Tickets for the qualifying finals will go on sale this Thursday.
The Magpies can expect a hostile reception in Adelaide following the Izak Rankine controversy, where the Crows star was last week suspended for four games for a homophobic slur.
While the Crows snapped a 10-game losing streak against the Magpies, they will now be without one of their most important players potentially for the entire finals campaign.
Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell is confident his team can win four straight finals in September to win the flag, having missed a top-four berth. The Hawks are 1-5 outside of Victoria and Tasmania this season, the one victory coming against Sydney in Opening Round.
“They’ve all been close ones. That’ll turn. We’ll probably play interstate in our first final, so odds are in our favour,” Mitchell said.
“We’re not writing ourselves off. We’re disappointed, but excited. We get to play four finals instead of three now. Finals footy for the second year in a row, which is great for our group.”
The Hawks have lost to Fremantle, Adelaide and now the Lions over the past seven weeks.
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