Hawthorn will kick off its Sir Doug Nicholls Round celebrations when it takes on Brisbane in Launceston this Sunday.
The Hawks will host the Lions at UTAS Stadium for the Round 10 clash before heading to Darwin the following week for a Saturday night primetime clash.
The two games are set to represent significant fixtures in the Sir Doug Nicholls Round celebrations which will sit across two weeks.
Hawthorn launched its 2022 Indigenous guernsey last week, with these games set to provide a fitting platform for members and fans to enjoy the new design.
Changkuoth Jiath will make a welcome return to the brown and gold after missing the last month of football due to a hamstring injury.
The Sir Doug Nicholls Round is an important opportunity for everyone to celebrate and acknowledge culture and county through a lens of the original custodians of the land Hawthorn and Brisbane will be playing on.
Details:
WHO: Hawthorn v Brisbane
WHAT: Sir Doug Nicholls Round
WHEN: Sunday May 22, 3.20pm
WHERE: UTAS Stadium
BROADCAST: Channel 7
What's On
We have a special match day in store for our Hawks family attending Round 10. Be in your seats by 2.30pm to enjoy the pre-game entertainment, including local hip hop artist and proud pakana woman DENNI, followed by Tasmanian Aboriginal singer songwriter Dewayne Everette Smith. Following this, a Welcome to Country ceremony will be performed on field.
If the weather permits, a Maccas Kick to Kick will take place following the match.
For those driving in, a new Roundhouse Car Park at Inveresk has 850 spaces and can be accessed from Forster Street. This is very short easy walk to Gate 10 and a great alternative due to limited car parking on the Old Cycle Track and southern Inveresk Car Park.
No masks are required to be worn, however check in via the TAS Check In app is still required and the entire event will be cashless only, so please bring along a valid credit or debit card for payment.
Please arrive early to avoid long queues and delayed entry into the match.
Flying over for the game? Enjoy an extra 5% discount when you book Melbourne Airport Parking online with code HAWKS2022.
How to watch
Not yet a member? Sign up to a Hawthorn membership to receive access to this match and future games this season. if you would like to buy a ticket to this match, you can do so via Ticketmaster.
For those wanting to follow along at home, the game will be broadcast live on Channel 7.
Follow @hawthornfc on Instagram, Facebook and Twiter for updates throughout the game and join in on the conversation using the hashtag #AFLHawksLions.
Membership
Round 10 is our second UTAS home game for the year! All members with home game entitlements have access to this game (excluding 3-game members and Hawks Insider).
We strongly encourage members with general admission access to upgrade to a reserved seat for this game due to limited general admission capacity.
For more information on how to attend this game including how to access your digital membership card click here.
The Hawthorn Club Hub will be located outside Gate 2 and will open at 11am on Sunday for any membership enquiries.
Last time we met
Hawthorn (92) defeated Brisbane (80) - Round 20, 2021
Hawthorn produced a stunning 12-point upset of a finals-bound Brisbane outfit at UTAS Stadium.
The Hawks intensity was at a far higher level than the Lions for three quarters and four unanswered goals in the opening term laid the platform for the win.
Brisbane charged home late, kicking eight goals to one in the final term, but ran out of time to erase a margin that had blown out to 53 points before three-quarter time.
Wingard (32 disposals) was outstanding all day, while Conor Nash excelled in the midfield, tallying 23 disposals and seven clearances.
Jaeger O'Meara and Tom Mitchell combined for 69 disposals and 14 clearances, while James Worpel was another strong contributor.
Our last game
Richmond (117) defeated Hawthorn (94)
Richmond survived a late comeback by Hawthorn to storm home as 23-point winners last Saturday at the MCG.
The Tigers were the best team for most of the game, but left the door ajar for a Hawthorn upset late before Jason Castagna and Shai Bolton put the game to bed with two minutes to play.
The Hawks led by a kick at quarter-time and then kicked the first three goals of the second quarter to open up a 25-point lead, looking unstoppable when Jacob Koschitzke kicked two goals in two-and-a-half minutes.
But just when Hawthorn had all the momentum, the Tigers kicked two extraordinary goals out of nowhere.
From there, Richmond was rarely troubled, and the Hawks were unable to get on top.
