Mitch Lews gathers at half forward and gives wide to Chol who misses from 40m on the flank. (Q1 3:21)
Dale draws a high contact free on Battle after roving Naughton’s tap 35m out on the flank. His set shot drop punt is a peach for the first goal. (Q1 6:48)
Reeves’ panicked kick in the centre is straight up and down, English can’t mark but Moore roves and handballs wide to the flank for Watson to goal from 40m. (Q1 8:05)
Mackenzie wins a crumb from a stoppage on outer wing with pace to set up Watson for a pass to Hardwick 40m out on the flank, who shoots across the face to the right. (Q1 10:40)
D’Ambrosio spoils the kick in to Khamis in the centre then receives back from Moore for a pass to Connor Macdonald 45m out on a slight angle. Croc kicks his first goal. (Q1 11:28)
Day’s clanger handball sets up Weddle who coughs it up in the centre, Bontempelli swoops to send Croft away to run into the open goal. (Q1 19:52)
Meek marks a Sicily long ball over English 30m out on the flank but shanks to the left and OOTF. (Q1 25:06)
Newcbome with the centre clearance to start Q2, Ginnivan gives to Ward who passes to Watson 45m out on a slight angle. Watson, who started a melee at QT, misses right. (Q2 0:38)
Hardick is front and centre for a crumb 25m out on a slight angle but fumbles and draws pressure to snap wide right. (Q2 2:53)
Freijah is penalised for encroachment on the mark to concede 50m to Reeves on members wing, marks brought to 25m on a slight angle where he kicks inside the left post, goal. (Q2 6:15)
English halves a contest against two tall Hawks in the pocket, crumb falls inside where Jones grubbers the goal. (Q2 7:30)
English scrubs the next centre clearance to grass at the hotspot, Lobb’s contest causes a crumb to fall wide for West who volleys a sensational goal from 15m! (Q2 9:08)
Sicily kicks to a pack on members wing, Coffield drops the intercept to let Watson roves and scoot away, he gets it back from Mitch Lewis to run into goal from 20m! (Q2 12:23)
Newcombe’s clanger handball under Jones pressure at half back is straight to Freijah who runs to 45m on a slight angle and misses left. (Q2 13:50)
The Hawks have a convoy running through the centre on a rebound, Ginnivan chooses to snap from CHF instead of pass and misses to the right. (Q2 15:09)
Newcombe roves on the HFF and centres for Day 45m out on a slight angle. Day’s drop punt is a peach, a birthday goal for Day! (Q2 16:17)
Newcombe turns the ball over at the next centre contest, Richards drives long for West to beat Ryan to mark 40m out in the corridor, but the kick goes to the right. (Q2 18:02)
Richards bounces well ahead of Mackenzie on outer wing, reaches half forward and tries to hit a man going back to the square but ends up bouncing the kick to the right for a point. (Q2 19:54)
Mitch Lewis draws a holding free on Khamis in the pocket 25m out, but curls the set shot narrow to the left. (Q2 20:39)
Watson roves the Budarick kick in to a contest and finds Chol 40m out on a slight angle, who carefully kicks straight as a die. (Q2 21:57)
Ball up at the hotspot, crumb falls wide to the pocket where Watson zips onto it and does the rest off the right, then goes back to Sellwood and tells him all about it! (Q2 23:54)
Ward sharks Kennedy at the next centre contest, Khamis all over Mitch Lewis to prevent the mark but Chol roves and bullocks between two Dogs to snap the goal from 20m! (Q2 25:19)
Ward kicks off his left to the flank 45m out where Ginnivan marks with his man Budarick giving too much leg rope. Ginni misses narrow right. (Q3 0:53)
Chol snaps wide right from a stoppage deep in the pocket. (Q3 3:39)
After Bontempelli intercepts on the HFF, Perez falls on a loose ball and three Dogs fall on him for a HTB free. Croft takes the free and converts from 25m on a slight angle. (Q3 6:21)
Freijah kicks outside a stoppage at half forward very short to Bontempelli, mark paid and the Bont converts from 35m on a slight angle. (Q3 8:28)
West roves and snaps high from a stoppage 30m out but the ball fades to the right. (Q3 10:25)
Freijah pokes another short pass from half forward to Treloar 40m out in front. Treloar makes no mistake, three on the bounce for the Doggies. (Q3 11:46)
Meek beats Lobb in a wrestle to mark a long Weddle ball to the flank 40m out, but he kicks narrow right and OOTF. (Q3 13:51)
Dale’s rebound kick is straight to Day 50m out on a slight angle. Day goes back for the set shot but sits it up for the square, Sellwood rushes it easily. (Q3 14:45)
Khamis forces a cough up handball by O’Donnell, Ginnivan roves and tries a roller from 40m on the flank but Khamis gets back in time to rush. (Q3 15:46)
Chol flies from four deep to clunk a pack grab from Moore’s speculator to 20m out on a slight angle, he goals again. (Q3 17:21)
Meek intercepts at the top of the Bulldog goalsquare but the ump saw a rather soft hold by Perez on Croft, charity goal to the hoots of the Hawk fans. (Q3 20:03)
Bulldogs are now winning clearances, Richards kicks to the square, free against Sicily to Lewis for another one to bring the margin back to a straight kick. (Q3 23:22)
Reeves feeds Mitch Lewis for a pressured snap from the top of the square after a stoppage but that skews right. (Q3 26:55)
Watson runs onto his right after roving a stoppage on the HFF but his snap from 45m is off hands for a point, deep in red time. (Q3 29:54)
Dale intercepts in the back pocket and quickly feeds Sellwood who baulks and gets caught HTB by Meek 15m out on a slight angle. Meek misses left. (Q4 2:48)
Connor Macdonald roves in the pocket and tries a Daicos special from 20m but skids his grubber into the near left post. (Q4 4:06)
The Bulldogs go coast to coast from the kick in, English beats Amon all ends up to mark Hynes’ long ball to 20m in front, he goals. (Q4 4:24)
Series of stoppages deep in attack for the Bulldogs, Newcombe gets whistled for HTB under Bontempelli’s high tackle next to the behind post, Bont goals. (Q4 7:13)
Naughton goes back with the flight after rucking to mark at the top of the square and kick the Dogs away. (Q4 14:24)
Moore tumbles a kick towards the square from a throw-in but Khamis escorts it left for a point. (Q4 17:47)
Treloar misses from 20m after Impey coughs up a handball deep in defence to Naughton. (Q4 21:14)
Five minutes to go and the Hawks are not looking like mounting a comeback. (Q4 22:06)
Mitch Lewis is not paid a mark at the top of the square after a late Coffield spoil. Not Hawthorn’s night. (Q4 25:48)
Under three minutes, that may have been the last chance. (Q4 26:02)
Connor Macdonald scrubs a kick from a stoppage on members wing, Weddle marks 40m out on the flank and misses to the right. (Q4 26:50)
2:07, a goal the difference. (Q4 26:50)
Lasso free against Ward on the wing, 1:46… (Q4 27:19)
Weddle takes a big mark on the wing and pumps it in, Khamis fumbles the crumb, throw in. (Q4 28:06)
Meek over the back to Day but his snap is weak and Lobb cuts it off. (Q4 28:35)
Out for a throw in 70m out from Hawthorn’s goal, 48 seconds. (Q4 29:05)
Newcombe to Connor Macdonald, ball up at the Hawk hotspot, 33 seconds. (Q4 29:36)
Meek down to Chol who snaps OOTF! (Q4 29:53)
26 seconds left as Hynes kicks in… (Q4 29:53)
Croft’s kick is to a nest of Hawks but Coffield kicks to space to ice the game, siren goals, Bulldogs hang on! (Q4 30:20)
