Thursday Fallout: Hawks turn up the heat on cold Crows
All the fallout.
www.sen.com.auHere’s the latest on the Hawks vs. Crows game in Launceston as of today.
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The Hawthorn Hawks hosted the Adelaide Crows in Launceston (UTAS Stadium) in round 11, with live updates noting Hawthorn’s late surge to edge the Crows in a Tassie thriller. This match continued Hawthorn’s recent trend of tight finishes against Adelaide in Tasmania.[1]
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In the most recent Tassie clashes, Hawthorn has often taken the game down to the wire, with several games decided by a small margin in Launceston. The 2026 fixture followed that pattern, culminating in a narrow Hawks victory on the UTAS deck.[1]
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Historical context: Launceston games between Hawthorn and Adelaide have typically been high-quality, close affairs, sometimes decided by single-digit margins, underscoring the strong on-field rivalry and the advantage of the neutral Tassie venue for both teams.[3]
If you’d like, I can pull a quick summary of the score by quarter, key players, and any notable injuries from the match, or set up a brief live-updates playlist for future rounds. I can also fetch more recent posts or post-match analyses from official AFL or club outlets to provide perspectives from coaches and players.[3][1]