Match

Hawthorn vs Melbourne

Commentary / 15 Sep 2018

Pre Game

00:00

The Demons scored 33 points from their intercepts against the Hawks in Round 4 this season, their worst result recorded this season.

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

01:42

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Ryan Schoenmakers)

01:43

First goal scorer Ryan Schoenmakers delivers his eighth major for 2018 in his ninth game of the season.

04:45

After the Hawks produced the first three inside 50s of the game, the Demons have hit back with the next three.

05:41

SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Christian Salem)

07:14

SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jarryd Roughead)

08:18

SCORE GOAL - Demons (Tom McDonald)

09:27

Of the eight tackles laid by the Demons, six have come inside their forward 50 zone.

13:05

Melbourne is dominating forward 50 time in possession, currently leading 70 per cent to 26.

16:16

SCORE GOAL - Demons (Tom McDonald)

16:45

Hawthorn defender James Frawley's tally of four spoils matches the entire Melbourne side to this point.

22:39

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (James Worpel)

23:06

Ryan Schoenmakers has already been targeted five times inside Hawthorn's forward 50 zone. From these targets he has taken two contested marks.

24:32

SCORE GOAL - Demons (Christian Petracca)

26:08

Hawks Interchange - Tom Mitchell off due to an injury.

26:20

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)

28:42

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

28:43

The Hawks won the tackle count by 39 against the Demons in Round 4 this season, its best differential recorded this season. Tonight's game is not following this pattern, where Melbourne leads the tackle count 16 to 15 at quarter time.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

01:00

SCORE GOAL - Demons (Max Gawn)

01:58

Melbourne's Christian Salem has gained a match-leading 189 kick metres. Of these disposals by foot, the Demons are retaining possession 25 per cent of the time.

04:13

Hawthorn's Tom Mitchell has six of his team's 11 clearances, including two already in the second term.

04:41

SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Paul Puopolo)

08:03

SCORE GOAL - Demons (Sam Weideman)

09:32

Of the ten free kicks conceded by Melbourne, five have been for holding the man.

10:30

SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Aaron vandenBerg)

12:17

SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)

15:38

SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Ricky Henderson)

15:39

Despite not hitting the scoreboard himself, Liam Shiels has an equal match-high four score involvements for the Hawks.

19:42

SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)

21:48

SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Ryan Burton)

21:55

The team-high disposal count for Melbourne's Jack Viney has come at 69 per cent efficiency.

23:30

SCORE GOAL - Demons (Angus Brayshaw)

23:31

After the Hawks produced just four behinds from eleven consecutive inside 50s, the Demons generate a major from Angus Brayshaw.

27:41

SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)

27:44

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

27:45

Despite winning the inside 50 count 17 to six for the second term, Hawthorn lost the quarter on the back of their poor kicking inside forward 50, just 11 per cent. This compares to the Demons second quarter inside 50 kicking efficiency of 80 per cent.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

00:48

SCORE GOAL - Demons (Sam Weideman)

00:49

Since returning to the side in Round 22, Melbourne's Sam Weidemann has kicked at least one goal in four consecutive games, including multiple goals in both finals.

02:57

SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Alex Neal-Bullen)

05:34

The Demons have produced the first four clearances of the second half, including two to former-Hawk Jordan Lewis.

06:30

SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Jake Melksham)

07:30

SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)

08:05

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Paul Puopolo)

10:51

SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Aaron vandenBerg)

12:14

SCORE GOAL - Demons (Tom McDonald)

12:15

Melbourne has outscored its opposition by 232 points in third quarters this season, the best in the league. This trend is continuing tonight, where the Demons have kicked 2.3 to 1.1 so far for the quarter.

15:25

Melbourne is leading the third quarter time in possession 51 per cent to 34.

16:29

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Ryan Schoenmakers)

16:30

Four of Hawthorn's five goals have been sourced from Melbourne turnovers.

19:17

SCORE GOAL - Demons (Charlie Spargo)

20:47

With his second goal tonight, Hawthorn's Jack Gunston has now kicked at least 50 goals in four of the last five seasons.

23:39

SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)

24:34

SCORE GOAL - Demons (Alex Neal-Bullen)

26:39

SCORE GOAL - Demons (Mitch Hannan)

30:03

SCORE GOAL - Demons (Angus Brayshaw)

31:16

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

31:17

After losing the first-half contested possession count 67 to 63, the Demons turned it around in the third term, winning this measure 40 to 29 for the quarter.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

01:34

Averaging a career-best 5.1 tackles per game for Melbourne this season, James Harmes has comfortably exceeded this tally tonight. His ten tackles is two more than the next most on the ground.

02:16

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Isaac Smith)

04:03

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)

04:04

Jack Gunston's third goal for the game represents the first time tonight that Hawthorn has kicked consecutive majors.

04:14

Demons Interchange - Angus Brayshaw off due to an injury.

07:16

SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)

07:59

Hawthorn is dominating final quarter time in possession 62 per cent to 22.

09:01

SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Harry Morrison)

11:18

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jarryd Roughead)

11:55

Fourth quarter disposal efficiency is favouring the Hawks 83 per cent to 47.

12:24

SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jake Melksham)

14:25

SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Christian Petracca)

15:26

SCORE GOAL - Demons (Tom McDonald)

16:31

SCORE BEHIND - Demons (James Harmes)

17:14

After an even ruck battle in the first half, Melbourne's Max Gawn has taken control in this area in the second. Since half time Gawn has 21 hitouts to Ben McEvoy's seven. Eight of Gawn's hitouts for the half have gone to the advantage of a Demon.

20:13

SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jake Melksham)

21:41

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jarryd Roughead)

25:14

In the last ten minutes, Melbourne has won the disposal count 47 to 33, the clearances seven to two and kicked 3.2 to 2.0.

27:14

SCORE GOAL - Demons (Charlie Spargo)

29:18

Melbourne are headed to its first Preliminary Final since 2000 on the back of a dominant performance by Jack Viney. The Demon onballer has contributed 26 disposals at 77 per cent efficiency, 17 contested possessions, eight clearances and five tackles.

29:51

SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Christian Petracca)

30:25

The siren has sounded to end Q4.