Spargo gets a high contact free on Sicily 45m out on the flank but tugs his set shot narrow to the left. (Q1 0:53)
van Rooyen gets a set shot 50m out near the boundary and also kicks to the near side, this one to the right. (Q1 1:59)
May is pinged for II on members wing, Gunston passes to Breust on the HFF who centres for Meek 40m out on a slight angle to boot the first goal of a sunny day. (Q1 3:46)
Newcombe and Worpel involved in the next centre clearance which ends with a post from long range from Moore. (Q1 5:23)
Jiath passes wide from the centre to the flank 40m out for Gunston who just misses near side left. (Q1 6:22)
Petracca catches Hustwaite HTB on outer wing and kicks long to the corridor 40m out for Langford to mark over D’Ambrosio 40m out, who kicks truly. (Q1 8:06)
Hawthorn rebounds around outer wing, not the most flowing move with some stop-start but they retain possession all the way through Chol on the HFF for a Breust goal. (Q1 11:26)
Langdon fumbles a give by Spargo in defence and falls on the footy 35m out and is pinged for HTB, Watson takes the free and swings it through. (Q1 16:57)
Sparrow is over the back for a long bomb by Oliver from members wing over Jiath to the hotspot, he converts. (Q1 22:10)
D’Ambrosio jinks clear and snaps across the body off his non-preferred right from the hotspot but that one goes to the left. (Q1 26:13)
Sicily dithers after receiving in the back pocket and turns blind towards goal but gets caught HTB by his man Fritsch, QT siren goes, Fritsch kicks from 20m… shank left, point. (Qtr Time)
Moore snaps narrow to the right after a stoppage in the pocket 25m out. (Q2 1:53)
Connor Macdonald also misses a snap from a pack at the hotspot. Hawks with much more of the territory in this game but not enough scoreboard nourishment as yet. (Q2 3:49)
Jiath is swamped on outer wing, Pickett feeds Sharp who waddles down the flank to 40m but shoots poorly, narrow to the left. (Q2 4:22)
Chandler roves a Gawn contest on members wing, scoots towards the HFF and chooses a pass to the boundary 25m out for Jefferson whose checkside doesn’t turn, OOTF across the face. (Q2 5:19)
Sharp feeds Pickett for a quick grubber from a pack 25m out on the flank but that one starts right and stays right. (Q2 8:18)
Breust is pinged for a push in the back then timewasting to bring Windsor from members wing to 25m on a slight angle for a poster. (Q2 9:50)
The Hawks get a slingshot going from half back through Hustwaite, Moore is over the back to goal from 15m. (Q2 11:50)
Chandler wins a loose footy, breaks a tackle and runs through the centre to kick over Jiath to Spargo 40m out on a slight angle, who misses. (Q2 18:14)
Pickett finally gets a shot on line for Melbourne from 35m on a slight angle. (Q2 21:55)
D’Ambrosio receives from Newcombe on members wing and tumbles a kick to the flank 40m out, Watson can’t mark but gets a high contact free on McDonald, he kicks the goal. (Q2 23:35)
Langford pounces on a clanger dropped mark by Newcombe to snap his second goal from the HFF. (Q2 28:45)
D’Ambrosio coughs up the ball under a tackle in the back pocket, crumb squirts out to Langdon who snaps high off the left but narrow to the left from 20m. (Q2 30:41)
Fritsch leaps against Sicily for a fine contested grab 40m out on a slight angle but this one skews to the left. (Q3 4:37)
Jiath breaks likes with a run on a rebound, Gunston marks 40m out near the boundary but misses. (Q3 5:17)
Worpel takes a contested link mark on a rebound on outer wing, Gunston’s inboard pass from the HFF hits grass but Connor Macdonald mops up to feed Ward to goal from 25m. (Q3 9:32)
Langdon centres from the pocket to the fat side for Langford who marks over Connor Macdonald 20m out on a slight angle for his third goal. (Q3 12:43)
Jiath wins a loose footy at half back for a rebound up members wing, Ward passes short to Gunston 40m out on a slight angle who shoots to the right. (Q3 16:25)
Ward’s kick on members wing pressured by Sparrow is into bodies, ricochet sets up a Melbourne switch on the counter, Petracca releases Sharp to run from CHF to the hotspot, goal! (Q3 17:43)
Chandler roves and rides a tackle to get a bouncing snap off from the hotspot but it hits the right post. (Q3 19:05)
Rivers passes to Pickett on the boundary 40m out but the set shot screws too early to the left. (Q3 22:58)
Weddle sets up Breust on the HFF who has time to measure a shot, but chooses a short pass to Ginnivan leading to 35m on a slight angle. Good decision, goal puts Hawthorn in front. (Q3 24:19)
Gawn beats Meek as he has all day to take a pack grab 40m out on a slight angle but he hits the right goalpost with the drop punt. (Q4 2:44)
Watson roves a Meek contest at the hotspot and feeds a Joe the Goose special to Gunston. (Q4 4:38)
Moore marks 30m out in front but hoofs it to the right, disappointingly. (Q4 7:15)
Gunston takes a pack mark in the pocket 20m out going back with the flight to a Breust kick from the HFF, he curls in his second goal off th eleft. (Q4 10:28)
Chol has had a quiet day but bodies McDonald away from the fall of a D’Ambrosio kick from members wing to 40m on a slight angle. Chol strokes through the goal with ease. (Q4 12:10)
Pickett receives in the centre, runs through a flying tackle by Bailey Macdonald, reaches CHF and slams through a big goal to lift the Dees! (Q4 14:10)
Chol receives from Morrison and snaps his second goal from a pack 30m out on the spin, two for the quarter and the Hawks are building a winning lead now! (Q4 18:05)
Gunston receives from Weddle and snaps the sealing goal from the HFF. (Q4 24:43)
Weddle rams through the first garbage time goal from CHF after the Hawks boss the next centre bounce through BOG Worpel. (Q4 25:58)
Watson roves on the HFF and gives inside to Worpel who deserves a goal but misses off a step from 40m on a slight angle. (Q4 27:22)
Watson misses a set shot from the pocket. (Q4 29:12)
