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The Lions are back in front after Hugh McCluggage marked in the right pocket.
He went back and kicked the goal.
The Lions lead but nothing is safe in this match.
Lions 119, Hawks 116 with four mins to go.
Mitch Lewis and Harris Andrews went for the footy and neither could get it but then Nick Watson appeared again.
“The Wizard” roved the footy superbly and booted his sixth goal, and Hawthorn’s fifth in a row.
The Hawks are back in front. Amazing.
Hawks 115, Lions 113 with seven mins to play.
The Hawks won it from the middle yet again and found a forward yet again – this time it was the evergreen Jack Gunston and he saluted.
Josh Ward has been brilliant under the footy all day.
Lions 113, Hawks 109 with nine mins to go.
It was within inches of the post but “the Wizard” has booted a long goal and the Hawks are within two goals of the lead.
Nick Watson has booted five goals now – they simply have to keep finding him.
Lions 113, Hawks 103 with nine mins to go.
No wonder it’s loud here at the MCG. The crowd number has just landed – a whopping 97,835.
Now let’s see who’ll win it.
Big Mabior Chol has had a rough night but he won the footy and booted a goal from 50 metres out.
He didn’t celebrate too much, just went back to his knitting.
“The Hawks need to find their Lohmann,” Dunstall said on Kayo.
Who wants to lift, Hawks?
Jack Gunston has marked a kick from Josh Ward – then going back to kick the goal. It’s game on once again.
Lions 112, Hawks 96 with 12 mins to go.
Logan Morris has marked into the pocket following another Hawks turnover and he then converted from the boundary.
They are almost there. Almost.
The Lions chants are going around the MCG.
Lions 112, Hawks 84 with 14 mins to go.
The crowd is back into the game after Dylan Moore ran through the middle and kicked a stunning goal.
The Hawks are playing at a faster tempo now.
“Have they got the legs? They’ve got the time,” Lyon said on Kayo.
Lions 105, Hawks 83 with 16 mins to go.
Logan Morris has booted a goal to start the last term and the Lions are almost home.
The clock will start ticking slowly for the two-time premiers, but they are on top of this match.
Lions 103, Hawks 77 with 18 mins left to play.
Hawthorn are only 20 points behind, but it feels like 50 after the Lions turned it on in a classic premiership quarter.
So, what can the Hawks do to give themselves a realistic shot at a grand final berth from here?
Shut down the Lions’ centre clearances for a start. Then recapture the run through the midfield that set up their lead in the opening half.
On top of that, once they start moving the ball, lower the eyes. They resorted to long, high bombs during the third term that were easily picked off by Lions superstar Harris Andrews.
They have to remember they have Nick Watson. He is a ground-ball dynamo, not a towering mark. They should start pumping in dirty balls, otherwise it will be game over, if it is not already.
