Pre Game
00:00
Hawthorn outscored its opponents by 21 points per game from intercept possessions from Round 20 last season - ranked second in the league.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:25
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Jy Simpkin)
00:47
North Melbourne kick the first goal of the game via a centre bounce clearance. Last season, the Kangaroos were outscored by five points per game from centre bounce clearances - ranked last in the competition.
02:56
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Tristan Xerri)
04:06
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
04:32
Hawthorn's first goal is generated from a chain starting from a kick-in. Last season, the Hawks averaged three points from kick-in chains - ranked No.11 in the competition.
06:07
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jason Horne-Francis)
06:22
Luke Davis-Uniacke has started well for North Melbourne with five disposals, three contested possessions, and two clearances.
07:28
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
08:53
Of seven possession chains starting in their defensive half, five have resulted in a turnover for Hawthorn. Despite this, the Kangaroos have only scored 0.1 (1) from these turnovers.
11:27
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
12:24
Hawthorn has taken four marks inside 50 so far. Last season, the Kangaroos conceded 14.8 marks per game inside 50 - ranked last in the competition.
14:02
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
17:53
James Sicily has had a strong start in his first game back from injury with a team-high seven disposals at 100% kicking efficiency
19:03
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
20:38
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
20:58
Jason Horne-Francis has started well for North Melbourne with an equal game-high four score involvements.
21:49
Mitch Lewis has taken three contested marks for the game - no other player has taken more than one.
23:33
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Curtis Taylor)
26:21
Kangaroos Interchange - Ben McKay off due to an injury.
27:34
Sam Frost and Changkuoth Jiath have combined for eight of Hawthorn's 15 intercept possessions so far.
28:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
29:58
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
30:48
North Melbourne generated six forward half turnovers that quarter but was only able to score 0.1 (1).
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:19
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Lachie Young)
03:33
Ben McKay has been medically-subbed out of the game and replaced by Charlie Lazzaro.
05:51
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
05:59
The ball has been locked in North Melbourne's forward half to start the quarter with a time-in-forward half of 92%. Despite this, the Kangaroos have just 0.2 (2) from two inside 50s.
06:22
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Mahony)
07:05
Josh Mahony has had a strong start to the second quarter with a team-high four disposals, two contested possessions, two clearances, and 1.0 (6).
07:53
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
08:22
Hawthorn has kicked 2.2 (14) from set shots.
09:35
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
10:12
Similar to the first quarter, North Melbourne has generated five of the opening six inside 50s this quarter. Despite this, the Kangaroos have scored just 1.3 (9).
13:53
The pressure rating for both teams has been high this quarter with Hawthorn recording a rating of 205 and North Melbourne recording a rating of 248. The AFL average is 180.
14:38
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Jason Horne-Francis)
15:15
North Melbourne has scored 2.5 (17) from stoppages.
16:49
Max Lynch has been medically-subbed out of the game and replaced by Tom Phillips.
18:02
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Jy Simpkin)
18:31
Jy Simpkin's first goal is also North Melbourne's first goal scored from outside 40 metres. The Kangaroos had previously scored 0.4 (4) for the game from shots taken beyond 40 metres.
20:12
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
20:21
Hawthorn has scored 2.2 (14) from intercept possessions. Last season, the Hawks averaged 48.6 points from intercept possessions - ranked No.7 in the competition.
22:23
Hawthorn has looked to move the ball quicker this quarter by playing on from 36% of marks. In the first quarter, the Hawks played on from 17% of marks.
23:06
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Liam Shiels)
26:10
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Scrimshaw)
29:34
Jack Gunston has been the target inside 50 on a game-high eight occasions for a return of four marks inside 50 and 1.3 (9).
31:25
Luke McDonald has been strong in defense for North Melbourne with a game-high seven intercept marks - no other play has taken more than two.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:00
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jai Newcombe)
03:44
Jack Gunston has taken five marks inside 50 for Hawthorn - the Kangaroos have taken five in total.
06:03
Mitch Lewis has taken five of Hawthorn's 12 contested marks for the game. Lewis has been the target inside 50 on four occasions for a return of 3.0 (18).
08:18
The ball has been locked in Hawthorn's forward half so far this quarter with a time-in-forward half of 70%. Despite this, both teams have registered four inside 50s for the quarter.
14:01
Hawthorn has transitioned the ball well from their defensive 50 to attacking 50 this quarter with three of seven defensive 50 chains resulting in an inside 50. The Hawks have scored 2.0 (12) from these chains.
15:16
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Tom Mitchell)
15:27
North Melbourne's pressure has dropped off this quarter with a pressure rating of 143. The Kangaroos recorded a pressure rating of 184 in the first half.
19:10
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
19:30
North Melbourne has not scored since the 18-minute mark of the second quarter. Since then, the Hawks have scored 5.4 (34).
21:41
Kangaroos Interchange - Cameron Zurhaar off due to an injury.
26:15
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Todd Goldstein)
26:31
North Melbourne has scored 4.2 (26) from turnovers.
27:58
North Melbourne has struggled to transition the ball with just 5 of 34 chains starting in their defensive 50 resulting in an inside 50 (15%). The AFL average in 2021 was 21.1%.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:38
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Todd Goldstein)
04:14
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
04:50
Chad Wingard's first goal of the match is also Hawthorn's first goal from a chain starting in their defensive midfield. The Hawks have scored 1.4 (10) from these chains.
06:12
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Luke McDonald)
06:47
Jy Simpkin has had a strong start to the final quarter with a team-high four disposals, two contested possessions, and two clearances.
06:53
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
07:40
Hawthorn has scored 4.0 (24) from chains starting in their defensive 50.
09:17
In 28 ruck contests between Tristan Xerri and Ned Reeves, the Kangaroos have won the clearances 13-8 but have only outscored the Hawks by one goal.
10:25
Kangaroos Interchange - Cameron Zurhaar off due to the blood rule.
12:20
Jaidyn Stephenson has had three shots on goal for the game and has failed to score so far.
13:07
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
14:12
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Nick Larkey)
14:30
North Melbourne has scored 4.4 (28) from set shots.
16:21
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Finn Maginness)
19:36
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Charlie Lazzaro)
20:00
The Hawks have generated just one more forward half turnover than the Kangaroos but have outscored them 5.3 (33) to 2.3 (15).
21:43
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
24:18
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
24:30
Jack Gunston and Mitch Lewis have combined to be the target inside 50 on 23 occasions for Hawthorn for a return of 11 marks inside 50 and 6.5 (41).
27:35
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jai Newcombe)
28:31
North Melbourne has recorded a kicking efficiency of 60% in the second half compared to 75% for Hawthorn.
29:21
Luke McDonald was strong in defense for North Melbourne with 27 disposals at 89% efficiency, 13 intercept possessions, and 549 metres gained.