Impey gets all the way inside 50 after starting in defence on Keays to mark a Lewis kick across CHF to the fat side for a mark 40m out on a slight angle. He misses to the right. (Q1 5:03)
Hawthorn’s frontal pressure forces a turnover on the HFF, Moore is in the square for Morrison’s handball but gets smashed in the back by Murray, no free, no score. (Q1 6:43)
Another handball chain by the Crows in the back half pressured for a turnover, Peatling’s fumbled pounced on by Chol, Gunston rolls through the goal from 25m in the pocket. (Q1 9:13)
Moore tries a grubber under two Crows from 15m in the pocket, the ball rolls end over and and through! (Q1 11:28)
Newcombe and Day with two clearances already, Adelaide with one. (Q1 11:58)
Day catches Keays HTB after the next bounce, Amon kicks inside 50 but the ball hits grass… Gunston with the loose ball get and snap for his second from the hotspot! (Q1 13:03)
Hawthorn’s jump has been built on clearances and quality finishing. Long way to go yet. (Q1 13:43)
Ginnivan is on his own to gather a dump kick from a pack to 30m on the flank, measures a curling snap off his right off a step but hits the far right post. (Q1 15:25)
Moore roves a Sicily kick towards the HFF and does a one-two with Nash then releases Watson to ram through another one from the hotspot! (Q1 21:14)
O’Brien from the next bounce, Fogarty release Rankine to saunter to 45m on a slight angle but his snap is a shank for no score, disappointingly. (Q1 22:14)
Newcombe scythes through Berry’s tackle on members wing to deliver a lovely long pass to Chol on the flank 40m out. Mabior’s one wood is finishing… he kicks straight as a die! (Q1 24:59)
D’Ambrosio catches Curtin in a chicken wing tackle to get a HTB free 35m out on the flank, his set shot wobbles just narrow to the left. (Q1 28:48)
Smith kicks from the centre towards Fogarty, Battle spoils but the crumb sits up for Fogarty who kept his feet and snaps the opening goal for the Crows off his right. (Q1 30:04)
Walker curls a low-percentage snap from the pocket off his right across the face from 20m. (Q2 2:13)
Dawson intercepts Sicily’s long kick in to the wing and kicks quickly to the corridor for Neal-Bullen to mark 40m out before Impey gets to him. Nibbler misses to the left. (Q2 3:18)
Thilthorpe gets rid of Sicily in a one-on-one contest going for a Rankine kick from the HFF from a stoppage, drops the mark cold but regathers and toepokes it through. Phew! (Q2 6:40)
Centre clearance Crows, Walker with the contest, Taylor can’t roves but Dawson does, he jinks between two Hawks and delivers a captain’s goal from 40m on a slight angle! (Q2 7:45)
Dawson tumbles through a quality snap from a stoppage on the flank 40m out off his left boot, Crows back within a kick already with all the territory in Q2. (Q2 12:50)
Thilthorpe leads to 35m in the corridor to mark a Milera bullet pass from members wing, this kick to give Adelaide the lead… falls inside the left post. (Q2 16:44)
Taylor is paid an extremely dubious mark which Battle had first hands on and flipped out almost immediately, he misses near side left from 35m on the flank. (Q2 19:09)
Day’s desperate spoil in the centre causes a turnover, Impey passes to the lead of Gunston 40m out on the flank who shanks near side right and OOTF. (Q2 20:43)
Keays just misses a snap from a stoppage 25m out in the Ben Keays pocket, near side right. No review on that one. (Q2 25:14)
Rankine chases a loose ball and taps it back on the behind line to the square where Thilthorpe sidefoots it through, is that a goal? Review… (Q2 26:26)
Review shows the play was good for six points! (Q2 26:41)
Morrison kicks to no one on a rebound from the last line, Smith intercepts untouched and hits the hotspot where Walker marks over Barrass and converts in red time. (Q2 31:41)
After an arm chop by Curtin on Meek not paid a free up one end, Rankine gets an arm chop free on Hardwick 35m out on the flank and curls in a professional kick for a goal. (Q3 2:27)
Worrell spoils a Ginnivan kick across the teeth of goal to prevent a D’Ambrosio score. (Q3 5:17)
Soligo roves at the resultant stoppage but gets caught HTB in a chicken wing tackle by Nash 35m out on a slight angle, who converts. (Q3 6:03)
Smith spoils Sicily at half forward, Rankine roves and fends D’Ambrosio for a touch pass to Neal-Buller 35m out on a alight angle, who misses to the right. (Q3 9:17)
Macdonald roves behind a pack at half forward and bounces away for a snap from the hotspot but nicks the right post, disappointingly. (Q3 12:31)
Amon passes to Ginnivan who draws an arm chop free on Worrell 30m out in the pocket, crowd hoots but it was there. Ginnivan’s curling set shot is just long enough. (Q3 13:31)
Lewis contests against three Crows to a Macdonald speculator to 20m in front, he reefs out a tough handball to Day whose bouncing snap gets a wicked leg break for a lucky goal! (Q3 17:42)
Worrell’s dump kick from defence is straight to Sicily who has three Hawks to choose from for an uncontested mark, D’Ambrosio wins the raffle 40m out on a slight angle, goal. (Q3 20:03)
Hawthorn have lifted themselves back into the lead, the two best pressure sides in the league are putting on a rollercoaster display. (Q3 20:43)
Keays snaps to the left off his left from 40m after a give from the corridor by Rankine. (Q3 21:25)
Ginnivan marks a short Moore pass 35m out in front but chooses to play on for a pass to Lewis 20m out on a slight angle, another goal to the Hawks! (Q3 23:35)
Five in a row to Hawthorn, eight in a row to Adelaide, and now another five in a row to Hawthorn. This game is weird. (Q3 24:18)
Dawson kicks long from the next bounce to the hotspot where Thilthorpe beats Barrass to mark in front with strong hands. He breaks the streak with his fourth goal. (Q3 25:17)
Watson sharks Bond’s handball to space but misses with a screwing snap from 35m on a slight angle. (Q3 28:02)
Ginnivan roves a ball up 40m out on the flank, rides a bump with a grin and wobbles a left-foot snap over the goal line! (Q3 30:03)
Hinge was on Ginnivan at that stoppage but lost him in traffic and had to watch the play unfold. (Q3 30:43)
O’Brien taps over his back from a throw-in on the HFF straight to Rankine, Day left in his wake, but the running snap is near side to the left. (Q4 1:16)
Worrell catches Worpel HTB on an attack on outer wing that looked promising. On the resultant counter, Smith hits Neal-Bullen 40m out on a slight angle, who converts. (Q4 3:07)
Fogarty roves Battle’s dropped intercept at CHF and releases Soligo to run into the open goal to put the Crows back in front, the needle has swung yet again! (Q4 5:36)
Thilthorpe marks Soligo’s pass 50m out on the flank, plays on and roosts a set shot into the near right post. (Q4 7:09)
Rankine is paid an extremely dubious mark 40m out on the flank, he and the Hawk players knew it was touched so he shapes to play on but the umpire compounds the error, goal. (Q4 9:30)
D’Ambrosio definitely got fingers to that ball in flight, confirmed on replay. (Q4 10:05)
Watson leaps in front of Gunston’s lead to mark a Ginnivan pass to 45m in the corridor. The Wiz runs in right and tugs the kick left. (Q4 11:01)
Keane is pinged for a hold on Gunston trying to go for a Morrison long ball from members wing to the hotspot, he converts. (Q4 12:04)
Watson roves Gunstall’s contest on the HFF and gives back to Gunston who is off balance and shanks into the behind post OOTF from 30m. (Q4 14:31)
Another holding free against Keane on Gunston 20m out, Lewis had soccered wide from the top of the square but advantage not paid, Keane gives away 50m for dissent, goal Hawthorn. (Q4 16:05)
Rankine beats Hardwick to rove a throw-in to 20m and curl in a low-percentage snap off his left, that was pure skill! (Q4 17:45)
No goalscoring streaks in Q4, we might get a lot of lead changes at this rate. (Q4 18:05)
Worpel gives to Amon in the centre who gets in trouble and gives straight to O’Brien to start a counter, Walker marks Rankine’s centring ball on the flank 50m out, goal Crom! (Q4 21:52)
Keays it was whose chase forced Amon to panic and cough up the ball on attack, hidden play that the coaches will love. (Q4 22:30)
Lewis receives from Gunston outside a pack in the pocket and centres off his left for D’Ambrosio 20m out… who shanks a very easy set shot to the left! (Q4 24:37)
The Crows rebound coast to coast from the kick in around outer wing, Taylor passes short to Walker near the boundary 40m out in the Ben Keays pocket. The Texan delivers again! (Q4 25:50)
Those two Walker goals should be the matchwinners for the Crows from here. (Q4 26:26)
Five minutes flat left at the next bounce. (Q4 26:48)
Scrimshaw passes short to Gunston 45m out on a slight angle, he rushes the set shot and flies it to the left. 2:47 left, still three kicks, that’s the game. (Q4 30:16)
Watson gets a free for high contact at a stoppage 25m out on a slight angle, again rushes the set shot and misses. (Q4 32:15)
