Match

Hawthorn vs Melbourne

Commentary / 18 Apr 2021

Pre Game

00:00
The Hawks have lost the time in forward half differential by 14 minutes and 55 second per game this season – ranked last.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:15
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Max Gawn)
02:14
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Daniel Howe)
03:23
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
03:40
Christian Petracca has found some form this season. Petracca won a career-high 36 disposals last round – eclipsing his previous best of tally 30 in Round 2 this season.
04:23
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Luke Breust)
06:00
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Ed Langdon)
06:07
Melbourne are going at 100% kicking efficiency early this match from kicks in their defensive half.
10:53
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Oliver Hanrahan)
11:16
Hawthorn score the first major of the game through a forward half intercept. The Hawks are going at a 50% inside 50 conversion rate from forward half intercepts.
12:15
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Tom McDonald)
14:25
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Ed Langdon)
15:23
Christian Petracca has been involved in four of Melbourne's five scores this match. Petracca has spent 80% of time playing midfield so far this game.
15:51
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
18:04
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Tom McDonald)
20:51
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
21:02
After six consecutive Melbourne Inside 50's, Luke Bruest breaks the run of play with a Hawthorn Goal goal. Both Hawthorn goals have come from forward half turnovers.
24:19
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
26:56
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Oliver Hanrahan)
28:08
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
28:57
Luke Bruest kicks his 2nd goal of the match from a centre clearance stoppage. Luke Breust won just eight disposals and was held goalless last round – just the eighth time in his 224-game career that he has had under 10 disposals and not booted a goal.
29:42
Melbourne dominated most of the play, winning time in possession 50% to 36%, contested possessions (45-28) and inside 50's (16-14). However, they were unable convert on the scoreboard. Hawthorn going at 73% disposal efficiency to Melbourne's 67%.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
03:38
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jake Melksham)
05:03
Jake Melksham kicks the first goal of the term from a defensive 50 turnover. Melbourne has outscored its opponents by 24.5 points per game from intercept possessions – ranked third.
05:32
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Tim O'Brien)
06:38
The pressure from Hawthorn's forwards have been immense. The Hawks lead forward 50 tackles 7-1 and going at a pressure factor of 2.09 compared to the Demons 1.49.
11:23
After losing contested marks in the opening term 2-6, lead by Max Gawn with three, Hawthorn lead this stat 4-0 in the 2nd term.
14:10
Adam Tomlinson has lost just one of the 11 one-on-one contests he has defended this season. He continues with a 100% win percentage today so far. Tomlinson has a team-high six disposals this quarter.
15:56
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Ed Langdon)
18:06
Ball transition from defence to forward for Melbourne has been outstanding. All four of Melbourne's goals has come from defensive half chains. Melbourne are ranked 15th in the competition this season for defensive midfield scores.
19:54
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
21:07
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Max Gawn)
21:55
In the last 10 minutes, Melbourne leads inside 50's 7-1, contested marks 4-0 and contested possessions 20-8 but have only scored 1.3 (9).
25:15
Clayton Oliver has won 16 contested possessions per game this season – ranked No.1 in the competition. Oliver leads contested possessions with six for the term, and already has a game-high 12 contested possessions for the match.
28:13
Melbourne dominated territory in the second term but haven't been able to convert on the scoreboard. The Demon's won inside 50's 16-10 and had five shots on goal but only scored 2.2 (14).

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:36
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Mitch Brown)
01:44
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
03:23
Jake Lever up to a game-high five intercept marks. Lever averages 4.3 intercept marks a game this season, ranked 4th in the competition.
06:11
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Christian Petracca)
06:33
Melbourne hit the lead with goal coming from a forward 50 stoppage. Melbourne are ranked 4th in the AFL this season for forward 50 scores.
09:13
Chad Wingard with all three Hawthorn clearances this term and with a quarter-high four disposals (17 for the match). Chad Wingard averages just 14.4 disposals across 11 career games against the Demons – his lowest return against any side.
09:23
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Mitch Brown)
11:32
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Tom McDonald)
11:53
Tom McDonald gives Melbourne its biggest lead margin of the game. McDonald has been the forward 50 target on seven occasions, a game-high.
13:46
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Tim O'Brien)
15:34
Hawthorn are trying to move the ball quickly. The Hawks have played on from marks 32% of the time compared to Melbourne going at 20%. Hawthorn also lead handball receives 89-69.
17:45
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
19:27
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Nathan Jones)
19:42
Melbourne has scored 4.7 (31) from set shots compared to Hawthorn who has scored 3.0 (18).
21:38
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
24:25
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Tom McDonald)
24:59
Another Melbourne goal from a defensive half turnover. Melbourne has scored five of their seven goals from this source.
26:34
Tom Mitchell averages 11.8 contested possessions per game this season. This match, Mitchell has four contested from his 24 possessions.
29:07
The match continues to be an even battle. Melbourne went at a better kicking efficiency going at 66% for the term compared to Hawthorn's 55%.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:18
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
00:38
First goal of the term is straight out of the middle for the Hawks. Hawthorn lead centre bounce clearances 12-5 and have scored 13 points from this source to Melbourne's 1 point.
02:44
Changkuoth Jiath has taken 4.2 intercept marks and won 8.0 intercept possessions per game this season – ranked equal-fourth and 13th respectively in the competition. Today, Jiath has six intercept possessions and a game-high five spoils.
03:07
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Clayton Oliver)
06:51
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
07:12
The Demons have won the contested possession differential by 10.5 per game – ranked fourth. This match the demons lead contested possessions 133-103.
08:14
Max Gawn has taken a game-high eight contested marks. An equal career best in this statistic.
09:23
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Max Gawn)
11:06
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Mitch Brown)
12:46
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Mitch Brown)
13:47
Its been all Melbourne in the past 10 minutes. The Demons have kicked the last three goals and lead the inside 50 count nine to three.
14:43
All three of Melbourne's goals this term have come from stoppages.
15:33
Hawthorn has recorded a kicking efficiency of 69.3% this season – the third-highest percentage of any side. Today the Hawks are only going at 57% by foot.
17:10
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Ed Langdon)
17:20
Demons Interchange - Harrison Petty off due to an injury.
18:58
Jake Melksham makes it five unanswered goals for the Demons. Melbourne has taken 5 marks inside 50 this term and lead this statistic 16-5 this match.
21:38
After losing the clearance battle in each of the first three quarters, Melbourne lead clearances 11-3 this term. This has resulted in Melbourne scoring 25 points this quarter alone from stoppage chains.
22:07
Hawks Interchange - Luke Breust off due to an injury.
22:16
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Clayton Oliver)
24:11
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Christian Petracca)
24:59
Hawthorn has lost the inside 50 count by an average of 12.5 – ranked 17th. This match, Hawthorn are down on this statistic by 19 entries.
25:51
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jake Melksham)
26:46
The floodgates have opened. In the last 15 minutes, Melbourne has scored seven goals to none and are dominating territory with 80% of time spent in their forward half.
28:27
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Ben McEvoy)
31:39
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
33:10
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Charlie Spargo)
33:27
Max Gawn leads contested possessions with 19 and contested marks (8).
34:05
After an evenly fought contest for the first three quarters, Melbourne were too strong in the end scoring eight goals to two. The domination came from the contest with Melbourne winning contested possessions 162-126 and scoring four goals to two from stoppages.