Match

St Kilda vs Hawthorn

Commentary / 06 Sep 2020

Pre Game

00:00
Since Round 10, the Hawks have conceded a goal from 25 percent of their opposition’s inside 50 entries - ranked last in the AFL defensively.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:39
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
01:40
Mitch Lewis opens the goalscoring today for the Hawks, his third major from six games this season.
05:00
The Hawks are controlling the early time in possession, 53 percent to 31 over the game's opening five minutes.
05:13
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jonathon Marsh)
06:46
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
08:24
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Tom Scully)
09:40
After St Kilda's Sebastian Ross recorded the opening clearance of the game, Hawthorn has responded with the next four.
12:26
St Kilda is yet to record an effective kick inside its forward 50 zone.
12:56
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
14:26
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Bradley Hill)
16:16
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
18:05
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Lonie)
19:29
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Steele)
19:30
Brad Hill has recorded an involvement in three of St Kilda's five scores, the most of any player on the ground.
22:06
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Dan Butler)
24:14
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Tim O'Brien)
26:21
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Blake Hardwick)
28:14
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Zak Jones)
29:47
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
31:24
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
31:25
A high-scoring opening term sees Hawthorn with a narrow three-point lead at the first break. James Worpel led the way for the Hawks with ten disposals at 100 percent efficiency, six contested possessions, and three clearances.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:49
Despite producing a match-high eleven hitouts for St Kilda, Paddy Ryder is yet to direct one to the advantage of a teammate. In comparison, Hawthorn's Jon Ceglar has won only five hitouts, but three (sixty percent) have been to advantage.
03:15
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Luke Breust)
04:55
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
06:16
Mitch Lewis has been targeted a game-leading four times inside forward 50 for the Hawks. Of these targets, he has marked one (which was converted into a goal).
07:23
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Dan Butler)
09:00
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
09:42
After Hawthorn dominated time in possession in the opening quarter (51 percent to 34), the Saints have responded in this area in the second, and currently lead this measure 58 percent to 26 for the term.
11:22
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
12:17
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Luke Breust)
12:18
Second-quarter inside 50 entries favour the Hawks seven to four. However, they have kicked just the three behinds from these forays forward.
15:51
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Lonie)
17:04
The Saints have recorded six of the last eight clearances, including two each to Sebastian Ross and Jack Steele.
17:18
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Josh Morris)
19:52
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
20:26
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
20:27
After the teams combined for nine goals in the opening term, just a single St Kilda major in the second sees them take a three-point lead into half time. The Saint's objective in the second quarter appeared to be to maintain possession, which they did successfully via short kicks to the open man, as reflected in their dominance in the mark count for the term, 45 to 18.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:49
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Josh Battle)
01:29
Of the four free kicks that St Kilda has conceded, the most common indiscretion has been for high contact on three occasions.
05:19
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jonathon Marsh)
05:42
Jack Scrimshaw's tally of three intercept marks leads all players on the ground. Each of these marks has been contested, also the most of any player.
09:44
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
09:45
St Kilda has generated the last six clearances, and six of the last eight inside 50s. However, during this period of dominance, the only goal has been kicked by Hawthorn.
11:11
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Josh Battle)
13:05
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
13:55
Three of the Saint's five goals (60 percent) have been kicked from a distance beyond 30 metres. In contrast, just two of Hawthorn's six goals (33 percent) have been kicked this far from goal.
14:42
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
16:31
Hawks Interchange - James Worpel and is possibly out for the game.
16:35
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Josh Battle)
18:01
Five of St Kilda's six goals have been the end result of a disposal chain that began with a Hawthorn turnover.
20:48
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Sam Frost)
21:54
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Billings)
21:57
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
21:58
St Kilda's dominance around the football was evident in the third quarter where it won the contested possessions 21 to 12, disposals 86 to 63, and clearances eight to one for the term. However, its inaccurate kicking for goal (2.5 for the quarter), sees Hawthorn within 13 points at the final change.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:29
Early in the final quarter, the only player with 100 percent game time is Hawthorn defender Sam Frost.
01:44
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
02:36
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Battle)
04:37
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
05:47
St Kilda's Brad Hill is the only man on the ground to have recorded in excess of 400 metres gained, with a current tally of 444.
06:25
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Tom Scully)
09:07
After kicking four goals from stoppages in the opening term, the Hawks have not recorded a single major from this source in the time since.
09:37
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
10:13
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (James Cousins)
10:34
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
11:37
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Paddy Ryder)
11:38
For the final term, Hawthorn has recorded seven inside 50s to two, and five clearances to nil. However, St Kilda has kicked a goal from both of it's inside 50 entries, compared to an inaccurate 1.5 for Hawthorn.
18:14
Final quarter kicking efficiency favours St Kilda, 68 percent to 44.
18:41
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
20:19
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Dean Kent)
21:08
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Ryan Abbott)
22:57
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
24:16
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Lonie)
25:53
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Tom Mitchell)
28:23
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
28:24
The Saints come away with a very important victory for their finals hopes. A key for St Kilda was third-year defender Nick Coffield, contributing 21 disposals at 95 percent efficiency, eleven marks, two spoils, and two tackles.