Hawthorn and West Coast could both notch up a rare win when the struggling sides clash in Tasmania on Sunday.
The Hawks (1-8, 60%) notched their only win for the season in round three against North Melbourne, but remain winless in all other matches.
West Coast (1-8, 60.5%) have been beset by injury and illness, with reigning best and fairest winner Tom Barrass ruled out of the match and the Eagles flying over every fit and available player to Tasmania.
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There were no late changes for either side. Connor Macdonald (Hawks) and Greg Clark (Eagles) were the subs.
Jamaine Jones finished cleanly on the run to kick the first goal of the match in the opening minute.
Hawthorn hit back with three straight goals, coming via Tyler Brockman, Dylan Moore and Luke Breust.
Dom Sheed got the Eagles back on track, but it was undone by a costly 50-metre penalty that gifted Josh Weddle a goal.
“There’s not a lot in that. Williams is very unlucky there”, David King said of the penalty.
Gerard Healy agreed, adding: “It looked like a show of strength and someone lost their balance.”
Weddle’s next goal came after a dump kick from the Eagles’ defence went directly to the 18-year-old, who put through his second goal of the opening quarter.
This match gets underway at 1:10pm AEST from University of Tasmania Stadium.
Watch it live on Fox Footy (Channel 503) from 1pm AEST.
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