Match

Hawthorn vs Western Bulldogs

Commentary / 13 Sep 2020

Pre Game

00:00
Caleb Daniel has recorded 222 assisted metres gained per game in the defensive half of the ground – ranked third in the league.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:21
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Toby McLean)
00:31
Fast start for the Bulldogs as they get the first goal through Toby McLean, Mitch Wallis with the goal assist. Since Round 5, Wallis has recorded 169 total scoreboard impact points – ranked third in the competition.
05:14
Bulldogs Interchange - Toby McLean and is possibly out for the game.
07:46
Hawks Interchange - Luke Breust off due to an injury.
08:22
Six of the Hawks' 16 disposals to this point have been in the corridor. They use the corridor 29% of the time which is the third-highest in the competition.
09:36
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
14:11
After the Bulldogs had the first three inside 50s of the match, the Hawks have had the last six.
16:35
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jason Johannisen)
17:07
The Bulldogs were able to handle the Hawks' ground position control and kick their second goal from stoppages and just their fourth inside 50.
19:59
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Tim English)
20:07
Tim English kicks his first goal of the match to give the Bulldogs a 12 point lead. All three goals for the Dogs have been generated from clearances so far. All six of the Dogs' clearances have been effective, whilst just three of the Hawks six clearances have been effective.
23:01
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
25:08
Hawthorn has a kicking efficiency of just 65% to 79% thus far. However, it has applied five tackles inside 50 - it's equal second-most in a quarter this season.
25:20
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Hayden Crozier)
26:02
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jason Johannisen)
27:00
Jason Johanissen kicks his second goal for the match - the second time he has kicked multiples goals in a match since Round 17 of 2018 and the first time he has kicked multiple goals in a quarter this 2017.
28:37
In the last 15 minutes of the first term, the Bulldogs were able to put on 19 points to one, in this time they gained 804 metres to the Hawks' 450. It also led pressure factor 213 to 178 in this time.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
03:15
Marcus Bontempelli has two contested knock ons for the match, he leads all players with 18 this season.
03:34
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
04:27
Aaron Naughton gets the first goal of the second quarter, this is the Bulldogs' first goal this match generated from the forward half.
05:52
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Bailey Smith)
06:12
Mitch Wallis has two goal assists and three contested possessions in the forward 50.
08:27
Hawthorn leads general play tackles 16 to nine.
09:27
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
10:49
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jack Macrae)
11:50
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Lachie Hunter)
13:37
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Ed Richards)
14:13
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Mitch Wallis)
14:43
After kicking their first three goals from clearances, the Bulldogs are showing they can hit the scoreboard in multiple ways with their last four goals generated from turnovers.
16:15
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Roarke Smith)
19:13
Outside the forward 50 the Bulldogs have a kick-to-handball ratio of 1.38 compared to the Hawks' 1.08. For the season the Bulldogs have a ratio of 1.13 outside the forward 50 - the lowest of any club.
20:59
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Lachie Hunter)
21:58
Hawthorn has a kicking efficiency of just 52% from kicks in the defensive midfield compared to the opposition 79% efficiency for kicks in the same zone.
23:40
Tom Mitchell has recorded just eight disposals in the first half, his least in a first half this season. Tom Liberatore has spent significant time on Mitchell thus far.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:17
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
02:31
Luke Breust kicks the first goal of the second half, this is Hawthorn's first goal since the 10th minute of the first quarter. Luke Breust has applied 17 pressure acts so far - the most of any Hawthorn player.
04:01
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
05:11
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Tim O'Brien)
05:51
Hawthorn has kicked the first two goals of the third term, 93% of play in this quarter has been in its forward half.
09:11
The Hawks lead uncontested possessions by 10 in this quarter. The Bulldogs won the uncontested possession count by 58 in the first half - the third-largest uncontested possession differential in a first half this season.
11:11
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Roarke Smith)
14:47
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Tim English)
14:55
Tim English kicks his second goal of the match, he also has four hitouts-to-advantage to this point. This is just the third time in his career he hs kicked two goals in a match.
18:43
Hawthorn has lost five of its eight defensive one-on-one contests in this match.
20:04
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
20:27
Jack Gunston kicks his second goal of the match and Hawthorn's fourth. All of Hawthorn's goals have started in the forward half.
23:27
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
24:27
Hawthorn has a kick-to-handball ratio of 1.71 for post-clearance disposals which were outside the forward 50 in this quarter, in the first half its ratio was 1.04.
25:30
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
27:42
The Hawks won the third term by 12 points, they were able to win the clearances, uncontested possessions, and marks in this term after losing all three measures in the first half. For the match they are down by 31 in the contested possessions, they average just 110 for the season - ranked last in the competition.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:43
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Josh Dunkley)
02:52
Hawthorn currently leads general play tackles by 21, which is the fourth most in a match this season.
03:43
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
04:08
All six of the Hawks' goals have come from 40 metres or less from goal, the Bulldogs have kicked three goals from more than 40 metres from goal.
06:30
The Bulldogs have 29 kicks inside 50 in this match, they have scored 5.1 from the nine kicks that originated 70 metres or less from goal, and have kicked just 0.1 from the 20 kicks that originated more than 70 metres from goal.
10:12
Seven of Tom Mitchell's 11 possessions have been in the defensive half of the ground.
11:57
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
12:33
Jason Johanissen has two goals and two goals assists for the match, nine of his 16 possessions have been in the forward half of the ground.
14:25
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Ed Richards)
14:59
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Caleb Daniel)
17:48
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Josh Bruce)
19:31
Liam Shiels leads all Hawthorn players with 19 disposals and 10 contested possessions but has a kicking efficiency of just 36%.
20:52
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
22:18
The Bulldogs win in convincing fashion, Marcus Bontempelli led all players with 17 contested possessions and eight effective clearances. Meanwhile, Caleb Daniel had game-highs with 21 kicks and 547 metres gained and snuck forward for a goal.