Flying Hawks serve wooden spoon to Blues with crushing win
September 5, 2015 7:11 PM
HAWTHORN has tuned-up for its shot at a history-making premiership three-peat while condemning Carlton to the wooden spoon with a 57-point belting of the Blues in their final round clash at the MCG on Saturday.
But the Hawks' flag bid hit a potential snag when line-breaking wingman Isaac Smith twisted his left knee as he was tackled in the third quarter.
Smith hobbled from the ground in pain, went straight down to the rooms and didn't reappear for the rest of his side's 17.11 (113) to 8.8 (56) triumph.
"That tackle has rattled the knee in some way. I'm not sure (of) the severity of it. We don't think it's too bad, but we'll just have to waitand see," coach Alastair Clarkson said post-match.
Five talking points: Hawthorn v Carlton
"Whether it's jarred or … it looked to be more on the medial side than otherwise, so we just need to get that checked out.
"I haven't spoken to the doc since the game, but (Smith) was obviously not OK to come back on the ground."
Hawthorn still has suspended skipper Luke Hodge, Luke Breust, Billy Hartung and Cyril Rioli – who was a late withdrawal due to illness on Saturday – to return for next weekend's qualifying final.
But Smith looms as one of their most important cogs against West Coast, most likely on the expanses of Domain Stadium, and the Hawks are hopeful he will be fit for the trip to Perth.
His injury was the only sore point from a routine win for the back-to-back premiers, who romped to their 13th consecutive win over Carlton.
"It was a pretty scratchy old game, wasn't it? I'm not sure I've witnessed a game where there's so little atmosphere in the game itself and the crowd," Clarkson said.
"For us to have a near-10-goal win, win every quarter, we weren't absolutely sensational with the way we played but we got the job done."
Read more ...
Flying Hawks serve wooden spoon to Blues with crushing win - AFL.com.au
Keine Kommentare:
Kommentar veröffentlichen
Comments are moderated and will only be published after the approval by the admin.
Kommentare werden moderiert und sind erst nach der Freischaltung durch den Admin sichtbar.