Match

Hawthorn vs Richmond

Commentary / 28 Mar 2021

Pre Game

00:00
Tiger captain Trent Cotchin returns today against the Hawks. Cotchin polled Brownlow medal votes in each of his first five games against Hawthorn but has polled only one vote in six regular-season games since.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:35
The opening score of the game to Daniel Rioli and the Tigers was sourced from an intercept in the defensive midfield. Richmond scored a competition-high 33 points from this source in Round 1.
03:02
Jack Riewoldt has finished goalless in each of his past two games against the Hawks, and has also not kicked a goal in any of his last three Round 2 games, but has kicked the opening goal of the game today.
05:43
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
06:02
Hawthorn took 24 intercept marks last week against Essendon (the Bombers took only 11). Richmond has an early 2-0 lead in this count today.
07:36
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
08:19
Hawthorn has won four of the first five clearances to start the game. The Hawks have ranked in the bottom-2 for clearances in each of the last two seasons.
09:10
The last two scores for Richmond have both come directly from intercept marks (leading 4-2). The Tigers have scored both of their goals following forward half intercepts and were the No.1 ranked team at scoring from this source in 2020.
11:30
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
11:44
A third goal to the Tigers following a forward half intercept and this goal also featured a contested mark (Richmond leads 4-1 in this count) from Tom Lynch.
16:43
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Daniel Rioli)
17:28
Richmond has already generated nine forward half intercepts and scored 20 points from these opportunities. Last season the Tigers averaged 25 points per game from 22 such intercepts.
21:29
Hawthorn has generated the last six inside 50 entries of the game (and leads 12-10 in this count) but has not been able to score during this period of territorial advantage.
22:21
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
25:04
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
25:15
The goal to the Hawks was sourced from an intercept in the defensive midfield. Hawthorn scored 25 points in Round 1 from such intercepts (ranked second).
26:26
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jake Aarts)
27:15
A quick answering goal for the Tigers following a centre bounce clearance (the first score of the day from this source). Richmond has been ranked in the bottom-6 at scoring from centre bounces in each of the last two seasons.
28:55
A strong opening quarter from the Tigers who lead in all of intercept marks (10-6), forward half kicking efficiency (56 percent to 48 percent), and points scored from forward half intercepts (20-1).

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:20
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
00:28
A great start to the second quarter for the Hawks with a Luke Bresut goal following a Shaun Burgoyne centre bounce clearance. The versatile Hawk was not used at one centre bounce last week but has attended a team-high seven centre bounces today.
01:56
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Kamdyn McIntosh)
02:37
Hawthorn generated five inside 50 entries and scored 19 points from kick-ins last week. Today the Hawks have only generated one inside 50 entry and not scored from any of their five kick-ins against a stronger Tiger defensive effort.
03:18
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
04:15
Richmond now has a 9-1 lead in contested marks following the third such mark (and subsequent goal) to Tom Lynch. The Tigers took only seven contested marks in Round 1.
05:48
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
08:15
Richmond leads 29-21 in post-clearance ground ball gets, and captain Trent Cotchin leads the way recording four such ground balls.
09:26
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Toby Nankervis)
11:06
Dustin Martin recorded an equal career-high six score assists in Round 1. The star Tigers has contributed two more assists today and is yet to have a shot at goal despite being involved in seven scores.
13:24
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Harry Morrison)
13:38
A rare disposal error from Shane Edwards was punished by Harry Morrison with the last goal. This was the first goal of the game to the Hawks from a forward half intercept (they have generated 11), while the Tigers have four such goals.
15:50
Hawthorn has a 4-0 lead in intercept marks during the second quarter and has now managed to square this count at ten each. Changkuoth Jiath has taken three such marks among his team-high five intercept possessions.
17:48
Despite trailing in the inside 50 count (21-24), Richmond leads in forward 50 marks (9-2), indicating a difference in the quality of ball movement.
18:00
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
21:35
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Tim O'Brien)
21:43
An accurate set shot at goal from Tim O'Brien gives the Hawks some reward for the inside 50 entries they are generating. Hawthorn has scored 2.0 from its set shots while Richmond has scored a slightly wasteful 3.4.
23:26
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
23:54
For the second time today, the Tigers have been able to immediately answer a Hawk goal with a goal of their own from a centre bounce clearance. Jack Riewoldt has only been the target of one kick inside 50 today but has already contributed two goals and two score assists.
26:22
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
26:44
A classy goal from Luke Breust continues his accurate return against Richmond at this venue. Breust has now scored 25.8 in MCG games against the Tigers.
27:32
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
28:19
A third centre bounce goal for the Tigers, this time to Dustin Martin. Richmond only once kicked more than three centre bounce goals in a game last season, and that was in the semi-final against St Kilda (4).
29:54
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
31:03
Kane Lambert has again been an important player for Richmond in all phases. Lambert has recorded a game-high 337 metres gained, six score involvements (including two assists), three intercepts and three tackles.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:45
Since quarter-time, the Hawks lead 7-1 in intercept marks, with this contributing to their improved performance during this period.
05:44
Trent Cotchin has been the No.1 ranked Tiger for pressure today and has now recorded a game-high 439 metres gained in his first game of 2021.
07:51
Tom Mitchell has already recorded 25 disposals for Hawthorn with his last one providing his first score assist of the day. Last week his 39 disposals included nine score involvements, but today he has only been involved in three scores.
08:23
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Oliver Hanrahan)
09:59
Hawthorn leads 7-1 in forward 50 tackles and 23-19 in forward 50 disposals indicating that the ball has spent significant time in its scoring area.
10:43
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
12:33
Richmond has won six of the first seven clearances to start the third quarter but has not been able to convert this into either a territorial (49 percent time in forward half) or scoreboard advantage.
14:41
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Tyler Brockman)
15:02
Since quarter-time, both teams have now taken six forward 50 marks and scored 3.2 from set shots at goal. The goal to Tyler Brockman was the second of the day for the Hawks to come from a forward half stoppage.
18:41
Hawks Interchange - Will Day and is possibly out for the game.
20:02
Hawthorn leads the tackle count 9-5 this quarter and overall leads 5-1 in free kicks for holding the ball, with this pressure contributing to the Hawks making a comeback in general play.
23:52
Richmond has a 10-3 advantage in marks on the lead, with seven of these in the forward half. The Tigers also have a 12-5 lead in contested marks, which includes 7-2 in the forward half.
24:14
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
27:05
Jarman Impey has been prominent for the Hawks both defensively with intercepts (five), spoils (four), and tackles (three), while offensively contributing 15 disposals at 100 percent efficiency.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:02
Hawthorn has only once come from more than 23 points behind at three-quarter time to defeat Richmond. That game was in Round 2, 1956 when the Hawks trailed by 25 points at the final change before winning by 21 points.
01:17
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Daniel Rioli)
01:34
Richmond has now scored 5.6 from set shots at goal, while Hawthorn has returned 4.2 from its set shots at goal. All of the misses for the Tigers have come from over 40 metres from goal.
02:47
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
05:06
Changkuoth Jiath has again impressed for Hawthorn. Jiath currently has game-highs for intercepts (10), intercept marks (5) and spoils (7), while Tom Mitchell is the only Hawk with more than his 22 disposals.
05:57
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
06:16
Tigers Interchange - Daniel Rioli off due to an injury.
06:37
Dustin Martin contributed 21 score assists last season in his 20 games, which was the equal highest of any Tiger. Martin has already recorded ten score assists this season and has clearly handed over scoring opportunities to teammates.
09:29
The Tigers lead 42-37 in midfield intercepts but have a major 38-9 advantage in points scored from this source.
09:56
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
11:01
Jack Riewoldt has now kicked eight goals in the first two games of this season. This is the best return Riewoldt has had in his career during the first two rounds of any season.
11:13
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Graham)
12:22
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
16:49
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Harry Morrison)
18:10
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Tyler Brockman)
19:04
Richmond has targeted Tom Lynch with 16 kicks inside 50 today, and Jack Riewoldt on seven occasions. For the Hawks, Jacob Koschitzke and Tim O'Brien have both been targeted ten times. the Richmond duo lead 6-3 in forward 50 marks.
19:41
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Daniel Howe)
22:54
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Daniel Rioli)
24:39
Richmond eventually overwhelmed Hawthorn winning contested possessions (128-116), tackles (41-36), inside 50 entries (58-46) and forward half intercepts (28-16). The Tigers also outscored the Hawks 57-25 from intercepts.
24:43
The siren has sounded to end Q4.