The Key Numbers
Clearances For (average)
Gold Coast 41.2 ranked 2nd
Hawthorn 41.1 ranked 3rd
Contested Possession For (average)
Gold Coast 148.2 ranked 1st
Hawthorn 145.5 ranked 4th
Tackles For (average)
Gold Coast 66.4 ranked 9th
Hawthorn 58.6 ranked 18th
Disposals For (average)
Gold Coast 359.5 ranked 11th
Hawthorn 401.9 ranked 1st
Inside 50’s For (average)
Gold Coast 54.5 ranked 4th
Hawthorn 56.8 ranked 2nd
The Key Players
9 Shaun Burgoyne
Damaging whether playing as a midfielder or positioned across half-back, Burgoyne averages 23 disposals of which 60% have been uncontested. Burgoyne is creative with his use by hand or foot and keeps the ball moving playing on from marks 31% of the time.
22 Luke Breust
Breust is continuing his stellar form from 2013. He is very clean with his hands when marking or at ground level, plays predominantly forward with brief runs on the ball. Goal kicking is elite (2014: 35.4), and is currently on a run of 23 goals in succession without a miss.
2 Jarryd Roughead
2013 Coleman medallist is backing up with another strong season. He has a fantastic record at Aurora Stadium with bags of 5.1 vs Brisbane (Rd1) and 8.2 vs West Coast (Rd 12). Roughead breaks up his time forward with frequent runs on the ball. He averages 17 disposals, four marks, two clearances and three goals per game.
Last Round
Hawthorn 17.11.115 def Collingwood 13.8.86 @ MCG
Hawthorn’s Round 15 AFL Premiership Team
B Ryan Schoenmakers, Brian Lake, Luke Hodge
HB Matthew Suckling, Matthew Spangher, Grant Birchall
C Isaac Smith, Jordan Lewis, Bradley Hill
HF Paul Puopolo, Jack Gunston, Cyril Rioli
F Luke Breust, Jarryd Roughead, David Hale
FOL Jonathon Ceglar, Shaun Burgoyne, Liam Shiels
I/C Angus Litherland, Taylor Duryea, Ben Stratton, Brad Sewell
Emergencies: Ben Ross, Ben McEvoy, Jonathon Simpkin
In the Media
GC SUNS senior coach Guy McKenna in the lead-up to Saturday’s match against the Demons.
"To take Geelong on at their own game, it was a fork in the road so to speak, and they got through it okay. That was pleasing," McKenna said.
"Regardless of who we're playing, whether it's a top-four side or a bottom-four side, it's about mentally and physically replicating that, and we have to do that for at least nine weeks.
"If we do that well for nine weeks ... you'll get a chance to play your 10th, 11th or 12th week."
