Do you remember what happened when the Hawks last met the Dockers?
Round 15, 2015
From AFL.com.au's match report:
HAWTHORN was rarely troubled by the ladder leaders in their Tasmanian fortress, with the 17.13 (115) to 6.7 (43) victory extending their winning streak at Aurora Stadium to 14 games.
The 12-goal defeat was the Dockers' heaviest loss under coach Ross Lyon.
"The application of the group, to a man, was first-class and we overcame a formidable opponent," Hawks coach Alastair Clarkson said.
"We placed a lot of pressure on the Fremantle ball carriers and they could never really get any flow in their game."
Josh Gibson, with 27 disposals, expertly marshalled the defensive unit and Mitchell did the same with Hawthorn's dominant midfield brigade on his way to a game-high 39 possessions.
The Hawks shared the load in attack with 10 goalkickers, which didn't include Cyril Rioli and Jack Gunston, with Luke Breust leading the way with four.
HAWTHORN 4.3 7.6 13.8 17.13 (115)
FREMANTLE 1.2 1.4 3.7 6.7 (43)
GOALS
Hawthorn: Breust 4, Hodge 3, McEvoy 2, Puopolo 2, Duryea, Smith, Hill, Hale, Lewis, Mitchell,
Fremantle: Neale, Walters, Mayne, Mundy, Barlow, Pavlich
BEST
Hawthorn: Mitchell, Hodge, Gibson, Birchall, Breust, Shiels
Fremantle: Barlow, Mundy, Fyfe, Mzungu, Sandilands
INJURIES
Hawthorn: Taylor Duryea (shoulder)
Fremantle: Nil
SUBSTITUTES
Hawthorn: Taylor Duryea replaced by Billy Hartung in the third quarter.
Fremantle: Clancee Pearce replaced by Nick Suban in the third quarter.
Reports: Nil
Umpires: Ray Chamberlain, Brett Rosebury, Shaun Ryan
Official crowd: 16,792 at Aurora Stadium
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