Saturday 30th May
TEAC Oval at 1.10pm
The Box Hill Hawks travel to TEAC Oval a troubling ground in recent years.
Overall the Hawks have played a total of 56 games against Port Melbourne (15 wins, 41 losses) at a winning percentage of 26.8%.
Port Melbourne midway through the table at 4-2 comes into the clash off a 42 point loss against Williamstown at Burbank Oval.
Gary Ayres coaching the Borough in his 2nd season has led to team to victories against Casey, Geelong, Frankston and their biggest scalp 2008 Premier North Ballarat by 78 points.
Port Melbourne come in with in-form players forward Adrian Bonaddio (12 goals), Stephen Brewer and Sam Pleming defensively who have been unstoppable along the backline.
Former Box Hill Hawks player Nathan Batsanis (14 games, 8 goals) now playing for the Borough sees himself up against his past team mates.
Convincing winners against Frankston last weekend by 100 points Box Hill look forward to the challenge ahead.
TEAC Oval is the Hawks “House of Pain”.
Last time these two played Port Melbourne in Round 7 2008 won by 48 at Box Hill City Oval.
Head to Head:
Played 56: Box Hill Hawks 15, Port Melbourne 41
Last Time:
Box Hill Hawks: 4.4 / 8.6 / 11.8 / 13.14 (92)
Port Melbourne: 4.3 / 8.8 / 17.13 / 21.14 (140)
Goals: Stokes 3, Neville 2, Gibson 2, Kennedy 2, Clarke, Morrell, Shore, Thorp
Best: Kennedy, Stokes, Neville, Clarke, Hunter, Kenna
Development Team:
After a surprise loss last weekend against Frankston by 21 points the side meets Port Melbourne at TEAC Oval.
Struggling this season in 10th position, Port Melbourne after winning their first two games of the season have effectively lost the last four games in a row (excluding the bye).
Coming off a 64 point hiding to Williamstown, the Borough will be looking to win desperately from their long drought.
Heath O’Farrell, Zach Sengstock and Matt Suckling loom as the dangers for the Hawks to handle.
The Development Team gets underway just before the seniors at 10.20am.
