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Sat, 08/13/2011 - 13:42
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Franklin boots eight as Hawks pound Power
SYDNEY (AAP) - Aug. 13 - Hawthorn star Lance Franklin has put himself on track for a second Coleman Medal as his side handed a woefully inept Port Adelaide a record 165-point AFL thrashing at the MCG.
Franklin kicked eight goals straight as the Hawks crushed the Power 31.11 (197) to 5.2 (32), a result that was never in doubt, with the Hawks kicking eight unanswered goals in the first quarter.
The Power were coming off a club record 138-point loss to Collingwood last round, but created a new low on Saturday.
It was also the Hawks' biggest ever win, topping their 160-point victory over Essendon in 1992.
Franklin started the day level with Richmond's Jack Riewoldt at the top of the AFL goal-kicking tally and one clear of Collingwood's Travis Cloke, but surged clear with his big haul, marking strongly and kicking superbly.
Cyril Rioli shared the spoils, with six majors, including four in the first quarter and a beauty from tight on the boundary in the last to ensure he and Franklin each outscored Port singlehandedly.
The latest in a recent series of lopsided AFL contests will add strength to calls for the league to try to find ways to reduce the frequency of such blowouts.
It will also ramp up the pressure on the bottom-placed Power and coach Matthew Primus to show something in their remaining three games.
If they can not improve on their current two wins, they will have notched the fewest victories of any wooden spooner since Fremantle also managed only two wins in 2001.
Hawthorn midfielders Sam Mitchell (two goals) and Jordan Lewis (three goals) were also among 14 Hawks' goal-kickers, while racking up touches in a dominant midfield.
The Hawks moved the ball with ease throughout the day, due both to their precise skills and the Power's minimal pressure.
Port also gave up numerous goals with horror turnovers, the most notable a Nick Salter kick-in late in the opening term, which was comfortably marked by Rioli 30m out dead in front.
The one glimmer of light for Port was the performance of their two first-gamers, John Butcher and Tom Jonas.
Despite limited opportunities in attack, Butcher showed he can take some contested marks and looked his side's most dangerous forward, while Jonas battled hard in a difficult assignment on Hawks skipper Luke Hodge.
Franklin kicked eight goals straight as the Hawks crushed the Power 31.11 (197) to 5.2 (32), a result that was never in doubt, with the Hawks kicking eight unanswered goals in the first quarter.
The Power were coming off a club record 138-point loss to Collingwood last round, but created a new low on Saturday.
It was also the Hawks' biggest ever win, topping their 160-point victory over Essendon in 1992.
Franklin started the day level with Richmond's Jack Riewoldt at the top of the AFL goal-kicking tally and one clear of Collingwood's Travis Cloke, but surged clear with his big haul, marking strongly and kicking superbly.
Cyril Rioli shared the spoils, with six majors, including four in the first quarter and a beauty from tight on the boundary in the last to ensure he and Franklin each outscored Port singlehandedly.
The latest in a recent series of lopsided AFL contests will add strength to calls for the league to try to find ways to reduce the frequency of such blowouts.
It will also ramp up the pressure on the bottom-placed Power and coach Matthew Primus to show something in their remaining three games.
If they can not improve on their current two wins, they will have notched the fewest victories of any wooden spooner since Fremantle also managed only two wins in 2001.
Hawthorn midfielders Sam Mitchell (two goals) and Jordan Lewis (three goals) were also among 14 Hawks' goal-kickers, while racking up touches in a dominant midfield.
The Hawks moved the ball with ease throughout the day, due both to their precise skills and the Power's minimal pressure.
Port also gave up numerous goals with horror turnovers, the most notable a Nick Salter kick-in late in the opening term, which was comfortably marked by Rioli 30m out dead in front.
The one glimmer of light for Port was the performance of their two first-gamers, John Butcher and Tom Jonas.
Despite limited opportunities in attack, Butcher showed he can take some contested marks and looked his side's most dangerous forward, while Jonas battled hard in a difficult assignment on Hawks skipper Luke Hodge.
