Match

Hawthorn vs North Melbourne

Commentary / 13 Aug 2017

Pre Game

59:30

Welcome to University of Tasmania Stadium for the Hawthorn v North Melbourne Round 21 clash.

59:33

Outs for Hawks: B.Whitecross

59:34

Ins for Hawks: L.Hodge

59:35

Outs for Kangaroos: J.Ziebell, N.Larkey, J.Williams

59:36

Ins for Kangaroos: J.Simpkin, K.Turner, C.Zurhaar

59:40

Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.

00:00

Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.

Quarter 1

00:00

North Melbourne has scored from 30 per cent of its centre bounce clearances this season which is the second-highest percentage recorded by a side.

03:49

SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)

04:19

The Hawks lead handball receives 10 to zero and marks five to one early in the first term.

06:52

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)

07:00

The Hawks have had the last four inside 50s as Gunston converts the first goal of the game

09:32

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Billy Hartung)

11:46

Hawks Interchange - Will Langford off due to the blood rule.

12:47

The Hawks lead ball up clearances four to zero whilst the Kangaroos lead centre clearances three to zero.

12:56

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Sam Durdin)

14:19

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Ben McEvoy)

21:05

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Shaun Burgoyne)

21:17

Roughead sets up Burgoyne's goal for his second goal assist of the term.

23:09

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Kayne Turner)

23:22

The Kangaroos are on the board with their first goal from their eighth inside 50. They have averaged a goal from 24.4 per cent of inside 50s this year (ranked 10th).

24:16

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)

26:15

SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Ricky Henderson)

27:19

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Ricky Henderson)

28:19

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)

29:43

SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Will Langford)

30:08

North Melbourne now has six of the first seven centre clearances of the game.

30:53

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

05:56

Each of Hawthorn's five goals have been generated from North Melbourne turnovers, three of the five were in the attacking midfield.

08:18

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jarryd Roughead)

08:36

Yet again the Hawks punish a North Melbourne turnover to kick the first goal of the second term.

08:43

Hawks Interchange - Will Langford off due to an injury.

10:53

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Daniel Howe)

13:02

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Braydon Preuss)

15:14

Preuss' goal comes on the back of four consecutive North Melbourne inside 50s.

17:50

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)

18:36

Neither side has managed to convert a defensive 50 chain to a score. The AFL average is 15.2 points per game from this zone.

21:45

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Isaac Smith)

24:16

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Shaun Atley)

26:12

SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Taylor Duryea)

28:01

Three of the Kangaroos' five goals have been sourced from centre bounce clearances.

28:05

SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Isaac Smith)

29:54

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Teia Miles)

31:11

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

01:29

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jarryd Roughead)

03:47

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Ricky Henderson)

04:16

J. Roughead has had six disposals in the forward 50 including two goals and two goal assists.

06:03

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)

06:46

The Hawks are kicking away with the first three goals of the second half from just three inside 50s.

07:16

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Taylor Garner)

08:57

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Nathan Hrovat)

10:30

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)

12:15

The Kangaroos have converted just six per cent of defensive midfield chains to a score compared to Hawthorn's 35 per cent.

13:08

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Isaac Smith)

16:46

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)

19:10

The Hawks have converted five goals from five inside 50s in the third term.

19:42

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)

20:20

Kangaroos Interchange - Ben Cunnington off due to the blood rule.

22:14

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Braydon Preuss)

25:13

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)

27:02

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Shaun Higgins)

28:10

In the last 10 minutes, the Kangaroos lead inside 50s five to zero and have kicked three goals whilst having the ball in their forward half for 93 per cent of this time.

30:27

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Taylor Garner)

32:34

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Declan Mountford)

33:01

The Kangaroos have kicked five goals to zero since the 20th minute of the third term to bring the margin back to 19 points.

33:30

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

08:02

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jarryd Roughead)

08:37

The Hawks kick the all important first goal of the final term to put an end to North Melbourne's run of five goals.

10:06

Hawthorn has taken 16 marks inside 50 compared to North Melbourne's nine. Roughead leads the way with six.

11:28

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)

12:39

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Shaun Burgoyne)

14:42

SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Ryan Schoenmakers)

17:53

The Kangaroos have been dominant from the centre bounce; winning 22 of 30 centre clearances and converting five of these to a goal.

21:11

SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Will Langford)

21:23

Turnovers have been the downfall of the Kangaroos, they have conceded 13.3 (81) from this source and have only punished the Hawks five times from their turnovers.

22:11

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Shaun Atley)

23:08

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Luke McDonald)

25:26

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)

25:43

L Breust puts the game beyond doubt with his fourth goal to go with his four goal assists.

27:29

SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Tom Mitchell)

27:56

The siren has sounded to end Q4.