Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell admits the club may not be able to afford to poach in-demand star Harley Reid amid reports he could fetch up to $2 million per season at West Coast.
Aaron Kirby
West Coast’s gamble on Carlton - and not Hawthorn - in last year’s trade period is set to face one of its biggest tests on Thursday night.
Samantha Rogers
Fremantle stunned Hawthorn with an incredible display of pressure on Saturday and now they’re determined to take that pressure to an even higher level against Collingwood at the MCG.
Craig O'Donoghue
The never say die Dockers are back in the eight after a stunning final quarter where they turned a 13 point deficit into a 13-point win over Hawthorn at Optus Stadium.
Fremantle have made a wild positional call as they look to answer their finals critics in a Saturday night blockbuster against Hawthorn. Follow all the action live!
Jake Santa Maria
Hawthorn assistant coach David Hale is ‘under no illusions’ that the Hawks will face a stern examination in the contest against the Dockers on Saturday night as top-eight hopes go on the line.
Fremantle’s finals hopes are set to hinge on a must-win game against Hawthorn as they face the prospect of being the heartbreaking story in one of the tightest finishes to an AFL season in recent memory.
Mitchell Woodcock
All eyes will be on Fremantle on Saturday as they attempt to get back into the eight with a win over Hawthorn, but key forward Josh Treacy says that pressure is an important part of being a Docker.
Hawthorn ruckman Lloyd Meek is relishing the chance to test himself against Sean Darcy and Luke Jackson in the high-stakes clash with Fremantle.
Shayne Hope
Hawthorn are poised to follow in the footsteps of St Kilda and Sydney and put a hard clamp on Fremantle star Caleb Serong, recalling renowned tagger Finn Maginness.
Jackson Barrett
Fremantle football boss Joe Brierty has hit back at criticism of Justin Longmuir, saying questions about the coach’s future “lack depth” and were “shallow in their research”.
Hawthorn forward Jack Ginnivan has divided opinion after he taunted the Western Bulldogs in the last quarter of Thursday night's 22-point win.
Roger Vaughan
Hawthorn fans have poked fun at trade rumours linking West Coast young gun Harley Reid to the club, donating to the club’s new facility fundraiser under his name.
‘I have a lot of people tell me that’s what got me drafted.’
Digital Staff
Hawthorn’s move to swing Tom Barrass forward in the final quarter of their win over West Coast on Sunday was “cheeky”, according to a former AFL football boss.
Hawthorn and Sam Mitchell continue to torment West Coast, this time on the football field, easily accounting for the Eagles by 50 points at Marvel Stadium on Sunday.
Exciting first-year midfielder Tom Gross has been sensationally dropped by West Coast for their clash against Hawthorn.
Samantha Rogers and Mitchell Woodcock
Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell has followed West Coast counterpart Andrew McQualter in speaking about their ‘coincidental’ meeting in Adelaide earlier this month.
Luke Hodge knows better than most the rigours of navigating the pressure that comes with being a top draft pick, as he opened up on his chat with West Coast’s Harley Reid.
A winless West Coast should not need too much extra motivation to finally taste victory as they prepare to take on Hawthorn at Marvel Stadium this Sunday.
The tension between West Coast and Hawthorn has been brewing exclusively away from the AFL arena, and it is so tense that a new great rivalry has formed.
Hawthorn midfielder Conor Nash will spend four weeks on the sidelines despite the club’s efforts to downplay his hit on Gryan Miers by drawing comparisons to Fremantle’s Patrick Voss’ own incident.
West Coast ruckman Matt Flynn says the Eagles will embrace the hype surrounding their first match up against former teammate Tom Barrass in Sunday’s clash with Hawthorn at Marvel Stadium.
Glen Quartermain
Hawthorn midfielder Conor Nash is likely to miss next week’s clash against West Coast and potentially beyond, following a high hit that forced Geelong star Gryan Miers out of action on Easter Monday.
