HAWTHORN v PORT ADELAIDE

Venue Aurora Stadium, Launceston
Date Saturday, May 17 Time 2.10pm
Head to head Hawthorn 5 Port Adelaide 12 Drawn 0
Last time Port Adelaide 12.15 (87) bt Hawthorn 12.10 (82) R20, 
2007, Aurora Stadium
Betting TABSportsbet: Hawthorn $1.35 Port Adelaide $3.10. Centrebet: Hawthorn $1.40 Port Adelaide $2.95

HAWTHORN Brent Guerra, Stephen Gilham, Rick Ladson
HB: Campbell Brown, Trent Croad, Grant Birchall
C: Jordan Lewis, Sam Mitchell, Chance Bateman
HF: Mark Williams, Lance Franklin, Clinton Young
F: Michael Osborne, Jarryd Roughead, Cyril Rioli
Foll: Robert Campbell, Brad Sewell, Shane Crawford
I/C: Stuart Dew, Xavier Ellis, Ben McGlynn, Simon Taylor
EMG: Tim Clarke, Josh Kennedy, Cameron Stokes
In: Bateman
Out: Luke Hodge (hamstring)

B:

PORT ADELAIDE

B: Michael Pettigrew, Alipate Carlile, Jacob Surjan
HB: Peter Burgoyne, Toby Thurstans, Dom Cassisi
C: Travis Boak, Adam Thomson, Kane Cornes
HF: David Rodan, Warren Tredrea, Brett Ebert
F: Daniel Motlop, Justin Westhoff, Brendon Lade
Foll: Dean Brogan, Steven Salopek, Shaun Burgoyne
I/C: Troy Chaplin, Danyle Pearce, Tom Logan, Robert Gray
EMG: Paul Stewart, Damon White, Nick Lower
No changes

Summary Seven wins from seven matches. The Hawks can do no wrong right now - Collingwood the latest victim of Buddy-mania as Lance Franklin's march towards the Coleman Medal and superstardom continues. But this match shapes as a banana skin for the Hawks, who lose influential midfielder Luke Hodge (hamstring). Port have as good a formline as any team in the AFL right now, winning their past three in style after losing their first four. They also have a decent record in Launceston, winning five of their past six there. Port won the corresponding match last season in amazing circumstances, with two goals in the dying seconds to Daniel Motlop and Brett Ebert. Gun Port ruckmen Brendon Lade and Dean Brogan also had the weekend off and should be ready to dominate in the middle. The ingredients for an upset perhaps?

Key Do the Power have the defensive muscle to match up on Franklin, Jarryd Roughead and Mark Williams?

Tip Port Adelaide by 11 points.