Wanganeen-Milera delivers a lovely long inside kick from members wing to set up a running snap from CHF by Sinclair which flies to the right. (Q1 1:45)
Chol roves his own contest 20m out, baulks Webster but snaps to the right off his left. (Q1 1:45)
Ramsden marks in front of a pack at half forward, wheels and hits the lead of Gunston 25m out on a slight angle, he belatedly kicks the first goal of the night. (Q1 12:37)
Watson feeds Gunston to run through the HFF who has Chol over the top for a pass but goes himself from 40m… across the face to the left. (Q1 17:31)
Series of stoppage deep in the Saints forward pocket, eventually Hall roves Marshall’s tap and snaps immediately for the goal from 15m. (Q1 19:29)
Hastie’s rebound kick to the centre under no pressure is straight to Amon who has Watson 40m out in front, the Wiz thumps through his first goal. (Q1 22:44)
D’Ambrosio’s kick after the next bounce is a sizzler to Moore at half forward, he goes to Gunston 40m out on the flank who rather rushes the screwing set shot for a behind. (Q1 24:12)
Hall tries his luck with a long kick to an empty square, needs an off break but it goes straight on with the arm into the left post. (Q1 28:29)
Higgins wobbles a point off the right from hard scrabble work near the hotspot. (Q2 3:57)
Chol marks in front of Wilkie despite a lunge from the front by Tauru, he shoots from 25m on the flank but pushes it across the face to the left. (Q2 6:37)
Tauru starts a counter attack on members wing to set up a running snap from Butler from 40m but he wobbles it into the left post. (Q2 11:14)
Big pack forms for a long Winhager speculator to 25m on a slight angle, Tauru flies over it like Trevor Barker to clunk the mark… but then shoot to the left. (Q2 13:08)
Series of stoppages at half forward for Hawthorn, Clarke is caught HTB, Ward passes to Watson 40m out on the flank who shanks across the face… another free to Ginnivan! (Q2 16:44)
Ginnivan takes the high contact free on Hastie (very much there) and curls in the goal from 20m on the fat side flank from Watson’s shank. (Q2 17:23)
Windhager snaps the answering goal from half forward after sharking Sicily’s blind handball. (Q2 18:53)
Hawks fans are unhappy about no HTB free to Impey in defence, from the stoppage they are even more unhappy about a pushing free on Mackenzie to Higgins, goal Saints. (Q2 20:53)
Clark is caught HTB again at a ball up at half back trying to spin out of trouble, Macdonald takes the kick from the hotspot and converts. (Q2 23:50)
Newcombe bombs long and low from the next bounce, crumb flips over the bounce where Watson zooms onto it for an easy downhill goal. (Q2 24:58)
Saints take their turn for a score from the centre bounce after Worpel coughs up a handball, but Wanganeen-Milera shoots to the right from 40m. (Q2 26:23)
Newcombe gets a rather soft holding free on Hill 25m out on the flank and punches a low set shot straight over the goal umpire’s cap. (Q2 30:35)
Garcia kicks from members wing to Sharman to mark over Sicily 40m out in the corridor, who hits the left post. (Q3 9:32)
Moore races to half forward in space and goes long over Wanganeen-Milera to Ramsden 20m out on a slight angle, he marks and converts. (Q3 11:13)
Morrison takes a strong contested grab over Wilson in the pocket 20m out and gets mobbed after he screws in a rare goal. (Q3 15:11)
Macrae gets a free kick on Nash that raises some bronxies from the Saints fans, he converts from 35m in the corridor. (Q3 17:07)
Newcombe bullets a low pass from the pocket to the hotspot for Chol to mark and pop through the goal. (Q3 19:56)
Hall tumbles a snap from a stoppage 35m on the flank, ball pitches in front of Barrass and goes high above him, Keeler shepherds Impey off it to ensure the goal. (Q3 23:56)
Owens roves a long speculator from Wood to the hotspot that flips over the back, baulks past Morrison and checksides the goal. (Q3 27:01)
Gunston marks Morrison’s kick after the next centre bounce on the lead 40m out on a slight angle and converts in traditional high quality style. (Q3 28:52)
Chol roves Gunston’s contest 15m out and runs into the open goal for his second goal. (Q3 30:57)
Sicily and Barrass lose their feet after spoiling Sinclair’s long ball to the teeth of goal against Wood, Higgins arrives to rove and goal from 20m. (Q4 0:51)
Another rebound for the Saints, this one started by Hastie’s dash, results in a shot with Wood marking Hill’s pass over Sicily 45m out on a slight angle and not scoring. (Q4 2:54)
Wood keeps his feet after contesting on the HFF and feeds Sharman for a running snap from 30m… too low and cut off for no score, disappointingly. (Q4 4:25)
The Hawks rebound around members wing from that turnover, ending with a Moore mark 25m out in the pocket and curling goal off his right. (Q4 5:10)
Strong work by Chol and Gunston in the lead up to that goal, no disposals but essential structure to enable scores. (Q4 5:42)
Wilson beats Moore in a contest on members wing to set up Wanganeen-Milera to centre for Sharman 30m out, this just has to go through… and does. (Q4 9:52)
Macrtae is whistled for a tiny jumper tug on Nash at a stoppage at half back, Nash passes very short to D’Ambrosio who shoots from just inside 50m… swerves it in! (Q4 12:37)
St Kilda gave up a lead with a burst of three Hawk goals in Q2, and that margin has held for the rest of the match which has otherwise been a hardfought, turgid affair. (Q4 13:22)
Wanganeen-Milera feeds Henry from the next bounce for a pass to the lead and slide of Wood 40m out in the corridor. Almost inevitably, that set shot is wayward, this to the left. (Q4 14:42)
Moore roves on members wing, runs to 55m on a slight angle and skids a snap to an empty square, but just narrow to the left. (Q4 15:23)
St Kilda goes coast to coast from the kick in via Wanganeen-Milera, Higgins marks over Impey at the hotspot but sprays the set shot drop punt, crowd goes aww. (Q4 16:13)
Moore gathers a bounce pass by Morrison 30m out on the flank with his back to goal, baulks away from a chaser and snaps across the face to the left. (Q4 17:55)
Hill’s poor kick inside 50 starts a counter, Mitchell halves a contest against two on the HFF, crumb for Watson who centres to Nash 30m out who misses. (Q4 18:52)
Wanganeen-Milera’s pass to Wood 35m out is too short so the handball goes back to him, he checksides to the right from the flank. (Q4 20:24)
Owens hits the crumb from a Higgins contest at full pace, breaks an arm tackle by Sinclair and feeds Hall for a checkside for his third goal from 30m. (Q4 21:15)
Gunston is the recipient of a gift from Marshall’s kick clanger, he picks him off and goals from 40m on a slight angle. (Q4 27:08)
Marshall marks at the hotspot in the last minute and goals after the siren. (Q4 30:27)
