Pre Game
00:00
Since Round 18, no other side in the AFL has averaged more points from intercept possession chains than Hawthorn at 61 points per game.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:11
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Ben McEvoy)
03:55
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Marlion Pickett)
06:33
Two inside 50's for two scores for the Tigers in a much more efficient start than the Hawks, who have logged one behind from four inside 50 entries. Richmond have scored from 32 per cent of their inside 50 entries since Round 17, ranked 14th, while Hawthorn have converted a score at 29 per cent efficiency, ranked last in the AFL.
10:53
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Oliver Hanrahan)
12:28
Richmond lead the post-clearance contested possession count 15-9 so far in the first term, despite all five of Hawthorn's clearances being effective.
16:01
Hawthorn have only been able to convert one of their 11 defensive half possession chains in the first term into and inside 50, from which they scored their first goal of the match. RIchmond have had much more success in this department, converting five of their 11 defensive half chains into inside 50 entries.
19:16
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Mabior Chol)
19:43
Richmond have only completed six of their 15 tackle attempts so far in today's match, including three broken tackles. Richmond average more missed tackle attempts per game than any side in the AFL in 2021 with 11 per game.
20:45
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
23:03
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Mabior Chol)
23:17
Mabior Chol kicks a goal from Richmond's fourth inside 50 mark already in the match. Hawthorn are yet to record a mark inside 50. Richmond rank equal fifth in 2021 with 12.1 marks inside 50 per game, by comparison Hawthorn rank 15th with 10 marks inside forward 50 per game.
24:28
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Tyler Brockman)
26:27
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Daniel Howe)
27:30
All 20 of Richmond's points in the first term were launched from defensive half intercept possession chains. Richmond average 22.6 points per game from this source in 2021, the fifth-highest average of any side in this category.
27:35
13 of Hawthorn's 14 points were scored from shots at goal in general play. Since Round 17, the Hawks average 31.3 points per game from this shot source, ranked equal sixth in the AFL.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:20
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Conor Nash)
03:51
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jaeger O'Meara)
05:27
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
06:59
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Tom Phillips)
07:45
Hawthorn have enjoyed a strong start to the second term, winning each of the first two centre clearances, winning eight of the first 11 groundball-gets, and seven of the nine inside 50's this term. If not for their 50 per cent kicking efficiency, they could have really kicked away from the Tigers.
08:29
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
12:04
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Liam Baker)
12:15
Richmond have recorded 16 of the first 20 marks of this term. If not for Conor Nash, the count would be 16-2. Hawthorn recorded 116 marks in their win over the Bulldogs last round, the most of any side in Round 22.
12:48
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jaeger O'Meara)
14:36
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Graham)
17:12
After playing on from 29 per cent of their 35 first quarter marks, Richmond have only played on from five per cent of their 19 marks in the second term. They average immediately playing on from one in every three marks in 2021, the third highest mark-play on rate of any side in the AFL.
18:35
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
20:02
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Tyler Brockman)
21:30
That goal to Tyler Brockman is the Hawks fourth goal to be scored from between 15-30 metres out from the goalline. Hawthorn rank second in the AFL in 2021 with 28.9 per cent of all Hawthorn goals scored coming from this zone inside 50.
22:21
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
24:35
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
26:11
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
26:40
Richmond lead the inside 50 marks 7-1 in today's match. Conversely, Hawthorn lead the marks on lead count by the same margin.
28:50
Jack Ross is the fourth Richmond player to record 10 contested possessions in a first half in 2021. His previous best figure for first half contested possession count in his career was six against Port Adelaide in 2019, and he is only one short of his career-best figure for a full match in this category (11 against Carlton in Round 21, 2019).
29:10
Tom Mitchell's 40 metres lost from his 18 first half disposals is the first time in his career he has been below zero for metres gained at halftime.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
03:55
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
06:03
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Tom Phillips)
06:35
The first tackle laid for this quarter by either side came after the first goal of this quarter.
09:26
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
10:36
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
11:07
Both goals to Hawthorn have come from intercept possessions in the third term, but it's the Hawks 6-1 clearance count win so far this term, as well as their 56-21 disposal count margin, 13-3 lead in contested possessions and 27-3 lead in handball-receives that has allowed them to completely control the match since half time.
13:50
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
15:29
Tom Mitchell leads all players with eight disposals for the quarter, and with that taking him to 26 for the match Mitchell will be crowned the best ball-winner of the 2021 season, as that takes him to outright first over Jack Macrae in the AFL with 744 disposals this year.
19:16
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
19:25
Hawks Interchange - Jonathon Ceglar off due to an injury.
20:13
Hawthorn won just one of their eight defensive one-on-one contests in the first half. In the third term alone, they have won three out of four defensive contests. Hawthorn have the third-lowest win rate of any side for defensive one-on-one's with 30 per cent in 2021.
21:36
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Tyler Brockman)
23:01
Tyler Brockman's third goal for the match leads all players on the ground, and is the best performance of his rookie season, surpassing the first two rounds of 2021 where he kicked two goals in each game.
23:21
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
25:26
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
27:38
Tigers Interchange - Dylan Grimes off due to an injury.
27:55
As well as providing a strong target up forward with three inside 50 marks and four score involvements, Tom Lynch has also recorded 11 pressure acts, and shares the lead in this category with Will Martyn for the term.
28:42
Richmond's 12 marks inside 50 to just five for the Hawks has been Richmond's key conduit to points. However, they have kicked 4.5.29 from these marks in today's match. 45.6 per cent of their goals scored in 2021 have come from marks, the fourth-largest share of any side from this shot source.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:10
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Ben McEvoy)
04:11
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
04:19
Hawks Interchange - Jacob Koschitzke off due to an injury.
04:29
The Hawks get the first goal of the final term from a 50 metre penalty, their second goal from this source in today's match. Richmond had conceded just five goals from 50 metre penalties in 2021 prior to today's match.
08:12
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
08:19
Jacob Koschitzke (shoulder) has been subbed out of today's match, replaced by Jai Newcombe.
13:09
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Tom Phillips)
14:27
Tigers Interchange - Thomson Dow off due to an injury.
15:25
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
16:05
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
16:30
Chad Wingard goals from an intercept mark inside the Hawks forward 50, to take the Hawks lead in scores from forward half intercept possessions to 5.2.32 to 2.5.17.
19:23
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jack Scrimshaw)
20:00
Thomson Dow has been subbed out of today's match, replaced by Jake Aarts.
21:10
Richmond have retained possession (55-37) and recorded a mark (24014)from a greater percentage of their kicks entering forward 50 in today's match. However they have not been able to score as efficiently as the Hawks, who lead the score per inside 50 percentage count in today's match 50-36 per cent.
21:22
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Sydney Stack)
23:19
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Sydney Stack)
24:46
Each of the last two goals to Richmond have been launched from their attacking midfield zone, after scoring 1.5.11 from this zone previously for the match. The Tigers average 28 points per game from this source in 2021, the fifth-highest average of any side from this zone.
24:57
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Jake Aarts)
25:50
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
30:11
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
31:00
The last four goals in a row to the Tigers to bring the margin back to a single goal. The Tigers have converted three of their four intercept possession chains in the second half of this quarter into goals.
32:50
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
33:54
Four goals straight launched from intercept possessions and four goals straight kicked from set shots for Richmond in the final term salvaged an improbable draw for the Tigers. Tom Lynch lead the way for the Tigers, with 3.3 as part of a game-high 11 score involvements and an equal team-high 11 contested possessions.