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Blog log from R20 of 2026: Hawthorn vs Essendon

Blog log for Hawthorn vs Essendon, R20 of 2026

Clarke’s pressure forces a dump kick by Impey from deep in defence that flies straight to Durham 35m out on a slight angle. Durham tugs the drop punt left. (Q1 3:17)
Kako roves Wright’s contest 40m out on a slight angle and tries a bouncing snap, the ball refuses to take a needed off-break, just an arm ball that stays left. (Q1 4:21)
Reid drops an intercept mark in a contest with Chol from Impey’s high speculator to 15m, Chol keeps his feet to rove and give outside for Day for the first goal. (Q1 5:36)
Morrison passes long and low from outer wing to Ginnivan 45m out on a slight angle. He draws in the drop punt from right to left and in. (Q1 7:14)
Impey leaps in front of Durham to intercept a rebound kick by Redman, but just misses the kick from 45m on the flank. (Q1 10:12)
Mraz holds Wright to give away an obvious free in the pocket 20m out. 2MP kicks straight. (Q1 11:07)
Gunston marks Connor Macdonald’s pass 50m out on a slight angle, his set shot falls on the line and is rushed. (Q1 14:04)
Sicily marks a Newcombe pass over Kondogiannis near the boundary 45m out but misses. (Q1 15:34)
A lull as Lewis comes off with concussion. (Q1 19:37)
Ginnivan marks a long Bailey Macdonald pass on members wing and passes short to Watson 40m out on the flank, nothing McGrath could do there. The Wiz misses narrow left. (Q1 21:58)
Wright goes back with the flight well ahead of Weddle to mark a long Kako kick to the pocket 15m out, he goals again. (Q1 23:06)
Day retrieves a ruck tap on the boundary 15m out, avoids taking the ball out and swerves inside to goal off his left. (Q1 25:33)
Sharp roves 30m out on the flank and drops the knees to draw a high contact free on Morrison, footy gods push the set shot to the left. (Q1 29:23)
Watson rolls a grubber to the left from 35m just before the QT siren. (Q1 32:20)
Mackenzie kicks to grass from the centre for Chol running back to gather and grubber the goal despite a late tackle by Reid. (Q2 4:51)
Wright marks in front of Barrass just inside 50m on a slight angle but shanks the kick, cut off in the square by Battle for no score. (Q2 7:24)
Ginnivan drops Sharp at half back to concede a downfield free then Day is penalised for contact on Clarke off the ball, but Cox misses from 25m on a slight angle after the 50. (Q2 9:02)
Gunston marks a Newcombe sizzler from outer side on the slide 25m out on the flank with Redman on the turf behind him, he converts. (Q2 13:26)
Gunston marks a Moore pass 20m out for back to back jacks. (Q2 14:19)
Watson gets on the board with a mid-range snap, the Hawks are finally finding their higher gears. (Q2 17:04)
Gunston plays on to advantage into the open goal from a free drawn by Watson on McGrath. (Q2 20:54)
Impey blazes to the left from half forward. (Q2 25:55)
Moore passes from the HFF to the hotspot towards Gunston’s lead but Morrison chips in front to mark and goal. (Q2 27:08)
Durham leaps in front of a pack at the top of the square to clunk a low Farrow kick from the HFF, but shanks one of the easier set shots he will ever have for a point to the right. (Q2 31:29)
Gunston can’t prevent Reid rushing a rare Battle running snap from CHF. (Q3 1:18)
Caddy beats Barrass one out to mark a long Wright kick from members wing to 20m out in the pocket, showing excellent core strength. He converts. (Q3 4:35)
Connor Macdonald checksides into the near right post from the pocket 20m out, rather lairy that one as he had men on inside. (Q3 11:02)
Chol marks Weddle’s pass just inside CHF but wheels and hits the lead of Gunston 35m out, who also hits the right post. (Q3 12:53)
Weddle passes to Gunston himself after intercepting on members side wing. Unc kicks this one straight as a die from 40m on a slight angle, his fourth. (Q3 13:44)
Redman marks Gunston earn his next mark inside 50 with a late bump coming the other way, no penalty but Unc steers through his fifth goal from 40m on a slight angle. (Q3 15:30)
Barrass kicks OOTF 45m out after Merrett sends Blakiston away from the next kick from the centre, El Achkar’s kick is off hands for a behind. (Q3 17:00)
Greeves spots up another Gunston lead down the flank to 35m. Unc boots his 600th career goal, third of the quarter and sixth of the day. (Q3 19:27)
Watson marks a Ward centre clearance kick intended for Chol 40m out on a slight angle but tugs the set shot left. (Q3 21:16)
Mackenzie spins and misses after roving 35m out on a slight angle. (Q3 25:51)
Impey passes long with a sidewinder that somehow finds its way into the arms of Gunston 45m out on a slight angle, for goal number seven! (Q3 26:41)
Morrison centres from the HFF to the hotspot for Mackenzie to mark untouched, after winning a raffle with Ginnivan. Frenchy goals this time. (Q3 29:16)
Watson roves his own contest 40m out on the flank and gives inside for Ginnivan who misses just before 3QT. (Q3 30:53)
Setterfield centres for Wright 40m out on a slight angle who bangs through some garbage. (Q4 3:02)
Caddy draws a holding free on Battle going for a Sharp kick from the centre near the hotspot for his third goal. (Q4 4:41)
McGrath turns over a handball at half back, his man Watson gets some junk. (Q4 7:30)
Chol misses from half forward. (Q4 8:36)
Impey passes to Chol in the pocket 25m out for a cherry on top. (Q4 14:57)
Gunston volleys left from the pocket 15m out. (Q4 17:29)
Redman blazes narrow right for a point from the HFF. (Q4 20:07)
Durham passes to Caddy 45m out on the flank who misses to the left. (Q4 22:32)
Kondogiannis misses a late set shot. (Q4 24:45)
Prior rushes a Greeves snap from half forward. (Q4 25:42)
Mackenzie feeds Impey for the cherriest cherry-flavoured cherry goal of them all from the hotspot. (Q4 27:34)
Chol smothers Artemis, Watson roves and snaps another junk time special from the hotspot off his left. (Q4 29:18)
Moore baulks clears and skids through another one from the pocket 20m out with two seconds left on the clock. Smellier than a Werribee outhouse! (Q4 30:53)

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