Match

Western Bulldogs vs Hawthorn

Commentary / 10 Apr 2016

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to Etihad Stadium for the Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn Round 3 clash.
59:33
Outs for Bulldogs: E.Wood, J.Dunkley
59:34
Ins for Bulldogs: J.Hamling, L.Jong
59:35
Outs for Hawks: D.Howe
59:36
Ins for Hawks: L.Shiels
59:40
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00:00
Last season the Hawks won 32 percent of their offensive one-on-one contests (ranked first). This season, with Jarryd Roughead missing, the Hawks have won 12 percent of such contests (ranked last).

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:24
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
02:30
A few early stoppages to start the game. The Hawks have had more stoppages in their games this season than any other team, with 78 per game.
04:36
The Hawks with eight of the first ten tackles in the game, as they pressure the Bulldogs ball movement early.
05:29
Bulldogs Interchange - Jordan Roughead off due to an injury.
06:15
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Ben McEvoy)
08:18
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Ryan Schoenmakers)
10:43
Hawthorn has generated four forward half intercepts to generate 1.1.(7), compared to the Bulldogs with just the one early forward half intercept from which they have not scored. The Dogs are the number one ranked team this season in such scores.
11:34
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Cyril Rioli)
16:38
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Liam Shiels)
17:59
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
18:36
The Hawthorn rebounding defenders having more impact early. Grant Birchall and Josh Gibson both with five disposals at 100 percent efficiency and a combined five intercept possessions.
20:36
Matt Suckling making a good start against his old team, and leads the Bulldogs for disposals (7 at 100 percent efficiency) and intercept possessions (3).
22:06
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Luke Breust)
23:41
The Hawks having the game on their terms in the first quarter, and winning the inside battle. They lead in contested possessions (31-27) and tackles (21-15), and their pressure has restricted the Bulldogs kicking efficiency to 64 percent.
26:01
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)
26:32
A difficult first quarter for the Bulldogs with the Hawks controlling the tempo of the game. The Hawks leading in areas the Bulldogs have been strong at this season, intercept possessions (22-17), contested possessions (35-31) and equal inside 50s.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:30
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Cyril Rioli)
03:34
The Bulldogs have won all five centre bounce clearances, but have only generated one inside 50 entry for 0.1.(1) from this ascendancy.
04:22
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Ryan Schoenmakers)
04:52
The Hawks with 13 effective kicks to nil to start the second quarter.
06:09
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Cyril Rioli)
08:29
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Caleb Daniel)
10:19
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Toby McLean)
12:32
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Liam Shiels)
13:06
Hawthorn has had 16 chains starting in the defensive midfield that have generated six inside 50 entries and 2.2.(14). The Bulldogs have had nine such chains for just one inside 50 entry and 0.1.(1).
15:21
Sam Mitchell leading all players for disposals (17) and metres gained (339). No other player has 200 metres gained or more than 14 disposals yet.
16:55
The Western Bulldogs able to generate their first score of the game from a forward half intercept. Hawthorn has scored 2.2.(14) from 13 such intercepts.
18:20
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
18:38
In the last 10 minutes, the Bulldogs lead in contested possessions (13-11), tackles (5-3) and inside 50 entries (6-3), and have kicked the last three goals.
21:34
Joel Hamling, the late replacement for Easton Wood (the number one ranked player for intercept marks in 2015), leads all players for intercept possessions with six, and has nine disposals at 100 percent efficiency.
24:13
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Shane Biggs)
25:04
The Western Bulldogs now have scored 2.0.(12) from forward 50 stoppages, the AFL average in scores from this sources is 6.3 points per game, and the Dogs had not scored a goal previously this season from such a source.
27:03
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Lin Jong)
28:04
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Lachie Hunter)
28:48
A good fight back from the Dogs late in the second quarter. After the Hawks kicked their fifth goal, the Bulldogs led in contested possessions (30-23), clearances (8-2), inside 50 entries (12-5) and scored 4.3.(27) to 0.1.(1).

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:47
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jonathon Ceglar)
03:57
Hawthorn was ranked last this season for winning one-on-one contests in rounds 1-2. The Hawks lead 8-2 in one-on-one contest wins today.
04:44
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Luke Dahlhaus)
05:28
A third goal from a forward 50 stoppage for the Dogs which in a five goal game is a major problem for the Hawks. The Bulldogs lead 9-2 for forward half clearances.
07:28
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
08:25
Hawthorn has now scored 2.1.(13) from three forward 50 intercepts. In the first two rounds, the Western Bulldogs conceded a total of 0.1.(1) from such intercepts.
09:09
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Caleb Daniel)
11:04
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Matthew Suckling)
11:13
The stoppages becoming more of an issue for the Hawks as the game progresses. The Bulldogs now lead the clearances 25-14 and scores from clearances 6.1.(37) to 1.2.(8).
12:42
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
13:29
The Western Bulldogs lead in contested possessions 26-9 to start the third quarter, but kicking efficiency of less than 50 percent has undone some of this dominance.
14:41
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Toby McLean)
18:46
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Mitch Wallis)
19:09
A fourth goal for the Dogs from a forward 50 stoppage. They have won forward 50 clearances 7-1.
21:10
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Shane Biggs)
21:29
Whilst the Bulldogs lead in inside 50 entries 35-27, they lead in forward 50 disposals 54-19 and forward 50 tackles 12-5.
23:40
When the ball has been in the Bulldogs forward 50 they lead in contested possessions 31-16. When the ball has been in the Hawks forward 50, the Dogs also lead the contested possession count (16-14).
23:56
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Billy Hartung)
25:01
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)
26:39
The Bulldogs dominance this quarter continues to start at the contest, where they lead contested possessions 50-22 and clearances 16-6, and scores from stoppages 5.0.(30) to 1.1.(7).
28:00
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Lachie Hunter)
31:06
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Caleb Daniel)
32:50
An amazing quarter from the Bulldogs. They obliterated the Hawks at the contest (56-26), and could have scored more than the 6.3.(39) they finished with.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:29
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
02:39
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Ben McEvoy)
04:06
Hawthorn now lead in forward half contested marks 11-4. McEvoy and Ceglar have combined for five of these marks.
05:37
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Cyril Rioli)
05:58
Hawthorn with the first four inside 50 entries to start the final quarter, and two goals coming from midfield intercepts. The Hawks winning seven of the first nine contested possessions in their forward half to start the quarter.
07:56
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (James Sicily)
09:07
The Hawks with another goal from a contested mark, and Sicily with his third such mark, as the absence of Easton Wood hurts.
10:17
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Tom Boyd)
12:25
Hawthorn surging in the final quarter behind contested possession (15-12), clearances (3-1) and inside entries (7-2), as they look to exploit the smaller Bulldogs defence with marking contests.
13:26
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Tom Boyd)
16:44
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jonathon Ceglar)
21:54
The Hawks have won the clearances this quarter (8-6), but the Dogs with a fifth goal from the game from a forward 50 stoppage. All of the Hawks score this quarter has come from intercept possessions.
23:06
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
23:24
Hawthorn generates its first score from a centre bounce clearance with the Breust goal. The Bulldogs have scored 2.2.(14) from 16 centre bounce clearances, to the Hawks 1.0.(6) from six such clearances.
24:10
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
25:21
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (James Sicily)
26:27
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Luke Dahlhaus)
26:35
The contrasting scoring continues, with another Bulldogs goal from a clearance following a Hawks goal from a turnover. Hawthorn lead in goals from turnovers (9-2), and the Bulldogs lead in goals from stoppages (10-4).
28:30
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)
29:40
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Cyril Rioli)
31:46
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Luke Dahlhaus)
33:11
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (James Sicily)
33:36
Bulldogs Interchange - Robert Murphy and is possibly out for the game.
35:14
Shaun Burgoyne again playing a standout final quarter for the Hawks. He led the Hawks for contested possessions (6), clearances (4) and tackles (3) during the last quarter, and finished with 10 tackles and 13 contested possessions, both team-highs.