PORT ADELAIDE 0.2 2.2 5.2 5.2 (32)
Goals: Hawthorn: L Franklin 8, C Rioli 6, I Smith 2, J Lewis 2, L Breust 2, S Mitchell 2, B Sewell, B Whitecross, C Bateman, D Hale, G Birchall, L Hodge, L Shiels, M Bailey, M Suckling. Port Adelaide: C Hitchcock, D Rodan, J Butcher, J Schulz, M Banner.
Best: Hawthorn: L Franklin, C Rioli, S Mitchell, J Lewis, M Suckling, L Shiels, I Smith, G Birchall.
Port Adelaide: D Cassisi, J Butcher, R Gray, T Jonas.
Injuries: Hawthorn: B Sewell (back). Port Adelaide: T Boak (back).
Reports: Nil.
On the positive for Port, Butcher looks the goods and its probably fair enough to ask why his opportunity wasnt given earlier in the season.
On the negative its all simply bad for the Power any way you try and slice it. A performance way under what the Gold Coast have put on and the GC are far better placed to move forward up the ladder with their various concessions and trading options.
Far to many players in the Power that need to be cut from the list. Malcolm Blight went to Woodville and cut some massive number of players from their list, think Port are facing the same action for this club to become competitive at this level of footy.
As for the Hawks they looked amazing today and will give Geelong and Collingwood a good run in the finals, just how much better can Buddy Franklin get!
