Hawthorn are out to put an end to a remarkable seven-year winless streak against a rising Melbourne outfit, who welcome back Clayton Oliver into their starting 22 this Saturday afternoon.
Now with three wins on the trot, the Demons (3-5, 81.6 per cent) are seemingly back on track after a disastrous start to their 2025 campaign.
The opposing Hawks (6-2, 125.6 per cent) have regained a winning streak, however this clash looms as one more difficult than their last fortnight against West Coast and Richmond resepctively.
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Incredibly, Hawthorn haven’t beaten Melbourne in over seven years, having lost eight times and drawn once in every encounter since April of 2018. The Hawks have won nine of their last 10 games at the MCG however, wth the Demons winning their last two.
Oliver headlines the three inclusions for Simon Goodwin, and will be joined by Jacob van Rooyen and Matt Jefferson in the side. The trio replace Jack Viney and Harrison Petty who are both injured, as well as Jake Melksham who has been managed.
Sam Mitchell has opted to manage star off-season recruit Tom Barrass, with Karl Amon returning from a concussion to replace him.
The first bounce will take place at 1:20pm local time in Melbourne, with subs from either team to be confirmed an hour beforehand.
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