(DAILY ONE LINERS) Pictured: North Melbourne coach BRAD SCOTT is insisting on a more four-quarter performance from his Kangaroos as they attempt to avoid slipping from finals contention just a month into the AFL season

GEELONG forward Tom Hawkins has transformed from the club supporters punching bag to a home town hero within a season. Although he provided a mammoth effort in last year’s grand final taking several crucial grabs up forward, his kicking at goal let him down dramatically and was perhaps lucky not to cost the club a

GEELONG forward Tom Hawkins is in doubt for next week’s clash against St Kilda following a heavy knock in the opening term of the clash against West Coast at Patersons Stadium last night. Hawkins suffered severe concussion and was taken off in a neck brace on a stretcher and consequently subbed out of the match.

GEELONG coach Chris Scott says he feels his team is improving and is ready to play its best footy at the end of the season. The Cats escaped with a two-point victory over the shell-shocked Hawks last night with Tom Hawkins kicking his sixth goal after the siren to save the match. Hawkins kicked the

HAWTHORN’S thrilling two-point loss to Geelong last night provided further heartache and despair to fans who simply wanted to overcome a hoodoo that has been on their back since the 2008 grand final. In a terrific spectacle, Geelong forward Tom Hawkins marked and then goaled after the siren to give the Cats a memorable victory