Match

North Melbourne vs Hawthorn

Commentary / 02 Aug 2019

Pre Game

00:00
The Hawks average age of their selected 22 tonight is over 27 years of age - the oldest team selected this round. Their team tonight has an average experience of 140 matches - 36 more matches than North Melbourne's selected 22.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
04:04
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Mitchell Lewis)
04:59
The Hawks have scored the first goal of the match, sourced from a midfield stoppage. The Hawks only kicked three goals from stoppages last week v Brisbane, one below their season average of four.
05:47
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Grant Birchall)
07:18
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Mitchell Lewis)
07:36
Hawthorn has piled on three goals in the opening seven minutes of the match, with Mitchell Lewis booting through two majors of his own. This takes his scoreboard impact to 154 points for the season - ranked third at the Hawks.
10:57
This has been an uncharacteristic start for North Melbourne. They have outscored their opposition by a total of 111 points in opening quarters this season before tonight – ranked second.
11:08
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
12:28
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (James Worpel)
13:44
Kangaroos Interchange - Cameron Zurhaar off due to an injury.
14:25
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Tim O'Brien)
15:30
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
16:12
James Worpel has won 5 clearances already this quarter, a personal best in a single quarter. The most clearances won in a quarter by a single player this season is seven - achieved by David Swallow, Ben Cunnington, and Ed Curnow.
19:29
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Mitchell Lewis)
20:03
No North Melbourne player has won more than four disposals so far tonight. Conversely, Hawthorn has 11 players that have won more than five disposals.
20:33
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Ricky Henderson)
22:52
The Hawks are dominating the territory battle, recording 11 of the last 12 inside 50s.
23:55
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
26:03
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Mason Wood)
27:12
North Melbourne has booted their first goal of the match late in the opening quarter following a mark inside 50. The Kangaroos have only managed two marks inside 50 so far, after averaging over 12 per match this year - ranked fourth.
28:31
The Hawks have restricted North Melbourne to their lowest quarter-time score of the season. The Hawks are getting it done at the source, doubling the Kangaroos in clearances and leading the contested possessions by 11.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:25
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Paul Puopolo)
04:34
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Shaun Higgins)
05:07
James Worpel's seven clearances in the first quarter equaled the most clearances in a single quarter won by any Hawthorn player since this stat was recorded. The other Hawks to have achieved this feat are Tom Mitchell, Tony Woods, Richard Taylor, Jordan Lewis, and Nick Ries.
06:01
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Mason Wood)
06:12
After being comprehensively beaten in contested possessions and ground balls in the opening quarter, the Kangaroos have fought hard to address this issue in the second quarter. They lead contested possessions in this term by six and lead groundballs five to one.
08:24
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
10:34
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Mason Wood)
10:42
North Melbourne has increased their pressure, particularly in the forward 50. The Kangaroos are ranked last for forward 50 pressure, applying a pressure factor of 159 this season. Tonight, their forward 50 pressure factor is 218.
12:51
Hawks Interchange - Ben McEvoy off due to an injury.
14:58
It has been a complete clearance turnaround this quarter, with the Kangaroos winning 10 of the first 12 clearances for the term. All three of North Melbourne's goals have been sourced from stoppages.
16:50
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
19:38
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Tim O'Brien)
20:21
The Kangaroos have launched an inside 50 from 25% of their kick-in chains this season – ranked No.1. Tonight the Kangaroos have not been able to generate a single inside 50 from their 17 possession chains originating from the defensive 50.
22:41
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
24:31
Shaun Higgins has been the catalyst for this North Melbourne turnaround, winning seven pivotal disposals in the second quarter to go with his four second-quarter score involvements - the most of any player.
27:12
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Mason Wood)
29:03
North Melbourne has only conceded one behind sourced from stoppages in the second quarter. In the opening half last week against the Eagles, the Kangaroos conceded 45 points from stoppages.
29:48
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Mason Wood)
32:22
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
32:27
After trailing by 20 points at quarter-time, the Kangaroos have reduced the deficit at half-time to five points. The Kangaroos won nine forward-half intercepts in the second quarter to two and scored four times from these intercepts.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
03:27
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
03:45
North Melbourne hits the lead for the first time tonight after kicking the first goal of the second-half - sourced from a forward 50 stoppage. The Kangaroos won 16 clearances in the second quarter - their most clearances in a single quarter this season.
06:16
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
06:27
Daniel Howe has won a match-high seven intercept possessions tonight. Howe has become an important interceptor for the Hawks, setting his top two intercepting results of his career in his last two matches.
07:18
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Taylor Garner)
08:16
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
09:12
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
10:08
North Melbourne has now kicked six of the last seven goals of the match. Since the third minute mark of the second quarter, North Melbourne has recorded 14 more inside 50s than the Hawks.
10:34
Kangaroos Interchange - Shaun Higgins off due to an injury.
10:46
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jaeger O'Meara)
13:08
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
13:15
A clever goal from the boundary to Jack Gunston takes Hawthorn's set shot scoring tonight to 5.2(32). This is a dramatic improvement from last week against the Lions, where the Hawks kicked 1.11(19) from their set shots.
16:09
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
17:26
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
18:24
North Melbourne has laid a season-high 17 tackles in the forward 50 - beating their previous best of 13 forward 50 tackles in round seven against Carlton.
20:29
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Mitchell Lewis)
21:26
Hawks Interchange - Grant Birchall and is possibly out for the game.
23:04
The Hawks have improved their efficiency when entering the forward 50 tonight, scoring a goal from 23% of their entries. Across the past month, the Hawks have scored a goal from 19% of their inside 50 entries – ranked 15th.
24:07
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
25:44
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Mitchell Lewis)
26:57
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Kayne Turner)
28:19
After winning nine disposals in the opening half, Paul Ahern has amassed 10 disposals in the third quarter. He has sent the ball inside 50 on three occasions this term, to go with his four score involvements and 264 metres gained for the quarter.
30:15
North Melbourne won the third quarter by 15 points and clearly had a more efficient forward line. The Kangaroos scored from 75% of their forward 50 entries, whereas the Hawks managed a score from 36% of their attacking entries in the third quarter.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:54
Hawks Interchange - Isaac Smith off due to an injury.
02:09
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)
02:56
The Kangaroos have scored 62% of their total score over the last four weeks from the forward half - ranked No. 1. They have stayed true to this form in this match, with 62% of their score tonight launched from the forward half.
06:53
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Trent Dumont)
07:37
The Hawks entered this match with the worst clearance differential in the league, and have worked hard to lead this stat by six tonight. However, this dominance has not been reflected on the scoreboard, with the Kangaroos leading scores from stoppages by six points.
08:56
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
12:10
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
14:04
James Worpel has enjoyed a dominant match, setting career-highs for disposals (35), clearances (11) and equaling his most contested possessions (15).
15:57
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
16:15
Hawthorn is taking the game on as much as possible in this final term, playing on immediately from 45% of their marks taken in the fourth quarter. Conversely, the Kangaroos are playing a slow style of play, playing on from 17% of their marks in an attempt to maintain possession.
16:25
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Tom Scully)
18:38
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
19:18
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
19:46
North Melbourne has scored their first goal of the match from a defensive 50 chain, just the fifth time tonight that the Kangaroos have converted a defensive 50 possession chain into an inside 50.
22:11
SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
23:07
Chad Wingard has won 29 disposals tonight, his most ever as a Hawk. His previous most this season was 21 disposals, both coming in his last two matches.
25:12
North Melbourne had been scored against heavily from the defensive half in the four matches leading up to tonight. They conceded an average of 37 points from the defensive half (ranked third-last) but have only allowed 15 points tonight.
26:01
SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Shaun Higgins)
28:21
After a poor first quarter, North Melbourne dominated in the final three quarters recording 23 scoring shots to 11. They won 16 more forward half intercepts for the match and won 12 more groundballs in an impressive display.