Match

Hawthorn vs GWS Giants

Commentary / 12 May 2019

Pre Game

00:00
The Giants have outscored their opposition by a total of 98 in the opening ten minutes of quarters this season, which has them ranked No.1.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:56
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Finlayson)
02:17
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Finlayson)
04:53
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jaeger O'Meara)
07:45
Giants Interchange - Jeremy Cameron off due to the blood rule.
09:13
The Giants have had 64 per cent of time in their forward half and lead the inside 50 count (6 to 3) in the early stages.
10:48
The Giants are locking the ball in their forward half, creating 5 inside 50 entries from attacking midfield intercepts.
14:48
The Hawks are winning the uncontested possession count (40 to 29) and using the ball more efficiently (74 per cent efficiency) compared to the Giants (66 per cent).
15:21
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
16:36
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jarman Impey)
17:31
The Hawks disposal efficiency is 80 per cent in the forward half and as a result, they have launched a score from 50 per cent of the Giants turnovers in this zone.
21:17
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jarman Impey)
21:58
Hawthorn are dominating the uncontested possessions (57 to 37) and have been prolific from intercepts, launching a goal from 16 per cent of these chains.
22:31
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
26:44
Jarman Impey has been targeted 5 times from 13 inside 50 entries in this first quarter, resulting in 2 marks inside 50 and 2 goals.
28:20
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
29:19
In the 2nd half of that quarter, Hawthorn had 71 per cent time in forward half, lead the inside 50s (9 to 4) and launched 2 goals to 1 from intercepts.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
03:53
The Giants lead the clearances (3 to 1) and inside 50 entries (5 to 2) in this quarter. They have been led by Josh Kelly with a game high 3 clearances and 4 inside 50 entries.
04:12
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Luke Breust)
05:03
Ben Stratton has played a pivotal role in the Hawks counter-attacking with 6 intercepts and 3 scores launched from these intercepts.
05:23
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
06:41
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Finlayson)
10:02
The Giants lead the clearance count (16 to 8), but that goal to Finlayson was just their first from a stoppage.
11:43
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Paul Puopolo)
12:36
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
17:58
The Hawks have raised their pressure in this quarter with 16 tackles to 4 and they also lead the contested possessions (18 to 16).
18:04
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Mitchell Lewis)
20:55
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Daniel Lloyd)
23:08
The Giants have turned the tables in this quarter in regards to their kicking efficiency. It is 76 per cent in the forward half, in comparison the Hawks is just 59 per cent this quarter.
23:18
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Finlayson)
24:36
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
25:40
Jack Gunston has had a score involvement with each of his 4 disposals this quarter, including 2 score assists.
27:09
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
29:50
Josh Kelly was a stand out in that quarter with a game high 313 metres gained, 3 score assists and 6 inside 50 entries.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:56
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Ben McEvoy)
04:14
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Liam Shiels)
04:56
Hawks Interchange - Jack Scrimshaw and is possibly out for the game.
05:08
Since quarter time, the Hawks have created 9 shots on goal from 15 inside 50 entries. However, they have converted just 2 of these shots into a goal.
07:23
Hawthorn has won the first 4 clearances and lead the inside 50 entries (3 to 2) in this quarter.
07:28
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (James Worpel)
09:34
The Hawks have created a score from 35 per cent of forward half chains since quarter time. Over the same time, the Giants have created a score from just 10 per cent of these chains.
10:15
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
14:18
Hawthorn has had 80 per cent time in forward half and launched 5 inside 50s from attacking midfield intercepts in this quarter.
17:24
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Mitchell Lewis)
19:10
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
21:09
The Giants have conceded just 1 goal from the Hawks 10 inside 50 entries this quarter, creating 8 intercepts in their defensive half.
22:30
Heath Shaw has been pivotal down back with a game high 8 intercepts (3 intercept marks) and 453 metres gained from his 19 kicks.
24:14
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (James Cousins)
27:43
Hawthorn won the clearances (11 to 4) and uncontested possessions (65 to 54) and their disposal efficiency was 13 per cent higher in that quarter.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:15
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jonathon Ceglar)
02:24
The Hawks have been more effective at finding targets inside 50. They have 12 marks inside from from 39 entries to the Giants 6 from 30 entries.
04:33
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jonathon Ceglar)
05:52
The Hawks have created just 9 more intercepts (54 to 45), but they have been far more effective launching (6.5.41) to the Giant (2.1.13) from this source.
07:46
The Hawks have 33 kicks to the Giants 3 in this quarter and the Giants are yet to have an effective kick.
12:08
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
13:32
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
14:49
Josh Kelly has a game high 8 tackles, 13 contested possessions and 6 inside 50s for the Giants.
15:45
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Mitchell Lewis)
17:51
The Hawks disposal efficiency has been 8 per cent higher through the defensive midfield and 16 per cent higher through the attacking midfield today.
19:35
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jacob Hopper)
20:03
The Hawks have created an inside 50 from 90 per cent of attacking midfield chains, compared to 68 per cent for the Hawks. As a result of this efficiency, they have outscored the Hawks (6.4.40) to (2.1.13) from this zone.
21:53
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (James Sicily)
23:10
James Sicily has been an effective ball user for the Hawks today with a game-high 594 metres gained at a retention rate of 54 per cent.
27:11
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Finlayson)
27:13
Hawthorn have kept the Giants to their lowest score since round 7 2018, where they managed just 32 points against Geelong.