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Hawthorn Write Their Names Into Cats Rivalry History
Mitch Lewis levelled the scores before Jack Gunston’s late behind sealed Hawthorn’s one-point win, with 84,712 fans watching the final-minute finish.
- On Easter Monday at the MCG, Hawthorn secured a one-point victory over Geelong, with Jack Gunston kicking the decisive point with 13 seconds remaining to deliver a 13.14 to 14.7 victory.
- The seesawing match saw five lead changes in the second quarter alone, as Geelong led by 13 points midway through the final term before the Hawks mounted a late surge that proved decisive.
- After Shannon Neale gave Geelong a six-point lead with less than two minutes remaining, Mitch Lewis leveled the scores with 51 seconds left, setting the stage for Gunston's match-winning behind.
- Geelong coach Chris Scott admitted, "In the end I didn't think we played well all game," while Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell praised his team's resilience after the comeback snapped Geelong's five-game winning streak.
- The Western Bulldogs, unbeaten this season, await Hawthorn on Saturday at Adelaide Oval, while Geelong travels to Norwood Oval on Sunday to face West Coast.
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Gunston’s last poster’s the winner as Hawks rise late on Easter Monday
The game built like a rolling avalanche towards a frantic final two minutes when the noise was so deafening the Hawthorn coach could not communicate with his staff on the sidelines, even though they were wearing headphones.
·Sydney, Australia
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Total News Sources12
Leaning Left5Leaning Right3Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Left
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- 50% of the sources lean Left
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L 50%
C 20%
R 30%
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