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.