Match

Hawthorn vs Western Bulldogs

Commentary / 03 Aug 2014

Pre Game

00:00
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Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:10
Bulldogs Interchange - Tom Campbell off due to an injury.
03:24
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Liam Shiels)
05:37
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Ben McEvoy)
07:37
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Taylor Duryea)
10:04
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
11:26
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jarryd Roughead)
14:11
Bulldogs Interchange - Tom Liberatore off due to the blood rule.
16:56
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
17:34
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Luke Dahlhaus)
23:51
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
24:40
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Shaun Higgins)
30:31
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jarryd Roughead)
32:07
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:49
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)
04:24
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jarryd Roughead)
11:08
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Lachie Hunter)
14:01
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jarryd Roughead)
14:40
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Luke Hodge)
15:21
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Luke Dahlhaus)
17:09
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Luke Dahlhaus)
19:01
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Matthew Suckling)
21:18
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
26:04
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Matthew Suckling)
26:30
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:57
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Matthew Boyd)
02:23
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Tom Campbell)
10:44
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jarryd Roughead)
12:22
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Tom Campbell)
13:17
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Tom Campbell)
14:14
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Stewart Crameri)
17:30
Hunter wobbles a shot to the goal line where Dahlhaus tries to keep it alive however the Hawks have numbers and the defence will sweep it clear from the last line.
19:35
Once again terrific forward pressure from the Hawks pays off as Shiels hurries a kick inside 50 in the direction of Breust who tumbles into the mark just 20m from goal.
20:50
GOAL HAWKS - Breust, deadly accurate as always, guides his kick right over the goal umpire's head for a valuable six-pointer into the teeth of the breeze.
20:52
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
22:10
The Bulldogs have activated their sub with Stevens coming onto the field in place of Cooney who will pull on the red vest.
22:50
GOAL HAWKS - Outstanding play from Breust who emerges with the ball before popping the ball over the top to Gunston and from the goal line the Hawks' forward toes through his third.
23:36
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
25:20
The Hawks have responded wonderfully to the challenge and, kicking into the breeze, they have virtually put this game beyond the Bulldogs' reach.
26:18
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jordan Lewis)
27:50
BEHIND HAWKS - A sweetly struck set shot from right on 50 from Lewis curls back but not quite enough as it slams into the woodwork on the near side.
28:14
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (David Hale)
28:40
GOAL HAWKS - A 50 metre penalty takes Hale to the goal line and with no Bulldogs on the mark he bounces it through for the easiest of goals.
29:54
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
29:55
THREE QUARTER TIME - The Bulldogs challenged strongly early in the term however the Hawks, being the great team they are, responded superbly and head into the last change with a 36 point lead.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:01
The final term begins under the lights of Aurora Stadium which have now taken full effect.
01:00
The Stringer shot at goal following a free kick floats across the face where Campbell marks strongly before laying off to Hunter in a better position.
01:47
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Lachie Hunter)
02:05
BEHIND BULLDOGS - It's been the story of the Bulldogs' afternoon as the set shot from Hunter succeeds only in finding the woodwork on the far side.
02:55
BEHIND HAWKS - Burgoyne streams through 50 and sets his kick on a path toward goal however the breeze carries it across the face for a behind.
03:16
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Shaun Burgoyne)
04:25
GOAL BULLDOGS - Griffen has had an excellent second half and he sets it up for Stringer who marks at the top of the square and, on this occasion, he makes no mistake booting his first.
04:26
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)
06:20
GOAL HAWKS - A lapse in concentration from the Bulldogs' defence allows Roughead to slip unmarked into the goal square and he marks and goals, his fifth of the match.
07:25
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jarryd Roughead)
07:30
The Hawks have activated their sub with Simpkin injected into the play for Schoenmakers who will don the red vest.
09:00
GOAL HAWKS - Simpkin has an immediate impact after coming on to the field and with his first kick he puts it straight through the middle
09:29
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jonathan Simpkin)
10:43
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Luke Breust)
11:58
Hawks Interchange - Jack Gunston off due to an injury.
12:20
BEHIND HAWKS - Danger for the Dogs as the normally deadly Breust shoots for goal however his kick doesn't have the accuracy and results in only a minor score.
14:10
Roughead works off his opponent Austin before strolling to the goal line however the umpire has deemed there were hands in the back and awards a free kick to the Bulldogs' defender.
15:09
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jordan Lewis)
15:10
GOAL HAWKS - The Hawks are looking for a percentage booster with Lewis making in three in a row for the men in the brown and gold.
16:35
GOAL HAWKS - Roughead reads the flight of the ball to perfection and clunks a big grab at the top of the square before pumping it through for goal number six.
16:36
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jarryd Roughead)
18:15
BEHIND HAWKS - The Hawks are finishing with a flurry though on this occasion the kick from Woodward is just offline, hitting the post on the far side.
18:16
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Alex Woodward)
21:04
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Luke Breust)
21:45
Once again slick movement of the footy from the Hawks as they link up with a chain of handballs along the centre wing.
22:55
After a strong effort for three quarters, the Bulldogs haven't given a yelp and have been completely overrun in this final term.
24:10
BEHIND BULLDOGS - No one at home for the Bulldogs and the kick from Murphy is allowed to dribble through for a minor score.
24:13
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Robert Murphy)
24:30
Some concern has been shown for Gunston who left the field with an ankle injury though he looks to be up and running along the boundary line.
27:00
GOAL HAWKS - Lewis with a long bomb from beyond 50 and it is poetry in motion as his kick sails beyond the pack and straight through for his second of the term.
27:23
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jordan Lewis)
29:09
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
29:10
FULL TIME - Final siren and the Hawks have romped home in the last quarter to record a comprehensive 62 point victory over the Bulldogs who battled hard but were ultimately outclassed.