Ginnivan ducks to draw a free for the opening goal of the night from the hotspot. (Q1 3:46)
Bontempelli marks on the HFF just inside 50m but chooses a short pass down the line to English who marks over two small Hawks 25m out and misses near side left. (Q1 3:46)
Meek takes a big pack grab in front of Lobb 40m out on the flank from a long speculator by Morrison from members wing, but he also misses. (Q1 5:43)
Chol converts from a set shot from much the same spot. Predictably, the Bulldogs have conceded early goals after coming off the bye. (Q1 7:31)
Williams is involved on the outer HBF and then receives for the goal from 30m on the flank up forward. (Q1 9:51)
Weddle receives on the HFF and sends a high speculator to the square, crumb falls behind towards Gunston but it’s off his knee on review, only a point. (Q1 11:54)
Hawks play slow on a rebound then switch and attack through the centre, Weddle streaks away from two Dogs and rams through a big goal from 50m on a slight angle! (Q1 13:58)
Macdonald leaps in front of Cleary to mark the centre clearance kick by Butler 45m out on a slight angle, he converts as well! (Q1 15:32)
Nash curls in Hawthorn’s fifth goal off his left from a ball up 30m out on a slight angle! (Q1 18:53)
The Bulldogs surge towards half forward, Treloar feeds Bontempelli who hooks off his left to the right from 45m under pressure. (Q1 23:24)
The Hawks leave a hole at CHF after Sanders marks on the HFF, he finds Kennedy 40m out who converts. (Q2 4:21)
Bulldogs surge from the next bounce through half forward, West receives from Bontempelli but shoots to the left from 30m with his first disposal of the match. (Q2 6:08)
Hardwick is in position to intercept in the back pocket but chooses to spoil, Khamis roves and kicks over Morrison to Harmes at the top of the square for the goal. (Q2 9:28)
Barrass spoils a dump rebound kick to the centre, Nash roves and feeds Ginnivan who sets up a Ward pass to Ramsden at the hotspot, but the ruckman misses to the left. (Q2 13:36)
Gardner’s dump kick to members wing is intercepted by Amon who goes quickly to Moore 35m out on the flank. Moore shoots across the face to the right. (Q2 18:06)
Barrass roves on the HBF but his handball is sharked by Davidson who finds Kennedy 45m out in front, his kick is short and rushed. (Q2 19:58)
Ward’s blind kick from the back pocket is towards two Dogs but they spoil each other to start a slingshot play for Hawthorn, Chol feeds Gunston to goal from 20m. (Q2 21:20)
Worpel’s centre clearance kick goes to ground but the Hawks pump it back in through Ward, Newcombe roves and screws in the goal from 20m! (Q2 22:48)
Surge by the Bulldogs after the next bounce, Sanders taps cleverly to Richards who finishes off the left from 45m after swerving away from the chasing Ward. (Q2 24:01)
Bontempelli snaps off his left from 30m, the players act like it was touched off the boot but the goal umpire signals six points! Yes, Battle did get a finger to it, behind. (Q2 26:02)
Chol drifts across the pack to mark a long speculator by Ramsden from members wing to the flank 40m out in the last minute before HT. He fades in the goal. (Q2 30:07)
If Luke Beveridge gave the Bulldogs a spray at quarter time, the improvement from early in Q2 was erased in red time as Hawthorn ended up winning the quarter by a point. (Half Time)
Khamis links up at half forward and goes to the pocket for Harmes 25m out, whose curling set shot curls too early to the left. (Q3 5:36)
Chol anticipates a McNeil kick across the half back line and spoils Gardner, has Gunston for the give but kicks the goal himself from 20m! (Q3 8:41)
Hardwick and Weddle spoil each other going for a high Harmes kick to the pocket, West stayed down and roves to feed Vandermeer for the opportunist goal from 15m. (Q3 16:02)
Morrison shanks a pass towards Macdonald on the HFF, Friejah challenges but the kick goes to the fat side for Chol to mark over Gardner 15m out, he’s winded but he goals. (Q3 18:45)
Dogs surge out of the next bounce but Ward’s dive puts Treloar off the running snap from 40m, flies right and OOTF. (Q3 20:17)
Weddle is unlucky to be pinged for a push on Lobb 45m out, the blue-haired Dog threw his body forward playing in front. Lobb converts. (Q3 21:26)
Dolan is involved after coming off the subs bench to set up a legit mark by Lobb 20m out on a slight angle but the footy gods push it left. (Q3 23:37)
Richards hits a crumb hard on the HFF and feeds Vandermeer for another shirt-range snap for the goal. (Q3 26:12)
Impey roves in the forward pocket and tries a roller off a step from 25m, narrow to the right. (Q3 27:44)
Khamis gives to Sanders for a running snap from 30m but his checkside curls across the face to the right. (Q4 0:20)
Hardwick intercepts West on members wing, Hawks work the ball to Ginnivan near the boundary 35m out but his kick is near side left and OOTF. (Q4 4:27)
Nash exits from the front of a stoppage on members wing, Impey flies to his long ball to the square, no mark but Chol butters up and gives back to Impey for the goal! (Q4 5:24)
West receives with back to goal 45m out on a slight angle, turns and kicks off his left but it’s over Bontempelli’s head and OOTF to the right. (Q4 8:42)
Ginnivan wins a ground battle with Gardner who was playing a very high defensive line, he runs 70m and shows the ball before waltzing into the open goal! (Q4 9:39)
West passes to Lobb just inside 50m on a slight angle after Bontempelli feeds out from the next bounce, Lobb shoots across the face to the left. (Q4 10:32)
Moore has stayed deeper today, he marks an Impey pass 45m out near the boundary and leaves his set shot narrow to the left. (Q4 13:51)
English grubbers a point from a throw-in to 15m. (Q4 16:51)
Jiath has three Dogs to contend with for a Naughton kick to the square, Khamis juggles the mark and converts. (Q4 19:10)
Ramsden takes a pack mark 50m out on the flank in front of Gardner, he takes his full allotment of seconds then kicks to the square, Lobb rushes. (Q4 21:25)
Dale kicks straight to the oppo ruckman from the kick in, Bontempelli was his target but Meek chopped it off. But Meek kicks into the man on the mark. (Q4 25:27)
From the subsequent scramble, Hawthorn win the footy back with D’Ambrosio passing to Macdonald 45m out on a slight angle, who misses across the face to the left. (Q4 26:09)
Bontemnpelli gets back just in time to rush a Jiath snap from 35m. Time has beaten the Dogs already at this point. (Q4 27:57)
