HAWTHORN attacking duo Jarryd Roughead and Jack Gunston kicked five goals each to help sink Port Adelaide by 45 points in Saturday's AFL match.
The Hawks remain top of the table after their 19.10 (124) to 12.7 (79) triumph at AAMI Stadium.
Roughead and Gunston made light of the absence of superstar Lance Franklin, a late withdrawal with an as-yet undisclosed ailment.
Opportunist forwards Isaac Smith and Shane Savage also revelled with three majors each.
Roughead, the League's leading goal-scorer, booted three of his goals in a game-breaking third quarter.
After leading by just 12 points at half-time, the Hawks accelerated with six goals to two for a match-winning 37-point advantage at the last change.
Skipper Luke Hodge was instrumental in the victory and formed a winning midfield with the likes of Jordan Lewis.
But Lewis faces scrutiny for a behind play blow which winded Port's Chad Wingard in the opening minutes.
Wingard continued his breakout second season with another influential game, his captain Travis Boak was tireless and goal-sneaks Angus Monfries and Jake Neade both kicked two goals.
But Port seemingly burnt their petrol tickets in a second quarter comeback.
After Hawthorn opened menacingly with the initial four goals of the game, the Power edged their way back into the contest to trail by just three points midway through the second term.
Sensing danger, Hawthorn slotted two late goals and then went on their match-defining scoring spree in the third quarter.
The Hawks host Western Bulldogs next Saturday in Tasmania with Ben Stratton an unlikely starter after being concussed against the Power - he ducked into a Wingard tackle and was nearly knocked out.
Port, scrapping to remain in the top eight with eight wins and seven losses, travel to play St Kilda next Saturday night in Melbourne.
PORT ADELAIDE 2.2 8.4 10.5 12.7 (79)
HAWTHORN 6.0 10.4 16.6 19.10 (124)
GOALS
Port Adelaide: Monfries, Neade 2, Butcher, Schulz, Gray, Thomas, Ebert, Wingard, Boak, Cornes
Hawthorn: Gunston, Roughead 5, Savage, Smith 3, Lewis, Rioli, Hodge
BEST
Port Adelaide: Boak, Gray, Ebert, Wingard, Thomas,
Hawthorn: Roughead, Hodge, Smith, Gunston, Mitchell, Savage
INJURIES
Port Adelaide: Nil
Hawthorn: Ben Stratton (concussion).
SUBSTITUTES
Port Adelaide: Jake Neade replaced Tom Logan in the third quarter.
Hawthorn: Jonathan Simpkin replaced Ben Stratton in the third quarter.
Reports: Nil
Umpires: Dalgleish, Nicholls, Merideth
Official crowd: 23,748 at AAMI Stadium
