University of Tasmania Stadium will play host to Saturday's Round 21 AFL game between Hawthorn Hawks and Gold Coast Suns. The game kicks off at 1:45 pm with Hawthorn Hawks heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Hawthorn Hawks vs. Gold Coast Suns game and give you our free tips and bets.
When: Saturday August 6, 2022 at 1:45 pm
Where: University of Tasmania Stadium
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Hawthorn Hawks vs Gold Coast Suns Odds
Hawthorn Hawks vs Gold Coast Suns Preview
High-scoring games have become commonplace whenever the Hawks and Suns get together, and there should be no shortage of points up for grabs down in Tassie on Saturday.
The Suns prevailed by a comfortable 67-point margin when they took on the Hawks up in Darwin earlier in the year, a game that saw Mabior Chol and Malcolm Rosas finish with three goals each.
Things haven’t gone according to plan for the Suns since then, but they still have a chance to cap off a remarkable year with some wins over bottom-ranked clubs, much like they did last week in their three-point thriller over West Coast.
At the same time, the Hawks are also hoping to build towards next year and test themselves against another club that was once in finals contention.
Hawthorn came close to upsetting St Kilda last week with a late surge, but enough damage had already been done after trailing by plenty in the first quarter.
As already mentioned, the scoreboard has received a workout when these two sides have met in the past. The last four games have all gone Over the Total, but you do have to factor in the wet weather in Tassie that has been forecast right throughout the week.
With both sides struggling to play out a full four quarters at the best of times, and Hawthorn suffering a key injury to star forward Mitch Lewis, this one might be a bit more low-scoring.
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Head To Head Bet
We're tipping Gold Coast Suns to win at $1.87 odds.
First Goal Scorer
First Goal Scorer: Levi Casboult at $9.50.
Hawthorn Hawks vs Gold Coast Suns Teams
HAWKS
B: Sicily, Jeka, Scrimshaw
HB: Impey, Hardwick, Grainger-Barras
C: Ward, Mitchell, Morrison
HF: Serong, Breust, Macdonald
F: Butler, Gunston, Moore
FOLL: McEvoy, Nwcome, O?Meara
I/C: Maginess, Nash, Day, Koschitze
EMG: Blank, Phillips, Howe
IN: Impey, Grainger-Barras, Serong
OUT: Jiath (suspended) Morris, Lewis (both injured), Blank (managed)
SUNS
B: Graham, Collins, Lemmens
HB: Faraar, Andrew, Ellis
C: Sharp, Miller, Hollands
HF: Ainsworth, Chol, Swallow
F: Lukosius, Casboult, Hollman
FOLL: Witts, Rowell, Anderson
I/C: Davies, Rankine, MacPherson, Rosas
EMG: Moyle, Bowes, Fiorini, Atkins
IN: Ellis, Davies
OUT: Atkins, Markov (both omitted), Oea (sub)