Hawthorn has handed the Western Bulldogs their first loss of the season, leading from the first siren to the last in an 15.14 (104) to 8.16 (64) win at Adelaide Oval on Saturday night.

However, the win was marred somewhat by a hamstring injury to Mabior Chol. The Dogs also finished with a concern when Ed Richards left the game in the last quarter with what appeared to be a knee injury.

The exciting midfielder was one of four inclusions for the Gather Round clash after hurting his knee last week against Essendon.

After a slow first half, the Bulldogs dominated the third quarter to bring the margin back to 21, but could have been closer after kicking 3.5 from the last eight shots of the term.

Hawthorn got back in control of the ball in the final term, running away with the contest to win by 40 points.

More to come

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

  • 01:36

    AFL R5 | Cruel Dogs blow with gun mid hurt again

    Ed Richards is helped from the ground after appearing to roll his ankle late in the Saturday night clash

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  • 00:45

    AFL R5 | Freijah opens second-half proceedings

    Joel Freijah gets the Bulldogs cheer squad firing with an opportune goal.

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  • 00:56

    AFL R5 | Darcy double gets Dogs rolling

    Sam Darcy converts two majors in the early stages of the game as he sets himself up for a big night

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  • 05:08
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    Bevo's Brief | Round 5

    Bevo gives an exclusive insight ahead of the round 5 clash with Hawthorn

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  • 01:31

    Louis Emmett | "Expecting tough, fierce opponents"

    Ruck/Forward Louis Emmett reflects on the news of his upcoming debut against Hawthorn in Gather Round.

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  • 11:16

    Luke Beveridge | "Huge challenge for us"

    Head Coach Luke Beveridge speaks to the media ahead of the Gather Round clash with Hawthorn.

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  • 00:38

    Emmett set for Gather Round debut

    Step into the team meeting for the moment Louis finds out he'll be making his AFL debut.

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HAWTHORN                  4.2   7.5   10.10   15.14 (104)
WESTERN BULLDOGS   2.3   2.7    6.13    8.16 (64)

GOALS
Hawthorn: Lewis 3, Gunston 3, Moore 2, Weddle, Watson, Newcombe, Meek, Macdonald, Ginnivan, Reeves
Western Bulldogs: Darcy 2, Naughton, Hynes, Gallagher, Freijah, Dolan, Croft

INJURIES
Hawthorn: Chol (hamstring)
Western Bulldogs: Richards (leg)

Crowd: 48,451 at Adelaide Oval