Can Brisbane, who produced one of the efforts and upsets of the season last week when coming from 51 points down in the third quarter to beat Geelong 103 – 98, produce another upset here as they take on competition front-runners, Hawthorn?
Probably not given Hawks have won their last eleven games and that in the past three clashes between the two sides by 65, 42 and 75 points.
Prior to last week’s grand performance, Brisbane had lost five of their last six, and most of them by hefty margins.
They are 1-4 at the line when playing away this season and whilst they’ll be on a high, expect Hawthorn to bring them back down to earth.
Odds comparison by AFL Odds:
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| Hawthorn Hawks | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.06 |
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Brisbane Lions
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10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
Teams:
Hawthorn Hawks:
B: Ben Stratton, Brian Lake, Taylor Duryea
HB: Sam Mitchell, Josh Gibson, Luke Hodge
C: Isaac Smith, Shaun Burgoyne, Bradley Hill
HF: Jack Gunston, Lance Franklin, Xavier Ellis
F: Shane Savage, Jarryd Roughead, Luke Breust
Foll: David Hale, Brad Sewell, Jordan Lewis
Int (from): Kyle Cheney, Liam Shiels, Will Langford, Jonathon Ceglar, Matt Spangher, Jonathan Simpkin, Brendan Whitecross
In: M.Spangher, B.Whitecross, K.Cheney, W.Langford, J.Ceglar, I.Smith
Out: B.Guerra (back), G.Birchall (knee), M.Bailey (knee soreness)
Brisbane Lions:
B: Elliot Yeo, Justin Clarke, Joel Patfull
HB: Daniel Rich, Daniel Merrett, Jed Adcock
C: Mitch Golby, Brent Moloney, Brent Staker
HF: Dayne Zorko, Jonathan Brown, Pearce Hanley
F: Ashley McGrath, Jordan Lisle, Tom Rockliff
Foll: Matthew Leuenberger, Simon Black, Jack Redden
Int (from): Ryan Lester, Matt Maguire, James Polkinghorne, Rohan Bewick, Ryan Harwood, Sam Mayes, Sam Docherty
In: M.Maguire, J.Polkinghorne, R.Bewick
Out: –