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Racing and Sports will provide analysis of games in the 2024 AFL Season.
We'll endeavour to run through the form, incorporate appropriate stats and also supply a betting prediction which won't always just be who will win.
HAWTHORN v COLLINGWOOD
Saturday 20 July @ MCG
A real, REAL 8 point game and one which effectively ends one season is at both their home grounds.
Hawthorn has to be the surprise packet of the year (maybe setting aside Sydney sitting 3 games and 20% out in front).
And what makes it more surprising is that they are one game out of 7th spot and yet only have a % of 95.
It's the in-game moves by Sam Mitchell that is working well. It possibly means the chess pieces aren't fully working but the moves are.
Will Collingwood have their own strong enough pieces? They keep falling as does the team.
Even though they hit the front half way through Q3, there was not a finish strong enough to withstand. The midfield is struggling under the pressures of a backline reduced in quality.
| Match | Hawthorn | Collingwood | Ground |
| Last time they met | 11.6 [72] | 11.11 [77] | Adelaide Oval |
| Last 10 matches | 6 wins | 4 wins | |
| Notes | Last 6 games have been W/L/W/L/W/L | ||
| Hawthorn rattled home in Gather Round to just miss | |||
With those older players challenged, do they have one big one left in them? Probably so, albeit it is due for a Hawthorn win on the W/L nature of their clashes.
So one last hurrah for the Pies in their Premiership defence but it will get nervy at times.
Match Selection: Collingwood by 9 points
Suggested Bets: Collingwood @ $1.97 @ bet365
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