Optus Stadium will play host to Sunday's Round 16 AFL game between West Coast Eagles and Hawthorn Hawks. The game kicks off at 4:40 pm with Hawthorn Hawks heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the West Coast Eagles vs. Hawthorn Hawks game and give you our free tips and bets.
When: Sunday June 30, 2024 at 4:40 pm
Where: Optus Stadium
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West Coast Eagles vs Hawthorn Hawks Odds
West Coast Eagles vs Hawthorn Hawks Preview
The heartbeat at the Hawks is well and truly alive, and seemingly out of nowhere theyve been able to flick the switch on their year to give themselves some hope to play finals.
West Coast featured in another honourable loss against the Bombers, and its evident they can muster up a competitive outing, but theyre still lacking some key depth.
Theyll be boosted by the return of Harley Reid, who has served his two-match suspension, and back at home over in the West, theyll be that extra bit more motivated to compete well.
For all of Hawthorns recent dominance, on the surface theyre still quite raw in their development and theyre still beatable at this stage, so it will be interesting to see what areas they mix up coming off the bye.
Ball movement through the corridor is something both sides like to take advantage of when they get the chance, and often where the difference between winning and losing has been is with cleanliness with the fundamentals.
Especially with the final kick inside 50, thats something the Hawks have done well in their mid-season form shift, and theyre able to open up their 50 to get repeat entries inside 50.
In West Coasts favour is some experience rolling through the midfield, and where the Hawks like to muddle things up with some hectic pressure, the Eagles midfielders need to be a point of difference.
They had 27 scoring shots against the Bombers and definitely could have been in winnable positions if they were a little more accurate.
Its a true 50/50 game over in the West, the Hawks could be hurt by momentum, and they havent won interstate this year outside of their home games in Tasmania.
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West Coast Eagles vs Hawthorn Hawks Tip
We're tipping Hawthorn Hawks to win at $1.48 odds.
West Coast Eagles vs Hawthorn Hawks Teams
EAGLES
B: J.Rotham, T.Barrass, T.Cole
HB: L.Duggan – C, J.McGovern, B.Hough
C: C.Chesser, T.Kelly, R.Ginbey
HF: T.Brockman, J.Waterman, J.Cripps
F: L.Ryan, O.Allen, J.Darling
FOLL: M.Flynn, E.Yeo, H.Reid
I/C (FROM): A.Gaff, J.Hunt, A.Witherden, J.Jones, B.Williams, H.Edwards, J.Hutchinson
IN: T.Kelly, H.Reid, A.Gaff, H.Edwards
OUT: J.Petruccelle (Injured)
HAWKS
B: J.Impey, S.Frost, J.Scrimshaw
HB: K.Amon, J.Sicily – C, W.Day
C: H.Morrison, J.Worpel, D.Moore
HF: M.D’Ambrosio, J.Gunston, C.Dear
F: J.Ginnivan, M.Chol, B.Hardwick
FOLL: L.Meek, J.Newcombe, C.Jiath
I/C (FROM): J.Weddle, J.Ward, C.Nash, F.Maginness, C.Mackenzie, C.Macdonald, J.Serong
IN: H.Morrison, J.Ward, F.Maginness, J.Serong
OUT: L.Breust (Managed)
