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Sam Clohesy has repaid Damien Hardwick’s religion with one other eye-catching show in Gold Coast’s suffocating 53-point AFL defeat of Hawthorn.

The Werribee VFL pick-up (18 touches) kicked two second-quarter targets and confirmed contact, class and confidence on the wing for the Suns in a snug 16.13 (109) to eight.8 (56) win at Carrara on Saturday night time.

It adopted a powerful 22-touch debut towards GWS for the 21-year-old, former Richmond coach Hardwick rewarded for the choice that noticed 250-gamer and his former Tigers premiership star Brandon Ellis relegated to order grade.

Victory was the Suns’ third from three video games at residence this season and snapped a two-game dropping run.

Hawthorn, who pushed premiers Collingwood final week, stay winless from 5 video games.

Gold Coast boasted seven of the highest eight disposal-getters, Noah Anderson (36 touches, one objective, eight tackles) essentially the most prolific whereas Karl Amon (26 disposals) was the one Hawk with greater than 19 disposals.

Key ahead Ben King overcame some wobbly early kicking to complete with 4 targets and 4 behinds, whereas Sam Collins performed a terrific lock-down job on former Solar Mabior Chol.

Ben Ainsworth was busy for the hosts whereas Will Graham (14 tackles) and Ethan Learn (two targets) stood up of their second AFL video games.

Bailey Humphrey began strongly because the Suns’ midfield seized management within the first half, hogging the ball in such a fashion that solely two Hawthorn gamers had reached double-figures in disposals by the primary break.

Learn kicked a objective straight from the opening bounce and two extra rapidly adopted.

Hawthorn stayed inside contact although, Finn Maginness including a second and Dylan Moore one other main from a turnover to make it a 22-point halftime margin.

Jack Ginnivan (three targets) snapped one for the Hawks however King, starting the quarter with 1.4, maintained his dominance of the ahead 50 within the third time period.

He kicked two targets in fast time and three within the quarter because the lead swelled past 40.

Maginness’s third provided temporary hope earlier than Tom Berry got here from nowhere to win a unfastened ball within the objective sq., a soccering Learn thumping via his second objective approaching the ultimate break.

The Suns misplaced small ahead Malcolm Rosas Jnr to a hamstring damage within the third time period, substitute David Swallow kicking three final-quarter targets.

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