Match

Hawthorn vs North Melbourne

Commentary / 07 Apr 2019

Pre Game

00:00
The Hawks averaged 25 intercept marks and 60 ground level intercepts per game so far this season ranked No.1 for each measure.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:52
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Paul Puopolo)
03:43
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
06:26
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Aaron Hall)
09:33
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Trent Dumont)
10:00
North lead the Inside 50s count by four for the quarter. Trent Dumont has been influential early with two Inside 50s.
11:01
The two sides have been evenly matched in the clearances with North holding a slight advantage 4 - 1 this quarter with Aaron Hall and Ben Cunnington leading the way for North with one clearance each.
11:31
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
13:42
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
14:28
Shaun Higgins has had a strong start to the first quarter with ten disposals, two clearances, 2 inside 50''s and 184 metres gained.
14:57
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Bailey Scott)
15:26
North has opened up a game-high lead of 20 points. It has generated the last five inside 50s of the match.
16:20
Shaun Higgins has gained 184 metres for the match, with Trent Dumount 140 and James Sicily 117 the next best on the ground.
17:05
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
19:42
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jonathon Ceglar)
24:19
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Isaac Smith)
29:14
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:23
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Tarryn Thomas)
03:17
Hawks Interchange - Jaeger O'Meara off due to an injury.
03:45
Hawthorn''s forward pressure has been far better than North''s, applying 12 tackles to 4 inside in the forward half of the ground.
04:23
Hawks Interchange - Luke Breust off due to an injury.
06:32
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Trent Dumont)
06:33
North have kicked four out of the past five goals in the match. They have been in the lead since the 3rd minute mark of the first quarter.
07:22
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Kayne Turner)
10:28
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
11:46
Shaun Higgins has gained 357 metres for the match, with Scott Thompson 211 and Trent Dumont 207 the next best on the ground.
12:20
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
14:43
North has dominated the clearances 14 - 8. However James Worpel has been influential in this area with five first possessions and four clearances.
15:52
Trent Dummont has had a strong start to the first half with 14 disposals, four score involvements, 195 metres gained and one goal.
17:38
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
19:37
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Aaron Hall)
22:07
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Shaun Higgins)
23:50
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Ben McEvoy)
29:30
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
03:16
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Tom Scully)
04:14
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Tom Campbell)
05:08
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Conor Nash)
05:27
Ben McEvoy has won the hitouts 10 - 7 when he has been opposed to Todd Goldstein in the ruck, Goldstein has 6 hitouts to advantage.
07:04
Hawthorn''s forward pressure has been far better than North''s, applying 21 tackles to 11 inside in the forward half of the ground. Jeager O''Meara has lead the way with 4 tackles.
07:15
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (James Worpel)
08:14
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
09:57
Hawthorn has been able to hit the scoreboard from stoppages today outscoring North, 3.3 (21) - 2.2 (14) from this area.
11:16
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
11:22
Hawks Interchange - Blake Hardwick off due to an injury.
13:08
Shaun Atley has had a strong match this afternoon with 18 disposals, four rebound 50s, three scoring involvements and two tackles.
13:52
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Kayne Turner)
14:41
North has been able to hit the scoreboard from turnovers today outscoring Hawthorn, 4.3 (27) - 3.3 (21) from this area.
17:41
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Aaron Hall)
23:37
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Ricky Henderson)
26:03
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
26:58
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jared Polec)
29:26
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
31:09
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:39
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
02:10
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
06:22
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (James Cousins)
07:18
North have 5 more loose ball gets than Hawthorn for the match so far. Ben Cunnington (6), Ricky Henderson (6) and James Worpel (6) have been the most prominent on the ground.
07:37
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Aaron Hall)
08:51
Hawthorn has dominated the clearances 6 - 1 this quarter. James Worpel is leading the way with two.
10:27
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
11:40
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Ben McEvoy)
11:53
Hawthorn''s Ben Stratton has played 96 per cent of the game this evening, the most out of everyone on the field. Ben Brown for North has spent 95 per cent.
13:40
Hawthorn has focused on Luke Breust as its key target inside 50 this afternoon, targeting him a team-high six times. He has heavily impacted the scoreboard with four goals and six scoring involvements.
16:20
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
16:54
Jaeger O''Meara has had a strong match tonight with 29 disposals, 11 contested possessions, eight clearances, five inside 50''s, six scoring involvements and 11 tackles.
19:01
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
24:52
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
27:07
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Ben McEvoy)
28:48
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Trent Dumont)
31:57
The siren has sounded to end Q4.