Cautious approach: Kangaroos players walk off after their game against Hawthorn was called off because of rain at Craigieburn. Source: Getty Images
Buddy soaking: Lance Franklin runs off the ground after the game was abandoned. Source: Getty Images
MELBOURNE'S wet weather proved all too much for North Melbourne and Hawthorn yesterday.
A practice match at Craigieburn ended in bizarre circumstances when the Roos put up the white flag.
The game ended abruptly 14 minutes into the last quarter when North Melbourne coach Brad Scott, his team trailing by 81 points, asked Hawthorn to call it quits.
The Hawks, also mindful of the risk of injury in the slippery conditions, were happy to oblige.
Scott burst into the media box to ask outgoing Hawks football manager Mark Evan if he was happy to abandon the game.
Evans agreed, allowing the Hawks to bring an early end to what was their first win of the pre-season.
It epitomised North Melbourne's view of the match, as Scott admitted later.
"When the weather's like that two weeks before Round 1 you're just worried about getting your players through unscathed," he said.
Hawthorn's David Hale will come under scrutiny for a clash with Leigh Adams, while Josh Gibson copped a heavy knock.
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