible.”