Do you remember what happened when the Hawks last met the Blues?
Round 17, 2015
A red-hot Hawthorn recorded a 138-point win at Etihad Stadium.
The Hawks had recorded wins premiership contenders Fremantle and the Sydney Swans in the previous two rounds and did not let up against the 16th-placed Blues, slamming on the first nine goals of the game to extend their record winning streak against Carlton to 12.
Jordan Lewis (36 possessions), Sam Mitchell (35) and Luke Hodge (32) racked up possessions at will in the midfield and Billy Hartung providing the outside dash, while Jack Gunston kicked six goals.
SCORES
CARLTON 0.2 2.5 2.7 4.11 (35)
HAWTHORN 5.2 13.4 20.8 27.11 (173)
GOALS
Carlton: Everitt, Jones, Bell, Boekhorst
Hawthorn: Gunston 6, Breust 3, Puopolo 3, Lewis 2, Schoenmakers 2, Rioli 2, Hartung 2, Roughead 2, McEvoy 2, Hodge, Hale, O’Rourke
BEST
Carlton: Murphy, Kreuzer, Bell, Cripps
Hawthorn: Lewis, Hartung, Mitchell, Gunston, Hodge, Rioli, Gibson
INJURIES
Carlton: Troy Menzel (tight adductor) replaced in the selected side by Blaine Johnson.
Hawthorn: Matt Spangher (hamstring), Jarryd Roughead (leg)
SUBSTITUTES
Carlton: Blaine Johnson replaced by Brad Walsh in the third quarter
Hawthorn: Matt Spangher replaced by Paul Puopolo in the second quarter
Reports: Nick Holman (Carlton) reported for striking Luke Breust (Hawthorn) in the first quarter.
Umpires: Deboy, Findlay, Jeffery
Official crowd: 26,815 at Etihad Stadium
