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Preliminary Final
Hawthorn v Collingwood
Friday 23 September
MCG, 7.45pm
Last they met: Collingwood 15.16 (106) d Hawthorn 9.11 (65), Round 15, 2011 at the MCG.

Previous form: Collingwood had the weekend off to rest some sore bodies after defeating West Coast by 20 points in their qualifying final, while Hawthorn got out to an early lead before holding off a late charge by the Sydney Swans last week to advance to the preliminary final.

The Pies certainly needed a bit of time to recover, with several players carrying injuries during the latter stages of the season. Nick Maxwell (thumb), Leon Davis (hamstring), Ben Reid (groin) and Chris Tarrant (ankle) are among the players to have struggled late in the year and all will benefit from the rest.

For the Hawks, Lance Franklin's knee injury had been a major concern before he played against the Swans, but he got better as the game went on. The important forward suffered through a bout of gastro in the lead-up to this game, but is expected to play.

Paul Puopolo limped off the ground late in the semi-final win, but the club reported he had only suffered a hamstring cramp.


In preparation,


During the match,


Following the match,

  • Have your say on the team's performance on facebook.com/hawthornfc and on twitter using #aflpieshawks
  • Check out @hawthornfc on twitter for images from the rooms post-match
  • Read the match-day report on hawthornfc.com.au shortly after the match
  • Watch Alastair Clarkson's post-match press conference on HawksTV

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