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Yahoo
05-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Hawks too strong despite Saints star causing nightmares
Hawthorn have given their top-four hopes another boost with a grinding 20-point victory over St Kilda despite Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera's career-best disposal haul. Mabior Chol celebrated his 100-game milestone as one of the Hawks' 10 goal-kickers in the 14.10 (94) to 10.14 (74) triumph at Marvel Stadium on Saturday night. It lifted Sam Mitchell's men into fourth spot with an 11-5 record that keeps them just two premiership points behind the second-placed Brisbane Lions. Jack Gunston (three goals), Nick Watson and Chol (two each) all hit the scoreboard as Hawthorn's superior efficiency in attack ultimately told the tale. Lloyd Meek was outstanding in the ruck and ex-St Kilda backman Josh Battle shone in defence despite jeers from his former fans throughout the match. Jai Newcombe (22 disposals, seven clearances) and Connor Nash (19, eight) did plenty of the grunt work in the middle. But the Hawks were on the wrong end of a 53-42 inside-50 count, leaving coach Mitchell unsure whether his glass was half-empty or half-full. "You could look at it form a positive lens and say we kicked a reasonable score from the amount of inside-50s that we had," he said. "The other way to look at it is, 'Why are we only going inside-50 42 times?' "It was one of those games where I'm not sure too many people are rushing home to watch the replay." Mitchell lauded his side's maturity as they regained the ascendancy every time St Kilda looked as though they might fight back into the contest. The Hawks led 6.6 to 3.6 at the main break and rode some pressure early in the third quarter before putting a break on their opponents and seeing out a relatively comfortable win. It came despite the best efforts of St Kilda playmaker Wanganeen-Milera and emerging star Max Hall. Hall tallied 27 touches, five clearances and three goals, while out-of-contract gun Wanganeen-Milera had a career-best 43 disposals and 1004 metres gained as clubs fight for his signature behind the scenes. "I'm going to have nightmares about him," Mitchell said. "We scouted him, we tried so many things, but we just couldn't stop him. He was just too good. "Just wherever he is, even when he was on the bench I was worried about him by the end." Tensions rise after this tackle from Josh Battle on former teammate Mason Wood.#AFLSaintsHawks — AFL (@AFL) July 5, 2025 St Kilda (5-11) fell to a fourth consecutive defeat after managing just three goals from 25 forward entries in the first half. They added a wasteful 4.4 from 11 shots in the final term. "The ability to connect was really disappointing," Saints coach Ross Lyon said. "We turned it around a bit in the second half but we were inefficient and they just scored a bit easily, which has been a bit of a trend that we're trying to tighten up. "So that was disappointing."
Yahoo
28-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Gunston sinks seven as Hawks hammer hapless Roos
Veteran Jack Gunston has kicked a career-best seven goals as Hawthorn thrashed North Melbourne by 85 points to jump into the AFL top four. The 23.12 (150) to 9.11 (65) victory at University of Tasmania Stadium in Launceston on Saturday was the Hawks' third in a row and ninth in succession at the ground. Hawthorn increased their lead at each change against a North Melbourne outfit coming off an upset win over Carlton. Jack Gunston has a new career-high with SEVEN goals 👏#AFLHawksNorth — AFL (@AFL) June 28, 2025 The 33-year-old Gunston was in the thick of the action, with a one-handed pick-up in traffic in the goal square in the third quarter a highlight. He surpassed his previous best of six goals midway through the final term when he slotted a set shot from outside 50. "I'm rapt for him because he has put in an enormous amount of work without reward," Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell said. "Everyone was very well versed that he hadn't kicked seven before. They were pretty happy for him when he did get there." Gunston was well supported by Mabior Chol, who equalled his career-best goal haul with five. The former Gold Coast Sun had a stellar moment in the third quarter, chasing down Zac Fisher to earn a free kick before slotting a major from outside 50 on the sideline. Hawthorn's Lloyd Meek outpointed Tristan Xerri with 37 hitouts to 31, with his side winning the clearances 44-30 and inside-50s 63-40. North Melbourne young gun George Wardlaw was subbed out of the game in the second quarter after suffering another concussion when he collided with the shoulder of Conor Nash. George Wardlaw has been subbed out of the game following this incident with Conor Nash. #AFLHawksNorth — AFL (@AFL) June 28, 2025 The 21-year-old missed several games last season due to concussions suffered at training and during games. Under concussion protocols, he will be sidelined for the club's 100th birthday celebration fixture against the Western Bulldogs on Thursday. After improved defensive showings in recent weeks, it was the Kangaroos' biggest loss this season and the second-most points they have conceded. Hawthorn have now won six of their past seven games against North Melbourne, including a 124-point rout in round 23 last season. "We got smacked in a part of the game we've been pretty strong at," Kangaroos coach Alastair Clarkson said. "They won the stoppage battle early and had us on the back foot. They were just a lot slicker, they were kicking goals from everywhere." Keen to make amends for sluggish openings in their previous two games in Tasmania this season, Hawthorn came flying out of the blocks. They dominated inside-50s 19-9 and clearances 17-8 in the first quarter, kicking five straight goals, but went somewhat off the boil with five straight behinds after that. Ahead 35-15 after the first change, Hawthorn piled on more pain in an eight-goals-to-three second term. Nick Larkey picked up five goals for North Melbourne, while teammate Colby McKercher was the best possession-getter for the game with 34.
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Hawthorn ruck Meek learns fate over late Lipinski clash
Hawthorn ruckman Lloyd Meek has avoided AFL sanction for his "genuine attempt to spoil" in an incident that left Collingwood's Patrick Lipinski concussed. But teammate Mabior Chol wasn't as lucky, becoming the latest player fined for flipping the bird at opposition supporters. Chol was caught on video raising his middle finger to fans during the Hawks' 51-point thrashing from the Magpies at the MCG on Friday night, the footage later posted to social media. He can accept a $1000 fine with an early guilty plea. Fellow Hawk Nick Watson, West Coast young gun Harley Reid and Geelong superstar Bailey Smith (twice) have also been fined for making obscene gestures this season. AFL match review officer Michael Christian ruled Meek had no case to answer after he crashed into Lipinski from behind. Patrick Lipinski scored following this incident involving Lloyd Meek.#AFLPiesHawks — AFL (@AFL) May 30, 2025 Collingwood players immediately flew the flag for Lipinski, with Meek's former Fremantle teammate Lachie Schultz first on the scene. It sparked a mini melee before Lipinski was paid a 50m penalty and kicked an easy goal from the goal-square. The winger left the field for assessment straight after his kick and later failed a concussion test. Meek appeared to make only glancing high contact with Lipinski in his spoiling attempt, with the Magpie then landing heavily on his head. "With his eyes on the ball, Meek attempts to spoil with a straight arm that does not deviate from the line of the ball, and in doing so makes primarily body contact with Lipinski in the marking contest," the AFL explained in a statement. "It was the view of the MRO that Meek made a genuine attempt to spoil the ball, that his actions were not unreasonable in the circumstances and that he took reasonable care to avoid making forceful high contact to Lipinski in the marking contest. "Furthermore, it could not have been reasonably foreseen that Lipinski's head would make forceful contact with the ground as a result of Meek's conduct. "No further action was taken." Lipinksi has been ruled out of Collingwood's clash with Melbourne under concussion protocols, and won't return until after their mid-season bye.
Daily Mail
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Top footy stars reveal their SHOCKING mobile phone habit - with one young gun doing it an incredible 742 times
A group of footy players have left some fans baffled on social media after they revealed how many unread messages they had on their mobile phones. Hawthorn are currently enjoying one of their best starts to an AFL season in almost four years, with Sam Mitchell's side having lost just two matches so far this season. The Hollywood Hawks, as they are being dubbed, have risen to third in the ladder and will look to leapfrog both Collingwood and Brisbane to go top this weekend, as they travel to take on fourth-placed Gold Coast in Darwin on Tuesday night. The team travelled up to the Northern Territory on Tuesday afternoon but had some time to kill in the airport as they waited to board their flight. The Hawks social media team decided that they wanted to play a game with the players to see who had the most unread messages on their phone. They began with James Worpel, who revealed he likes to make sure he's up-to-date with his messages, stating he had zero unread messages on everything from his text messages, emails to social media accounts. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hawthorn Football Club (@hawthornfc) Young footy star Calsher Dear, who could make his return this weekend, had the most unread messages of any player The media manager then shot a funny dig at the footy star, stating: 'How come you never reply to me then?' which left Worpel hilariously cutting an awkward figure. Mabior Chol was next in the queue, revealing he had 465 missed phone calls. 'Are you serious?' the media manager was heard saying. A number of other Hawks stars had a lot of unread messages, too, including teen footy star Josh Weddle, who claimed to have 484 unread messages. Calsher Dear had by far the most, revealing that he had ignored a whopping 742 unread text messages. Asked to explain the number of unread messages, Dear said: 'I don't go on my phone.' Hawthorn captioned the video: 'Explains a lot tbh.' One fan added: 'I think my head would explode with some of those numbers.' Another disagreed, posting a smirking face emoji adding: 'Rookie numbers.' It comes as the 19-year-old footy star, Dear, is in line to make his return to the AFL this week, after a knee issue had kept him out of action at the start of the 2025 season. Dear who returned to play in the VFL on Saturday, enjoyed a breakout season in 2024, booting 25 goals across 17 appearances for the Hawks. The tall forward's phenomenal rise has been hailed by many around the league, with Dear, the son of 1991 Norm Smith medallist Paul Dear, a player to watch this season. Tragically, Paul died in 2022 following a battle with pancreatic cancer. Calsher was just 16 at the time. The 2023 draftee has since revealed that he has some dark days following his dad's passing, revealing that the past year, since he started playing AFL footy, has been tough. 'Probably the last year or so has been harder for to when he died,' Dear told Channel Seven. 'He still comes across my mind all the time and I am sort of at an age (19) where I am like, "I'd love to ask Dad this"
