THE Hawks weathered the storm and held off a surging North Melbourne yesterday but the win came with a price with news confirming that Cyril Rioli will miss at least seven weeks of football with a hamstring tear. The star forward, who had four goals, five marks and 20 disposals against the Roos, went down

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Pictured: After providing Melbourne supporters with a thrill on Friday night some have speculated that the Demons should try to find a loophole that would allow Jesse Hogan to play in

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Pictured: Suns defender SEB TAPE is confident his knee will recover fully and is focused on assisting recently recruited defenders Tom Murphy and Greg Broughton settle in to a strengthened and miserly backline

HAWTHORN decided to play Cyril Rioli as a substitute during last night’s 25-point win over West Coast so that it keeps some aces up its sleeves for September. The Hawks maintained top spot to win the minor premiership last night and will play either Collingwood or West Coast again in a qualifying final depending upon

AS the home and away season draws to a close, the Hawthron Football Club is in danger of losing one of its best players after Cyril Rioli injured his shoulder against Port Adelaide on Sunday afternoon. Rioli, 23, sustained the injury when he was cleaned up by Port Adelaide’s Hamish Hartlett during the first quarter of

PLAYING key players out of position as an experiment has backfired on Hawthorn this season as it dances around the fact that it has plummeted from a premiership favourite to a finals hopeful. Lance Franklin has struggled with consistency both in front of goal and with his runs up the field, while Cyril Rioli has