The highlight of Saturday will no doubt be this clash between the two sides who met in last year’s Grand Final.
As was the case when last they met, there is nothing between these two sides this season with both clubs boasting a winning record this season of 5-1.
Hawthorn established significant leads in recent weeks during their clashes with North and Adelaide but in the end, had to work hard to register wins by 3 and 11 points respectively.
They’ll have to demonstrate far greater consistency and concentration throughout this match as they come up against the tenacious Sydney team.
The Swans only loss this season came at the hands of Geelong in round 4 and, after a relative easy start to the season in terms of opposition, it served as a wake up call.
Since then, the Swans have accounted for St. Kilda and last week, thumped Brisbane by 60 points.
Not sure that’s the ideal kind of hit-out Sydney were after and if Hawthorn can put four quarters together of their best football, think they’ll be able to exact some revenge for last year’s Grand Final loss.
Odds Comparison:
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| Hawthorn Hawks | 1.62 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.62 | 1.63 |
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Sydney Swans
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2.30 | 2.40 | 2.40 | 2.40 | 2.30 | 2.32 |
Teams:
Hawthorn Hawks:
B: Josh Gibson, Brian Lake, Luke Hodge
HB: Brent Guerra, Ben Stratton, Grant Birchall
C: Liam Shiels, Sam Mitchell, Bradley Hill
HF: Paul Puopolo, Lance Franklin, Shaun Burgoyne
F: Jack Gunston, Jarryd Roughead, Luke Breust
Foll: David Hale, Brad Sewell, Jordan Lewis
Int: Michael Osborne, Isaac Smith, Taylor Duryea, Jonathan Simpkin
Emerg: Kyle Cheney, Max Bailey, Matt Spangher
Sydney Swans:
B: Nick Malceski, Heath Grundy, Nick Smith
HB: Marty Mattner, Ted Richards, Jarrad McVeigh
C: Lewis Jetta, Ryan O’Keefe, Ben McGlynn
HF: Dan Hannebery, Sam Reid, Kieren Jack
F: Adam Goodes, Mike Pyke, Luke Parker
Foll: Shane Mumford, Josh Kennedy, Jude Bolton
Int: Tony Armstrong, Craig Bird, Jed Lamb, Dane Rampe
Emerg: Mitch Morton, Tommy Walsh, Jesse White