Daniel Wells, Ben Cunnington and Nick Dal Santo led the way through the middle for the Kangaroos in an otherwise disappointing performance. Cunnington in particular impressed with his willingness inside, laying 11 tackles.
However North struggled to match Hawthorn's well rounded performance. Liam Shiels, Bradley Hill, Will Langford and Sam Mitchell were all promiment for the victors.
Shiels had 14 touches and kicked three goals in the first quarter alone en route to a 30-possession performance. Mitchell (28) was also prolific.
Jack Ziebell came in for extra attention after his eye catching game against Carlton and only managed the 12 possessions while manned by Langford.
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North's first half, in which it was restricted to just three goals, prompted stand-in skipper Drew Petrie to give his teammates a gee-up as they left the ground at half-time.
It had little impact, with the Kangaroos falling further behind after the break and never getting into the game.
The severity of a hamstring injury to Taylor Garner will be determined on Monday when the youngster undergoes scans.
North travels to Geelong for a Friday night clash under lights against the Cats on March 7, its last hit-out ahead of the home and away season.
WHAT WE LEARNED
Hawthorn: The Hawks will bat deep again this year and their two hit-outs so far this summer would indicate that barring injuries, coach Clarkson will likely have up to 35 players this year to choose from. Derick Wanganeen, Will Langford, Alex Woodward, Tim O'Brien, Jon Ceglar and Angus Litherland have shown enough so far this summer to suggest they will be handy depth players this year, and perhaps more than that.
North Melbourne: Majak Daw is a crowd favourite. The crowed stirred when he ran on to the ground in the first quarter and oohs and aahs greeted his every move on the ground. Sadly, one Hawthorn supporter didn't get it and was evicted from the ground for abusing the Sudanese-born big man. The big question for the Kangas is whether he, Daniel Currie, Aaron Black and Petrie can all co-exist in the forward line. North will need to mix and match things to make it work, because seven goals in this outing was a poor result.
NEW FACES
Hawthorn: Taylor Duryea and Matt Suckling were the clubhouse leaders in the race to replace the now retired Brent Guerra in the Hawthorn backline. But Wanganeen showed a bit on Friday night, with some run and carry through the backline. He is on the rookie list for now, but the Hawks have scope to bring him on to the senior list before the start of the season once Brendan Whitecross is placed on the long-term injury list. Meanwhile, O'Brien kicked three goals and looked great on the lead.
North Melbourne: Not a whole lot on the new player front. Robbie Nahas had 13 possesions and Joel Tippett 10, but neither was prominent.
HAWTHORN 0.6.2 0.8.5 0.13.9 0.18.10 (118)
NORTH MELBOURNE 0.1.2 0.3.5 0.5.7 0.7.11 (53)
SUPERGOALS
Hawthorn: Nil
North Melbourne: Nil
GOALS
Hawthorn: Shiels 3, Langford 3, O'Brien 3, Roughead 2, Hale, Simpkin, Gunston, Breust, Lewis, Ceglar, Hallahan
North Melbourne: Black 3, Wells, Petrie, Thomas, Currie
BEST
Hawthorn: Langford, Shiels, Mitchell, Hill, Rioli, Hale, Lewis
North Melbourne: Black, Cunnington, McDonald, Wells, Dal Santo,
INJURIES
Hawthorn: Nil
North Melbourne: Garner (hamstring)
Reports: Nil
Umpires: Fisher, Pannell, Stevic, Fisher
Official crowd: 4000 at Aurora Stadium
