Pre Game
00:00
Port Adelaide managed only six marks inside 50 against Brisbane - the equal lowest in the competition in Round 1 and Port Adelaide’s lowest total since Round 21, 2020.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:07
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
02:22
Dylan Moore kicks his first goal from a mark and subsequent 50-metre penalty. Moore collected 10 marks last week - an equal career-high.
02:25
Hawks Interchange - Changkuoth Jiath off due to the blood rule.
06:01
Port Adelaide's forward half ball usage has been left wanting so far. They are going at only 45% disposal efficiency forward of centre, while Hawthorn are running at a high 83%.
09:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
09:40
Port Adelaide have managed seven inside-50s so far, for only one behind. Hawthorn have had no issue getting the ball back, registering seven rebound-50s in return.
10:27
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
11:25
Chad Wingard's first goal is Hawthorn's second goal from an intercept possession so far tonight. In last week's win, they outscored North Melbourne by 25 points from intercept possessions - ranked third for the round.
14:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
16:23
Hawthorn have registered three contested marks so far, while Port Adelaide have not managed one. Hawthorn managed 17 contested marks last week - ranked first in the league.
17:17
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Willem Drew)
21:11
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
21:33
Port Adelaide lead contested possessions 7-2 and clearances 2-0 in forward 50, however have been unable to convert this strength into a goal, only registering three behinds from 10 inside 50s.
22:17
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Connor Macdonald)
22:48
Connor Macdonald's first goal in AFL football is the first of the night that came about from a kick-in scoring chain. Hawthorn managed 12 points from this source last week - ranked first in the league.
25:23
James Sicily has three rebound 50s so far for the match - the highest on the ground. Sicily averaged 5.4 rebound 50s in 2020, ranked first for Hawthorn and fifth competition-wide.
27:22
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
30:13
Hawthorn have turned Port Adelaide's inefficiency in the forward 50 into their opportunity. From 12 defensive 50 chains, five of them have gone inside 50. While this is only 42%, they have scored two goals from these chains, while Port Adelaide has not managed a score.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:51
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Karl Amon)
01:40
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
02:35
Jack Gunston kicks the first goal of the second quarter and continues Hawthorn's efficiency from the defensive 50. Gunston's goal is Hawthorn's third from a defensive 50 for the game.
03:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Karl Amon)
04:10
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Scott Lycett)
06:01
Travis Boak hits 15 disposals, the highest of any player on the ground so far. Boak has five clearances and is helping Port Adelaide assert stoppage dominance, with the Power leading clearances 24-14.
08:03
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
09:25
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Dan Houston)
09:44
Dan Houston kicks a settler for Port Adelaide from outside 50. Houston has seven disposals so far, all of which are uncontested. Last week, Houston managed 27 uncontested possessions - a career-high.
11:34
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Connor Rozee)
12:19
Port Adelaide's lead in inside 50s is starting to see results on the scoreboard. This quarter, they have managed five scoring shots from eight inside 50s - a far cry from the first quarter, where they had 12 inside 50s for three scoring shots.
13:23
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Josh Ward)
16:06
Zak Butters is showing strength in the stoppages so far this quarter. Butters has four stoppage first possessions and two clearances this quarter - leading both statistitics in this period.
21:19
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
21:50
Chad Wingard's goal is Hawthorn first goal from a stoppage chain of the night, and also their first goal from a stoppage chain for the season.
22:32
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Conor Nash)
23:05
Conor Nash's goal is Hawthorn's first for the season from a centre bounce clearance, and their second from a stoppage clearance in a row. The Hawks now trail the Power by a single point differential in scores from stoppage clearances, after averaging a differential of -10 last season (ranked 17th).
23:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
26:58
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
28:38
Karl Amon has amassed 17 disposals so far this quarter - the highest total in a quarter for his career. He has also collected 17 uncontested possessions so far, which is the highest of all players in the game.
29:07
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
30:56
Port Adelaide dominated possession of the ball in the second quarter, collecting 38 more uncontested possessions and 14 more contested possessions in that quarter alone. However, that dominance was not seen inside 50, registering only three more contested possessions and one less uncontested possession in that zone.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:06
Mitch Lewis kicks his first goal of the match from his first contested mark tonight. Last week, Lewis managed six contested marks - a career-high, and the highest in the league for Round 1.
04:25
Zak Butters has shown good pressure so far, managing eight tackles so far tonight - and equal career-high and the highest on the ground. He has also attempted eight tackles, leading to a 100% conversion rate.
04:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Connor Rozee)
05:19
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
07:37
Hawthorn have stagnated this quarter with ball movement. After going at a 37% mark/play-on rate in the first half, they are going at 0% so far this quarter. Hawthorn averaged a 29.2% rate last year, ranked fifth.
08:48
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Ryan Burton)
11:02
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Steven Motlop)
13:17
Port Adelaide lead clearances 5-1 this quarter, bringing their lead to 11 overall. This is stemming from their work pre-clearance, where they have a differential of nine contested possessions over the Hawks.
14:10
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
15:32
After managing nine shots on goal last week for a score of 3.4, Jack Gunston has only managed three shots on goal tonight so far - however, he has converted each of these shots into a goal.
17:05
Mitch Lewis' second goal comes from his second contested mark inside 50. Hawthorn now have four contested marks inside 50, with each converted into a goal.
18:39
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Josh Ward)
20:21
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
21:06
Mitch Lewis has now converted each of his three marks inside 50 into a goal, equalling his goal count from Round 1 and equalling his career-high.
24:11
In his second game, Josh Ward now has eight possessions in the third quarter, which is equal-most on the ground. He has also taken three marks this term, which is the most for any player this quarter.
24:29
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
27:09
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Travis Boak)
27:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
29:28
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
31:11
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
31:41
Sam Powell-Pepper has single-handedly kept Port Adelaide in this match and has now kicked three goals for the quarter, alongside four contested possessions and three clearances
32:43
Port Adelaide wrestled control of stoppages in the third quarter, leading clearances 15-5. However, post-clearance they lost their contested possession advantage, losing that count by nine for the quarter. They now trail that stat by five, losing the count by one in Round 1.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:33
Led by three each for Jack Scrimshaw and James Sicily, Hawthorn has amassed 15 intercept marks so far this game, leading Port Adelaide by five.
03:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Tom Mitchell)
03:44
Hawthorn has continued where they left off so far in the fourth quarter. They lead contested possessions 11-5 in this quarter so far and have amassed four inside 50s - while the Power haven't entered their forward 50 yet this term.
04:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Connor Macdonald)
06:45
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Ollie Wines)
07:22
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
07:48
Brownlow Medallist Ollie Wines continued to rack up possessions, amassing 30 so far - however, only six of those have been contested. Worse still, Wines has only managed two clearances for the entire match.
09:32
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
09:58
Hawthorn extends their lead to a game-high 49 points. The Hawks have lost four of their last five matches at Adelaide Oval by an average of 21 points.
11:12
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
12:44
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
15:06
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jai Newcombe)
16:29
The ruck battle has been blown open in the last quarter. Ned Reeves and Ben McEvoy have nine hitouts between them this quarter, with each registering two hitouts-to-advantage. The Power have not managed a single hitout this term.
17:05
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
17:34
Mitch Lewis kicks his career-high fifth goal, his fifth in a row from a set shot. Hawthorn have now kicked 13 goals in a row from a set shot without kicking a behind.
23:23
Jack Scrimshaw has now amassed eight inside 50s tonight - a game-high and also a career-high for the Hawthorn defender.
23:33
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
27:03
Port Adelaide have scored nine fewer goals than Hawthorn tonight. This is their biggest regular-season differential at Adelaide Oval since Round 20, 2017.
30:01
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
30:09
Hawthorn have taken 10 intercept marks in the defensive 50 tonight, while Port Adelaide have only managed to take two.
31:30
With their highest score since 2018, the young Hawthorn team dominated Port Adelaide at the Adelaide Oval. Their dominance stemmed from their ball movement out of the defensive 50. The Hawks scored 9.1 (55) from chains starting in their defensive 50, while the Power could only manage two behinds from the same source.