Gunston roves Meek’s centre clearance ahead of Jones and gives outside to Moore who blazes to the right from the flank 35m out with Burgoyne on his hammer. (Q1 0:40)
There’s a free kick off the ball for Lord dropping Sicily in the centre, Dear curls in the first goal off the left from the pocket! (Q1 1:21)
Port’s turn for a centre clearance long to the square, Georgiades marks over Barrass and runs into the open goal! (Q1 2:06)
And there’s another free kick before the bounce as Lukosius got into Sicily who threw him to ground, Luko takes the cheap free near the hotspot and converts. (Q1 2:56)
Richards receives from Lukosius in the centre and passes to for Lorenz coming off the wing to mark 45m out on a slight angle. Wind at his back, kicks his first senior goal. (Q1 10:52)
Aliir goes back to rush a bouncing snap by Ginnivan from 35m that sits up the square. (Q1 12:39)
Hardwick kicks from the centre to 40m where Gunston marks in front of Jones, he goes quickly to the pocket for Moore 20m out who kicks across the face for no score. Tough wind! (Q1 13:43)
From the resultant throw-in, Moore roves a clever tap from Lewis putting his body over a loose footy to run into the open goal. (Q1 14:12)
Watson toepokes the crumb from a Gunston contest on the HFF towards the hotspot for Lewis who shoots off a step but the wind blows it to the right. (Q1 15:55)
Rain now sheeting across the ground at Launceston, tough conditions. (Q1 16:11)
Richards tumbles a punt from a stoppage 30m out to the left. (Q1 23:57)
Dear gets a holding free on Aliir 20m out in the pocket, both were wrestling but Dear had front position. The kid boots his second goal to give Hawthorn the lead. (Q1 26:38)
Sweet catches a short throw-in on the HFF and kicks to the pocket for Lukosius to mark 20m out and give Port the lead back with his second goal. (Q2 3:06)
Farrell bombs long into the teeth of the wind from half forward, four talls congregate on the behind line but it’s off hands for a point. (Q2 6:03)
Worpel shanks a kick inside 50, squirts luckily to Impey who baulks two and shoots to the left from 40m. (Q2 7:33)
Impey kicks long to a pack near the hotspot, ball falls over the back and skids into the right post. Was probably touched on the way through anyway. (Q2 9:54)
After a long passage of play on outer wing, Battle switches through Moore for a pass to Gunston 40m out on the flank, who bangs through a quality set shot on the breeze. (Q2 13:21)
Watson roves the next bounce, does a one-two with Ginnivan then gets a high contact free on Jones 40m out in front, he also kicks straight. (Q2 15:11)
Burgoyne is penalised for insufficient intent in the back pocket, Gunston gets the free 40m out, wind favours this kick left to right… Gunstall threads it! (Q2 21:49)
Bergman tumbles a low kick from outer wing to the the flank 40m out, very tough set shot with a heavy ball just before the HT siren… short for no score. (Half Time)
Butters goes back with the flight to mark a dump kick on the flank 50m out despite copping a whack across the chops by Dear. His set shot floats across the face to the left. (Q3 4:50)
Butters’ set shot started to the left but wasn’t affected at all by the wind, which is some indication of it lessening as the afternoon has worn on. (Q3 5:21)
Repeat inside 50s for Port Adelaide on outer side, Boak eventually finds Lord 40m out near the boundary who swerves in a nice set shot for his first goal. (Q3 7:51)
Gunston roves on the HFF and gives behind to Hardwick who finds Ward, he goes on quickly to Ginnivan in the pocket who tries a centring ball to no one, poor decision, no score. (Q3 10:06)
The Hawks win a ground battle in the centre through Meek of all people, Dear is being held by Zerk-Thatcher at the hotspot but juggles the mark anyway, but shanks into the post. (Q3 12:32)
Lord taps wide of a pack at half forward to Georgiades who tumbles a punt from 45m on a slight angle across the face. (Q3 15:08)
Dear gives Moore a Joe the Goose special on the end of a contested rebound around members wing, with Ginnivan getting the key release handball to keep it going. (Q3 18:59)
Lewis played an important link role in that play too, just the sort of little thing that a big bloke needs to do to contribute on a day for the smalls. (Q3 19:53)
Lukosius bobbles a mark over Scrimshaw 50m out on the flank after the next bounce, he goes back for the set shot with a wet ball but shanks it for no score. (Q3 20:33)
Lukosius roves next to the behind post and tries an outrageous snap over the shoulder that goes narrow for a point. (Q3 21:52)
Worpel clears from a throw-in on the HFF, bounces in front of Gunston who attacks it to rove and snap over the shoulder… rolls across the face for no score. (Q3 23:21)
Dear juggles a contested grab 30m out on the flank from a long speculator from members wing by Ward, his kick is blown across the face wickedly to the right. (Q3 25:28)
Rain now sheeting down again after holding off earlier in the quarter. (Q3 27:03)
Impey roves on outer wing and feeds Watson who sees Gunston over the back, ball skids to him and he has just enough time to butter up and grubber the goal from 20m! (Q3 28:18)
Gunston skids in a miraculous goal from the boundary 20m out… or does he? No, Mead got a finger to it on the line to negate what could have been goal of the year. (Q4 10:10)
Bailey Macdonald gets mobbed by teammates after roving a loose footy on the HFF, swerving inside and snapping his first senior goal from 40m! (Q4 12:02)
Newcombe sets up Impey for a snap on the lope from 25m on the flank to an empty square but he skids it across the face to the right. (Q4 14:52)
Gunston roves and hits the post from 20m in the pocket. (Q4 15:54)
Burgoyne’s short kick in is spoiled to grass, Impey arrives first to soccer it through from 25m. That was the sealer if the previous one wasn’t. (Q4 16:37)
Georgiades bounces through a snap from a stoppage 35m out on the flank. (Q4 18:10)
Sinn fumbles a ground ball at half back after Aliir fumbled in the centre, Watson pounces and feeds Impey who grubbers his second goal from 35m. (Q4 21:03)
Hawks win the next centre bounce, Impey has a chance for his third goal of the square from the pocket, baulks Aliir with a lovely right-foot step and dobs it from 20m! (Q4 22:52)
Ginnivan is Johnny on the spot for a dump kick by Zerk-Thatcher to 40m on the flank, he plays on and goals, then gives old mate Ken in the box the aeroplane! (Q4 24:53)
Mead misses a tough snap from the pocket 15m out. (Q4 28:06)
