Melbourne vs Hawthorn Preview & Prediction | 2025 AFL | Regular Season | Round 9

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Melbourne Demons ride a three-game win streak into toughest test against the Hawthorn Hawks.

Kick-off date/time: Saturday 10th May, 2025: UK – 4:20am / Local – 1:20pm / Friday 9th May, US ET – 11:20pm / US PT – 8:20pm

How to watch on TV: UK – TNT Sports / US – Some matches are televised on Fox Sports channels

How to watch online: UK – discovery+ & Watch AFL / US – Watch AFL

The prediction

The Melbourne Demons recorded their third straight win of the season against the West Coast Eagles in Perth with a blistering second half performance that turned a halftime deficit into a 32-point victory. 13 second half goals would have been pleasing to Head Coach Simon Goodwin however the challenge presented by the Hawks will need to see them lift their standards all over the ground significantly.

Hawthorn appears to have put consecutive losses to Port Power and Geelong behind them, handing down a 109-44 beatdown to the Richmond Tigers. The Hawks will look at this game as a must win before an extremely tough month ahead looms they will play the Suns, Lions, Magpies and the Bulldogs in that order in a true test of their premiership credentials.

The Hawks have won just one from their past ten matches against the Demons and the majority of those matches have been heavy defeats. This Hawks team however is part of the revival under Head Coach Sam Mitchell and this represents a different beast for the Demons to handle.

Despite the recent turnaround in the Demons season we think the Hawks will prove too strong in this one.

 

Melbourne vs Hawthorn tip: Hawthorn to win by 25+ points