Wiltshire hits a crumb at full pace 35m out on a slight angle but snaps to the left. (Q1 2:14)
Jack Henry is caught HTB by two Hawks in the pocket 30m out, Moore wins the raffle with Dalton for the free but shoots across the face to the left and OOTF. (Q1 5:17)
Newcombe has a decision to make at CHF, chooses not to shoot off a step and instead goes to Gunston 40m out on a slight angle, who kicks the first goal of the afternoon. (Q1 6:56)
Weddle intercepts on the HFF, his centring ball is over the head of Ginnivan but he taps it for himself then grubbers skilfully from 20m for the goal. (Q1 10:45)
Martin is over the back for a chaos ball to the pocket, he manages to evade Scrimshaw just enough to get the ball on boot for the goal. (Q1 12:40)
Moore beats Holmes in a ground battle after the next centre contest, Chol takes a link mark and passes long to the flank for Gunston who misses from 35m. (Q1 14:01)
Oliver Henry dives to draw a contact free on Hardwick 40m out on a slight angle, footy gods powerless to stop the cheap goal sailing through. (Q1 20:11)
D’Ambrosio catches Neale HTB on centre wing for a short kick not paid a mark, he passes to Chol near the hotspot, who shanks it left into the behind post OOTF. (Q1 22:56)
Butler’s long inside 50 kick is a sack that falls fortuitously into the arms of Lewis 40m out on the flank. Lewis delivers a lovely drop punt for his first goal. (Q1 24:33)
After another free to the Cats they front-run around outer wing, but Martin’s set shot from the boundary 30m out is across the face for no score. (Q1 28:16)
Neale marks Atkins’ clearance from outer wing to just inside 50m on a slight angle, he points at the goals then kicks through the big sticks. (Q2 1:02)
Oliver Henry bumps Hardwick off a ground ball on the HFF and centres for Wiltshire at the hotspot, he makes no mistake, Cats in the lead all of a sudden. (Q2 3:05)
Smith runs to the HFF on members side and kicks long to the behind line where Cameron marks over Sicily and misses across the face to the left. (Q2 4:35)
Holmes spins out contact on the wing and speculates with a long, high ball to the corridor 40m out, Oliver Henry is favoured by the fall to mark and goal. (Q2 5:52)
Five minutes of classic Geelong strangulation to take this game away from the Hawks despite losing most of Q1. (Q2 6:20)
Impey intercepts over Blicavs in midfield, then runs to receive and pass to Chol to juggle a mark in front of De Koning 30m out in front, Mabior pops this one through. (Q2 7:49)
Ginnivan’s spoil at half back prevents another Smith goal assist and leads to Watson catching O’Sullivan HTB on the HFF, pass to Gunston 35m out who goals. (Q2 10:59)
That was a twelve-point play by the Hawks with Ginnivan the instigator to regain the lead. (Q2 11:15)
Newcombe gets a high contact free on Atkins after the next contest, he passes to Gunston leading to 45m on a slight angle, set shot tugged to the left. (Q2 12:30)
Watson leaps in front of Chol to mark a Gunston pass 40m out on a slight angle, he steers through his first goal. (Q2 15:06)
After another Smith centre clearance Bowes receives from Oliver Henry and turns for a snap off a step from 45m on the flank, that one falls in. (Q2 16:46)
Scrimshaw’s blind dump kick is straight to Humphries 45m out on a slight angle, who shanks for no score. (Q2 21:01)
Dempsey intercepts Impey’s kick 50m out on the flank and sails it through with a quality drop punt just inside the near right post, Cats in front again. (Q2 22:50)
Watson roves a ruck tap towards the boundary 45m out and dobs the running snap, and enjoys it with the crowd! (Q2 25:31)
Ginnivan cuts off a Geelong surge at half back, the counter attack ends with Reeves 45m out in front, he hooks to the left. (Q2 28:02)
Close dives for a free kick on the HFF and gives off to Bowes who snaps on the fly from 45m, footy gods not at the G today as that one sails through. (Q2 30:47)
Edwards runs the full 15m while being tackled after the next bounce, no free yet again, long pass to the flank 40m out where Neale marks and goals after the HT siren. (Half Time)
Moore misses from 20m on the flank after roving a Meek tap wide of a ball up at the hotspot. (Q3 0:59)
Gunston roves on the boundary next to the behind post and tries a snap, goal umpire thinks there might be a snick on the padding and Edge confirms it. (Q3 3:26)
Sicily intercepts Smith in the centre and feeds Weddle who bombs long to an outnumber but Gunston beats De Koning and Jack Henry to mark and goal from 15m in the pocket. (Q3 8:16)
Newcombe is very unlucky to be pinged for HTB in the centre, Holmes goes quick and long to Neale to mark 25m out in the pocket and goal. (Q3 9:50)
Blicavs misses a target kicking inside 50 and the ball rolls left for a point after both sides exchange turnovers in the corridor. (Q3 13:09)
Dalton hoofs a snap to the left off his left from a ball up near the hotspot. (Q3 14:53)
Close volleys a crumb into the goalpost from near the behind line. (Q3 18:17)
Weddle marks 45m out on the flank and sails through a nice long set shot. (Q3 18:56)
Bowes passes very short to Dempsey 45m out on the flank whose set shot is wide and falls in the square for Sicily to intercept. (Q3 21:27)
Weddle is on the end of a handball chain out of defence around outer wing, he passes to Lewis near the boundary 45m out, who misses near side left. (Q3 24:27)
After three Hawks conspire to stuff up an easy mark at half forward, Cameron marks 45m out on the flank but misses near side left. (Q3 26:47)
Dalton passes to Lewis on the HFF, he chooses a centring ball and Ginnivan marks it 45m out just before the 3QT siren. This for the 3QT lead… Ginni delivers! (Q3 28:11)
Edwards crashes a pack on outer wing for a contested grab, he gives off to Miers who passes inside 50 to Oliver Henry 40m out, shank set shot is rebounded. (Q4 1:38)
Miers rolls a behind across the face from deep in the pocket 20m out. (Q4 2:09)
Watson is whistled for HTB after he handballs over his head to Macdonald for a goal. Mystifying. (Q4 4:53)
Turnovers exchanged in the centre again, Martin can’t mark over Battle at the hotspot but Cameron roves and snaps the go-ahead goal. (Q4 6:38)
Stewart intercepts Nash’s inside 50 and starts a corridor rebound via Miers and Bowes, Oliver Henry marks over Battle 35m out on a slight angle and curls in the set shot. (Q4 8:23)
Chol roves Nash’s clearance and feeds Moore for a snap across the body from 30m on the flank…. hits the near right post. (Q4 10:37)
Newcombe gets a high contact free on Atkins at a ball up on members wing and hits the lead of Lewis 50m out on a slight angle, whose set shot is off hands for a point. (Q4 11:52)
O’Sullivan kicks inside 50 to the hotspot on the end of a rebound started by Stewart, Blicavs roves and rams through the left-foot snap! (Q4 15:24)
Watson hits the crumb at a stoppage in the pocket at pace and snaps across his body for a classic rover’s goal from 20m! (Q4 17:09)
Macdonald long from the centre, Stewart stumbles and fumbles a ground ball in the pocket against Gunston, Chol pounces and goals from the square! (Q4 18:08)
Barrass intercepts on the HBF and goes quickly to the centre, Hawks are out, Moore in an acre of space on outer side and finds Chol 40m out in front. This for the lead… point. (Q4 20:24)
6:24, a point each and they’d be even. (Q4 20:53)
Kick in goes out for a free by Bruhn, Impey bombs it back in to a big pack where Chol marks and misses again from 20m. (Q4 21:49)
Impey smothers Holmes’ snaps from half forward, crumb falls for Blicavs who blazes OOTF from 40m. (Q4 23:51)
Holmes catches Newcombe HTB on members wing and goes to Cameron on the intersection of 50m and boundary. A point to level it again… Neale drops it, Barrass rushes! (Q4 24:58)
3:00 to go and the Hawks are rebounding very slowly. (Q4 25:49)
Ginnivan slips over on members wing and coughs up the footy to Blicavs but his inside 50 kick is OOTF again! 2:30 to go. (Q4 26:22)
O’Sullivan gets a blocking free on members wing and bombs it long… Neale marks 20m out on a slight angle and goals! (Q4 27:19)
1:34 to play and Hawthorn are staring at the bottom of the barrel. (Q4 27:29)
Reeves to Newcombe for the centre clearance, Macdonald long to the top of the square, Lewis takes the huge pack mark and goals, level once again! (Q4 28:49)
51 seconds left and this centre contest is going to be lit! (Q4 29:09)
Atkins to Holmes for the clearance but Sicily intercepts at half back, via Impey to Newcombe inside 50, Gunston hits the post from the top of the square! (Q4 30:30)
Three Hawks catch Neale HTB at half back, Hawks fall over the line in an Easter Monday classic! (Q4 30:35)
