GIANTS Stadium will play host to Sunday's Round 7 AFL game between Hawthorn Hawks and Melbourne Demons. The game kicks off at 3:35 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. Melbourne Demons game and give you our free tips and bets.
When: Sunday July 19, 2020 at 3:35 pm
Where: GIANTS Stadium
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Too old and too slow, that’s been the talk about the Hawks over the last fortnight.
Hawthorn faces a must-win game on Sunday after suffering back-to-back losses to GWS and Collingwood, and as the odds suggest, a win here against Melbourne is far from a guarantee.
The Dees were up and about last week in their 17-point win over the Suns – Melbourne’s first victory since the restart.
It’s tough to read too much into a win over the understrength Suns, but it was still a result Simon Goodwin’s men can build on moving forward.
Working in Melbourne’s favour this week is their list. The Dees come in relatively unscathed following their game against the Suns, while the Hawks are licking their wounds in a big way with Jonathon Patton re-injuring his hamstring last Friday night.
Luke Breust is also two weeks away from a return, while Mitch Lewis is 50/50 to play with a hip injury.
When you throw in the fact the Dees have won their last two games against the Hawks and have also covered in four of their last six as the line underdog, suddenly Melbourne doesn’t look a bad bet.
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Head To Head Bet
We're tipping Hawthorn Hawks to win at $1.80 odds.
First Goal Scorer
First Goal Scorer: Chad Wingard at $11.
Hawthorn Hawks vs Melbourne Demons Teams
HAWKS
B: S.Frost, J.Frawley, B.Stratton
HB: B.Hardwick, B.McEvoy, J.Sicily
C: T.Scully, J.O’Meara, I.Smith
HF: W.Day, T.O’Brien, C.Wingard
F: R.Henderson, J.Gunston, S.Burgoyne
FOLL: J.Ceglar, J.Worpel, T.Mitchell
I/C (from): J.Morris, L.Shiels, H.Morrison, P.Puopolo, M.Lewis, D.Minchington, J.Scrimshaw, H.Jones
IN: S.Burgoyne, D.Minchington, M.Lewis, J.Scrimshaw, H.Jones
OUT: J.Patton (injured)
DEMONS
B: J.Lockart, J.Lever, O.McDonald
HB: C.Salem, S.May, M.Hibberd
C: E.Langdon, C.Oliver, J.Harmes
HF: K.Pickett, S.Weideman, A.vandenBerg
F: A.Brayshaw, M.Hannan, H.Bennell
FOLL: M.Gawn, C.Petracca, J.Viney
I/C (from): N.Jones, L.Jackson, J.Melksham, A.Tomlinson, A.Neal-Bullen, B.Fritsch, N.Jetta, J.Smith
IN: N.Jones, L.Jackson, A.Tomlinson, A.Neal-Bullen, J.Smith
OUT: T.McDonald (injured)