AFL
Defeated Fremantle by 31 points
Ladder position: 11th
The Hawks met Fremantle on a sunny but cold Saturday afternoon at University of Tasmania Stadium.
It was a see-sawing first half, with Hawthorn kicking the first five goals of the game and keeping Fremantle goalless until mid-way through the second term.
Fremantle then added the next five, lead by their captain Nat Fyfe who kicked three goals of his own to get the Dockers within eight points at half time.
The Hawks regained control in the second half adding seven further goals to Fremantle’s four to win by 31 points.
Mitch Lewis had another strong game for the Hawks leading the goal kicking with three goals to his name and James Worpel lead the disposal tally with 33 possessions.
Grant Birchall successfully made it through his first AFL game in two years as did Chad Wingard who returned this week from a hamstring injury to collect 15 disposals and kick two goals straight.
VFL
Defeated Frankston by 18 points
Ladder position: 5th
Box Hill had their second come from behind victory in as many weeks when they met Frankston on Sunday afternoon at Skybus Stadium.
Weather conditions played a huge factor with strong winds limiting the majority of scoring to one end of the ground.
Frankston piled on seven first quarter goals to Box Hill's one point to take a 43-point lead heading into quarter time.
Box Hill responded when they had their opportunity with the wind, however they weren’t as accurate scoring five goals eight in the second quarter to go into half time trailing by 11 points.
Another five goals by the Dolphins in the third quarter extended their lead to 31 points at three quarter time.
The Hawks came home with the wind in the final term and kicking an outstanding seven goals seven to steal the win from the home team by 18 points.
James Cousins, Will Golds, Jacob Koschitzke and Teia Miles all kicked two goals apiece and Andrew Moore had a game-high 32 disposals.
VFLW
Drew with Carlton 24-24
Ladder position: 8th
Hawthorn’s VFLW side has dropped to 8th position on the ladder following a draw with Carlton in Round 10.
The Hawks had a strong opening quarter with six scoring opportunities when they had the wind, however they were unable to capitalise scoring just one goal five.
A Sarah Perkins goal in the second quarter extended the Hawks lead to nine points heading into the half time break.
Momentum switched in the second half and despite Hawthorn having the wind in the third term, Carlton dominated possession and kept the Hawks scoreless for the quarter.
Carlton kicked two goals at the start of the final term to take the lead for the first time in the match, however a final goal to Hawthorn’s Kara Henderson drew scores level with a few minutes remaining.
The Hawks had possession in the remaining minutes but were unable to get a score on the board ending the game in a heartbreaking draw.
Netball
Championship ladder position: 7th
Division 1 ladder position: 3rd
Under 19 ladder position: 6th
Three wins from three games made for an excellent Round 16 for Hawks Netball.
All three sides played against the Peninsula Waves and all three walked away with the four points.
The club’s Division 1 side had the biggest win of the night defeating their opposition by 30 goals, the Championship side won by 10 and the Under 19 team won by five.
Read: Hawks Netball report: R16
Wheelchair
Lost to Richmond by four points
Ladder position: 4th
The club’s wheelchair side came agonisingly close to winning their third match in consecutive rounds when they played against Richmond on Sunday.
After trailing by 15 points at three quarter time, the Hawks scored four goals straight in the final term to give them a chance at stealing the victory.
However, it wasn’t enough to close the gap with the Tigers adding an extra two goals of their own and eventually coming away winners by four points.
Blind
Did not play
Ladder position: 4th
As the VBFL is played fortnightly, there were no matches on the weekend. Hawthorn will play the Bombers this Saturday in Round 2.
