Round Five
Hawthorn v Adelaide
Friday, April 22, MCG, 7:50pm (local time)

Broadcast details
Live on Fox Footy and Channel 7

Head to head
Adelaide – 18
Hawthorn – 19

Latest news

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Out of action (estimates only)
Ryan Schoenmakers (groin) – test
Josh Gibson (hamstring) – test
Bradley Hill (wrist) – test
Luke Surman (back) – test
Matt Spangher (calf) – test
Jarryd Roughead (knee) – 7-9 weeks
Alex Woodward (knee) - indefinite

Hawthorn’s last five
2016 Round Four, Hawthorn 13.9 (87) d St Kilda 13.6 (84), Aurora Stadium
2016 Round Three, Western Bulldogs 13.12 (90) d by Hawthorn 14.9 (93), Etihad Stadium
2016 Round Two, Hawthorn 14.15 (99) d West Coast 7.11 (53), MCG
2016 Round One, Geelong 18.8 (116) d Hawthorn 12.14 (86), MCG
2015 Grand Final, Hawthorn 16.11 (107) d West Coast 8.13 (61), MCG

Recent form against Adelaide
2015, Semi Final, Hawthorn 21.9 (135) d Adelaide 8.13 (61), MCG
2015 Round 12, Adelaide 12.13 (85) d by Hawthorn 17.12 (114), Adelaide Oval
2014 Round 17, Adelaide 14.8 (92) d by Hawthorn 15.14 (104), Adelaide Oval
2013 Round Six, Adelaide 11.12 (78) d by Hawthorn 13.11 (89), AAMI Stadium
2012 Preliminary Final, Hawthorn 13.19 (97) d Adelaide 14.8 (92), MCG

Brownlow Medal votes from last meeting
N/A

Most recent team
B: Shaun Burgoyne, James Frawley, Taylor Duryea
HB: Liam Shiels, Ben Stratton, Grant Birchall
C: Cyril Rioli, Jordan Lewis, Isaac Smith
HF: Luke Breust, Tim O’Brien, Paul Puopolo
F: James Sicily, Jack Gunston, Jonathon Ceglar
Foll: Ben McEvoy, Sam Mitchell, Luke Hodge 
Interchange: Billy Hartung, Angus Litherland, Will Langford, Daniel Howe

News bites

Schoenmakers to miss
Hawthorn has ruled out backman Ryan Schoenmakers ahead of Friday night’s clash with Adelaide

Gibson to return
Hawthorn defender Josh Gibson is likely to return for Friday night's blockbuster clash with Adelaide at the MCG

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