Match

St Kilda vs Hawthorn

Commentary / 18 Aug 2018

Pre Game

00:00
St Kilda has recorded a shot at goal accuracy of 43 per cent this season, ranked 17th in the competition.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:04
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
02:05
Opening goal scorer Jack Gunston delivers his 43rd major for 2018 in his 20th game of the season.
03:31
A Blake Hardwick clearance breaks a St Kilda streak of three to start the game.
04:47
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Tom Mitchell)
08:54
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
10:01
Early disposal efficiency favours the Hawks 77 per cent to 54.
11:54
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Shaun Burgoyne)
15:57
St Kilda's Sebastian Ross recorded a career-high 43 disposals against Essendon last round. He is continuing this form tonight, where he is currently leading the disposal count with eight in less than half a quarter.
16:14
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jarman Impey)
17:44
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (David Armitage)
18:26
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
20:02
Even though the Hawks are winning the time in possession 43 per cent to 36, they have still laid more tackles than the Saints, 12 versus eight.
24:12
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Steele)
24:55
The Saints are winning the contested possession count 44 to 25, yet their poor disposal efficiency (68 per cent compared to Hawthorn's 83) sees them trailing on the scoreboard.
25:48
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Ben Long)
27:19
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Conor Nash)
28:49
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
30:25
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (James Worpel)
31:35
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
31:36
While Hawthorn controlled the early going in the first term, the Saints steadied late. In the last ten minutes of the quarter, St Kilda won the disposal count 37 to 29, and clearances seven to one, while kicking 1.1 to 1.2.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:21
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Lonie)
01:22
With the first major of the second term, the Saints' Jack Lonie matches his career-high for goals in a season with 12.
03:14
St Kilda has won 13 of the last 15 clearances.
03:55
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
04:21
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
07:13
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Billings)
09:19
Averaging a career-best 8.0 clearances per game across 20 previous matches this season, Hawthorn's Tom Mitchell has been held to just one to this point, predominantly opposed to Jack Steele.
11:05
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Sinclair)
13:27
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Ben McEvoy)
16:08
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
16:09
The Saints Tim Membrey has been targeted a match-high six times inside forward 50, taking two marks from these targets.
19:27
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (David Armitage)
21:13
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Ben McEvoy)
23:51
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Luke Breust)
24:38
Jaeger O'Meara is leading the Hawthorn disposal tally with 13. However, his disposal efficiency of just 46 per cent is well down compared to the Hawks percentage as a team, 76 per cent.
27:09
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Ben Paton)
28:08
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
29:26
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
29:27
St Kilda trail narrowly at half time, but will be encouraged by a second term in which they won the disposals (79-75), tackles (15-9), and clearances (11-7), and outscored the Hawks 5.3 to 3.1.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:19
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Newnes)
02:25
Of the 10 free kicks conceded by Hawthorn, the most common indiscretion has been four times for a push in the back.
02:58
Saints Interchange - Jack Newnes off due to an injury.
04:07
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
06:43
While St Kilda's Lewis Pierce trails Hawk Ben McEvoy in hitouts (13 versus 19), he has directed six hitouts to advantage, compared to three for McEvoy.
07:33
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Conor Nash)
07:34
First year Hawk Conor Nash kicks his first goal in his second AFL game.
09:41
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jarman Impey)
10:42
The Hawks have won the last five clearances, including the last two to Tom Mitchell.
12:04
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Conor Nash)
14:29
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
16:29
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Ben Paton)
16:53
In the last ten minutes of play, the Hawks have dominated time in possession, 51 per cent to 34, while kicking 4.1 to 1.1.
17:42
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
19:33
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Lonie)
22:09
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Lonie)
23:22
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
25:04
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Lonie)
25:05
With his fourth goal tonight, St Kilda's Jack Lonie produces his career-best tally. His previous high of three was kicked on two occasions during the 2016 season.
28:40
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Sebastian Ross)
31:02
Hawthorn has outscored its opposition by a total of 196 points in third quarters this season, second best in the competition. They continued their good third quarter form tonight, taking the honours by four points for the term.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:03
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jade Gresham)
03:05
Hawthorn defender Ben Stratton does the little things to help his team. His tally of 13 one percenters is more than double the next most of any player on the ground.
05:28
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jade Gresham)
08:57
Hawk teammates Liam Shiels (405) and Jack Gunston (404) are the only players on the ground to have gained in excess of 400 metres.
11:12
Saints Interchange - Jarryn Geary and is possibly out for the game.
12:29
The Saints have been caught holding the ball eight times in the game, including three times already in the final term.
12:55
Saints Interchange - Bailey Rice off due to an injury.
15:10
St Kilda has generated the last six inside 50s, but has not scored from any of these entries.
16:00
Hawks Interchange - Ben McEvoy off due to an injury.
19:58
After 12 disposals in the first three quarters combined, St Kilda's Logan Austin has effected eight so far in the final term.
21:27
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Ryan Schoenmakers)
23:04
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Isaac Smith)
27:46
Both sides are disposing of the ball with 71 per cent efficiency in their defensive 50 for the final term.
28:31
The siren has sounded to end Q4.