Match

Hawthorn vs West Coast Eagles

Commentary / 29 Jun 2019

Pre Game

00:00
West Coast has recorded a shot at goal accuracy of 50 per cent this season, the third-highest percentage of any side.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:39
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
00:40
With the opening major today, Jack Darling has 28 goals in 14 games for West Coast this season.
02:20
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Nic Naitanui)
05:13
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
07:08
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
07:42
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Conor Nash)
07:43
The Hawks have only entered their forward 50 zone three times, but have been able to score goals on two of these occasions. West Coast has one goal from five inside 50s.
09:09
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Paul Puopolo)
10:50
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jaeger O'Meara)
12:30
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
15:02
Halfway through the opening term Hawthorn holds a slight edge in time in possession 46 per cent to 38.
16:17
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
16:18
All three Hawthorn goals have been kicked from a distance beyond 40 metres.
19:59
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
22:21
West Coast has generated the last six inside 50 entries.
23:29
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)
24:52
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
27:35
Eagles Interchange - Tom Hickey off due to the blood rule.
28:52
Hawks Interchange - James Sicily off due to an injury.
29:01
Hawks Interchange - Luke Breust off due to the blood rule.
29:45
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jaeger O'Meara)
32:01
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
32:12
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
32:13
All three West Coast first quarter goals, and two of the Hawks three, were the end result of a disposal chain that began with an opposition player turnover.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:17
Jaeger O'Meara is averaging a career-best 25.9 disposals per game this season in 12 games for the Hawks. He is continuing this strong form early today, where he is currently the leading disposal winner with 12.
02:23
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jaeger O'Meara)
04:40
After just eight disposals in the Hawthorn loss to Sydney last week, Tom Scully has exceeded this mark today with his disposal tally already at nine.
05:58
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
07:13
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)
09:32
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
09:33
Jamie Cripps has contributed six score involvements for West Coast, including kicking two goals himself.
13:54
Hawthorn is kicking the ball with only 35 per cent efficiency for the second quarter, compared to 63 per cent for West Coast.
14:38
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
16:09
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
16:44
After Hawthorn opened the second term with the first three inside 50 entries, West Coast has responded with ten of the last 11.
17:17
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
20:30
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jonathon Ceglar)
24:02
Elliot Yeo has averaged 15.2 disposals per game across his career against Hawthorn, his lowest average against any side. He is again struggling against the Hawks today, with just five disposals so far in a season in which he is averaging 24.3 disposals per game.
24:45
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jonathon Ceglar)
31:11
Hawks Interchange - Conor Nash off due to an injury.
32:01
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
32:02
West Coast wins the second quarter 3.3 to 0.3 on the back of a superior disposal efficiency. In difficult conditions, West Coast disposed of the ball at 65 per cent for the term, compared to 54 per cent for the Hawks.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
03:51
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (James Worpel)
05:55
Dom Sheed leads all men on the ground with 489 metres gained. Next most is his West Coast teammate Andrew Gaff with 410.
07:05
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (James Worpel)
08:29
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
10:09
The Hawks currently lead third quarter time in possession 42 per cent to 32.
12:06
Hawthorn has the last six inside 50 entries and six of the last seven clearances.
15:25
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Shaun Burgoyne)
17:05
West Coast has not entered its forward 50 zone in over 15 minutes.
17:16
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Daniel Howe)
19:10
With his ninth tackle, James Worpel has set a new career-high in his 25th AFL game.
20:16
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
22:03
Six West Coast Eagles have not produced a disposal in the third term.
23:05
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Conor Nash)
23:50
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Oliver Hanrahan)
23:51
With his first career goal in his AFL debut, Oliver Hanrahan gives Hawthorn the lead.
25:32
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Luke Shuey)
27:09
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Isaac Smith)
28:10
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Isaac Smith)
34:11
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
34:12
In a thoroughly dominant quarter, the Hawks turned a half-time deficit into a lead by winning the third-term disposals 93 to 79, time in possession 41 per cent to 30, inside 50 entries 16 to eight, and kicking 4.7 to 1.0.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:05
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
02:03
After going over 22 minutes in the third term without an inside 50 entry, the Eagles have now produced the last eight in a row.
03:10
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
04:38
Eagles Interchange - Oscar Allen off due to an injury.
04:44
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
05:57
Of the 21 free kicks that West Coast has conceded, the most common indiscretion has been for high contact on six occasions.
06:30
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Ricky Henderson)
07:43
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
09:24
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
11:16
Tim O'Brien does the little things to help his Hawthorn teammates. His 12 one percenters is clearly the most of any man on the ground, with the next most being three players with eight.
13:45
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Liam Shiels)
14:29
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Isaac Smith)
15:56
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Daniel Howe)
17:06
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
17:21
The Hawks have lost the contested possession count by 10 per game this season, ranked 16th in the AFL. They have remedied this issue today, and currently lead contested possessions 153 to 138.
20:22
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
21:16
West Coast is winning the final quarter centre bounce clearances six to nil.
24:49
Hawthorn's Jarman Impey has taken five marks from opposition kicks for the third time in 14 games this season.
27:49
Hawks Interchange - Daniel Howe off due to the blood rule.
31:25
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Brad Sheppard)
31:54
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
34:34
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
34:35
West Coast delivers a narrow victory against the Hawks, led by a prolific performance from midfielder Luke Shuey with 39 disposals, 11 clearances, 20 contested possessions, 11 inside 50s, and nine tackles.