Match

Hawthorn vs Essendon

Commentary / 19 Jun 2021

Pre Game

00:00
Hawthorn has preferred to use the boundary when transitioning out of defensive 50 this season. When moving the ball from the defensive 50, Hawthorn has used the wing 35.5% of the time – the highest percentage of any team.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:19
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
05:05
It has been a high uncontested possession game so far, which is not surprising when looking at the uncontested possession rate for each team this season. 65% of Hawthorn's possessions this season have been uncontested, whilst 64% of Essendon’s have also been uncontested – ranked first and second respectively.
06:13
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
09:43
Essendon is on top at stoppages early on, winning four of the first five clearances in the match. Dyson Heppell has won two of these clearances, both being won in defensive 50.
14:22
It has been a scrappy start for the Bombers, who are kicking at a wasteful 52% efficiency by foot. Essendon ranks second for kicking efficiency this season with a season average of 69%.
15:10
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Harrison Jones)
15:47
Harrison Jones has finally broken through for the opening goal of the match following a strong contested mark inside 50. Essendon has won seven contested possessions in their forward 50, compared to just the two for the Hawks in their respective forward 50 zone.
18:04
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
18:22
The Hawks have looked dangerous when intercepting the ball in their defensive midfield zone. They have won three intercepts in this zone so far, converting two of these chains into scores.
20:00
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Kyle Langford)
22:06
The clearances continue to differentiate the two sides, with Essendon now winning 11 of the 14 clearances in the match. Their best stoppage type has been boundary throw-ins, where they've won six clearances at these stoppage types compared to one for Hawthorn.
22:51
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
24:31
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Tom Mitchell)
25:28
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Stringer)
27:40
Hawthorn's intercept marking has been a standout in the opening term, completing nine of these mark types. This is their most in a quarter since the first quarter of Round 1 which was also against the Bombers.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:51
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti)
03:43
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
03:58
All four of Hawthorn's missed shots at goal have come from set shots. In comparison, Essendon has scored three goals and no behinds from their respective set shots.
05:40
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Tim O'Brien)
07:21
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
09:26
After trailing in contested possessions by eight in the opening term, the Hawks have responded well in the second quarter. They have won seven more contested possessions than the Bombers in this quarter.
11:21
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti)
11:54
Hawthorn has converted seven percent of their inside 50s into goals, compared to Essendon's conversion of 24%. Essendon has scored a goal from 26% of their forward 50 entries in 2021 – the second-best conversion this season.
14:25
Tom Mitchell has enjoyed a massive second quarter, amassing 11 quarters and three clearances. Since 2016, Tom Mitchell has averaged 35.3 disposals against the Bombers – ranked No.1 in the AFL.
16:34
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Tom Mitchell)
18:38
Jake Stringer has generated seven inside 50s - four more than any other player. This is his most inside 50s in a match since Round 9, 2019, and just one inside 50 off his career-best of eight.
21:30
Hawthorn's scoring from turnovers has been a standout in the second quarter, scoring 2.2 (14) from this source. Essendon is yet to score from a turnover in this term.
23:51
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
24:27
The Hawks have now hit the lead for the first time this match, and it is their forward pressure that is leading the way. They have applied 64 pressure acts in their forward half, whilst Essendon has recorded 18 fewer pressure acts in their respective forward half.
25:49
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Scrimshaw)
28:31
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Stringer)
29:41
The Hawks won the territory battle in that quarter, scoring seven times from their 13 forward 50 entries. Essendon only generated nine inside 50s in the quarter, resulting in three scoring shots.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:12
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Stringer)
02:37
After kicking the last goal of the second quarter, Jake Stringer has now kicked the opening goal of the third quarter. Essendon has been outscored by 79 points in third quarters this season, the third-worst differential. Hawthorn has not been much better, winning two third quarters in 2021 – the second-fewest in the competition.
04:15
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
06:00
Liam Shiels has been involved in his first scoring chain for the match. Shiels has recorded the equal-most score involvements for Hawthorn this season alongside Tom Mitchell.
06:02
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Ned Cahill)
08:41
Hawthorn has generated an inside 50 from 33% of their possession chains originating in their defensive 50. They have scored 2.1 (13) from these defensive 50 chains. Essendon has allowed its opponents to generate an inside 50 from 25% of its defensive 50 chains – ranked last.
11:06
Bombers Interchange - Ned Cahill off due to the blood rule.
12:15
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jonathon Ceglar)
13:48
Hawthorn is yet to score a goal from outside 30 metres from goal. They have had seven shots at goal from a distance greater than 30 metres away from their goalline, resulting in 0.6 (6) and one complete miss.
14:31
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
17:34
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
19:28
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti)
19:38
Essendon has kicked their third goal sourced from a centre bounce stoppage. This takes their season tally to 27 goals from this source. Only the Giants and the Eagles have scored more goals from this source in 2021.
20:48
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Nick Hind)
22:12
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
23:33
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
25:24
Hawthorn has won 38 more uncontested possessions than the Bombers this evening. Essendon has only lost the uncontested possession count by more than 25 on one occasion this season.
27:15
Since quarter time, Essendon has been unable to hold the ball in their forward half - winning just four forward half intercepts in this time. In comparison, the Hawks have won 15 forward half intercepts in this timeframe.
31:07
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Dyson Heppell)
33:12
Essendon enter the final break with a huge advantage in the clearances (35 to 18), however their clearances from around-the-ground stoppages are not impacting the scoreboard. They have not scored a goal from any of their 22 clearances from around-the-ground stoppages.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:18
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Ben McEvoy)
01:46
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Liam Shiels)
03:17
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Stringer)
04:05
Jake Stringer is having a career-best match. His current 25 disposals is the second-highest in his career and is just four off his personal best. He has generated a career-high nine inside 50s, as well as a career-high 595 metres gained to go with his four goals.
07:06
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Harrison Jones)
07:35
Harrison Jones has taken a game-high four contested marks, with two of these coming inside 50. Essendon has scored 46.9% of the time it has targeted Harrison Jones inside the forward 50 – ranked 12th of the top-50 targets in the AFL.
09:11
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Harrison Jones)
11:06
The Bombers have had all the territory this quarter with 72% time in their forward half. They have generated the last seven inside 50s. Since Round 6, the Bombers have won the time in forward half differential by four minutes and six seconds per game – ranked second.
12:10
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
14:40
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Tom Mitchell)
14:50
The Hawks have been able to lay 15 more tackles than the Bombers this evening - clearly Essendon's worst differential this season. Essendon's previous worst result came in their Round 12 match against Richmond where they applied three fewer tackles than their opposition.
15:45
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Matt Guelfi)
17:59
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Luke Breust)
18:16
Hawthorn has now kicked 5.9 (39) from their set shots tonight, compared to 6.1 (37) by the Bombers. This is a clear outlier for the Hawks this season. Before tonight, the Hawks had recorded a set shot scoring accuracy of 69.1% this season – ranked No.1.
19:48
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
21:04
Hawks Interchange - Changkuoth Jiath off due to an injury.
21:21
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jake Stringer)
21:50
After conceding the first seven clearances this quarter, the Hawks have been able to wrestle back momentum at these events. Hawthorn has won the last five clearances in the match, scoring twice from these possession chains.
27:21
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
27:36
The Hawks have recorded nine of the last 10 inside 50s. Most importantly, they have been able to get on top at centre bounce stoppages, winning a clearance three times compared to just two for Essendon this quarter.
30:05
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
31:00
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Darcy Parish)
32:56
Essendon manages to rectify their close round 1 loss to the Hawks earlier in the year with a 13 point win this evening. Jake Stringer was the star, setting career-highs in contested possessions (18), inside 50s (10), metres gained (687) and equalling his most ever disposals collected with 29.
32:57
The siren has sounded to end Q4.