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That's where we'll leave things for tonight!

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By Chris De Silva

Thank you for spending your Thursday evening with us once again!

Hawthorn with a crucial nine-point win over Adelaide to keep its top-four hopes alive.

Please join us tomorrow night for another Friday night doubleheader, including Dreamtime at the 'G between Essendon and Richmond.

Sam Mitchell touches on AFL's Tasmania decision

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By Chris De Silva

Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell addresses the AFL's decision to force the Hawks out of Tasmania by 2028.

"We talked about it through the week and it's been a bit emotional in the last 24 hours," he says.

"All we can do is make the most of the next seven opportunities, and maybe a practice match.

"I'm really proud of what Hawthorn has done. The players are quite passionate about it.

"We understand the situation the AFL and the Devils are in ... but we're disappointed."

He's asked what was behind his blow-up in the opening quarter, and says it was centered around competitiveness, basically.

"We'd been beaten in every tough aspect in the game," he says.

"I thought the players adjusted really well. To their credit, they brought into the way the game needed to be played.

"You can't contest and tackles and clearances the way we did early."

And finally, here's what he had to say on Blake Hardwick's heroics in the forward line tonight.

"Blake is finally getting a little bit of credit," he says.

"He is a phenomenal footballer. His contest is fantastic and he's a beautiful kick.

"I'm please he'll get a bit of credit because he deserves it."

Nicks says Crows 'locked up' during second and third terms

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By Chris De Silva

Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks is frustrated that his side missed an opportunity to claim a big scalp tonight.

"You just can't have seven goals in a row, you can't allow the game to get to that point," he says.

"You could say that should've been ours. We won a lot of different areas, not the game, credit to them.

"We looked like we were locked up in that second or third and were unable to open the game up. It's four quarters we're looking for.

"We've got some improving to do. We need a couple of big wins, it's not just one win. We want to knock off a couple of really good sides to give ourselves belief."

Nicks says he expects Cal Ah Chee to undergo an X-ray on his right hand.

"Concerning for us, concerning for Cal, he just can't take a trick at the moment," he says.

"He had a guard on it and couldn't feel it."

Here's what Nicks said on Izak Rankine not being able to run out the contest due to a calf injury.

Weddle's incredible goal line defence

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By Chris De Silva

Josh Weddle only finished with 17 disposals tonight, but his defensive efforts proved match-winning in the end.

Just superb commitment to the cause and in a close game like this, this is gold dust. It's the stuff the coaches absolutely love.

Hardwick speaks after heroic performance

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By Chris De Silva

What a night for Blake Hardwick, who stood up so huge in the absence of Jack Gunston.

Impey speaks on Hawthorn having to leave Tasmania

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By Chris De Silva

Here's Jarman Impey speaking about Hawthorn being forced out of Tasmania.

The final numbers from Hawthorn's win at UTAS Stadium

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By Chris De Silva

Here's a look at the final team stats from tonight's clash. What do you all make of them?

Disposals: Adelaide 387-332

Inside 50s: Adelaide 57-50

Clearances: Hawthorn 47-33

Centre Clearances: Adelaide 11-10

Contested Possessions: Adelaide 142-134

Marks: Adelaide 69-60

Tackles: Adelaide 81-78

Tackles in Forward 50: Hawthorn 19-13

One Percenters: Hawthorn 48-45

Here are the top three players on the ground, per AFL ranking points.

Wayne Milera (ADEL): 32 disposals, 11 rebounds 50s, eight intercepts, five score involvements, four clearances

Josh Worrell (ADEL): 28 disposals, 12 intercepts, seven marks, seven rebound 50s

Sam Berry (ADEL): 27 disposals, 10 tackles, seven score involvements, six inside 50s, five clearances

The footy gods want all my hair gone

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By Chris De Silva

Crikey Chris - another nail-biting finish on your watch...

- Mike

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FT: Hawthorn 10.15 (75) defeats Adelaide 9.12 (66)

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By Chris De Silva

Hawthorn holds on in an absolute thriller at UTAS Stadium!

It looked for all money like the Hawks were about to get overrun, especially when the Crows got to within a goal, but Blake Hardwick's late goal sealed it.

It was an inspired move from Sam Mitchell to play Hardwick up forward tonight in the absence of Jack Gunston, but boy did it pay off.

Hardwick, who hadn't kicked a goal since Round 12 last year, pops up with four goals including that crucial late one to seal it.

It wasn't a perfect performance from the Hawks by any means, but the four premiership points will feel good after they were handled last week by the Dees.

Wayne Milera finishes the match as the leading ball-winner on the ground with 32 touches, with the game's top six ball-winners Adelaide players.

Josh Ward led the way for the Hawks with 24 touches, while Jai Newcombe picked up 10 clearances.

Jarman Impey was outstanding as well with an equal game-high 12 intercepts, and notably says the Hawks "love Tasmania" and they're going to spend some time here giving back to the community after the win.

Can't help but feel like that's a bit of a shot at the AFL for forcing the Hawks to cease playing home games in the state ahead of the Devils entering the competition in 2028.

Impey's intercept mark seals it

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By Chris De Silva

Jarman Impey takes a massive mark from an Adelaide kick-in and that'll do it.

The Hawks are going to hold on!

One minute to go!

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By Chris De Silva

A fumble on the goal line results in another point for the Hawks, who now lead by nine points.

Surely there's not enough time for Adelaide.

Macdonald misses chance to ice game

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By Chris De Silva

Nick Watson goes for goal from long range and doesn't quite get it, but Connor Macdonald takes a mark 10m out from goal!

Macdonald is on a tough angle, but should kick this, but hits the belly of the ball with the snap.

Hawks by eight points with a minute and a half left.

Hardwick gives Hawks breathing room with HUGE goal

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By Chris De Silva

Blake Hardwick is Hawthorn's forward 50 hero tonight!

The veteran drills a set shot with 2:31 left on the clock to give the Hawks a seven-point lead.

Another massive contested mark inside 50, this time body-to-body with Josh Worrell after an excellent kick from Massimo D'Ambrosio.

Hardwick's got four for the night now. Is that the game?

Fogarty misses snap after free kick

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By Chris De Silva

Adelaide is given a free kick for a deliberate out of bounds from Karl Amon.

However, Darcy Fogarty misses the tough set shot from the boundary.

Hawks by a point with 3:30 left!

Berry misses with a quick snap

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By Chris De Silva

Sam Berry goes for a quick snap out of congestion, but misses to the left.

It's a two-point margin with 4:46 left on the clock.

Five minutes to go as Crows push for lead

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By Chris De Silva

We're into the final minutes at UTAS Stadium, and this one is going right down to the wire.

Josh Rachele's shot on goal drifts left and the Crows have a boundary throw-in deep inside 50.

Hardwick misses on the run after turnover

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By Chris De Silva

A horror turnover in the middle of the ground from the Crows gives the Hawks a chance, but Blake Hardwick misses on the run to the left.

He had Chol out in a ton of space there, but the ball floats through for a behind.

Hawks by three points with 6:16 left.

Ah Chee trims margin to just two points

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By Chris De Silva

An aggressive kick-in after the Reeves miss opens things up and yields dividends for the Crows!

A lovely kick inside 50 finds Cal Ah Chee out the back of Hawthorn's defence, namely James Sicily, and Ah Chee drills the easy set shot from close range.

Hawthorn's lead down to just two points with just over seven minutes left.