Match

Hawthorn vs Brisbane Lions

Commentary / 29 Aug 2015

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to Aurora Stadium for the Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions Round 22 clash.
59:34
Changes for Hawks Ins: J.Sicily, D.Howe, D.Hale, W.Langford Outs: L.Hodge, S.Mitchell, P.Puopolo, R.Schoenmakers
59:36
Changes for Lions Ins: D.Rich, J.Clarke, H.Beasley Outs: T.West, J.Redden, Z.O'Brien
59:40
Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection. Tippers choice is currently Hawks 98.4% and Lions 1.6%.
00:00
Brisbane has forced the second-fewest forward half turnovers of any side, generating 18 points per game from these turnovers, ranked 18th.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:32
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Matthew Suckling)
03:22
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Cyril Rioli)
03:53
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Pearce Hanley)
05:54
Both teams are finding it hard in the windy conditions to use the ball effectively by foot. Hawthorn is kicking at 45 per cent efficiency, Brisbane are slightly better with the wind at 56 per cent.
06:56
Tom Rockliff has seven disposals already, all handballs, double that of any other player on the ground.
07:05
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Luke McGuane)
08:47
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Cyril Rioli)
12:14
Brisbane are leading contested possession 15 to 11 at this early stage, with Hawthorn leading the tackle count 12 to five.
13:01
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
14:29
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jed Adcock)
14:42
The Lions have recorded five of the last six inside 50s of the game and have enjoyed 72 per cent time in forward half in the last 10 minutes of the game.
16:39
Brisbane has already scored a goal today directly from a kick-in chain. The Lions average five points per game from kick-in chains, ranked fourth in the competition.
17:01
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Tom Rockliff)
19:52
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (James Frawley)
20:30
Tom Rockliff has had an outstanding quarter thus far with 13 disposals at 77 per cent efficiency, five contested possessions, four clearances and a goal.
24:23
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
26:08
Tom Rockliff has set a new career-high for disposals in a quarter with 17. He has also recorded seven contested possessions, five clearances and a goal. He had previously recorded 16 disposals in a quarter on two occasions.
29:32
Brisbane also leads clearances 14 to 12, but have outscored the Hawks 3.0.18 to 0.2.2 from this score source, with all three goals coming from throw-in clearances.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
03:32
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (James Frawley)
05:22
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
06:31
Both of Hawthorn's goals this quarter have come from forward half turnover chains. In fact, all three of Hawthorn's goals for the match have come as a result of intercept possessions in their attacking midfield zone.
07:24
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (James Frawley)
09:08
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Sam Mayes)
10:09
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Hugh Beasley)
10:45
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Liam Shiels)
11:38
Hawthorn have quickly got the game back on its terms with the wind this quarter. They lead inside 50s seven to three and contested possession 15 to eight, kicking 4.0.24 to 0.2.2 already this term.
12:49
The Hawks are kicking at an efficiency of 78 per cent this quarter compared to the Lions' 43 per cent.
14:23
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Isaac Smith)
14:55
Four of Hawthorn's five goals this quarter have been generated from forward half chains, three from intercept possessions in the attacking midfield and one from a forward 50 stoppage.
16:27
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (James Sicily)
17:32
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
17:48
The Hawks now have 11 of the last 13 inside 50s of the match, kicking 7.0.42 as a result.
20:10
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Luke McGuane)
22:13
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Bradley Hill)
24:03
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Shaun Burgoyne)
26:11
Hawthorn are still being well beaten at the clearances, down six to 12 for the quarter, but have been efficient when they have won the clearance outscoring the Lions 3.0.18 to 0.2.2 from this score source for the quarter.
26:25
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
26:56
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Hugh Beasley)
27:38
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
28:16
Hawthorn has kicked 10.0.60 for the quarter, its best quarter of the season and the first time that they have kicked 10 goals in a quarter since Round 7, 2014 against St.Kilda.
30:15
Hawks Interchange - Ben McEvoy off due to the blood rule.
30:35
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jarryd Roughead)
31:17
Hawthorn's previous best quarter this season was 9.3.57 against the Western Bulldogs. Coincidentally, this also came in the second quarter in a game played at Aurora Stadium, the venue of today's game.
33:09
The Hawks kicked 6.0.36 for the quarter from Brisbane turnovers with all six of these goals being launched from the attacking midfield zone. Hawthorn has outscored Brisbane 7.1.43 to 1.4.10 from turnovers.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:08
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Matthew Suckling)
03:12
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Cyril Rioli)
04:17
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jarryd Roughead)
05:00
Hawthorn has picked up with where it left off in the second quarter with three goals from the first three inside 50s of the quarter, two from turnovers and the other from a centre bounce clearance.
06:35
Hawthorn has kicked 3.0.18 from centre bounce clearances today. The Hawks are ranked fourth in the competition for scores from centre bounce clearances, averaging 12 points per game from this score source.
08:36
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Luke Breust)
09:57
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jarryd Roughead)
10:39
Hawthorn has now kicked 14 of the last 15 goals of the match with nine of these goals coming from Brisbane turnovers in the midfield.
15:20
After trailing contested possession 32 to 40 at quarter time, the Hawks now lead contested possession 90 to 86 for the match.
16:18
Hawthorn is kicking at an efficiency of 73 per cent of the match compared to Brisbane's 54 per cent.
17:18
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jed Adcock)
20:48
One area that Brisbane has been well on top in has been the clearances. They lead this area 37 to 26, although the Hawks have narrowly outscored the Lions 4.4.28 to 4.2.26 from this score source.
21:40
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Mitch Robinson)
25:28
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Billy Evans)
27:21
Hawthorn is well on top in uncontested possession, leading 212 to 149 despite the best efforts of Tom Rockliff who leads all comers with 20 uncontested possessions for the Lions.
28:47
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Josh Green)
30:19
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Josh Green)
30:54
The Lions have finished the quarter strongly, recording the last 10 inside 50s of the match, while enjoying a remarkable 92 per cent time in forward half over the last 10 minutes of the quarter.
31:15
Despite Brisbane's territorial dominance to end the the quarter, Hawthorn still outscored the Lions 4.1.25 to 3.2.20 for the quarter. Contested possession was 33 apiece for the quarter, with the Lions leading clearances 13 to eight.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
03:42
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
06:38
Hawthorn have now outscored Brisbane 11.1.67 to 2.6.18 from turnovers with 10.0.60 of these turnovers originating from the midfield.
09:52
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (David Hale)
11:02
Hawthorn has 11 individual goal kickers for the match, the sixth time this season that they have recorded at least 11 goal kickers. The Hawks average nine goal kickers per game, ranked No.1 in the competition.
13:40
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jarryd Roughead)
15:41
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Ben McEvoy)
17:24
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jarryd Roughead)
18:39
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Josh Green)
20:40
Hawthorn is ranked second in the AFL for kicking efficiency, going at 68 per cent by foot for the season. Today, in blustery conditions, the Hawks have gone at an impressive 73 per cent by foot, well ahead of the Lions 59 per cent.
22:01
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (James Frawley)
23:10
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jarryd Roughead)
27:33
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (David Hale)
30:15
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (James Sicily)
30:16
Hawthorn scored 14.4.88 from opposition turnovers, its third best result from this score source this season. The Hawks have outscored the Lions by 72 points from this score source, its second best differential for the season.
30:20
In a losing side, Tom Rockliff was outstanding for the Lions finishing with 45 disposals, his equal-second best haul and seventh time in his career that he has amassed over 40 disposals. He also had 19 contested possessions, 11 clearances and 14 tackles.