McAndrew clears from the first centre contest, Ryan drops the intercept mark, Rachele roves and gives to the outside for Ah Chee to snap the first goal from 35m on the flank! (Q1 0:52)
Weddle intercept in front of Curtin on member wing, then bounces towards half forward and centres to the hotspot for Chol to mark and miss to the right. (Q1 4:13)
Hardwick, who has started forward, wins a HTB free on Milera 40m out on the flank and delivers a lovely drop punt from the hardest one on the ground to score from. (Q1 6:02)
Rankine jets away from a throw-in from the HFF after roving a Ryan fumble to checkside the goal from 15m. (Q1 9:33)
Dawson marks 55m out on the flank, plays on inside and roosts a lovely long goal! (Q1 10:39)
Ginnivan has options inside running to the HFF on outer side but decides to shoot from 40m and misses narrow to the right. (Q1 15:18)
Fogarty’s set shot from 50m near the boundary falls on the goal line, review to see if Weddle touched it in time… he did, just a point. (Q1 18:18)
Taylor sends a repeat inside 50 kick to the corridor for Rachele to mark just before Maginness arrives 40m out. He makes no mistake with the set shot. (Q1 20:13)
Chol takes a link mark on outer wing and wheels to hit Hardwick leading from the square to the hotspot. Traditional footy. Dimma converts. (Q1 23:18)
Ryan’s pressured dump kick to CHB is intercepted by Dawson, lovely-looking set shot but it falls on the goal line for no score. (Q1 25:33)
Three Crows on their own on members wing for a slingshot play, easy pass to Rachele 35m out on the flank but the set shot is across the face to the left. (Q1 29:06)
Maginness dithers in possession as he has for every one tonight so far, gets stripped and it’s McAndrew who is on the end of the turnover play for the goal from 30m. (Q2 2:37)
Amon speculates on a slow play with an inside 50 kick to the pocket, Peatling is the one to get stripped in possession this time, Moore feeds Watson for a much-needed goal. (Q2 5:57)
Cook misses everything off a step from 45m on the flank. (Q2 6:44)
Macdonald bombs long to a big pack 45m out on a slight angle where Meek beats McAndrew to mark and roosts a lovely drop punt for the goal! (Q2 8:29)
Lewis get a rather soft holding free on Milera going for a Maginness kick to 45m on the flank. This to tie the scores, amazingly… it’s good! (Q2 14:13)
Rachele sucks the ump in with a dive to get a stoppage free 20m out on a slight angle, footy gods push the J-curve kick to the right. (Q2 18:57)
Lewis takes the link mark on the kick in and the Hawks are off to the races around outer side, Watson marks Macdonald’s pass 40m out on the flank, behind rushed. (Q2 20:01)
Nankervis is pinged for a hold on Watson at a throw-in 40m out, that one was pretty obvious. The Wiz has had a sighter… but misses to the left. (Q2 21:21)
Nash bounces a behind to the left from CHF after some good follow up ground work by Watson. (Q2 22:33)
Worrell is penalised for deliberate rushing outside the goalsquare, marginal call but Watson takes the gift goal to capitalise on his pressure. (Q2 23:43)
Dawson misses from a stoppage in the pocket. (Q2 28:06)
Michalanney is penalised for encroachment to bring Moore from members wing to the top of the goalsquare for the fifth goal in a row for the Hawks. (Q2 30:13)
Weddle leaps on the goal line to touch through a Neal-Bullen snaps off a step from 45m in front. (Q3 2:49)
Reeves grabs a throw-in and throws it on the left 25m out, short but Worrell gets under the flight to allow Hardwick to goal from the line. (Q3 8:20)
Ward passes short to Hardwick 45m out on the flank on a repeat inside 50. His set shot floats across the face to the right. (Q3 13:17)
Hardwick beats Worrall one out to mark a nice Lewis kick to advantage from outer wing to 40m out on the flank. He leaves this drop punt narrow to the right. (Q3 20:36)
Macdonald’s inside 50 kick is to no one but it turns into a chaos ball that falls for Chol who snaps from 35m, needs a leg break and gets it despite the dewy turf! (Q3 23:21)
Taylor marks near CHF and roosts a lovely drop punt over the pack on the line for a red time score, breaking a run of seven for Hawthorn. (Q3 25:16)
Berry is whistled for a hold on Mackenzie at a ball up at the Hawk hotspot. Frenchy kicks to the right, disappointingly. (Q3 28:37)
Newcombe is whistled for a hold off the ball on outer wing, long speculator to a pack near the hotspot is marked third in line by Fogarty who makes no mistake with the set shot. (Q4 3:41)
Another soft holding free in the centre on Nash to Berry, speculator to the hotspot, crumb falls for Thilthorpe who feeds Soligo to snap the goal! (Q4 5:41)
Ah Chee receives from Soligo for a pressured snap from the pocket 25m out but that one curls into the near left post. (Q4 7:01)
Ginnivan roves a Lewis contest on the HFF and stays low to draw a high tackle by Milera to win a free kick. His set shot stays narrow to the right. (Q4 9:26)
Kick in comes straight back in but D’Ambrosio misses on the run from the flank 40m out. (Q4 10:15)
Weddle gets back to touch a Fogarty snap from the centre for a behind into the post. (Q4 10:37)
Neal-Bullen roves a Rachele contest at the hotspot and gets a snap away under a tackle, but it dribbles to the right. (Q4 13:57)
Halfway through Q4 and it’s a tight tussle, no clear trend emerging. (Q4 17:43)
A tired-looking McAndrew falls on a loose ball after a stoppage and gets caught HTB by Reeves, who misses near side left. (Q4 20:12)
Fogarty sets up Cook to kick over Sicily’s aggressive position to Ah Chee 20m out who goals. A kick in it now! (Q4 21:12)
After a Dawson handball clanger in the centre, Watson feeds Hardwick who misses from 40m on a slight angle. (Q4 23:12)
Five minutes to go and it’s anyone’s. Berry misses from the pocket after a stoppage. (Q4 26:04)
Amon is penalised for deliberate OOB in the back pocket, Fogarty takes the free kick but misses near side right 25m out. (Q4 27:49)
One point in it now, 3:40. (Q4 28:12)
Lewis and then Chol provide invaluable contests on the rebound around outer wing, Hardwick beats Worrell again to mark D’Ambrosio’s pass to 35m on the flank, fourth goal! (Q4 28:57)
Newcombe centre clearance, Watson roves and kicks high from the HFF, Macdonald gets back to the behind line to mark, drains the clock then misses off the left. (Q4 30:27)
1:45 to go and two kicks in it now. (Q4 30:47)
Watson intercepts Ah Chee’s centring ball to ice the game. (Q4 31:28)
Borlase drops Moore’s centring ball to the square for another behind. (Q4 31:45)
Impey intercepts the kick in and secures Brownlow votes with a big mark. (Q4 31:57)
