Match

St Kilda vs Hawthorn

Commentary / 01 May 2021

Pre Game

00:00
Across the opening five rounds of the season, Hawthorn was ranked last in the league for scores from forward half intercepts. However, last week against Adelaide, the Hawks scored 59 points from 31 intercepts.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:47
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
04:27
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Dan Butler)
06:19
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
07:07
St Kilda is currently winning the clearance count five to one. The Saints are ranked seventh across the league, while Hawthorn is ranked 17th.
10:19
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Nick Coffield)
12:14
St Kilda is making the most of their inside 50s so far, having scored four times from five inside 50s. Hawthorn is yet to score from their three inside 50s.
14:26
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Dan Butler)
15:38
St Kilda is winning the uncontested possession count 47-18. In the opening six rounds of the season, the Saints are ranked 15th and the Hawks are ranked 4th in this category.
19:16
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Sinclair)
20:23
The Saints have scored three goals from turnovers in the opening quarter.
21:03
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Zak Jones)
22:22
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Max King)
25:22
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
27:29
St Kilda is using the ball by foot much better than Hawthorn so far. The Saints are kicking at 72% efficiency compared to 56% for the Hawks.
29:18
St Kilda head into quarter time scoring 34 points for the first time since Round 6, 2020. Meanwhile, Hawthorn goes scoreless for only the second time since 2017.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:43
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Tom Mitchell)
03:50
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
03:58
Hawthorn kicks their first goal of the game on the back of Koschitzke. The Hawks have won the first two clearances of the second quarter.
05:32
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
06:27
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Zak Jones)
06:58
Zak Jones kicks the Saints' first goal of the second quarter. Jones leads both teams for disposals (17) and score involvements (7).
08:13
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
09:18
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Dan Butler)
09:43
In 2021, Hawthorn has averaged 18 points per game from defensive 50 chains - ranked fifth. So far, Hawthorn has moved the ball inside 50 from only 26% of their defensive 50 chains, compared to 45% for the Saints.
11:11
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
13:18
The Saints have taken 11 intercepts marks, while Hawthorn has only taken four. Sinclair and Coffield have taken three each.
13:33
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
15:19
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
16:36
The Saints are controlling the tempo of the game having taken 27 maks in their forward half, compared to the Hawks who have only taken eight.
19:23
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Dan Butler)
20:28
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
23:51
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Zak Jones)
26:00
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Liam Shiels)
28:40
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Liam Shiels)
31:10
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Oliver Hanrahan)
33:00
A better second quarter by Hawthorn, but the Saints still managed to extend their lead at halftime after making the most of their inside 50s. The Saints had 10 scoring shots from 15 inside 50s, while Hawthorn had six scoring shots from 12 inside 50s.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:10
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
01:46
Tim Membrey takes a strong mark inside 50 to kick the first goal of the third quarter. The Saints have taken 10 marks inside 50, while the Hawks have only taken six.
03:48
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
05:07
St Kilda has opted to move the ball by foot much more than Hawthorn has. The Saints have a kick-to-handball ratio of 1.21 compared to Hawthorn's 0.86. McEvoy, Breust, and Maginess are all yet to record a kick.
08:56
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
09:00
St Kilda has scored three goals from three inside 50s in the third quarter. Meanwhile, the Hawks are yet to hit the scoreboard from their four inside 50s.
09:32
Saints Interchange - Jack Higgins off due to an injury.
12:03
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Emerson Jeka)
15:51
St Kilda has taken 22 uncontested marks in the third quarter, compared to Hawthorn's four.
15:57
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
16:20
Jack Higgins failed to hit the scoreboard from his five disposals in the first half but he has kicked three goals in the third term to help extend St Kilda's lead.
18:15
Despite controlling the possession in the third quarter, the Saints have also managed to lay more tackles than Hawthorn, with 14 compared to the Hawks' nine.
18:46
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
20:00
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
23:54
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
27:18
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
29:35
Hawthorn kicked a couple of late goals but St Kilda continued to build on their halftime lead with another four goals, lead by Jack Higgins' three. The Saints also won the hitout count (12-5) and clearance count (10-7).

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:18
Max King kicks the first goal of the last quarter after another strong mark insdie 50. King has won both of his 1-on-1 contests tonight.
02:52
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
04:23
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Dan Butler)
08:34
Zak Jones has recorded a career-best 34 disposals, 12 score involvements, and two goals tonight.
09:25
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Sebastian Ross)
10:54
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Ben McEvoy)
11:41
Jack Scrimshaw has recorded a career-high 30 disposals and 24 uncontested possessions tonight. He is the only Hawk tonight with at least 15 disposals and a kicking efficiency above 80%.
12:06
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
12:19
Jack Higgins kicks his fourth goal for the night as the Saints continue to pile on the goals. It is a career-best for Higgins.
13:43
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Sinclair)
16:09
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
17:13
The Saints' current score of 122 is their highest since Round 22, 2017 when they scored 127 points.
18:12
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
20:11
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
24:32
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Oliver Hanrahan)
24:51
The Saints have dominated in the ruck in the last quarter, winning the hitouts 14-3. Paddy Ryder has won 32 hitouts tonight in his first game for the season, while Ben McEvoy has only won 22.
27:20
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
28:39
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Hunter Clark)
31:43
St Kilda runs out comfortable winners with their largest score and largest winning margin since 2017. The Saints won every quarter and beat Hawthorn in several key areas including clearances (42-32), inside 50s (66-49), and marks inside 50 (18-13). They entered the game with a percentage of 67% (their worst after six games since 2002) and finish on 80%.