AFL LIVE: Hawthorn Hawks, Gold Coast Suns open Anzac Day as Ugle-Hagan makes debut

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The selected teams for Tassie

HAWTHORN
B: J.Weddle, T.Barrass, J.Impey
HB: M.D’Ambrosio, J.Battle, B.Hardwick
C: F.Maginness, C.Nash, K.Amon
HF: H.Morrison, M.Lewis, J.Gunston
F: J.Dalton, C.Dear, N.Watson
R: N.Reeves, J.Newcombe, C.Mackenzie
I/C: J.Scrimshaw, L.Meek, J.Ward, C.Macdonald, J.Ginnivan
EMG: F.Perez, W.McCabe, M.Ramsden
IN: F.Maginness, H.Morrison, J.Gunston, J.Dalton, J.Scrimshaw
OUT: J.Sicily (suspension), W.McCabe (omitted), D.Moore (suspension), F.Perez
(managed), S.Butler (managed)

GOLD COAST
B: O.Adams, S.Collins, M.Andrew
HB: B.Uwland, W.Powell, D.Rioli
C: L.Weller, C.Petracca, Z.Uwland
HF: T.Miller, B.Humphrey, L.Lombard
F: J.Ugle-Hagan, B.King, B.Long
R: J.Witts, N.Anderson, M.Rowell
I/C: J.Noble, J.Walter, E.Read, W.Graham, J.Rogers
EMG: J.Jeffrey, N.Moyle, L.Gulbin
IN: J.Ugle-Hagan, N.Anderson
OUT: J.Jeffrey (omitted), C.Ballard (omitted)

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Hawks and Suns launch the Anzac Day action

Josh Battle of the Hawks poses during the Anzac Day Media Opportunity at The Shrine of Remembrance.AFL Photos via Getty Images
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The Magpies Anzac Day record

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‘Don’t overthink it’: Suns mids search for answers

Touk Miller admits Gold Coast’s vaunted midfield have done some digging ahead of a clash with Hawthorn that will reveal plenty about their AFL progress.

The Suns (4-2), who sit fourth, will face the third-placed Hawks (5-1) in Launceston on Saturday.

Damien Hardwick’s side has been bolstered by the arrival of premiership midfielder Christian Petracca, who has shown All-Australian form.

But, with fellow star Matt Rowell and captain Noah Anderson both missing at stages this season, their midfield has regularly lost the clearance battle.

That was the case in a tight win against Essendon last year, the Bombers prevailing at stoppages to defy their status as the league’s lowest-ranked clearance team.

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Hello and welcome to our coverage

Good morning. It’s a bumper day of Anzac Day footy coming up.

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