Overview

• Round 13 clash kicks off at 7:30 p.m. AEST at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne.
• The Bulldogs, sitting 6-5, seek to extend a nine-game home winning streak that has fueled their finals push.
• Hawthorn enters at 7-5 after three losses to fellow top-eight contenders and faces mounting pressure to secure a finals berth.
• The Hawks are without James Sicily (hip/abdominal), Nick Watson (illness) and managed defender Jack Scrimshaw, prompting Seamus Mitchell, Max Ramsden and Sam Butler to step in.
• Ryan Gardner and Josh Dolan earn recalls to the Bulldogs side, while Oskar Baker, Taylor Duryea and Jason Johannisen are omitted.