Pre Game
00:00
After ranking third-last in scores per inside 50 at just over 40 per cent in 2021, Hawthorn have soared to the top of the AFL in this metric in 2022, registering a score from just under 49 per cent of their forward 50 entries.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:32
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
02:32
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Trent Cotchin)
05:31
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Luke Breust)
06:12
Hawthorn have been awarded the first five free kicks in today's match. In the last four rounds they have lost the free kick count by a combined 10 free kicks. Only West Coast (-15) and Richmond (-33) have a worse free kick differential than the Hawks in this period.
06:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
08:43
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
09:53
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
10:33
Hawthorn (13 points per game) and Richmond (6.5) rank first and second respectively in outscoring their opponents in the opening 10 minutes of their last four matches. Richmond have outperformed Hawthorn in this respect in the first term, opening up a five point lead to begin the first term.
12:12
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
13:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
15:49
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jaeger O'Meara)
16:56
Richmond have converted 12 of their 16 midfield possession chains into inside 50 entries in the first term. By comparison, Hawthorn have converted just three of nine possession chains launched from this zone into entries into their forward 50.
18:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
20:58
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
21:17
An interesting difference in the scoring profile's of both teams in the first term so far. Both of Richmond's goals were launched from midfield stoppage clearances, whereas Hawthorn's two goals in reply have both been converted from midfield intercept possession chains.
22:53
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
24:35
Tom Lynch has two goals early in this match to extend his lead in the Coleman Medal count to four. 15 of his 29 goals in 2022 have been scored in his last three matches, including today.
26:00
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
30:23
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
30:37
Back to back goals for Luke Breust gives Hawthorn a narrow one-point lead with seconds left in the first term. Hawthorn are the only side in the top 10 for quarter-time leads in 2022 that have lost (three) more games than they have won (two) when leading at the first break.
31:27
Richmond missed seven tackles in the opening quarter. This is the most missed tackles they've had in any quarter since the second term against Fremantle in Round 20, 2021 (eight).
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:03
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
03:38
Richmond have just recorded their first intercept mark of the game. The last time the Tigers failed to record an intercept mark in any quarter was in the second quarter against Sydney in Round 3, 2021.
04:34
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
07:00
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
07:35
Apart from the opening goal of this quarter, all of Hawthorn's goals have been launched from intercept possession chains in today's match. This includes four goals from midfield intercept possession chains, a zone that has only produced one behind for the Tigers in today's match.
08:21
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Jack Graham)
10:16
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Toby Nankervis)
11:51
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
12:36
Three quick goals to the Tigers to bring the Hawthorn lead back to single digits. All six of their goals have been launched from forward half possession chains, from just 11 total possession chains in this zone in a very efficient scoring performance in the first half.
14:50
Hawks Interchange - Jack Gunston off due to an injury.
18:04
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
18:11
Richmond lead the centre bounce clearance count 5-2 in the second term so far, but Hawthorn has launched the only score for the quarter from this source. In the last four rounds, Richmond has been outscored by 18.8 points per game from centre bounce clearances, ranked last.
18:44
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Daniel Rioli)
19:24
Jack Gunston (ankle) has been substituted out of today's match, replaced by Connor MacDonald.
21:50
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
22:01
That goal to Mitchell Lewis makes it four goals straight from set shots for Hawthorn in the second term. In 2022, only the Lions (64.5 per cent) have a better set shot accuracy than Hawthorn (62 per cent).
25:23
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Finn Maginness)
29:01
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
31:22
Hawks Interchange - Max Lynch off due to an injury.
31:26
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Ivan Soldo)
32:07
Since the last Hawthorn score, the Tigers have recorded six forward half intercept possessions to zero, allowing them to keep the ball in their forward half for 72 per cent of game time since the 26 minute mark, and also launching both of their last two goals from this source.
34:20
Hawthorn lead the mark count 43-29 at half-time, and have kicked 7.1.43 to 3.0.18 from shots at goal after a mark. However, in general play the Tigers have the upper hand, recording 20 crumbed possessions from marking contests to Hawthorn's eight, and scoring 5.4.34 to 0.2.2 from shots at goal in general play.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:34
Jai Newcombe has equalled his second term disposal count (one) in the first 30 seconds of the third term. He recorded a game-high 12 disposals in the first term.
03:37
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
05:12
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
07:12
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
11:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
12:47
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
13:01
After recording nine of the first 10 inside 50's of the third term, the Tigers convert their second goal for the term from their sixth shot at goal. Hawthorn are yet to record an effective disposal in their forward half of the ground, where Richmond leads the total disposal count 25-5 for the quarter.
14:28
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
17:57
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
19:07
Both teams have become more conservative in their ball movement in the third term. Richmond and Hawthorn played on immediately from over one in four marks each in the first half. In the third term, their mark-play on rate is 13 per cent and five per cent respectively.
19:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jaeger O'Meara)
21:19
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Liam Baker)
23:26
Hawks Interchange - Jarman Impey off due to the blood rule.
24:14
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
25:57
Tigers Interchange - Noah Balta off due to an injury.
27:06
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Kamdyn McIntosh)
27:30
Hawthorn have been held without a mark inside 50 in the third term to this point. They have failed to take a mark inside 50 in just two of their 34 quarters in 2022.
31:33
Hawthorn recorded just six uncontested possessions in their forward half during the third term. By comparison, Richmond recorded 31 uncontested possessions in their forward half. The difference in disposal count and efficiency (19-59 and 47-62 per cent respectively) was just as large.
31:35
Richmond's forward half dominance in the third term was built off their chain conversion coming out of defence. The Tigers converted 50 per cent of their defensive half possession chains into forward 50 entries. By comparison, Hawthorn converted just 18 per cent of their defensive half chains into inside 50's.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:56
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Kane Lambert)
02:03
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
02:56
Luke Breust gets the first goal of the final term to get the Hawks back to within three goals of the Tigers. His goal was the Hawks first of the match from a shot at goal in general play. They have scored 41 per cent of their goals in 2022 from general play, the fourth-lowest percentage of any side from this shot source.
04:05
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Ivan Soldo)
05:15
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
05:36
Dustin Martin gets his third goal of the game and after 19 attempts, the Tigers first goal from a centre bounce clearance in today's match. By comparison, Hawthorn have scored two goals from six centre bounce clearances.
07:31
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Ivan Soldo)
08:58
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
10:01
The pre-clearance contested possession count in the final term, 6-1 in Richmond's favour, unsurprisingly matches the clearance count for the final term. Richmond have launched 2.2.14 to zero for Hawthorn from clearance chains in the final term as a result.
10:55
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Daniel Rioli)
11:18
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Daniel Rioli)
12:21
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
15:24
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Connor Macdonald)
16:28
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
17:26
In his 200th game, Chad Wingard gets his second goal of the match. Since moving to the Hawks in 2019, he ranks second at the club for score assists and score involvements, third for inside 50's and scoreboard impact, and fourth for goals.
17:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Toby Nankervis)
20:50
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Max Lynch)
25:52
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
26:02
Liam Baker has recorded 13 intercept possessions in today's match, five more than any other player on the ground, from which he has launched two of the Tigers nine goals from this source.
27:11
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (James Worpel)
27:52
After zero goals from general play in the first three terms, the Hawks have kicked 3.1.19 from this shot source in the final term to get them back to within 10 points fo the Tigers. Since the Tigers last goal, the Hawks have won the contested possession count 29-16, including 21-13 groundball gets.
29:16
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
30:41
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
30:57
Just as quickly as Hawthorn seemed to be rolling towards a momentous victory, Richmond have snuffed out the Hawks revival with back-to-back goals, including their tenth of the match from a forward half-intercept possession chain.
33:10
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
33:24
Richmond have fought hard to hold on in the final term, but have emerged 23-point victors. After a tight first half, it was Richmond's four goals from forward half intercept possession chains to zero for Hawthorn in the second half that was the deciding factor.