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BIANCACHATFIELDHawthorn ............... 9Last Week ............. 2Last year would stillhurt, and Hodge’sspirit in big gameswill see it throughNorm Smith Medal:Shaun Burgoyne

REBECCAWILLIAMSHawthorn ............... 11Last Week ............. 2The Hawks have theattacking strengthand options to rallyagainst the DockersNorm Smith Medal:Luke Hodge

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MATTWINDLEYHawthorn ............... 4Last Week ..............1This is going down tothe wire, but expectthe Hawks to atonefor last yearNorm Smith Medal:Brad Sewell

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SCOTTGULLANHawthorn ............. 25Last Week ..............1It’s Geelong of 2007.Survive preliminaryfinal, go on to playwith freedom in GFNorm Smith Medal:Lance Franklin

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KEVINBARTLETTFremantle ............... 6Last Week ..............1The Dockers’ manicpressure will limit theHawks’ sublime footskills to win a thrillerNorm Smith Medal:Nathan Fyfe

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DAVIDKINGHawthorn ............... 7Last Week ............. 2Hawks’ ball use willprove superior, alongwith leadership ofHodge and MitchellNorm Smith Medal:Shaun Burgoyne

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JONANDERSONHawthorn .............. 18Last Week ..............1Teams that make theGrand Final the yearafter losing onerarely fail againNorm Smith Medal:Jordan Lewis

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CHRISde KRETSERHawthorn .............. 19Last Week ............. 2The injury cloud overFremantle’s keydefenders will costthe team the flagNorm Smith Medal:Jarryd Roughead

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RYANHOFFMANFremantle ............... 3Last Week ............. 2Freo will be toostrong after themanner in which itdismantled SydneyNorm Smith Medal:Sam Mitchell

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MIKESHEAHANFremantle .............. 16Last Week ............. 2The Dockers areready to take themost important stepin their historyNorm Smith Medal:Aaron Sandilands

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DENISNAPTHINEHawthorn ................ 5Last Week ..............1The Hawks have wonfour of five againstFreo and are morecomfortable at the ’GNorm Smith Medal:Luke Hodge

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SHANECRAWFORDHawthorn ............... 3Last Week ............. 2Still hurting after lastyear’s loss and thatwill be the differencebetween the sidesNorm Smith Medal:Lance Franklin

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GLENNMcFARLANEHawthorn ............. 10Last Week ............. 2The pain of last yearwill surely be enoughto lift the Hawksover the lineMember of medalselection panel

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JULIAGILLARDHawthorn ............... 8Last Week ..............1The Hawks havebeen the in-formteam this season andwill be tough to beatNorm Smith Medal:Sam Mitchell

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WARWICKGREENHawthorn .............. 16Last Week ..............1Hawks will produce afour-goal burst thatwill break theDockers’ strangleholdNorm Smith Medal:Cyril Rioli

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JAY CLARK2012 WINNERHawthorn .............. 14Last Week ............. 2Hodge, Birchall andBurgoyne have theclass to navigate Freoforward 50 pressureNorm Smith Medal:Luke Hodge

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SAMEDMUNDFremantle .............. 13Last Week ............. 2In form at perfecttime. Hawks’ chip-happy style playsinto Dockers' handsNorm Smith Medal:Michael Barlow

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SCOTTPENDLEBURYFremantle .............. 13Last Week ............. 2Best defence v bestoffence; my belief isdefence always wins!Should be a crackerNorm Smith Medal:Aaron Sandilands

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GERARDHEALYFremantle ............... 3Last Week ............. 2Purple rain to assistDockers to bringhome their first flagin wet oneNorm Smith Medal:David Mundy

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BRADJOHNSONHawthorn ............. 20Last Week ............. 2Despite all the hypeabout Fremantle’spressure, experiencewill prevailNorm Smith Medal:Shaun Burgoyne

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MICHAELWARNERFremantle ................ 1Last Week ..............1“Put on yourSuperman capes,boys — it’s WharfieTime”Norm Smith Medal:Stephen Hill

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DARYLTIMMSHawthorn ............. 39Last Week ............. 2The hungry Hawkshave the firepowerup front to dismantleFreo’s defenceNorm Smith Medal:Grant Birchall

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BRUCEMATTHEWSHawthorn .............. 16Last Week ............. 2Refreshed, curse-freeHawks not nursinginjured players thistime aroundNorm Smith Medal:Luke Hodge

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GERARDWHATELEYHawthorn .............. 14Last Week ..............1The Hawks willabsorb the pressureand prevail with theirsuperior firepowerNorm Smith Medal:Brad Sewell

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KISS OFDEATHFremantle .............. 13Last Week .............0Purple haze hasdescended and willovershadow thebrown and goldNorm Smith Medal:Zac Dawson

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ELIZASEWELLHawthorn ............. 10Last Week ............. 2Clarko’s pre-game“kill the shark” typespeech will prove thedifferenceNorm Smith Medal:Grant Birchall

PAULROOSFremantle ............... 3Last Week ............. 2Dockers peaking atthe right time andmay just outlast thetalented HawksNorm Smith Medal:Nathan Fyfe

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MARKROBINSONFremantle .............. 12Last Week ............. 2The best defensiveteam meets the bestoffensive team, anddefence winsNorm Smith Medal:Nathan Fyfe

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JONRALPHHawthorn ............... 4Last Week ..............1The Hawks willabsorb the onslaughtand make the mostof their opportunitiesNorm Smith Medal:Luke Hodge

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MARKHAYESHawthorn ............. 24Last Week ............. 2After last year’s lateinjuries the Hawkshave been set to theminute for SaturdayNorm Smith Medal:Lance Franklin

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THE VERDICT

HAWTHORN 20 NORm SmITH Luke Hodge 5 Nathan Fyfe 3FREmANTlE 10

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