How to watch Collingwood Magpies vs Hawthorn Hawks AFL live and match preview
Two of the competition's big improvers face off in this intriguing Round 12 clash at the MCG.
In the lead-up to this clash vs Collingwood, Hawthorn were riding high after downing the Brisbane Lions in Round 10, but they crashed back to earth at the hands of the Gold Coast Suns last week. Overall, their season has been improving and they are always dangerous.
Collingwood looked to be falling away a fortnight ago when heavily beaten by the Bulldogs, but the last 2 weeks have been very impressive with wins over Fremantle and Carlton.
When is Collingwood vs Hawthorn?
This clash is at the mighty MCG in Melbourne, kicking off at 2:10pm AEST on Sunday 5 June.
How to watch Collingwood vs Hawthorn online
Channel 7 and Foxtel have rights to broadcast AFL matches in Australia this season. However, Collingwood vs Hawthorn is exclusive to subscription services. That means Foxtel iQ, Foxtel Now and Kayo Sports are your only options nationwide for this match.
Both Kayo and Foxtel Now come with free trials and you can watch straight away. We'd recommend Kayo over Foxtel Now as it's a cheaper and far better streaming app. It also has a longer trial period and special viewing features just for sports. You can see a comparison of Foxtel and Kayo here.
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Stream Collingwood vs Hawthorn on Kayo Sports
New users can watch for free using Kayo's 14-day free trial. After the trial period, you have 3 options for signing up. Kayo One is $25 a month and lets you watch on 1 screen. The Basic package is $27.50 a month to watch on 2 screens or $35 a month for a third screen on Kayo Premium. You can check it all out in our Kayo Sports review.
Kayo also has a wide range of special features to add to your viewing experience. SplitView lets you watch up to 4 sports at once on the same screen. Other features include Interactive Stats, No Spoilers, Key Moments and more.
In total, Kayo broadcasts more than 50 sports. After Collingwood vs Hawthorn, you can watch NRL, MotoGP or the NBA finals.
Kayo is compatible with Macs and PCs, plus iOS and Android devices, Chromecast, Apple TV, Android TV, Telstra TV, PlayStation 4 and 5 and selected Samsung, LG and Hisense TVs.
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Collingwood vs Hawthorn match preview
Collingwood have confirmed their status as a finals contender in recent weeks with back-to-back wins against quality opposition. They have improved significantly under coach Craig McRae this year and their versatile forward line and quality defending have been a feature.
Hawthorn have produced some good wins this year and a couple of tough losses, but overall they are clearly tracking the right way. This is a fascinating contest between 2 sides giving their fans plenty of reasons to smile.
The Magpies look to be slightly further advanced and should improve their finals chances here with a tight win.
Check out more in our full guide to streaming the AFL season.
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