The Southern Saints have come up short in snapping Hawthorn's impressive winning streak, going down to the strong outfit by 21 points at Box Hill City Oval on Saturday.
In a contest owned by the home side, the Saints struggled to take hold of the possession and territory battle as the Hawks secured their sixth straight win 6.6 (42) to 3.3. (21).
The Saints were down two rotations early in the match after losing Hannah Dyson and Georgia McLean to injury, but Dale Robinson’s team continued to work hard.
Hawthorn took advantage of its opportunities however, opening up a 13-point lead at the final change, with back-to-back goals from formr Saint Tamara Luke sealing the result.
Deanna Jolliffe (18 disposals, four tackles) was resolute in defence, while Hannah Stuart (22 disposals, four tackles, six clearances) and Alana Woodward (21 disposals, 12 tackles, five clearances) combined seamlessly in the midfield.
Dom Carbone (26 disposals, four tackles, three clearances), Jordan Mifsud (20 disposals, five clearances) and Bridget Deed (18 disposals) were strong performers for the Hawks.
The Southern Saints will host Darebin at Trevor Barker Beach Oval on Sunday April 24, with the match beginning at 12pm.
SOUTHERN SAINTS 1.1 2.2 2.3 3.3 (21)
HAWTHORN 3.0 4.1 4.4 6.6 (42)
GOALS
Southern Saints: Flanagan, Neaves, Ripari
Hawthorn: Luke 3, Carbone, Humphries, Khoury
BEST
Southern Saints: Stuart, Woodward, Buchan, Jolliffe, Hynes, Wallace, McLean
Hawthorn: Carbone, Mifsud, Deed, Cunningham, Luke, Richardson, Humphries
