Match

Gold Coast Suns vs Hawthorn

Commentary / 28 May 2022

Pre Game

00:00
The Suns have won the first possession from 47.9 per cent of their around the ground stoppages – ranked No.1.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:40
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Luke Breust)
05:13
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Ben Ainsworth)
06:48
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Ben Ainsworth)
08:35
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Malcolm Rosas)
11:56
The Suns have started strongly with some deep inside 50s, scoring both of their goals from within 15 metres.
14:38
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Izak Rankine)
15:52
The Suns are winning the territory game, recording eight of the last nine inside 50s. Oleg Markov has recorded three of them.
17:46
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
18:07
The Hawks reply against the run of play with a goal from a clearance in the defensive 50. In the last four rounds, they have scored from 32.6 per cent of their clearances – the best percentage in the league.
18:59
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Tom Mitchell)
20:21
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
20:43
Joel Jeffrey has a set shot but fails to register a score. Last week he was named the Round 10 NAB AFL Rising Star nomination after 10 disposals, three marks and five goals straight against the Bulldogs.
22:28
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Malcolm Rosas)
24:01
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
24:46
Gold Coast has been strong around the contest, leading contested possessions 30-24. Touk Miller leads the way with four.
25:43
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Mabior Chol)
27:47
It was an uncharacteristic low scoring quarter for the Hawks. Before tonight they averaged 29.2 points in first quarters since Round 5 – ranked second in the competition.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:31
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Izak Rankine)
04:29
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Mabior Chol)
07:04
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Noah Anderson)
07:58
Gold Coast continue to dominate inside 50s, leading 5-2 this quarter. All six of its goals have come from turnovers.
08:43
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
10:45
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Touk Miller)
12:26
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
12:43
A goal from Dylan Moore breaks a run of six consecutive scores for the Suns.
15:47
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Mabior Chol)
17:01
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Izak Rankine)
18:11
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Joel Jeffrey)
20:55
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Levi Casboult)
21:47
The Suns have been unrelenting this quarter, leading contested possessions 23-16 and have nine of the last 10 scores. Noah Anderson and Matt Rowell each have three contested possessions this quarter.
22:35
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Nick Holman)
23:34
Tom Mitchell has been a standout for the Hawks so far, leading disposals (17) and clearances (2) for the match. He has reached 30 disposals in six of his last eight matches against the Suns.
24:16
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Sam Butler)
27:09
The Suns have made the most of their controlled ball use, with six of their nine goals coming from marks inside 50. Mabior Chol has booted three goals straight.
27:11
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
30:16
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Brandon Ellis)
30:47
Gold Coast kick yet another goal originating from a turnover. It has outscored the Hawks by 46 points from this score source.
31:44
After scoring 117 points last week in the win over Brisbane, the Hawks could only manage 27 points to half time - their lowest half time score this year.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:40
In slippery conditions, one of the biggest factors has been Gold Coast's ability to win contested possessions, leading 78-56. Touk Miller has recorded eight of them - four more than any Hawthorn midfielder.
03:00
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Lachie Weller)
06:15
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
08:29
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Levi Casboult)
12:14
Touk Miller currently leads disposals for the Suns with 17. Last week he dropped below 20 disposals for only the second time this season.
14:00
Hawthorn has been able to match the Suns in contested possessions this quarter, trailing by just one (23-22), but the Suns lead clearances 9-2. Jarrod Witts has recorded five clearances this quarter.
14:31
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Brandon Ellis)
16:48
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Joel Jeffrey)
20:04
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Ben Ainsworth)
20:59
The Suns' defensive efforts have been impressive, leading tackles 52-37 thanks to a plus 16 per cent difference in tackling efficiency. Nick Holman has eight tackles for the match.
22:02
Gold Coast continue to create more chances than the Hawks, recording five of six scores this quarter. They have nine individual goalkickers for the match.
22:16
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
25:05
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Wil Powell)
26:08
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Malcolm Rosas)
27:56
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Jeremy Sharp)
29:05
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Daniel Howe)
30:24
Hawthorn is losing time in forward half by 24 minutes. This season they have lost the metric by 10 minutes on average per game – ranked 16th.
30:59
Since 2018, Gold Coast averages just 65.2 points against the Hawks – ranked 16th. Tonight they are already at 97 points after three quarters.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:28
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
03:18
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
05:43
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
08:12
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
09:21
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
10:46
Hawthorn has finally managed to get some ascendancy around the contest, leading contested possessions 12-7 this quarter.
11:40
The Hawks lead inside 50s 7-4 this quarter, but haven't capitalised on them, booting 0.4. Jacob Koschitzke has scored two of those behinds.
11:52
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
13:12
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Touk Miller)
14:34
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
16:42
SCORE GOAL - Suns (David Swallow)
17:36
David Swallow boots Gold Coast's second goal for the quarter. He leads inside 50s for the match with six.
18:44
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
20:26
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
21:50
Hawthorn has now had double the amount of inside 50s this quarter (14-7), and have outscored the Suns by five points. Gold Coast has won every previous quarter by at least three goals.
23:12
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
25:01
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Alex Davies)
26:01
Lachie Weller has gained a huge amount of territory for the Suns tonight, gaining over 900 metres from 26 disposals - 370 more than his next highest teammate.
29:07
Nick Holman has been very strong defensively, recording 12 tackles at 92 per cent efficiency - five more than any other player.
30:45
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Malcolm Rosas)
30:48
Brandon Ellis was one of the Suns' best, recording 24 disposals, 11 contested possessions, six tackles and booted two goals straight.