HAWTHORN has shrugged off a lengthy injury list to comfortably outclass West Coast by 44 points at Aurora Stadium.

In the Launceston sunshine, Jarryd Roughead had a picnic, feasting on a slew of Eagles defenders and dominating each of them to the tune of eight goals, an equal career-best.

The Eagles were more than competitive in the early skirmishes and led by a goal at quarter time but their continued inability to create chances for their besieged forwards proved costly, and they simply didn't have a target of Roughead's stature.

Luke Hodge (28 disposals) was his brilliant self for the Hawks, leading wave after wave of attack while Jordan Lewis (28) and Isaac Smith (24) were also impressive.

Luke Lowden's family would have appreciated making their way to Launceston to watch his debut after six seasons on Hawthorn's list - he competed well with Nic Naitanui in the ruck and kicked three goals.

Cyril Rioli avoided the green vest to play three solid quarters for Hawthorn before being subbed off with a term to play but his replacement, Billy Hartung, suffered a hyper-extended elbow in the final quarter.

The Eagles had plenty of accumulators, such as Andrew Gaff (25 disposals), Mark Hutchings (28) and Luke Shuey (28) but only Gaff, ex-Hawk Xavier Ellis and second-gamer Jeremy McGovern could garner multiple goals.

The Hawks move past Geelong into second spot on the ladder and face Carlton at the MCG next Friday night.

The Eagles' season appears shot and they will likely go into their clash with Gold Coast next week in Perth as underdogs.

More to come.

HAWTHORN      3.4   10.6   16.7   19.9 (123)
WEST COAST   4.4    7.5    8.7     12.7 (79)

GOALS
Hawthorn: Roughead 8, Gunston 3, Lowden 3, Breust, Suckling, Hodge, Rioli, Smith
West Coast: Gaff 3, Ellis 2, McGovern 2, LeCras, Masten, Naitanui, Hurn, Darling
 
BEST
Hawthorn:Roughead, Hodge, Smith, Lewis, Spangher
West Coast: Priddis, McGovern, Gaff, Hutchings, Shuey
 
INJURIES
Hawthorn: Hartung (elbow)
West Coast: TBC
 
SUBSTITUTES
Hawthorn: Billy Hartung replaced Cyril Rioli in the fourth quarter.
West Coast: Sharrod Wellingham replaced Xavier Ellis in the third quarter.
 
Reports: Nil
 
Umpires: Nicholls, Harris, Foot
 
Official crowd: 15,504 at Aurora Stadium