Luke Hodge slides in to Harry O'Brien's legs and umpires award the Hawks skipper a free kick, and report O'Brien.
Luke Hodge was the star for the Hawks. Picture: Wayne Ludbey
LUKE Hodge has the ability to change the ebb and flow of a game.
It is why he is Hawthorn's captain and why he can be employed in any one of several roles, switching to suit during the contest.
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Hodge displayed all those admirable traits at the MCG, leading by example to set up a stunning second-half turnaround against a defenceless Collingwood.
He showed the Hawks how to rein in the Magpies, who had dominated the first quarter and skipped to a 22-point lead midway through the second term.
Collingwood V Hawthorn at the M.C.G., Josh Gibson spoils Quinten Lynch Picture: Salpigtidis George Source:
Aside from his work in the crucial midfield battles, twice he grabbed the ball at stoppages and, in heavy traffic, found a way through for goals that kick-started Hawthorn's free-scoring second half.
He finished with 31 possessions, almost every one of them a telling touch, capping it off with six tackles and two goals. And those basic stats were only half the story.
Seize the midfield was the pre-game battle cry from coach Alastair Clarkson.
And the Hawks, led by Hodge and the prolific Sam Mitchell, answered the call to wrest the game away from a Magpie unit far too dependent on far too few.
Collingwood V Hawthorn at the M.C.G., Jed Anderson celebrates his goal in the second quarter with his team mates Picture: Salpigtidis George Source:
The warning bells started pealing for the Pies when the Hawks lifted their intensity in the 10 minutes before halftime. And they maintained that relentless pressure from the restart.
Hawthorn grabbed the lead for the first time with a Luke Breust goal two minutes after halftime and was never really challenged, despite the constant threat posed by Pies' key forward, Travis Cloke.
Breust was another example of a Hawk's positive response to turn around the contest. He had just four handpasses to his name at halftime before bagging two goals in the Hawks' third-quarter blitz.
And he slotted another early in the last term that effectively sealed the deal.
Collingwood looked menacing early in the contest with Cloke's height and strength worrying opponent Ryan Schoenmakers and opportunist forward Jamie Elliott off the leash.
Elliott picked up where he left off after his five-goal haul against Carlton in Round 2.
He kicked two in the first 10 minutes and another in the second quarter.
But Clarkson quelled the little Magpie by moving Ben Stratton on to him. And Cloke's supply dried up, too, when Josh Gibson trotted to his side after the Pies powerhouse booted his fifth goal late in the third quarter.
With Scott Pendlebury and Dane Swan busy in the midfield duels, Collingwood should have led by far more than 11 points at quarter-time.
Collingwood V Hawthorn at the M.C.G., Cyril Rioli out muscles Dane Swan Picture: Salpigtidis George Source:
Poor finishing came back to bite the Magpies when the defence found itself under siege, particularly with Ben Reid, guardian of Lance Franklin, off the ground for most of the second quarter after wrenching his right knee.
The gallant Reid returned to contain Franklin to three goals but nine teammates joined Buddy on the scoresheet in the second half, while Cloke was virtually the lone target for the Pies.
Franklin put the polish on one of the most exhilarating rebounds by the slick Hawks after Cloke hit the post late in the third quarter.
Brent Guerra barrelled a spiral punt from the kick-off that was marked by Stratton near the centre circle.
Collingwood v Hawthorn, MCG, Lance Franklin, Picture: Ludbey Wayne Source:
When Stratton fell to the turf after handballing to Franklin, the Hawk forward leapt over him and his 80m shot on the run slid through for a spectacular goal.
It told the tale of the day - the Hawks were far more inventive and organised.s than even the 15 goals to six second half to set up a second consecutive 50-plus percentage-booster.
Collingwood v Hawthorn, MCG, Dane Swan, Picture: Ludbey Wayne Source:
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