Swans v Hawks - match-day information
All the details for this weekend's surefire blockbuster between the Swans and the Hawks...
Sydney Swans v Hawthorn
Date: Sunday 7 June
Time: 2.10pm
Location: MCG
Tickets available from Ticketek.
Swans Reserves - round 10
Swans Reserves v Queanbeyan
Date: Saturday 6 June
Time: 2.00pm
Location: Dairy Farmers Park
Broadcast information
This match will be broadcast live in Sydney from 2.00pm AEST on the Seven Network. For additional broadcast information, click here.
Head to head
The Sydney Swans have won 64 of 144 matches against Hawthorn for a winning percentage of 44%.
Last three years:
Round nine, 2006 Sydney Swans 19.5.119 defeated Hawthorn 7.12.54 @ MCG
Round 11, 2007 Sydney Swans 11.9.75 defeated Hawthorn 9.12.66 @ MCG
Round 22, 2007 Sydney Swans 22.9.141 defeated Hawthorn 10.9.69 @ SCG
Round 15, 2008 Sydney Swans 10.15.75 defeated by Hawthorn 15.16.106 @ MCG
Round two, 2009 Sydney Swans 22.11.143 defeated Hawthorn 15.15.105 @ ANZS
Last time they met
Almost total dominance in the ruck was the catalyst for a boilover at ANZ Stadium in Sydney when these teams last met, and the Swans were able to hand Hawthorn a 38-point defeat.
Darren Jolly and Jesse White tallied up an AFL record 73 hit-outs, a major contributor to the 38-point upset victory over the reigning premier.
Despite Barry Hall leaving the field with a groin injury midway through the final term, the Swans were good enough to hold an out-of-sorts Hawthorn at bay, as Norm Smith Medallist Luke Hodge battled to overcome a head knock and Stuart Dew a leg problem.
Hall and Adam Goodes both kicked four goals, Nick Malceski and Jarrad McVeigh starred and Craig Bolton kept Lance Franklin to just two majors.
Fast footy facts
Hawthorn forward Lance Franklin has averaged five goals a game against the Swans over the past two seasons.
The Swans have won seven of their past eight matches against the Hawks. In five of those games, the Swans kicked over 100 points.
Prior to last year’s game between the two clubs, the Swans had not lost a game at the MCG against Hawthorn since 2003.
Last year’s game was the first time the Swans had lost against the Hawks playing in the 1:10 pm timeslot.