Hawthorn's Dominance Masks a Deeper Problem in Australian Football Hawthorn's 70 point thrashing of Richmond on Sunday was a stark reminder of the yawning gap between the top tier teams and those struggling at the bottom.
The Hawks' demolition of the Tigers, who were commemorating triple premiership player Dion Prestia's 250th game, was all the more striking given the disparity in their performances.
The statistics are telling: Hawthorn's 18. 14 (122) to 6. 16 (52) victory marked their largest margin since returning to Sam Mitchell's coaching tenure in 2019.