Match

Hawthorn vs Adelaide Crows

Commentary / 16 Jun 2018

Pre Game

00:00
Since 2014, Hawthorn has won the inside 50 count by four per game against Adelaide. This is the third-best differential recorded by any side.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:32
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jaeger O'Meara)
03:32
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Tom Mitchell)
04:52
Hawks are dominating the territory battle early, with 76 per cent time in forward half to start the match. They have had the last six inside 50s yet have been unable to capitalise on this dominance, kicking just three behinds from these entries.
06:53
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
08:20
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Luke Breust)
09:14
Hawthorn has won the inside 50 count by nine per game this season, ranked second. They have recorded eight of the first 10 tonight.
12:11
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Eddie Betts)
12:45
Both sides continue to trade behinds, with neither side yet to boot a goal from their scoring opportunities. The Hawks are ranked third for goal kicking accuracy this year (61 per cent) whilst the Crows are ranked eighth (57 per cent).
13:33
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Liam Shiels)
14:22
Liam Shiels finally kicks the first goal of the match, this goal being sourced from a kick-in. Hawthorn has now kicked 10 goals this season from kick-ins, the second-most of any side this year.
18:28
Hawthorn has won 10 intercepts in the midfield zone compared to just four for the Crows. The Hawks average the fourth most goal sourced from intercepts this season.
19:12
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
21:50
Bryce Gibbs has amassed 10 disposals, the most of any player on the ground. This is the fifth time Gibbs has won 10 or more disposals in a quarter this season since joining the Crows, trailing only Laird (11 times) and Matt Crouch (seven times).
22:47
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Sam Jacobs)
24:48
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Paul Puopolo)
25:37
The Hawks are dominating all over the ground. They lead inside 50s by 10, have won 25 more disposals, have doubled the Crows tackles count and have won eight more groundballs.
27:46
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
27:47
A low-scoring first quarter has came to a close. The combined total score of 25 points is the lowest accumulative score to quarter-time between these two sides since 2003 (21 matches ago).

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:34
Adelaide lost the inside 50 count by 12 in the opening term. In the last five years, Adelaide has only once recorded a lower differential in this stat in an opening quarter (-24 in round 7, 2017 v North Melbourne)
03:26
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
04:27
Adelaide are kicking at a poor 52 per cent efficiency. This is their second-lowest efficiency this season, with their lowest coming in the pouring rain v Western Bulldogs in round 9 where they kicked at 48 per cent efficiency.
05:49
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
06:30
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jarryd Roughead)
07:52
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jaeger O'Meara)
08:19
Tom Mitchell is playing at his accumulative best, winning a game-high 14 disposals to go with his 134 metres gained. Mitchell won 38 disposals in both matches he played against Adelaide last year.
13:41
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Sam Jacobs)
14:13
Adelaide are struggling to transition the ball out of their defensive 50, with just eight per cent of their possession chains originating in this zone resulting in an inside 50. Conversely, the Hawks are at 33 per cent conversion.
16:38
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Blake Hardwick)
17:35
Sam Jacobs is on top in the ruck battle against Ben McEvoy. Jacobs is the only multiple goalkicker in the match and five of his 13 hit-outs have been to the advantage of a teammate. He has won three more disposals than McEvoy.
18:14
Crows Interchange - Sam Gibson off due to an injury.
19:02
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
19:26
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)
20:29
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Taylor Duryea)
22:29
Hawthorn has scored from 40 per cent of their inside 50 entriesthis season, ranked 15th. Tonight they have kicked 12 scores from their 28 entries, at a conversion of 43 per cent.
24:17
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
26:09
The Crows are finishing off the quarter in a flurry, taking the last 10 marks of the match and enjoying a four minute advantage in time in the forward half this quarter. Jordan Gallucci has seven disposals and three inside 50s for the Crows this term.
29:29
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
29:30
The Hawks enter half-time with a narrow lead on the back of ferocious forward pressure. They have won 20 intercepts in the forward-half compared to nine for the Crows, and lead forward-half tackles 16-10.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:14
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (James Sicily)
02:29
Hawthorn continue on where they left off in the opening-half, by kicking the first goal of the third term sourced from a forward 50 intercept. The Hawks average 28 forward-half intercepts this year, the third most in the league.
03:40
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
06:06
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jonathon Ceglar)
08:06
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Luke Breust)
08:23
The Hawks are dominating at the stoppages, leading clearances six to nil this quarter. Tom Mitchell leads allcomers with six as the Hawks lead the match differential by 17.
09:47
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Isaac Smith)
11:57
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (James Sicily)
12:56
The Hawks have averaged eight points per game from their forward half clearances, ranked 18th. This quarter the Hawks have already kicked two goals from stoppages, as they now extend their clearance lead to nine this term.
15:56
Adelaide has lost the time in forward half differential by 4:08 per game this season, ranked 14th. In 2017 they ranked fourth for this measure. They trail time in forward half this quarter by seven minutes.
20:28
Hawthorn now lead the third quarter clearances 13 to zero. The largest differential this season in a single quarter is 10, coming in the second quarter v Richmond in round three.
21:12
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Isaac Smith)
22:33
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
23:47
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (James Sicily)
24:53
The Hawks have scored 57 points as a result ofturnovers caused by Luke Breusts pressure acts thisseason, ranking him second in the competition. Breust has laid five tackles tonight with eight score involvements.
28:54
James Sicily has kicked three goals this quarter, just the second time in his career that he has kicked three in a quarter. The previous occurrence came in the fourth quarter of round three in 2016 against the Western Bulldogs.
30:00
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
30:01
Hawthorn's highest scoring third quarter of the year of 7.2 (44) extends their lead to a game-high 48 points going into the final break. The Hawks won 17 clearances to just three for the Crows, and led inside 50s 15 to four.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:52
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
03:32
Adelaide are in danger of scoring less than 50 points for the first time since their Qualifying Final loss to Sydney back in 2012. Tonight was the first time in over five years that the Crows have only managed three goals to three quarter-time.
05:53
Tom Mitchell is the equal leader for contested possessions tonight with 13. Coming into tonight Mitchell had won 96 contested possessions in 2018, the most by any Hawthorn player.
07:28
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jonathon Ceglar)
08:47
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jarryd Roughead)
10:50
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
11:27
Since half-time, the Hawks have kicked 5.3 (33) sourced from turnovers. In contrast, the Crows have not kicked a score from this source in this time-frame. The Hawks lead forward-half intercepts 13 to two in the second half.
12:28
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Shaun Burgoyne)
14:57
Adelaide now trail the clearances by 23. This is their equal-lowest differential since round 8, 2011 when they lost the clearances by 25 to the Suns.
16:22
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
17:56
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jarryd Roughead)
18:40
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Taylor Duryea)
20:00
Since 2014, the Crows have won the contestedpossession count by 12 per game against the Hawks,the best differential recorded by any side. This trend has not continued, with the Hawks leading 139-112.
23:44
The Hawks have controlled the ball through the midfield tonight. 56 per cent of their chains originating in their defensive midfield has resulted in an inside 50 compared to 27 per cent from the Crows.
26:06
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
26:16
Crows Interchange - Eddie Betts and is possibly out for the game.
26:37
Impressively from the Hawks, they have laid nine more tackles than the Crows despite winning 79 more disposals. Over the past four weeks, the Crows have lost the disposal count by 61 per game, ranked 17th.
27:39
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Shaun Burgoyne)
29:27
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Bryce Gibbs)
30:04
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
30:05
The Hawks end up 56 point winners after winning the inside 50 count by 26. The Crows managed just 35 inside 50s, their lowest result since round 11, 2011.