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AFL:Hawks to go to AFL over Watson's disallowed goal

Hawthorn expect a quick AFL adjustment after Nick Watson's goal at halftime was disallowed against St Kilda.

Watson slotted an excellent goal from an acute angle, capping a dominant first half on Thursday night at Marvel Stadium.

But the umpire ruled that Watson had run off his line when he took the kick, meaning the score did not count because it was after the siren.

Watson bit his tongue post-match and coach Sam Mitchell said they would go to the league about the contentious call, saying it didn't make sense.

"We'll certainly be going to the AFL to ask about it ... there's no common sense about that," Mitchell said

"When something doesn't make sense, they fix it pretty quickly. Why would he run wider, to give himself a harder shot?"

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