Match

Geelong Cats vs Hawthorn

Commentary / 05 Apr 2021

Pre Game

00:00
Hawthorn has recorded a disposal efficiency of 76 percent this season, second-best in the AFL.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:30
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
02:36
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
02:37
Today's first major goes to Geelong's Tom Hawkins. Hawkins kicked 49 goals from 21 games in 2020.
05:34
Time in possession in the early stages of the game favours Hawthorn 55 percent to 30.
06:02
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
07:25
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gryan Miers)
10:58
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Zach Tuohy)
10:59
Geelong has recorded the last four inside 50 entries, kicking goals from two of them.
15:00
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Gryan Miers)
17:25
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
17:42
Geelong's kick-to-handball ratio of 2.57 is significantly different to the 1.55 of the Hawks.
21:30
Hawthorn is kicking the ball with just 59 percent efficiency. The Cats are recording a more respectable 70 percent for this measure.
22:17
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
24:47
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Cameron Guthrie)
26:37
Chad Wingard has contributed an involvement in all three Hawthorn scores.
27:55
Cats Interchange - Francis Evans and is possibly out for the game.
29:48
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
29:49
A relatively even first quarter sees Geelong holding an eight point lead at the break. In his first game against the club he represented in 210 games, new Cat Isaac Smith has recorded four disposals at 100 percent efficiency, taken two marks, and gained 104 metres.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
03:21
The Cats have targeted Tom Hawkins six times inside the forward 50 zone. From these targets, he has taken two contested marks, kicking 1.1.
05:05
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
05:48
Hawthorn has recorded five of the first six inside 50s for the second term, but has kicked just a single behind from these entries.
07:25
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
08:57
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Mark Blicavs)
08:58
Two of Geelong's four goals have been the end result of a kick-in from a Hawthorn behind.
11:29
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
13:44
Prior to today, Brandan Parfitt had averaged seven tackles per game this season for Geelong, the eighth-most of any player in the AFL. Over halfway through the second term of today's game, he is yet to record a tackle.
16:42
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Ben McEvoy)
18:27
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
18:28
3.3 (21) of Hawthorn's total score of 3.5 (23) has been kicked from set shots.
22:01
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Gryan Miers)
23:27
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Charlie Constable)
24:42
The Hawthorn ruck tandem of Jon Ceglar and Ben McEvoy has combined for 18 hitouts, more than double the number of the Geelong pairing of Mark Blicavs and Rhys Stanley (eight). The Cats have also recorded zero hitouts two advantage, compared to two each for Ceglar and McEvoy.
25:34
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
28:45
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
28:46
The Cats extend their lead to 17 points at the main break on the back of 2.1 from Tom Hawkins. The Cats key forward has recorded multiple goals in all three games in 2021.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:58
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
01:19
Hawthorn's Blake Hardwick recorded 20 uncontested marks in the first two rounds this season to lead the AFL. Early in the third term of today's game, he has just a single uncontested mark.
02:02
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Luke Dahlhaus)
05:00
Geelong is controlling the time in possession for the first five minutes of the third term, 59 percent to 26.
08:42
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jack Henry)
08:43
More noted for his defensive capabilities, Geelong's Jack Henry kicks his first goal of the season, and only his tenth overall in 68 career games.
09:20
Cats Interchange - Shaun Higgins and is possibly out for the game.
13:21
Stretching back to midway through the second term, the Hawks have won eleven of the last 14 clearances. However, during this period they have kicked just one goal, compared to three for Geelong.
15:08
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Max Holmes)
15:55
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
16:23
Of the fifteen free kicks that Geelong has conceded, the most common indiscretion has been for holding the man on four occasions.
18:05
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (James Worpel)
19:42
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Brandan Parfitt)
22:21
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
22:22
Two of the Hawk's four goals today have been the end result of a disposal chain that began with a Geelong turnover. Their other two majors have been sourced from stoppages.
24:07
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
27:22
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jack Henry)
29:17
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
29:18
The Cats hold a 24 point lead heading into the final term. Mitch Duncan dominated for Geelong in the third, recording 14 disposals, six marks, and a clearance for the quarter.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:32
Early in the final term the only player with 100 percent game time recorded is Geelong's Lachie Henderson.
05:12
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
06:43
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
09:16
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Liam Shiels)
09:57
After recording a kick-to-handball ratio of 1.2 for the first three quarters, the Hawks have altered this part of their game plan in the final term. Currently, Hawthorn's kick-to-handball ratio for the fourth quarter is 1.8.
14:20
Geelong's superior kicking efficiency inside the forward 50 zone, 59 percent to 33, has been key to the Cats currently holding a three goal lead.
14:33
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
18:06
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
18:25
Hawthorn's Kyle Hartigan does the little things to help his team. His tally of eight one percenters leads all players on the ground.
20:11
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jordan Clark)
21:57
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Tyler Brockman)
25:31
Geelong has recorded 15 fourth-quarter clangers, an indicator of Hawthorn's increased pressure in the final term.
27:03
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
28:02
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
30:15
Hawthorn is winning the time in possession for the final term 47 percent to 36.
30:55
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
34:23
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
34:24
The Cats withstand a frenetic final quarter comeback from the Hawks to win by five points. The star of the game was Geelong's Cam Guthrie, recording 43 disposals at 81 percent efficiency, 15 contested possessions, 11 marks, ten clearances, and three tackles.