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Yet another loss for my beloved Blues we we fell to the Hawks.

Final score - 7.10.52 to 18.16.124

Tom Mitchell was the best player on the day with 46 possessions and 2 goals.

Patrick Cripps battled hard after copping a punch to the jaw from Daniel Howe which will surely see the Hawthorn defender suspended.

Carlton's cause wasn't helped by first-half game-ending injuries to Zac Fisher and Liam Jones, and the Blues showed some heart in the third when they kicked four straight goals to get the margin briefly under six goals, a burst which included a freakish first AFL goal to Cameron Polson.

Full credit to Hawthorn who rebounded after a disappointing performance last week.

Here's my video review:


GOALS

Carlton: Cripps 2, C.Curnow, Wright, Polson, Simpson, Kennedy

Hawthorn: Breust 5, Puopolo 4, Gunston 2, Schoenmakers 2, Mitchell 2, Roughead, Henderson, Miles

BEST

Carlton: Murphy, Cripps, Weitering, Kennedy

Hawthorn: Mitchell, Breust, Worpel, Puopolo, Stratton, Hardwick

INJURIES

Carlton: Thomas (lacerated knee) replaced in selected side by Graham, Fisher (ankle), Jones (knee)

Hawthorn: O'Meara (hip) replaced in selected side by O'Rourke

Reports: Nil

Umpires: Glouftsis, Chamberlain, Stephens

Official crowd: 30,405 at Etihad Stadium