Match

Brisbane Lions vs Hawthorn

Commentary / 20 May 2018

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to Gabba for the Brisbane Lions v Hawthorn Round 9 clash.
59:34
No changes for Lions.
59:35
Outs for Hawks: J.Frawley, W.Langford, T.O'Brien, J.O'Meara, D.Howe, B.Whitecross
59:36
Ins for Hawks: M.Lewis, J.Cousins, D.Mirra, P.Puopolo, J.Worpel, K.Brand
59:40
Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.
00:00
Over the past four weeks, Hawthorn has lost the clearance count by five per game (ranked 15th), while from Rounds 1-4 they ranked second in this measure.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:20
Mitch Lewis, who makes his debut for the Hawks today, has averaged three goals, five tackles and eight score involvements in his five VFL games this season.
01:46
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
01:56
The Hawks get the opening goal of the game following a forward half intercept. Hawthorn has scored a competition best 39 points per game from its forward half intercepts.
04:56
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Mitch Robinson)
05:44
The first goal for the Lions was launched by a a defensive 50 intercept from Hugh McCluggage. Brisbane has generated 22 percent of its scores from defensive 50 chains this season (ranked fourth).
06:11
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
07:54
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Tom Mitchell)
08:01
Three early goals to the Hawks from six inside 50 entries. The Lions have conceded a score from 48 percent of opposition inside 50 entries this season, which is ranked 16th defensively.
10:03
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Isaac Smith)
10:31
Brisbane are struggling to disrupt the ball movement of Hawthorn (trail in tackles 2-9) with Isaac Smith making it four goals from seven inside 50 entries. Smith is averaging career-highs for goals (1.5) and kicks (15) this season.
14:10
Hawthorn lead 4-0 in one-on-one contest wins. Brisbane has been involved in the fewest offensive one-on-one contests this season and have recorded a win rate of only 21 percent in these contests (ranked last).
15:29
Hawthorn currently leads 6-0 in forward half intercepts and has scored 2.0.(12) from this source and enjoyed 70 percent time in forward half as a result.
17:00
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
17:26
Both of the Brisbane goals have been launched by Hugh McCluggage intercepts, with the last goal coming from the Lions first forward half intercept of the game.
18:46
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
19:06
Three goals from three inside 50 entries for the Lions, and two goals from two forward half intercepts. Brisbane has scored from only 26 percent of its forward half intercepts this season (ranked last).
24:00
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
25:13
While Hawthorn leads the tackle count (20-11), Brisbane has been able to disrupt some of the Hawk ball movement this quarter with spoils (9-5) and smothers (4-0).
27:27
An opportunistic goal from a forward 50 stoppage by Zorko gives the Lions their first lead of the game. Brisbane is ranked third at scoring from stoppages this season with 32 points per game.
28:33
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jarryd Roughead)
31:12
The Hawks are playing a very high possession style of game today already recording 129 disposals which is well above their season average of 92 disposals per quarter.
31:59
Hawthorn had ten players record multiple ground-ball gets in the first quarter led by Tom Mitchell with six. Brisbane only had two such players, with Hugh McCluggage winning six of the Lions 18 ground-ball gets.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:11
The Hawks have recorded a shot at goal accuracy of 55 percent this season (ranked No.1), and are yet to record a behind today.
01:44
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Oscar McInerney)
02:07
Brisbane has now scored 3.0.(18) from seven forward half intercepts. Hawthorn has scored 2.0.(12) from its nine forward half intercepts.
03:03
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charles Cameron)
03:17
A fast start to the second quarter for the Lions, who lead disposals (21-4) and have had the first three inside 50 entries to start the quarter.
08:21
Over the past four weeks, the Hawks have scored from only 38 percent of their inside 50 entries (ranked last). They have five scores from 22 entries today.
08:47
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (James Sicily)
09:07
The Sicily goal capped a run of seven consecutive inside 50 entries for the Hawks with Brisbane unable to effectively clear the ball. Brisbane has not been able to generate an inside 50 entry with any of its 16 defensive 50 chains today.
11:58
Brisbane is relying heavily on forward half chains today with the Rich goal its fourth following a forward half intercept. Hawthorn has generated nine inside 50 entries from 19 defensive half chains, compared to Brisbane two entries from 20 such chains.
13:43
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Isaac Smith)
16:20
Hawthorn leads 20-16 in first possession wins at stoppages, but Brisbane lead 17-14 in clearances. Both teams have scored two goals from stoppages.
17:43
Ironically the first behind for the Hawks is registered by their reliable goal source in Luke Breust who has recorded 207 scoreboard impact points (scores and assists) this season, which is ranked No.1 in the competition.
20:03
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Cam Rayner)
20:22
An excellent snap at goal from Cam Rayner makes it eight goals from just 13 inside 50 entries by the Lions. Brisbane averages a goal from 22 percent of its inside 50 entries this season.
23:29
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
23:55
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Dayne Beams)
24:07
The excellent coast-to-coast goal from the Lions was the the first time today they have generated an inside 50 entry from a defensive 50 chain.
27:35
While Hawthorn has a 29-16 lead in inside 50 entries, the Lions lead 5-3 in forward 50 marks and 21-15 in forward 50 effective disposals.
29:59
Brisbane was able to score five goals to two in the second quarter despite again conceding an advantage in inside 50 entries (9-13) and time in forward half (56 percent) to Hawthorn.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:30
Tom Mitchell has a game-high five clearances with three gathers from hitouts to advantage. Ben McEvoy and Tom Mitchell have combined for 29 effective hitouts this season, which is the second-best ruck-rover combination in the AFL (behind Sandilands-Fyfe)
03:32
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
03:45
Three goals and one assist now to Jack Gunston who has been the primary target (five occasions) for kicks inside 50 by the Hawks today.
05:57
Brisbane currently lead contested marks 8-2, and intercept marks 11-9. The Lions are ranked last for intercept marks this season.
09:07
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
10:43
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
12:02
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Tom Cutler)
12:10
Brisbane have a game-high 18 point lead and an 8-3 advantage in both forward 50 marks and inside 50 entries this quarter.
15:19
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charles Cameron)
15:25
Five of the last six goals now to a surging Brisbane, who also lead 21-13 in effective kicks this quarter.
17:25
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
17:44
A breakout game today for Hugh McCluggage who has won 12 ground-ball gets which is double the next best Lion, and has a team-high 23 disposals.
19:01
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Dayne Beams)
19:06
Hawks Interchange - James Cousins and is possibly out for the game.
19:20
Brisbane is winning the territory battle this quarter with 68 percent time in forward half and a 5-0 advantage in forward half intercepts.
21:55
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Liam Shiels)
24:28
A crucial final few minutes now, Brisbane has been outscored by average of 15 points during time-on this season (ranked last), while Hawthorn has outscored its opponents by eight points per game during this period (ranked third).
25:12
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
26:06
Harris Andrews has recorded 12 spoils today which is more than double any other player on the ground. Andrews is averaging career-highs of 16 disposals, nine spoils and seven intercept possessions per game this season.
26:32
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Beams)
27:35
An excellent long range goal from Jarryd Roughead came from just the fourth forward 50 mark for the Hawks who average 12 such marks per game.
29:17
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
30:30
Brisbane has retained possession from 70 percent of its 33 inside 50 entries, while Hawthorn has retained possession from 50 percent of its 40 forward 50 entries.
31:30
In the third quarter, Brisbane won time in forward half (67 percent), forward half intercepts (9-2), inside 50 entries (18-11) and effective kicks (41-22).

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
03:19
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
03:30
The important first goal of the final quarter was launched from a defensive 50 stoppage clearance by Hugh McCluggage, who has now amassed 11 loose ball gets (no other player on the ground has more than six).
05:17
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Tom Cutler)
05:45
In the final quarter, the Lions lead effective kicks (11-1) and disposals (26-10). Brisbane has now kicked 14 of the last 19 goals.
06:45
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Allen Christensen)
10:30
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (James Worpel)
10:45
Luke Hodge is averaging career-highs of seven intercept possessions and five spoils per game this season. Today the former Hawk has matched these numbers with a game-high four intercept marks.
13:06
A first goal in the AFL for James Worpel is matched by Matt Eagles. The mature age recruit has had seven intercept possessions with the last one leading to the goal.
14:43
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
15:42
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Tom Mitchell)
15:53
Tom Mitchell has collected 24 contested possessions (which is double the next best Hawk player), and has gone past 40 disposals for the fifth time this season.
17:59
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Oscar McInerney)
18:31
Brisbane has averaged a competition low 17 points from 21 forward half intercepts this season. Today the Lions have scored 8.2.(50) from 26 such intercepts, which is easily their best return in 2018.
19:37
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Isaac Smith)
20:43
The Lions now have a massive 15-3 advantage in contested marks, and Harris Andrews has taken more such marks (four) than the Hawks.
23:04
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
25:02
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Daniel McStay)
25:52
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
26:48
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Cam Rayner)
26:56
An equal team-high nine score involvements now for Dayne Zorko including the last assist on the Rayner goal. Zorko has team-highs for disposals (28) and metres gained (653).
28:19
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Tom Cutler)
29:44
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Lewis Taylor)
29:56
An excellent stoppage goal for the Lions launched from a clever hitout by Stefan Martin. Brisbane lead 34-14 in scores from stoppages.
31:05
A brilliant first win of the season for the Lions who were more efficient by foot (68 percent to 64 percent), and better at generating forward half intercepts (30-21) and scoring from this source (57-26).
31:12
The siren has sounded to end Q4.