Match

Hawthorn vs Adelaide Crows

Commentary / 01 Sep 2020

Pre Game

00:00
Adelaide has lost 10 of its past 11 games against Hawthorn, with its most recent win coming in Round 2, 2017.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:47
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Tyson Stengle)
03:38
Hawks Interchange - Conor Glass off due to an injury.
04:39
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Elliott Himmelberg)
04:49
Adelaide with the early dominance so far. The Crows lead inside 50's three to one and time in forward half %74 but have failed to convert from two scoring shots.
05:40
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Oliver Hanrahan)
06:47
Jack Scrimshaw already up to six disposals. Jack Scrimshaw finished with 22 disposals, 312 metres gained, and a team-high 19 uncontested possessions last round.
07:53
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Tyson Stengle)
08:50
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
10:21
Hawthorn struggling to transition the ball from defence to attack. Hawthorn has failed to enter its forward 50 from nine defensive half chains.
11:25
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Chayce Jones)
14:21
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
15:22
Chad Wingard scores Hawthorn's first goal from a defensive 50 chain. Hawthorn has launched a score from 10% of its defensive 50 chains – ranked third in the AFL.
18:35
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
20:49
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Shane McAdam)
21:04
Adelaide creating opportunities up forward. The Crows lead the inside 50 count 11 to seven and have had seven shots at goal. The Crows also lead marks inside 50 three to one.
22:32
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
22:57
Adelaide were by far the better team in the opening term. Adelaide won contested possessions 34-18, uncontested possessions 49-35 and had 34 handball receives to Hawthorn's 16. However, they were unable to take their opportunities in front of goal.
23:46
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:57
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
02:05
Adelaide's first goal of the quarter comes from a centre clearance. Two of the Crows three goals have come from stoppages. In the past four rounds, Hawthorn has been outscored by 15 points per game from clearance chains – ranked 17th.
02:55
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
05:12
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
06:12
Tom Mitchell has had three of Hawthorn's six contested possessions this term and been involved in both goals (two score involvements). Since Round 11, Tom Mitchell has recorded a total of 59contested possessions - ranked No.1 in the AFL.
09:05
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
09:56
Hawks Interchange - Blake Hardwick off due to the blood rule.
10:47
Tyson Stengle has been one of the Crows best up forward so far this match. Stengle has a game-high five forward 50 disposals, two score assists, five score involvements and a goal.
15:24
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rory Sloane)
15:50
Since the seven minute mark of this quarter Hawthorn has failed to register an effective kick. Adelaide leading contested possessions 17-6 and inside 50's 4-0 in this time.
16:46
Hawks Interchange - Ben McEvoy off due to an injury.
16:58
Crows Interchange - Lachlan Murphy off due to an injury.
18:01
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Chayce Jones)
19:35
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
24:57
Crows Interchange - Daniel Talia off due to the blood rule.
25:29
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
26:24
Hawthorn going 45% kicking efficiency from forward half kicks compared to Adelaide going at 65%.
26:57
Adelaide managed to win uncontested (53-42) and contested possessions (32-27) for the quarter again. The difference this time was their disposal efficiency. Adelaide went at 79% to Hawthorn's 71%.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:40
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Ben Keays)
02:33
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Harry Schoenberg)
03:22
Adelaide clinical to start the 2nd half. The Crows have the first two centre clearances and goals for the quarter and lead uncontested possessions 12 to one.
05:47
Matt Crouch has recorded 35, 30 and 40 disposals respectively in his past three games against the Hawks. Tonight, Matt Crouch is already up to 19 disposals, 14 of them handballs.
08:25
After Adelaide's two early goals, Hawthorn has dominated territory. The Hawks have recorded the past six inside 50's, the sixth inside 50 resulting in a goal.
09:07
Hawks Interchange - Jarman Impey off due to an injury.
10:26
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Shane McAdam)
15:12
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
16:19
Brodie Smith has been effective with his disposal use from the back half. Smith has a game-high eight score involvements and is going at 87% disposal efficiency playing in defence.
17:03
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (David Mackay)
19:49
Adelaide are using the ball by hand more than they usually do. Adelaide are going at a kick to handball ratio of 0.86. The Crows average a kick to handball ratio of 1.28, ranked 15th in the AFL.
21:22
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
22:40
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Matt Crouch)
24:58
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Darren Minchington)
25:01
Adelaide has been dominant around the stoppages. The Crows lead effective clearances 17-15 and have scored 40 points from stoppage chains to Hawthorn's 14 points.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:00
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Harry Schoenberg)
06:01
Adelaide has lost the clearance count by 10 per match in its losses this season – ranked last in the league. Tonight they lead first possessions 37-19 and hard ball gets 41-28.
08:25
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
08:52
Jack Gunston last kicked multiple goals against Adelaide back in Round 17, 2014. Tonight, Gunston has three goals.
10:46
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
12:51
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
13:36
Hawthorn going at 73% tackle efficiency for the quarter to Adelaide's 36%. Hawthorn lead tackles 11-5 for the quarter.
15:06
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
16:52
Lachie Murhpy has been brilliant up forward for the Crows. Murhpy has a game-high four score assists and 10 forward half possessions.
17:17
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Myles Poholke)
19:51
Adelaide leads contested marks 13 to six, lead by Reilly O'Brien who has a game-high five contested marks.
21:24
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
23:51
Adelaide record their first win of the season. The difference was around the contest, where the Crows were more effective winning contested possessions by 25 and effective clearances by six. Adelaide scored 46 points from stoppage chains to Hawthorn's 20 points.