The Hawks (Hawthorn) Loosing Form as They are Thumped by Melbourne (Demons) - AFL 2006

The Hawks were held scoreless in the final term while conceding seven goals to the Demons in going down by 75-points on a disappointing evening at the MCG on Friday.

HAWTHORN: 5.2, 6.4, 9.7, 9.7 (61)
MELBOURNE: 6.4, 10.10, 13.12, 20.16 (136)

GOALS –
Hawthorn: Williams 2, Clarke 2, Crawford 2, Dixon 2, Roughead
Melbourne: Neitz 6, Bruce 2, Dunn 2, White 2, Davey 2, Jamar 2, Robertson, Godfrey, Green, Johnstone

BEST –
Hawthorn: Everitt, Mitchell, Crawford, Hodge, Bateman, Vandenberg
Melbourne: Johnstone, Neitz, McDonald, McLean, White, Pickett, Moloney, Bruce

Hawks - Hawthorn wins thrilling match against the Bombers

The Hawthorn fc revival under Alastair Clarkson continues to grow after the Hawks scored a gutsy one-point win over a brave Essendon at a rain-soaked MCG on Sunday.


It was the Hawks' fourth win in five games to start the 2006 season - only one less win than they achieved for all of last year in Clarkson's first year as coach.

But of their four wins so far this season, this 12.12 (84) to 12.11 (83) victory was the sweetest of all for Hawks' fans coming against their arch-rivals from the 1980's and the team that has inflicted more misery upon them than any other team over the past decade.

Former skipper Shane Crawford was inspirational with 25 possessions and a great snap goal in the second term while Joel Smith was impassable across half-back and Peter Everitt rucked his heart out.

Add to that Williams' three goals and the continued development of players such as Tim Clarke (22 possessions), Jordan Lewis (19 possessions) and Campbell Brown (19 touches and a goal) and the Hawks' fans have more to look forward to with every passing week.

HAWTHORN: 1.4, 6.5, 11.7, 12.12 (84)
ESSENDON: 4.2, 7.5, 9.10, 12.11 (83)

GOALS –

Hawthorn: Williams 3, Dixon 2, Clarke 2, Crawford, Everitt, Brown, Vandenberg, Croad

BEST – Hawthorn: Crawford, Clarke, Smith, Jacobs, Williams

the Hawks are off to a flyer but can they keep it up?

The Hawks are off to a flying start, 3 wins and 1 loss to the much superior collingwood footy club, the Hawks can only watch on and wish the were as good, but don't under estimate this team of loosers and drugos who are recruited off the streets of the dirty town of Hawthorn,

As they finish there fourth match of the season with a sloppy win over an even lesser team of Carlton, they ran out to win by a convincing margin of 5 goals, lead by the old smart ass looser called Hank/Crawford, who is on the same par as the much hated Jason Ackermanis of Brisbane.

But lets watch on as the Hawks struggle for the rest of the season.