No party Pies as Hawks claim win

HAWTHORN have crashed Scott Pendlebury’s 250th AFL game, downing depleted Collingwood by 24 points at the MCG.

The Hawks trailed by twopoints at three-quarter time yesterday but rallied in the final term to claim an 18.10 (118) to 14.10 (94) victory. Tom Mitchell was again a thorn in the Magpies’ side, racking up 35 disposals and booting two clutch fourth-quarter goals. Collingwood were two men down for much of the last term with Tyson Goldsack and Darcy Moore both injured. Goldsack copped a suspected broken nose which left him bleeding heavily, while Moore appeared to suffer hamstring soreness.

The Pies trailed by a goal at halftime before snatching back the lead in a fiercely-contested third quarter. But the final term belonged to the Hawks, who had an even spread of contributors with 12 goalkickers.

It was a disappointing finish to a solid showing from the Magpies, whose transition offence was much improved from previous weeks.

Magpie Taylor Adams is certain to face scrutiny from the match review panel for a clumsy elbow to the throat of Luke Breust in the second-quarter.