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Blog log from R7 of 2015: Hawthorn vs Melbourne

Blog log for Hawthorn vs Melbourne, R7 of 2015

Roughead marks on the lead at 45m on a slight angle from a Gunston pass, just ahead of Salem. He shanks it way left, OOTF. (Q1 0:57)
Vince intercepts a Hill kick at half forward and sprints away from Birchall up the guts, then kicks long to space at the hotspot where Garlett leads Duryea back to gather and goal. (Q1 2:04)
Pedersen leaps in a pack at 25m on the flank and beats Stratton in the air for a contested grab. He goals as well. Dees have the jump! (Q1 3:56)
Hill passes to Schoenmakers at 25m on the flank on a fast break down the outer wing started by Birchall from halfback. Schoey goals. (Q1 5:55)
Roughead has Rioli in the square for a Joe the Goose handball after a rather chaotic inside 50 grubbered by Suckling forces the Hawks to handball through traffic at half forward. (Q1 8:11)
Hill passes to Duryea at 45m on the flank, who misses. (Q1 16:41)
Paul Roos has given a lot of Demon players different roles today to what they are used to. So far, some of them are working. (Q1 16:52)
Oh wait, after video review Hale is paid a mark on the behind line from that Duryea shot. He goals. (Q1 17:28)
Hale beats a host of Dees again in a marking contest near the hotspot from a high centring Gunston ball, and converts for his second goal. (Q1 22:12)
Ceglar is the next tall to mark inside 50 for Hawthorn, this time from a short Breust ball on the HFF. He also goals, as the Hawks take a stranglehold on the match. (Q1 24:07)
Breust breaks a tackle and slams through another one from just outside the hotspot. (Q1 27:17)
Nothing Cross could do about that at the Hawks had numbers chasing a loose ball, with Hartung running interference. (Q1 27:42)
Roughead intercepts a Bail kick to CHB, and passes to Gunston at 45m in front. Gunston’s set shot drops in the square and is rushed. (Q1 29:27)
Hartung gives to Hill who misses on the burst from 35m on the flank. So many repeat inside 50s for the Hawks. (Q1 30:11)
Rioli marks on the wing after the first bounce of Q2, bounces twice to reach the HFF, sees an empty square and lets fly from 45m on the flank… and goals! Delicious. (Q2 0:25)
Pedersen has the sit and takes a big mark over a pack at 40m on a slight angle, but his set shot falls on the line and is marked by Burgoyne in relief. (Q2 2:40)
Matt Jones roves a long ball to the top of the square and gives wide to Grimes for a snap off a step from 25m on the flank… across the face. (Q2 9:12)
Toumpas shanks a kick in the BP as the small Hawk forwards swarm an attempted running rebound, eventually Hartung gets a HTB free on Howe at the hotspot for the goal. (Q2 11:43)
Vandenberg is out the back of a contest on the HFF but the ball falls perfectly for him, he has Garlett at the hotspot on his own to mark and run into the open goal. (Q2 15:32)
A terrible McDonald clanger on the wing allows a fast break by the Hawks ending with Hill running to 25m for an easy snap.. but he snicks the goalpost. (Q2 18:07)
Ceglar bounces a snap from mid range but it’s touched off the boot, Garland it was who restricts the score to a point. (Q2 21:18)
The Hawks swarm the kick in, Mitchell has Roughead on his own at the top of the square for the easy score. (Q2 21:56)
Hartung and Hill run free on a fast break up the guts, the pass goes to Bunston at 35m wide on the flank. The set shot is wide. (Q2 24:53)
Puopolo marks at the hotspot and sails through another Hawthorn goal. It is not half time yet but garbage time is well and truly in session. The Dees have capitulated. (Q2 27:20)
Langford kicks off second half junk time with a set shot goal from 35m on a slight angle. (Q3 1:02)
Langford gives to Mitchell who snaps off a step from 45m on a slight angle, Howe looks like he has it covered in the square but misjudges and it sails over his head for the goal! (Q3 3:17)
Garlett leaps in front of Duryea and marks a Pedersen ball at 25m on a slight angle. Jeffie misses. (Q3 5:42)
Pedersen marks in front of Stratton near the boundary 25m out and stabs through the set shot for a goal. (Q3 6:47)
Schoenmakers outmarks McDonald in a contest at the hotspot for the answering goal. (Q3 8:13)
Langford pokes a wobbly kick from inside a huge pack at a stoppage 20m out on a slight angle for another one. (Q3 10:44)
Roughead forces a turnover on the wing and gives to Suckling who sets off with two bounces down the flank, reaches 25m and… grubbers into the post. Hmm. (Q3 12:21)
Rioli centres to Suckling at 35m on a slight angle. Suckers kicks properly this time and makes no mistake. (Q3 14:53)
Roughead marks a Gunston pass at 40m on the flank and just squeezes the set shot inside the left goalpost. (Q3 17:30)
Rioli performs a party trick at the hotspot to tap out to Hill who gives to Breust for a champagne footy goal. (Q3 18:54)
Pedersen misses a set shot from 35m on a slight angle. (Q3 22:14)
Garlett catches Birchall HTB after the kick in. He shoots from 40m on a slight angle. He misses as well. (Q3 23:14)
Rioli marks on the HFF and kicks to the square, Puopolo wrestles with Nathan Jones, the ball bounces behind them and shaves the goalpost. (Q3 24:06)
Puopolo marks just outside the hotspot and just manages to clear the pack on the line for another one. (Q3 27:34)
Gunston marks 40m out on the flank and sails through his first goal of the afternoon. (Q4 5:44)
Rioli marks a Hill pass in front of Tyson at 40m on a slight angle. He goals. (Q4 9:00)
Garlett roves a fumble by Stratton near the behind line and snaps blind over his shoulder from a near impossible angle… it squeaks home! (Q4 10:52)
Hartung gives to Roughead for a snap from 35m on a slight angle that restores the Hawks’ three-digit margin. (Q4 13:57)
Hill boots another one as he glides down the flank to 45m. (Q4 14:54)
Breust passes to Roughead at 45m on a slight angle. Roughie goals again. (Q4 18:32)
Pedersen converts a set shot from 50m on a slight angle, to desultory applause. (Q4 20:23)
Bail marks at the top of the square for a junk time special. (Q4 22:32)

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