Snow falls as Hawks ice Giants
IT was billed as the coldest AFL game of the season and the forecast delivered with snow falling as Hawthorn thrashed GWS by 56 points in Canberra on Friday night. The crowd roared as the snow began to fall at the end of the first quarter in remarkable scenes at Manuka Oval as the ‘feels-like’ temperature dipped to -7degC. It is understood to be the first AFL game played in snow conditions but that wasn’t the only piece of history on display as the Giants slumped to their lowest score in club history. Hawthorn...