Forget Hawthorn’s finals pedigree and winning streak over the Western Bulldogs, Friday night’s AFL semi-final is a toss-up.

Veteran midfielder Shaun Burgoyne says the Hawks’ eight-game unbeaten run over the Dogs and both sides’ form is irrelevant in the finals series.

“It’s pretty much a 50-50 game … early on in the year it took us until the last minute pretty much to win the game and that’s what we’re going to expect this weekend,” he said.