Hawks take injury concerns into record bid Hawthorn head into an attempt on their winning-streak record with injury concerns over two stars but Cyril Rioli is a big chance of taking to the MCG for the AFL blockbuster against Geelong next Saturday. The Hawks will look to better the 12-game streak they matched by brushing aside Brisbane by 58 points at Aurora Stadium on Sunday. But Xavier Ellis (calf) and Liam Shiels (ankle) will require scans this week to determine the severity of injuries they suffered in the 21.17 (143) to 12.13 (85) thrashing of the Lions. Ellis was subbed out of the match before halftime, while Shiels twisted his right ankle awkwardly as the Hawks equalled a 1961 streak that took them to premiership glory. "You've got sore blokes everywhere," Hawthorn coach Alistair Clarkson said. The Cats will have sore blokes from last night's game against Fremantle too. We'll take that into consideration the way we train this week. Josh Gibson survived a spectacular collision with Lions player Mitch Golby, landing on his neck after becoming airborne and temporarily leaving the field. Rioli will play some football next weekend after being nursed back from a hamstring injury that sidelined him for two months. Clarkson said a decision would be made on whether he plays at VFL or AFL level. "He was right to play this week but we've just chosen to be pretty conservative," Clarkson said. We've chosen to make sure that we get a mini pre-season into him so that he's ready to go. The Hawks booted seven goals to two in a dominant third quarter in, at times, greasy conditions after they had led the Lions by 22 at halftime. Jarryd Roughead and Lance Franklin booted four goals each with Shane Savage and Luke Breust kicking three among 11 goalkickers for the Hawks, who ran away with the match in the final term. For the Lions, co-captain Jonathan Brown fought a near lone battle with four majors, Golby chipping in with two. Clarkson was playing down the club record his side could set against their arch rivals on Saturday. "It means we're winning games of footy and that's what we need to do to give ourselves the best chance of finishing high up on the ladder," he said. That's really our only goal. Lions coach Michael Voss was left lamenting his side's inability to build on last week's stunning comeback win over Geelong. "You've got to use that as a way to be able to build momentum and today we got a circuit breaker," he said. They just keep scoring - they just put so much pressure on you to be able to keep scoring yourself. Backman Daniel Merrett will be assessed back in Brisbane after missing the game with a groin injury.