Match

Hawthorn vs Adelaide Crows

Commentary / 25 Apr 2021

Pre Game

00:00
Adelaide has lost four of its five matches at UTAS Stadium, with its last match here being in Round 12, 2010.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:09
Hawthorn has kicked the first goal of the match from a chain starting in their defensive midfield. Entering the match, the Hawks have scored from 13% of defensive midfield chains - ranked No.15 in the competition.
05:35
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Shane McAdam)
05:47
Both teams have scored their first goal via an intercept. Entering the match, Adelaide and Hawthorn are ranked No.16 and No.17, respectively, for scores from intercepts.
07:43
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Harry Schoenberg)
09:07
Hawthorn lead ground ball gets 10-6 to start the match.
10:20
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
11:21
Tom Phillips has started well for Hawthorn with a game-high five disposals and four contested possessions.
11:52
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Tim O'Brien)
13:50
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
14:17
Jacob Koschitzke has been the target inside 50 on three occasions to start the match for a return of two marks inside 50 and 2.0 (12).
17:41
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
17:53
Hawthorn has taken four marks inside 50 to start the match - three have come from Jacob Koschitzke.
19:05
The Hawks have nine of the last ten inside 50s for the match.
19:25
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Luke Breust)
20:52
Adelaide has struggled to transition the ball from their defensive 50 to attacking 50. Of 11 chains starting in their defensive 50, only one has gone inside 50.
22:46
Hawks Interchange - Liam Shiels off due to an injury.
24:45
The Hawks lead the clearance count 9-4.
26:05
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Tom Phillips)
27:02
Tom Phillips' goal is the first goal of the match to be kicked from a stoppage. All other goals have been sourced from intercepts.
28:15
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
28:53
Rory Laid has had a productive start to the match for Adelaide with ten disposals, six uncontested possessions, and four contested possessions
31:07
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Elliott Himmelberg)
31:10
Hawthorn has outperformed their average first quarter score, scoring 32 points compared to their average of 14 points across the first five rounds. Conversely, Adelaide has scored one less point than their average first quarter score of 25 points.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:44
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
02:05
Crows Interchange - Will Hamill off due to an injury.
02:07
Hawthorn has kicked 5.1 (31) from intercepts.
03:12
Adelaide has a tackling efficiency of 54% with six missed tackles for the match.
03:35
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
04:07
Jake Kelly has defended five one-on-one contests for Adelaide winning four of them.
05:10
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Elliott Himmelberg)
07:00
Both teams have been accurate from set shots for the match. Hawthorn has kicked 5.0 (3) from set shots while Adelaide has kicked 3.0 (18).
08:40
Ben Keays has had a productive start to the second quarter for Adelaide with a team-high three disposals, 130 metres gained and 1.0 (6) for the quarter.
11:01
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
12:02
Adelaide has kicked 6.0 (36) from intercepts. Entering the match, the Crows averaged 45 points from intercepts.
12:38
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Blake Hardwick)
14:23
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Scrimshaw)
14:42
After four disposals in the first quarter, Tom Mitchell has had six disposals in the second quarter along with five uncontested possessions and three score involvements.
16:41
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Paul Seedsman)
17:32
Adelaide has kicked 3.0 (18) from chains starting in their forward half this quarter.
18:22
Riley Thilthorpe kicks his first goal of his career in his first match. Last season, Thilthorpe kicked five goals in nine matches for West Adelaide in the SANFL.
18:51
Hawks Interchange - Shaun Burgoyne off due to an injury.
19:52
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
21:48
Adelaide leads the centre bounce clearances 7-3 this quarter and 11-5 overall.
23:20
Crows Interchange - Andrew McPherson off due to an injury.
23:25
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
23:38
Adelaide debutant Riley Thilthorpe has had a productive quarter with four disposals, three contested possessions, and 3.0 (18).
25:48
Adelaide has scored 42 points so far this quarter. For the season, the Crows have averaged 24 points in the second quarter.
27:10
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
27:23
Adelaide has scored 3.0 (18) from stoppages this quarter.
28:54
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Ned McHenry)
30:14
Adelaide has eight individual goal kickers for the match. For the season, the Crows have averaged seven individual goal kickers per match.
31:47
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
34:17
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Shane McAdam)
34:43
The Crows have scored ten goals from 16 inside 50s this quarter.
35:48
Paul Seedsman has amassed 712 metres gained for the match - 400 metres more than the next best player.
36:05
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
37:30
Shaun Burgoyne has been medically-subbed out of the game and replaced by Finn Maginness.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:47
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
02:35
Adelaide has won the first two clearances of the quarter and leads 26-21 overall.
03:32
Jacob Koschitzke has taken five marks inside 50 for Hawthorn - the rest of the team has combined for three marks inside 50.
05:10
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
06:33
Adelaide has locked the ball in their forward half this quarter with 81% time-in-forward half.
07:50
Lachlan Sholl has had a productive start to the quarter with a team-high five disposals at 75% kicking efficiency along with four uncontested possessions and 143 metres gained.
09:02
Hawks Interchange - Dylan Moore off due to an injury.
09:46
Walker, Himmelberg, and Thilthorpe have combined to be the target inside 50 on 13 occasions for a return of 9.0 (54).
11:54
Rory Laid and Ben Keays have combined for 17 first possessions at a stoppage - the rest of the team has combined for 15.
13:04
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
13:58
Riley Thilthorpe has taken a game-high three contested marks. Overall, Adelaide leads the contested marks 12-6.
16:10
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jaeger O'Meara)
16:31
Jaeger O'Meara has a team-high ten contested possessions for Hawthorn along with 17 disposals and five clearances.
20:45
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
21:52
Both teams have capitalised off chains starting in their forward half. Hawthorn has scored 8.1 (49) from 22 chains starting in their forward half while Adelaide has scored 9.1 (55) from 27 chains starting in their forward half.
23:39
Since quarter-time, the Crows have gained the ascendency at stoppages winning the contested possessions by nine, first possessions by ten, and clearances by nine.
27:13
Crows Interchange - Will Hamill and is possibly out for the game.
27:27
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jarman Impey)
28:02
Jarman Impey has had a quiet match with nine disposals so far. Impey has been averaging 23.6 disposals per match this season - a career-high.
29:33
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
30:11
Hawthorn has lifted their pressure across the past ten minutes of the match with a pressure rating of 221. The AFL average is 180.
31:05
Both teams have struggled to convert defensive 50 chains into a score with Hawthorn converting two of 32 chains into a score (6%) and Adelaide converting one of 31 chains into a score (3%). The AFL average for score conversion from defensive 50 chains is 8%.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:49
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Liam Shiels)
01:26
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
01:58
Hawthorn has seven of the last ten inside 50s for the match.
02:32
Will Hamill has been medically-subbed out of the game and replaced by Tom Lynch.
02:45
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Paul Seedsman)
03:48
The Hawks lead the contested possessions 5-1 this quarter including 4-0 in general play.
05:20
Adelaide has been unable to transition the ball from their defensive 50 this quarter. All four chains starting in this zone have been intercepted by Hawthorn for a return of 2.1 (13).
07:09
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
07:26
Jacob Koschitzke has been the target inside 50 on 11 occasions for Hawthorn for a return of six marks inside 50 and 5.2 (32).
08:53
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jaeger O'Meara)
09:11
Adelaide has had just one disposal in their forward 50 this quarter.
11:49
Hawthorn leads the uncontested possession count 24-12 this quarter.
12:46
Harry Schoenberg has five tackles for the quarter. All other players for both teams have combined for four tackles.
15:11
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
15:21
The Hawks have had nine scoring shots this quarter with three failing to score.
15:58
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Liam Shiels)
17:24
Tom Doedee has a team-high seven disposals this quarter including three contested possessions and three intercept possession.
18:31
The Hawks have taken six contested marks this quarter after taking eight across the first three quarters.
20:16
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Shane McAdam)
21:59
After conceding eight straight inside 50s, the Crows have had the last three inside 50s of the match.
24:14
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
26:34
Hawthorn's win was set up midway through the third quarter where it was able to gain the ascendancy around the stoppages. From the 13th minute mark of the third quarter, the Hawks won the contested possession count by 16, the ground ball gets by 9, and uncontested possessions by 16.