The Hawks are looking for their 10th win of the year and have been in a rich vein of form in recent weeks, but in another blow to their big man stocks they will be missing the suspended Buddy Franklin.
The Bombers have slumped to four straight losses after a bright start to the year, and nothing less than a competitive effort against the Hawks will be tolerated by their legion of fans.
Saturday afternoon the Tigers and the Demons do battle at the MCG.
Both teams are in the mix for the top 8 and are in winning form, so the match should be a hard fought affair.
The Gold Coast host the Bulldogs in the other afternoon match.
The Dogs are coming off a much needed win, but despite that they will have a tough task against the Suns.
At home the Gold Coast can hold their own for a substantial part of the contest, and with some rested players back in the team an upset could be on the cards.
Saturday night Collingwood travel out of Melbourne for one of the few times in 2011 when the take the trip to Sydney to play the Swans.
With the contest at the Olympic Stadium, the Swans home ground advantage is negated and despite the game being a match up between two top 8 teams, the Pies should be far too strong.
Fremantle host Brisbane at Subiaco, with both teams desperate to get back on the winners list.
The Dockers have been cursed by injury this season and are in danger of slipping out of finals contention, however the return of Aaron Sandilands will help their cause.
The Lions continue to rebuild towards next year and they appear to be a way off matching the likes of the Dockers.
Sunday the Adelaide Crows face one of the toughest tests in the AFL - making the trip to Geelong to play the Cats.
Adelaide have lost their past 5 games and with their form flucuating wildly during games they will struggle to stay with the imposing Geelong team.
The Ctas are sitting clear at the top of the ladder and are starting to prime themselves for another tilt at a premiership, so a match against the 14th ranked team should be little trouble.
Carlton are one of the form teams in the league, winning 7 of their past 8 games and they host the Eagles at Docklands on Sunday.
However the Eagles will fly to Melbourne with hope of causing an upset, with their run at a top eight spot one of the surprises of the year.
The final match of the round sees Port Adelaide playing North melbourne at Football Park.
The Roos have started a mid season turnaround with three straight wins and they are still a rough finals chance.
The Power have struggled all year and are second last on the ladder, but in recent weeks they have been much more competitive and at home they could upset the Roos.
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