Hawthorn suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of the Saints in Round 16 thanks largely to an eight goal to two third quarter.
On that night, Nick Riewoldt kicked straighter than he has all year; Lance Franklin's usual impact was buffered by Max Hudghton and the Hawks lacked the valuable run of Shane Crawford and Clinton Young.
The only Hawks, which remain from our last Preliminary Final appearance (against Essendon in 2001) are Shane Crawford and Trent Croad.
Everything put in place over the past three seasons is on the line this Saturday Night as the Hawks face the Saints. Get all your ticketing information on the finals ticketing information page.
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