The Lions and Suns wrap up an AFL Sunday with the Q-Clash at the Gabba, after the Kangaroos survive a big comeback from the Hawks to register another win. Follow the action with our live ScoreCentre.
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Kangaroos beat Hawks despite two men knocked out
An undermanned North Melbourne have clung on for a 28-point victory over Hawthorn at Etihad Stadium to climb to third on the AFL ladder.
Up by 57 points at halftime on Sunday, the Kangaroos only managed three goals in the second half but did enough to hold off the resurgent Hawks and claim a 14.14 (98) to 11.4 (70) win in front of a 27,981-strong crowd.
Forward Ben Brown (four goals), midfielder Ben Cunnington (30 disposals) and backman Robbie Tarrant (16 marks) played starring roles as the rebuilding Roos made a dominant start to the game.
The complexion changed within a matter of seconds when North lost both Shaun Higgins and Ed Vickers-Willis to concussions during the third quarter.
A motionless Higgins was taken from the ground on a motorised stretcher and was set to undergo scans in hospital after a nasty head collision with Hawthorn's Ryan Burton.
Vickers-Willis was able to run from the ground after colliding with Harry Morrison moments later but failed a concussion test and was also ruled out for the final term.
The Roos looked run off their feet during a third term in which Luke Breust slotted three of his five majors and Liam Shiels added two of his own.
But Hawthorn were unable to press their advantage and late goals to Cameron Zurhaar and Jarrad Waite secured a hard-fought victory for North.
In another blow for the Hawks, Tom Mitchell's Brownlow Medal hopes could be in jeopardy with a suspected high elbow on North Melbourne ruckman Todd Goldstein certain to come under scrutiny.
Mitchell was subjected to a hard tag by Ben Jacobs, and his frustrations appeared to boil over in the second term when he gave away a free kick - and a resulting goal - for the glancing blow on Goldstein behind the play.
Mitchell's scintillating start to the season had him considered an early Brownlow frontrunner but Jacobs wore him like a glove, restricting the prolific ball-winner to 19 disposals.
North's Zurhaar was reported for rough conduct after laying a hard bump on David Mirra which sent the Hawks backman hurtling into the boundary fence.
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