Pre Game
00:00
Since Round 15, Hawthorn have averaged 52 points per game from intercept possessions, the fourth-highest average of any side form this source.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
04:03
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jaeger O'Meara)
04:17
Jaeger O'Meara kicks the first goal of the game from Hawthorn's first defensive 50 chain. Brisbane have had two chains start in their defensive 50 and neither has entered their 50. Hawthorn average an inside 50 from 17 per cent of their chains starting in this zone, ranked 17th in the AFL between Rounds 15-19.
06:20
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
08:44
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
10:02
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
10:11
Hawthorn have scored 13 points in the first 10 minutes of today's match, which is triple their season average for this period of the game over the 2021 season (4.3 points per game, the third-lowest average score of any side in the opening 10 minutes).
12:33
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Lachlan Bramble)
14:04
Hawthorn have played on immediately from 9 of their 15 marks recorded so far in this term (60 per cent). Since Round 10, they have played on from an average of 25.2 per cent of marks they have taken, ranked 10th in the AFL in this time.
15:15
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
16:24
Daniel Rich has recorded a game-high 10 disposals in the first half of this quarter, some of which may be explained by Grant Birchall having spent over 12 minutes on the bench since he came off after just four minutes.
19:10
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
20:38
Lions Interchange - Lachie Neale off due to the blood rule.
20:42
Each of Hawthorn's last two goals have been scored as a result of a free kick inside 50. Since Round 15, 12.5 per cent of Hawthorn's total goals scored have been kicked from free kicks, the fifth-highest proportional share of any side from this source.
22:45
Brisbane are having a hard time completing their tackles, successfully laying just eight of their 17 attempts (47 per cent efficiency). By comparison, Hawthorn have completed twice as many tackles from just two more attempts (16 of 19, 84 per cent).
28:08
If Brisbane don't score another point in the last minute of this term, this will be their lowest-scoring first term since Collingwood held them scoreless in Round 8, 2016.
28:52
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
30:49
Brisbane were able to match Hawthorn around the stoppages in the first term, with the clearance count 8-8. However, only half of Brisbane's clearances were effective, whereas Hawthorn had 100 per cent clearance efficiency. The Lions rank last in the AFL since Round 15 for clearance efficiency (69 per cent).
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:13
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Joe Daniher)
03:07
After four unsuccessful attempts in the first term, Brisbane were able to kick inside 50 and find a mark, but only manage to convert it to a behind to start the second term. Brisbane average a goal from 44 per cent of their shots at goal from a mark since Round 12, the fifth-lowest accuracy rate of any side from this shot source.
04:42
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Nakia Cockatoo)
06:09
In his first game for Brisbane, Nakia Cockatoo kicks his first goal and the Lions first for the match. He has not played an AFL game in 1,211 days prior to today, the longest streak of any active AFL-listed player.
06:25
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Jarryd Lyons)
10:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Jarryd Lyons)
11:07
Hawthorn just recorded their first mark of the second term, after Brisbane recorded the first 11 in succession. Brisbane have averaged ten more marks per game than their opponents in 2021, the third-highest margin of any side in this category.
11:46
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
13:59
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Liam Shiels)
17:26
Hawks Interchange - Sam Frost off due to an injury.
18:12
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
18:23
After getting the first two goals of the term, Brisbane concede the next three to Hawthorn, all of them from shots at goal in general play. Brisbane have conceded an average of 29 points per game from general play since Round 12, the fifth-best defensive performance in this metric.
20:29
After retaining possession from 10 of their 18 kicks inside 50 in the first term, Hawthorn have not been able to find a teammate with any of their eight kicks to enter their forward 50 in the second term. Since Round 10, Hawthorn have retained possession from an average of 43.5 per cent of their kicks inside 50, the lowest retention rate of any side in this period.
21:39
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Daniel McStay)
30:03
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
32:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Luke Breust)
32:51
Lions Interchange - Lachie Neale off due to the blood rule.
33:17
Brisbane failed to register a score from a forward half intercept possession in the first half, the first time they have been held scoreless at halftime from this source since the metric was first recorded in 2002.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:52
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
03:42
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
06:00
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Tim O'Brien)
08:04
Brisbane have won the first three centre clearances of the third term, however have only managed to record a rushed behind as their only score result from these chains.
09:03
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Tom Phillips)
09:28
Hawks Interchange - Kyle Hartigan off due to an injury.
09:58
Hawthorn have been very efficient to start this term, converting three of their first four intercept possession chains to goals to allow them to establish a game-high 41 point lead. This is the fourth occasion these teams have played each other in Launceston, with the average winning margin in the first three games being 33 points.
12:17
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
15:23
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Tom Mitchell)
16:13
That goal to Tom Mitchell was Hawthorn's fourth goal from a forward 50 intercept possession for the match. By comparison, Brisbane have recorded one forward 50 intercept possession for no score.
18:12
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (James Worpel)
19:28
Brisbane have not been able to convert inside 50's to points in the third term, recording just 0.2.2 from five forward 50 entries. Since Round 15, the Lions are second in the AFL averaging a score from 47 per cent of their inside 50's in this period.
20:15
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
21:27
Hawks Interchange - Luke Breust off due to an injury.
21:41
Lions Interchange - Jack Payne off due to an injury.
26:58
Five of the Lions' seven hitouts in the third term have been to the advantage of a teammate, with Jarryd Lyons gathering three and Zac Bailey the other two. However, despite this allowing them to lead clearances 805 for the term, the scores from clearance is tied at one behind each for the third term.
27:10
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Daniel McStay)
28:53
Luke Breust (knee) has been replaced by the medi-sub Damon Greaves.
29:32
Luke Breust's absence from the remainder of this match will be felt acutely, as he is the Hawks leading goalkicker with 3.1.19, but he also leads all players in the match with eight score involvements including two goal assists.
33:04
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
34:13
Since Round 12, Brisbane have outscored their opponents by 11 points per game from shots at goal in general play, the second-highest differential margin in this category. In the third term, the Lions were outscored 2.1.13 to 0.0.0 from general play shots at goal.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:57
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Lachie Neale)
02:22
Lachie Neale gets the Lions first goal from a forward 50 possession chain. Since Round 12, the Lions have outscored their opponents by six points per game from this zone, ranked sixth. Hawthorn have scored 5.1.31 from their forward 50 chains in today's match.
03:01
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Tim O'Brien)
06:37
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
07:43
Brisbane are going for it in the final term, playing on immediately from half of their ten marks early in the final term. By comparison, the Hawks are taking as much time as they can on the ball, playing on immediately from none of their six marks recorded so far.
10:06
Brisbane are focusing on lifting their efforts at the stoppages, recording all eight of the stoppage first possessions in the final term and leading the clearances 5-2 as a result.
11:50
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
13:42
Hawks Interchange - Mitch Lewis and is possibly out for the game.
14:06
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Lachlan Bramble)
14:49
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
15:38
That goal to Charlie Cameron was the first score by either side launched from a kick-in in today's match. Brisbane have outscored their opponents by 4.5 points per game from this source since Round 12, ranked first in the AFL in this period.
19:05
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Zac Bailey)
21:50
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Tom Fullarton)
21:57
That goal to Tom Fullarton makes it four goals straight from general play shots at goal in the final term. Since Round 10, Brisbane's 44 per cent goalkicking accuracy from general play ranks them sixth in the AFL.
24:37
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
26:15
Six goals in a row in the final term for the Lions, after they kicked 13 second half goals against the Suns last round including 11 in a row. Their last three goals have all been scored from stoppage clearances.
27:47
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (James Worpel)
29:12
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
30:27
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Daniel McStay)
31:32
Jack Scrimshaw has tied a career-high with six intercept marks for the match, which he previously recorded in Round 5 against Melbourne earlier this season.
34:13
Oscar McInerney's 19 hitouts-to-advantage in today's match is a new career-high, eclipsing his previous best of 15 which he has recorded on three occasions this year.
35:04
Despite a late scare, Hawthorn have recorded an unlikely win over Brisbane off the back of nine goals from forward half intercept possessions to two for Brisbane.
35:27
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
35:49
Dan McStay was a bright spot for the Lions in today's match, recording a new career-high with six contested marks and matching a career-high with four goals. Jarryd Lyons was also terrific for the Lions with a game-high 19 contested possessions, his second-best performance in this category in 2021.