THE TOP four will only be decided in the final game of the home and away season as Hawthorn travels across the country to take on West Coast aiming to secure a double chance on Sunday night.

The Eagles (4-18) paid the price for again misfiring in front of goal as it booted 2.14 after the first change to gradually lose touch with GWS in a 10th straight defeat.

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West Coast has seen its early-season promise slowly fade away as the losses have mounted up, and still needs one more win to match the five victories it had in 2024 that remains the benchmark of the club's past five years.

The Eagles have made just one change with Bo Allan coming in for Liam Duggan, the veteran defender 'managed' into an early off-season.

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Hawthorn (14-2-6) was left to rue a last-gasp shot for goal falling agonisingly short as a draw with Collingwood means it is still to secure a double chance and a third-place finish is out of its own hands.

The Hawks only need a win against the Eagles to finish in the top four, with an emphatic victory boosting their hopes of climbing up to third. However, a defeat could see them drop as low as seventh.

Hawthorn has also made just the one change, with teenage small forward Jack Dalton handed a chance to impress on the eve of finals in the place of Jack Ginnivan, who misses with back soreness.

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