Hawthorn vs Collingwood Round 21 Tips, Prediction & Preview

Marcus Bazzano: Aug 8, 2021

Hawthorn battle it out against the Magpies in front of an empty MCG after the game was moved from Tasmania.

Hawthorn vs Collingwood Tips, Preview & Predictions

Hawthorn Hawks vs Collingwood Magpies free AFL tips, predictions and preview – The home side has won the previous six meetings.

Hawthorn vs Collingwood Tips

Steele Sidebottom averages 25.50 disposals against the Hawks

Liam Shiels has had 20+ disposals in 12 of his 18 games this season

Hawthorn vs Collingwood Same Game Multi Tips

Hawthorn vs Collingwood Match Details

🇦🇺 Competition: AFL
🗓 Date: Sunday August 8
⏰ Time: 2:10pm AEDT
🏟 Stadium: MCG

Hawthorn vs Collingwood 2021 Form (last five matches)

Hawks (LLDLW)

RD 16: Hawthorn 53-87 Port Adelaide
RD 17: Hawthorn 46-108 Fremantle
RD 18: Melbourne 79-79 Hawthorn
RD 19: Adelaide 102-83 Hawthorn
RD 20: Hawthorn 92-80 Brisbane

Magpies (LWLLW)

RD 16: Collingwood 61-70 St Kilda
RD 17: Richmond 71-87 Collingwood
RD 18: Collingwood 62-91 Carlton
RD 19: Port Adelaide 97-69 Collingwood
RD 20: Collingwood 90-45 West Coast

Hawthorn vs Collingwood Head to Head (last five matches)

R6 2020: Magpies 59-27 Hawks
R16 2019: Hawks 67-63 Magpies
R1 2018: Hawks 101-67 Magpies
R15 2017: Hawks 118-94 Magpies
R9 2017: Magpies 90-72 Hawks

Hawthorn vs Collingwood Preview

The Hawks pulled off a major upset by downing premiership contenders Brisbane by 12 points.

Hawthorn was the better of the two sides for the majority of the match in their triumph, and although Alastair Clarkson will be pleased with the win, he will be disappointed that his side coughed up a handy 50-point three-quarter time lead.

They will look to send off Clarkson in the best way possible. By winning as many games as they can in the last three rounds, as well as staying clear of being awarded their first wooden soon since 1965.

Similarly, the Magpies pulled off a major scalp by shocking the Eagles by 45 points at the MCG.

Collingwood seemed to keep the game on their terms by using a simple keeping off game plan. They managed to have 107 more disposals going at 82.4% despite losing the clearances comfortably on the day.

There has been a lot of off-field speculation on who will manage the Pies as we get closer to the season’s end, but if Robert Harvey can continue his strong performances, he can make that position his own.

It’s a tough match to predict with both teams very inconsistent in recent week, but they match up well against each other. If the match was still to be played in the Apple Isle, I’d back the Hawks. However, because the game is now at the G’, I’ll back the Magpies to get the four points.

Hawks vs Magpies Team News

The Hawks will be without Denver Grainger-Barras and Luke Breust for this clash. Whilst Jacob Koschitzke, Harry Morrison, Jonathon Ceglar, Josh Morris and Oliver Hanrahan have been included in the extended squad.

Collingwood have named Beau McCreery, Josh Daicos, Mason Cox and Tom Wilson in the squad with Nathan Murhpy dropping to the Medi-Sub.

*Teams are yet to be reduced to 22, four omissions still need to be made from the eight-man bench.

The two sides last met in Round 6 last season, which saw the Magpies win by 32 points.