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Live: Eagles continue AFL premiership defence against Crows

The Crows face the Eagles in Adelaide, after Brad Scott guides the Kangaroos to a win over the Bulldogs in his final match as coach and the Hawks beat the Power.

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Departing Scott sent out a winner by Kangaroos

North Melbourne farewelled outgoing coach Brad Scott in fine style with a pulsating 25-point win over the Western Bulldogs at Docklands.

Emotions ran high after Scott addressed speculation over his future with his players before the game and they responded with a stunning 18.7 (115) to 13.12 (90) in front of 26,156 spectators on Saturday afternoon.

It was Scott's 211th AFL match in charge since he took the job in 2010, the result leaving him with a record of 106 wins and 105 losses.

The Bulldogs trailed by a game-high 32 points late in the third quarter but slammed through six unanswered goals to snatch back the lead 11 minutes into a frantic final term.

But somehow Scott's men dug deep to blast home the last five goals of the contest to celebrate a stunning victory.

Todd Goldstein turned back the clock with a brilliant 57-hit out, 28-possession performance, with Shaun Higgins (34 disposals) and Ben Cunnington (29) also important.

Ben Brown and Mason Wood each booted three goals in the upset result.

Caleb Daniel led the way for the Bulldogs with 29 touches, Marcus Bontempelli was also prominent with 25 disposals while Sam Lloyd booted three goals.

Scores were level at the first break after a free-flowing opening term, but the Roos lifted in a five-goals-to-one second quarter to lead by 22 points at half-time.

The match looked out of reach for the Kangaroos as the Bulldogs rallied late but they gave themselves a chance when they shaved the margin to 20 points at three-quarter time.

Tim English and Lloyd each booted two goals as the Bulldogs pressed but Nick Larkey added two of his own, as the Kangaroos charged home.

Gunston leads Hawks to win over Power

Jack Gunston booted six goals to help Hawthorn beat Port Adelaide by 31 points in a low-scoring clash in Launceston.

The Hawks kept the Power scoreless in the opening quarter in a 12.8 (80) to 6.13 (49) victory to remain firmly in the top-eight mix.

Gunston, who equalled his best-career haul, slotted the opening two majors and picked up 21 disposals and nine marks in a starring performance.

The 27-year-old showed off his soccer skills, with an outside boot nudging the ball around a post and across the goal line for a fourth.

Hawthorn's Ricky Henderson topped the possession count with 37 in front of a crowd of 11,637.

Port Adelaide, slipping to 5-5 for the season, did notkick a major until the 12th minute of the second term in their lowest-scoring first half this year.

Hawthorn join them on 20 competition points in a tight tussle for the top eight.

The Power missed ruckman Scott Lycett, who sat out the round-10 match with injury.

Hawthorn won hit-outs 46-36, with Marc Pittonet getting 29.

In the first match against his former club, gun Hawthorn recruit Chad Wingard was relatively quiet and finished with 20 touches.

Aided by a strong breeze, Hawthorn kicked all four goals of the opening quarter and dominated inside 50s 16-6 for a 25-point lead.

Several Hawks' goals came after Power fumbles.

The Power cut the margin to 18 points midway through the third term but, every time they threatened, Hawthorn pulled away.

With his side leading by 22, Gunston gave Hawthorn extra breathing space early in the final term when he cruised into the goal square for his fifth.

Tom Rockliff, who had 25 disposals for the Power, failed to finish the match with an apparent hamstring problem.

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