Hawthorn storm home late
LUKE Breust bagged five goals and Chad Wingard introduced himself to Hawthorn fans with three in a scrappy 16point win over North Melbourne at the MCG yesterday.
The Hawks overcame a slow start to record a 13.9 (87) to 10.11 (71) win, in front of 36,174 fans that left the Kangaroos’ season floundering at 0-3.
Alastair Clarkson’s men trailed by 27 points early in the second quarter but finished strongly with five goals in the last quarter.
In his first game since crossing from Port Adelaide, Wingard flashed trademark brilliance in attack, with a superb snapped goal in the final term the icing on the cake.
Jaeger O’Meara was outscored standing again with 32 possessions and 12 tackles, while Ricky Henderson had 29 touches and a goal.
Shaun Higgins (35 disposals) and Ben Cunnington (33) were important for the Roos, but too many of Brad Scott’s players went missing late.
North were patient in the first quarter, then launched quickfire attacks that netted four goals to lead by 19 points at the first break.