Final-minute frenzy as Hawks surge late to edge out Cats in Easter classic
Hawthorn has edged out Geelong in an Easter Monday thriler
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| Position | P | Pts | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Bulldogs | 4 | 16 | 140.4 | |
| 2 | Sydney Swans | 4 | 12 | 182.9 | |
| 3 | Gold Coast SUNS | 4 | 12 | 152.6 | |
| 4 | Fremantle | 4 | 12 | 133.4 | |
| 5 | North Melbourne | 4 | 12 | 115.3 | |
| 6 | Hawthorn | 4 | 12 | 114 | |
| 7 | Melbourne | 4 | 12 | 102 | |
| 8 | Port Adelaide | 4 | 8 | 117.6 | |
| 9 | Brisbane Lions | 4 | 8 | 110.6 | |
| 10 | Collingwood | 4 | 8 | 93.1 | |
| 11 | Geelong Cats | 4 | 8 | 89.7 | |
| 12 | West Coast Eagles | 4 | 8 | 64.9 | |
| 13 | Adelaide Crows | 4 | 4 | 99.4 | |
| 14 | St Kilda | 4 | 4 | 86 | |
| 15 | Carlton | 4 | 4 | 76.9 | |
| 16 | GWS GIANTS | 4 | 4 | 76.9 | |
| 17 | Essendon | 4 | 0 | 62.7 | |
| 18 | Richmond | 4 | 0 | 56.1 | |
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