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Chol has kicked his fifth goal, all of them have come in the second half.
Now the Hawks are running out of time as they will need five goals in two minutes.
But they’ve found something in the second half.
Dees 113, Hawks 89 with two mins to go.
Will Day is back for the Hawks, and he’s taken a contested mark and kicked the Hawks’ 11th goal in a row. Yes, you read that correctly.
They were 96 points down, now they need five goals in six minutes to win. What a bizarre situation.
Dees 113, Hawks 83, still with six minutes to go.
Connor Macdonald has booted another goal for the Hawks who are making a late run at this win.
The Demons can’t seem to get running again while the Hawks are building pressure and forcing turnovers.
But they need everything to go right for them from here.
Dees 113, Hawks 77 with eight mins to go.
Earlier today, Collingwood announced that Scott Pendlebury would be a late withdrawal from the side to visit the Gold Coast this afternoon.
Angus Anderson has taken his place in the side.
The Magpies said Pendlebury has a calf issue which led to his withdrawal.
That game is due to start at 4.15pm (AEST).
The teams will play as picked for this crunch match on the Gold Coast. It’s especially important for the Suns who haven’t had a win since mid-May.
But it must be pointed out that Collingwood earlier on Saturday announced that Scott Pendlebury would NOT play.
The Hawks are finishing with a flurry as Mitch Lewis took a mark and kicked the side’s eighth goal in a row.
It seems like too little, too late but the Dees need to wake up and make sure there isn’t a chance for a miraculous comeback.
Dees 113, Hawks 65 with 13 mins to play.
The Hawks are starting to eat into Melbourne’s percentage boost to start the final term as Josh Ward and Jack Ginnivan kick goals.
The lead is now down to a lazy nine goals for the Dees. Let’s see if they can regain control of this game or if they let this lead drop down.
Mabior Chol has added his third and fourth goals, so that’s seven goals in a row for the Hawks going back to the third term.
Dees 113, Hawks 59 with 16 mins left to play.
Hawthorn played Melbourne to a stalemate in a much more competitive third quarter.
The only problem was that the improvement came on the back of an embarrassing first half, in which it appeared the Hawks left their spirit on the mainland.
Whatever Sam Mitchell told his charges at the long break – surely the feedback was pointed – worked as Hawthorn almost quadrupled their half-time score.
They finally neutralised, to a degree, the Demons at the contest and looked dangerous on the outside for the first time all afternoon.
But the horse has bolted. No matter how much damage is minimised from here on the scoreboard, Melbourne look set to receive a percentage boost, which could prove vital in the congested upper regions of the ladder.
Max Gawn has been impassable, while Jacob van Rooyen has enjoyed a day out.
Melbourne lead by 78 points – 113-35 at three-quarter-time
