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Fresh from toppling the league-leading Casey Demons at Box Hill City Oval last weekend, the Hawks need to back it up again when they host the third-placed Geelong at Box Hill City Oval on Saturday. The Cats will be primed for the contest, as losses to Casey and to Richmond would see the Cats take top spot with a win (highly unlikely, however, as the Tigers finish their home & away season with a trip down the Nepean to Frankston, who have won two games for the season).
The Hawks' aspirations for top four are not out of sight, but the Hawks do need results to go their way. First they need to beat the Cats and then hope that Casey can rebound from their loss to the Hawks last weekend to beat Williamstown at Casey Fields (also on Saturday) while Sandringham can cause an upset by defeating Collingwood at Victoria Park. Sandringham, sitting third bottom with five wins and a draw from 17 matches, have nothing to play for but pride, so the odds are against the Hawks finishing the season in fourth place or higher.
Currently, if the ladder stays the same, the Hawks would finish sixth and play Port Melbourne in an elimination final. For reasons best known to themselves, AFL Victoria loves North Port Oval, so even though the Hawks would finish above the Borough, you wouldn't put it past AFL Victoria to require the Hawks to host the final at their opponent's home ground.
In the meantime, the VFLW Hawks have one game left before their finals campaign commences. The Hawks defeated NT Thunder in Darwin last weekend convincingly, with the Hawks winning 8.5.53 to 4.4.28. The Hawks finish their home & away season with a home match against the Cats as the curtain raiser to the VFL game in the afternoon (first bounce at Box Hill City Oval is at 11.30am). The Cats sit just behind the Hawks, with 10 wins from 13 games, while the Hawks have 11 wins from 13 games.
Teams to follow.
The Hawks' aspirations for top four are not out of sight, but the Hawks do need results to go their way. First they need to beat the Cats and then hope that Casey can rebound from their loss to the Hawks last weekend to beat Williamstown at Casey Fields (also on Saturday) while Sandringham can cause an upset by defeating Collingwood at Victoria Park. Sandringham, sitting third bottom with five wins and a draw from 17 matches, have nothing to play for but pride, so the odds are against the Hawks finishing the season in fourth place or higher.
Currently, if the ladder stays the same, the Hawks would finish sixth and play Port Melbourne in an elimination final. For reasons best known to themselves, AFL Victoria loves North Port Oval, so even though the Hawks would finish above the Borough, you wouldn't put it past AFL Victoria to require the Hawks to host the final at their opponent's home ground.
In the meantime, the VFLW Hawks have one game left before their finals campaign commences. The Hawks defeated NT Thunder in Darwin last weekend convincingly, with the Hawks winning 8.5.53 to 4.4.28. The Hawks finish their home & away season with a home match against the Cats as the curtain raiser to the VFL game in the afternoon (first bounce at Box Hill City Oval is at 11.30am). The Cats sit just behind the Hawks, with 10 wins from 13 games, while the Hawks have 11 wins from 13 games.
Teams to follow.
