Match

Western Bulldogs vs Hawthorn

Commentary / 24 Jun 2022

Pre Game

00:00

Marcus Bontempelli ranks equal second in the AFL for goal assists this season. He is level with Izak Rankine on 15, and two behind league leader Christian Petracca (17).

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

02:08

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)

02:54

Fresh off a new four-year deal, Mitch Lewis takes the first mark inside 50 of the match and converts the set shot for the first goal of the match. In games the Hawks have won in 2022, their 10.3 marks inside 50 per game is the lowest average of any side in this category.

04:00

SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Changkuoth Jiath)

04:33

SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)

07:52

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Dylan Moore)

08:29

Hawthorn have come out firing in the first quarter, particularly in contested ball. They have doubled the Bulldogs in contested possessions (16-8) and lead the groundball-get count 11-6, including 11-1 gets after a clearance has been recorded.

09:33

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)

10:49

Three marks inside 50, three goals for Hawthorn. The Bulldogs have conceded 50 points per game on average from set shots at goal in 2022, the fifth-worst defensive figure in this category.

12:11

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rhylee West)

12:52

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)

14:39

Hawthorn scored 20 points in the first 10 minutes of tonight's match. Since Round 9, they have scored five points total in the opening 10 minutes of each of their five matches in this period.

17:05

The Bulldogs just recorded their first inside 50 generated from a defensive 50 chain in tonight's match, and did not register a score from this chain. In the same time, Hawthorn have generated three inside 50's from their seven back 50 chains and scored from all three chains.

18:15

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jason Johannisen)

18:35

Jason Johannisen gets the Bulldogs on the board with their first goal of the match, and the first goal from a possession chain launched from the attacking half of either team. The Bulldogs average 50 points per game from this zone in 2022, ranked second in the AFL.

23:10

SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Lachlan Bramble)

26:38

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)

29:34

The Bulldogs won the tackle count in the first term 16-12, however they had nine more tackle attempts than the Hawks (30-21). They also let Hawthorn break four of their tackle attempts, compared to just one broken tackle of their own.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

00:48

SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Dylan Moore)

02:58

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Ned Reeves)

03:34

From 20 targets inside 50, the Hawks have taken five marks and scored goals from all five of them. This is twice the output of the Bulldogs, who have taken just one mark from eight inside 50 targets and failed to score from it.

05:53

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Tom Liberatore)

07:18

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rhylee West)

08:52

Aaron Naughton gets his first goal of the game, and the Bulldogs first goal of the game from a mark. Since Round 9, he now is tied with Toby Greene with 17 goals kicked to lead all players in the AFL.

11:28

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Rhylee West)

12:09

Bulldogs Interchange - Ed Richards off due to an injury.

14:48

Three goals in a row now for the Bulldogs, capped by Tim O'Brien's first against his old club. They have scored 2.2.14 from five forward half intercept possession chains this quarter, a source they average 33 points per game from since Round 9, ranked fourth in the AFL.

16:58

SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)

19:32

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)

19:50

Ed Richards (concussion) has been replaced by the medical substitute Lachlan McNeil. Richards has unfortunately been caught three short of the 1000 career disposals milestone.

20:22

That goal to Marcus Bontempelli is the Bulldogs' third goal from a shot between 30-40 metres out from the goal line this quarter. They have scored 23 per cent of their goals from this distance in 2022, the third-smallest share of any side from this zone of their forward 50.

22:04

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rhylee West)

24:24

SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Luke Breust)

25:56

SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Lachlan Bramble)

27:29

All of the Bulldogs 3.4.22 from intercept possessions have been launched from their attacking half in the opening half. Interestingly, the Hawks have scored the majority of their points from intercept possessions from the corresponding zone, launching 4.1.25 from defensive half intercept chains.

28:14

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Rhylee West)

29:17

That goal to Rhylee West, his second for the quarter, makes it eight scores from 15 inside 50's for the term. This is above their season average of scoring from 44 per cent of their inside 50 entries, ranked seventh in the AFL.

29:57

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)

30:01

Hawthorn tallied 96 pressure acts in their forward half to half time in tonight's match, 30 more than their opponents in their attacking half. They were lead in this facet by Dylan Moore, who completed all of his six tackle attempts in this zone on his way to an equal game-high 11 pressure acts.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

00:41

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)

03:09

SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)

06:20

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jamarra Ugle-Hagan)

07:26

Hawks Interchange - Liam Shiels off due to an injury.

08:28

Conor Nash is doing well in his role change to back-up ruckman in tonight's match. Of his eight ruck contests, he was won the hit out on six occasions, the best win rate of any player on the ground to contest multiple ruck contests.

08:36

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Dunkley)

10:12

Back-to-back goals from the Bulldogs makes it seven in a row to seize control of this match. Both goals this term came from stoppage clearances, with the last goal to Jason Johannisen the first from a centre bounce clearance for the match.

12:18

SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Connor Macdonald)

13:03

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Bailey Williams)

13:58

The Bulldogs are doing what the Hawks did to them at the start of the match, leading contested possessions 23-8 for the quarter, primarily through their 18-6 advantage in groundball-gets. The Bulldogs are the only team in the AFL in 2022 to outperform their opponents by double-digits in groundball-gets (11.6 per game)

14:11

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Josh Schache)

15:02

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Schache)

17:03

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Dunkley)

18:07

All 10 of the Bulldogs goals in tonight's match have been launched from possession chains in between the 50 metre arc's. The Bulldogs have outscored their opponents by an average of 14.7 points per game from midfield possession chains in 2022, ranked equal-third. By comparison, three of Hawthorn's five goals have been launched from their defensive 50 zone.

21:31

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Schache)

21:44

Josh Schache makes it 10 goals in a row for the Bulldogs, after taking the fifth contested mark by a Bulldog in this term alone. They took seven contested marks total in the first half.

24:26

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Robbie McComb)

26:51

SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Tom Mitchell)

28:33

SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)

29:14

The Bulldogs have won four of their six offensive one-on-one contests in this term. Since Round 11, the Bulldogs have won just 25 per cent of their offensive one-on-one's, the fifth-lowest win rate of any side in this period.

30:52

After kicking 4.2.26 from set shots in the first half, the Hawks only managed four points from this shot source in the third term to make their final term an uphill climb. In addition, the Bulldogs outscored the Hawks 4.1.25 to 0.1.1 from shots at goal within 40 metres of the goal line this quarter.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

03:31

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)

04:11

The Bulldogs open the scoring in the final term with their 12th consecutive goal. This is now the longest consecutive goalscoring streak of any side in any game this season.

05:16

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jamarra Ugle-Hagan)

07:20

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Sam Butler)

07:26

65 minutes since their last goal, the Hawks get one through rookie Sam Butler. This goal was the first goal launched by the Hawks from a stoppage clearance chain in tonight's match. The Hawks average 27.6 points per game from this source in 2022, the fifth-lowest average of any side.

08:55

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)

09:41

When it rains it pours, with another goal from a stoppage clearance for the Hawks, this time their first from a centre bounce clearance. Since Round 9, 34.5 per cent of the Hawks centre bounce clearances have resulted in a score, the highest conversion rate of any side in the AFL from this source.

11:28

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jordon Sweet)

13:42

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)

15:04

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)

18:37

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)

19:06

Hawthorn seem to have fixed their set shot accuracy issues at three quarter time kicking 4.0.24, including the last goal through Luke Breust. His 465th career goal takes him past AFL legends Dermott Brereton and Adam Goodes into 71st on the all-time goal-kicking list.

20:14

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)

21:20

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Tom Liberatore)

24:27

Jack Macrae has recorded his 30th disposal of the match. This is his 100th career game in which he has surpassed this milestone.

24:44

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Dylan Moore)

25:27

A resilient performance from Hawthorn's Jack Scrimshaw, who leads all players with 13 intercept possessions, including seven intercept marks which is three more than any other player on the ground and five more than his next best teammate in this category.

27:55

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)

29:17

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Bailey Dale)

31:23

The Bulldogs have recorded 12 individual goalkickers in tonight's match, repeating the same feat from last round against the Giants. Only the Gold Coast have been able to record back-to-back games with 12 or more individual goal scorers in 2022, which they did in Rounds 11 and 12.

32:03

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Rhylee West)

33:32

SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jai Newcombe)

34:50

Ahead of six straight matches against sides in the top eight, the Bulldogs have flexed their muscle with a resounding win. It was one-way traffic in the second and third quarter, outscoring the Hawks 11 goals to one, seven of which came from midfield intercept possession chains.

34:53

Three players recorded figures of at least 10 contested possessions, five tackles and 10 score involvements in tonight's match. Marcus Bontempelli and Tom Liberatore aren't surprising inclusions on that list, but the other player on that list is a notable addition to that club in Bulldog Rhylee West, who also lead the Bulldogs on the scoreboard with 3.3.21.