Pre Game
00:00
Tom Mitchell has enjoyed his matches against Essendon over his career. Mitchell averages 34.7 disposals against the Bombers from eight career games, his most disposals against any opponent. He has had 35 or more disposals on six occasions.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jaeger O'Meara)
04:42
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Max Lynch)
06:03
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
06:14
Hawthorn has had three set shots, all resulting in behinds to start this match. They scored an accurate 7.3 (45) from these shot types last round.
07:36
Hawthorn has had all the play in the early stages, generating 6 of the first seven inside 50s. 81% of the play has been held in their forward half of the ground.
10:22
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Darcy Parish)
11:30
Essendon has scored the opening goal of the game through Darcy Parish. Parish is averaging a career-high 34.3 disposals – ranked second in the AFL behind teammate Zach Merrett (35.5).
13:23
Essendon's tackling pressure has stood out early in this match, leading the Hawks 10-5 in this stat. Essendon ranks second-last for tackles this season, averaging just under 43 tackles per match.
16:03
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Peter Wright)
16:35
Peter Wright has scored Essendon's second goal of the match following a classy assist from Jye Caldwell under pressure. Since Round 4, Jye Caldwell has had 11 score assists – ranked No.1 in the competition.
20:02
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Ben Hobbs)
21:39
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jaeger O'Meara)
22:28
Essendon's kick efficiency of 76% has been particularly high in the first term. Essendon rank #1 for this stat in 2022, and is the only team to average at least 70% for the season.
23:00
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Max Lynch)
24:46
Jai Newcombe has been everywhere for the Hawks, collecting a game-high 11 disposals and winning four contested possessions. Newcombe has averaged 21 disposals this season, including a career-high 31 disposals in round 5.
25:18
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Harry Morrison)
27:32
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Max Lynch)
28:58
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Harry Morrison)
30:07
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (James Sicily)
30:38
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
32:12
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Kaine Baldwin)
32:16
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
32:21
Hawthorn enters quarter-time in front following a strong display from ruckman Max Lynch. Lynch, who had never scored a goal before tonight's match, scored 2 goals from three scoring attempts in the opening term as well as winning 9 hitouts.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:11
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Nic Martin)
02:23
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (James Worpel)
03:01
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
04:48
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Jye Caldwell)
05:29
After scoring just one goal sourced from an intercept in the opening term, the Bombers have scored two goals this term from this source. Essendon was outscored by 31 points from this source last round.
06:53
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
07:57
Jack Gunston has scored his first goal of the night following a groundball won in the forward 50. The Hawks dominated this stat in the first term, winning 17 forward-half groundballs compared to nine won by the Bombers.
08:44
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Peter Wright)
10:27
Hawthorn is well on top at centre bounces, leading these clearances nine to three. They have not yet been able to capitalise from these stoppages, scoring just two behinds from this source.
12:07
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Andrew McGrath)
13:39
Essendon's pressure has increased in this second term, recording a pressure factor of 190 in this time compared to 141 by the Hawks. Essendon's season average is 174, the second-lowest pressure factor applied in the AFL.
15:05
Bombers Interchange - Dylan Shiel off due to an injury.
15:55
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Connor Macdonald)
18:50
40 of the 44 points scored by Hawthorn tonight have been sourced from turnovers. Their season average for the score source is 50 points per match.
20:57
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Aaron Francis)
22:23
The Hawks have won 10 more contested possessions than Essendon. This has been a weakness for the Bombers this season, having lost the contested possession count by 11.9 per game – ranked 17th.
25:15
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
25:34
Small forward Dylan Moore has kicked his first goal of the match. Moore won a career-high 33 disposals last week against Melbourne, easily surpassing his previous best tally of 25. He has won 12 disposals tonight - the equal-third most for the Hawks.
27:12
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
28:50
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
29:32
Hawks Interchange - Sam Frost off due to an injury.
31:14
Hawthorn enters the main break having scored their highest first-half score of the season, and their equal-best first-half score since 2019. The Hawks generated 11 more inside 50s than Essendon in the first two quarters.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:40
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
01:04
The opening centre bounce of the second-half results in a goal to the Hawks - their fifth score of the match from this source. They now lead centre bounces 13 to four.
03:51
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
04:31
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
05:53
Essendon's third quarters have been concerning this season, winning just one of these quarters from their first seven matches. They have been outscored by 93 points in this term.
06:31
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jackson Callow)
08:20
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Nic Martin)
08:28
Essendon has done well defensively to not concede a goal to the Hawks launched from the forward 50. This was a particular area that Essendon struggled with last week against the Bulldogs, conceding five forward 50 goals to the 2021 Grand Finalists.
10:52
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Darcy Parish)
11:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Jye Caldwell)
12:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Connor Macdonald)
12:55
Hawthorn has generated eight inside 50s from 21 defensive 50 chains - a conversion of 38%. The Bombers have conceded an inside 50 from 30.8% of their opponent's defensive 50 chains – ranked last and 8.8% above the AFL average.
15:13
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Peter Wright)
15:20
Essendon has finally got some reward for effort, scoring their first goal of the second half through Peter Wright - his 20th goal of the season. Essendon lead inside 50s for the quarter by four, however had only managed four behinds from this territory advantage before Wright's goal.
16:59
Bombers Interchange - Dylan Shiel off due to an injury.
17:50
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Ben Hobbs)
18:15
The uncontested possessions have swung in Essendon's favour during the third quarter. Hawthorn amassed 32 more uncontested possessions in the first half, but the Bombers have been in control this term, leading this stat by 15.
20:09
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Ben Hobbs)
22:31
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Nick Bryan)
23:10
Hawthorn won 12 forward-half intercepts in the first half, however, they have only managed to win one this quarter. Conversely, Essendon has won seven this quarter, after winning just five in the entire first half.
23:58
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Finn Maginness)
25:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Nic Martin)
26:27
Hawks Interchange - Max Lynch off due to an injury.
26:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
27:20
Essendon was unable to capitalise on their territorial advantage in the third quarter. They led inside 50s 15 to nine and had 60% time in forward half, however, scored a wasteful 2.7 (19) for the quarter. They were unable to generate a scoring shot within 40 metres from goal all quarter which contributed to their inaccuracy.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:22
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Finn Maginness)
02:06
Hawthorn had a strong final quarter against the reigning premiers last round, holding Melbourne goalless in this term whilst scoring three goals themselves.
02:42
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Kaine Baldwin)
05:49
Hawthorn's efficient form when going inside 50 has been on show again tonight. They have scored from 56% of their inside 50s tonight, compared to 46% by the Bombers. Hawthorn ranks second for scores per inside 50 in 2022, averaging just under 48%.
06:04
Hawks Interchange - Jai Newcombe off due to an injury.
07:48
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
09:21
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
09:31
Hawthorn has scored their third goal of the match launched from their defensive 50, with 21 of their 81 points tonight coming from this zone. The Hawks have been the highest-scoring team from defensive 50 this season, averaging 23.6 per match from this zone.
11:46
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Nic Martin)
13:41
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Peter Wright)
14:41
Nic Martin is playing an important role for the Bombers in this final term, scoring a goal and then following up immediately with a goal assist to Peter Wright. He now has an equal-team high nine score involvements. Jaegar O'Meara has the most score involvements for the Hawks with 13 - a career-high.
15:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Dylan Shiel)
21:16
Both sides have set season-highs for marks inside 50 tonight. The Bombers have taken 18 (their previous best was 17) whereas the Hawks have taken 15 which passes their 14 taken in round 1.
22:26
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Zach Merrett)
24:06
SCORE
BEHIND - Bombers (Devon Smith)
25:16
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Peter Wright)
25:32
Essendon has scored the last four goals of the match as they hold a nine-point lead late in the match. They are dominating ruck contests in this final term, leading hitouts to advantage seven to zero.
27:25
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Aaron Francis)
28:49
In this final quarter, Essendon has generated 11 more inside 50s, laid nine more tackles, won four more centre clearances, and lead forward half intercepts by four.
29:33
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Archie Perkins)
34:11
SCORE
GOAL - Bombers (Peter Wright)
35:21
A spirited comeback win for the Bombers having trailed by 25 points six minutes into the third quarter. The Bombers scored eight final quarter goals - their best result in a final quarter since round 11, 2012.