Match

Geelong Cats vs Hawthorn

Commentary / 21 Jul 2019

Pre Game

00:00
The twelfth placed Hawks come into this match having won their last two games, and will need to keep that streak going against the top placed Cats if they want to keep their chances of playing finals this year alive.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
04:33
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jordan Clark)
05:17
Almost five minutes for the first goal of the match as the Cats get on the board from their second inside 50 of the quarter, the Hawks are yet to go inside their attacking 50. The Cats lead the clearances early 3-2.
10:33
After ten minutes in the opening quarter Dangerfield for the Cats is yet to have a disposal. His teammate Guthrie leads Geelong's disposal count with seven while O'Meara for Hawthorn leads all players with eight disposals.
11:36
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Tim O'Brien)
12:49
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Joel Selwood)
14:46
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Ablett)
15:54
With Ablett's goal both of the Geelong's goals have come from an uncontested mark inside forward 50. The Cats lead the marks inside 50 count 2-1, while the Hawks lead the total mark count 11-6.
18:04
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Liam Shiels)
21:24
For the first time today for either side, the Hawks transition the football uninterrupted from defensive 50 to inside forward 50, ending with a mark and goal to Lewis. That was Lewis' second mark and third disposal for the quarter.
24:17
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Gryan Miers)
25:50
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Oliver Hanrahan)
26:13
Kolodjashni and Ratugolea for the Cats, and Nash for the Hawks are the only players without a disposal to their names in the match so far. The Hawks lead the total disposal count 85-74, and have a slightly better disposal efficiency going at 76 per cent to the Cats 73 per cent.
26:31
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Oliver Hanrahan)
31:05
Hawthorn had the better of a tightly contested first quarter, kicking the last three goals and leading by 11 points at the first break. Guthrie leads the total disposal count with 11, including eight contested possessions and one inside 50

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:56
Hawks Interchange - Jarman Impey and is possibly out for the game.
03:53
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Mitchell Lewis)
05:28
Stratton takes his second intercept mark of the match, both in the Hawks' defensive 50, to lead all players in this count. The Hawks lead the total intercept mark count 5-2.
05:46
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
07:14
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tim Kelly)
08:22
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
09:41
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
10:42
Wingard wins his third clearance as the Hawks have now won the last two clearances of the match, however they trail the Cats in the total clearance count 11-15. Shiels has a team high four clearances for the Hawks while Guthrie for the Cats has a match high six.
12:23
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jordan Clark)
15:00
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Blake Hardwick)
15:48
Hardwick hits the post with his set shot on goal from the left forward pocket. The Hawks have now kicked 3.2 (20) from set shots while the Cats have kicked 1.1 (7). That point was Hardwick's second score involvement of the match.
19:08
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
20:47
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Luke Breust)
21:07
The Breust behind originated from a Geelong turnover in the Hawks' defensive half, courtesy of a spoil in the marking contest by Frawley. The Hawks have now kicked 4.3 (27) from turnovers. The Cats have registered 28 turnovers to the Hawks' 25.
22:25
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Ricky Henderson)
23:04
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Liam Shiels)
24:37
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Ricky Henderson)
25:16
The Hawks have kicked 1.7 (13) this quarter from nine inside 50s and are going at 33 per cent disposal efficiency inside their forward 50.
27:06
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
28:30
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
29:09
The Hawks are taking control of this match having registered 8 of the last ten inside 50s and kicked five of the last six goals. The Hawks lead the total inside 50 count 22-19.
30:31
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
32:47
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (James Worpel)
35:19
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Mitchell Lewis)
35:22
The Hawks extended their lead by 12 points that quarter to take a lead of 23 into the main break. Guthrie continues to lead all players with 17 disposals but none of which have registered a score involvement.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:53
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Tim O'Brien)
05:08
Both teams with one centre bounce clearance each this quarter, however the Cats lead the total count across the match 10-5. Only one goal (to the Hawks) has been scored from this source. Dangerfield leads all players with four to his name.
06:44
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Rohan)
10:52
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Luke Dahlhaus)
11:15
Dahlhaus kicks a goal from the Cats' second mark inside 50 of the quarter. Hawkins with his first goal assist and third score involvement, passing to the goal kicker by foot.
14:27
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
15:39
Geelong surging in this third quarter but have only been able to reduce the margin by five points. The Hawks lead the contested possession count this quarter 19-17 and 90-82 across the match.
19:36
Cats Interchange - Tom Stewart off due to an injury.
20:21
After not registering a disposal in the first ten minutes of the match, Dangerfield is now the leading disposal-getter for his team on 21, including a quarter high nine this third quarter. Dangerfield is going at 71 per cent disposal efficiency.
20:23
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Gary Ablett)
22:37
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Liam Shiels)
24:31
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Esava Ratugolea)
25:13
Ratugolea takes his second contested mark of the match but is only able to register a behind from the ensuing shot at goal. That mark was the first contested mark for either side inside forward 50 for the match. The Cats lead the count across the match 7-6.
26:27
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rhys Stanley)
27:08
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Gryan Miers)
29:53
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Zach Tuohy)
30:18
The Cats kicked the last four scores of the quarter, all points, resulting a 19 point lead to the Hawks at the last break. Shiels and Ablett each laid a quarter high three tackles that quarter, with Duncan and O'Connor for the Cats both with a match high five tackles to their names.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:09
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Joel Selwood)
02:33
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
05:16
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Tim O'Brien)
05:41
O'Brien kicks his third (and match high) goal of the day, from the Hawks' first contested mark inside forward 50. O'Brien has had eight disposals for the match, all effective.
07:43
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Tim O'Brien)
10:55
Howe takes his fourth intercept mark for the match, with three of the four (including this most recent) having been taken in the defensive half for the Hawks. Sicily has a match high five intercept marks and the Hawks lead the total count 16-9.
14:25
The Cats have had six of the seven clearances so far this last quarter, with three of these six going to Duncan who is now up to and equal team high of six for the match. O'Meara and Shiels share the match high individual count of seven.
15:34
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (James Parsons)
18:58
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
19:41
With his second behind of the day, Hawkins is the first player to ten score involvements for the match. This is the sixth time this season Hawkins has registered 10 or more score involvements in a match.
25:16
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
26:49
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Mitchell Lewis)
28:08
The Hawks led at every change today to run out 24 point winners against the ladder leaders and to keep their finals hope alive. Shiels for the winners was the most influential player for his side with a match high 29 disposals as well as a team high seven tackles and two goals