Stuart Waitley

We'll get Brenton Sanderson to give us the strategy for Friday night footy just before we do.

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Let's join Nathan in the newsroom.

Nath, thank you.

Sando, Hawks and Bulldogs.

Who's the stronger team?

Well, Bulldogs first.

Their best footy still remains elite, especially when they've got their best players and they're executing their roles.

I just think they're so dangerous and they do rely so much on their star power through the midfield and their speed ahead of the ball.

It's still that vulnerability defensively that is their biggest concern, but they've battled pretty well through injuries and get some inconsistency in some different areas.

But

Yeah, I still think Luke Beveridge's side is still capable of beating anyone when their contest game is functioning really well.

And then you look at the Hawks, elite ball movement, great pressure, intercept marking, corridor transition.

Their form line's really impressive.

Outside of that opening round loss to GWS and a couple of little hiccups along the way, they're just building really great momentum.

They're a really strong defensive team.

They're aggressive.

when they attack.

And as you mentioned, Gerard, their win over the Bulldogs earlier in the year at Gather Round, in particular, that was significant because they sliced through the Bulldogs' defence that night.

So that would be the game that the Bulldogs will be watching.