Pre Game
00:00
Hawthorn has kicked long with 45.7 percent of its kicks this season (ranked No.1.), while West Coast has kicked long only 40.0 percent of the time (ranked last).
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:55
The first goal of the game to the Eagles came from the opening centre bounce clearance. West Coast has scored 14.9 points per game from this source (ranked No.1).
01:55
Jai Culley makes his debut today for the Eagles. Culley has averaged 15 disposals, five tackles, and three clearances in his four WAFL games this season.
02:36
The Hawks are ranked last in centre bounce clearance differential this season, and have conceded the first two such clearances of the game to the Eagles.
02:58
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
03:24
The second goal for the Eagles followed a forward half intercept. West Coast has averaged only 17.4 points per game from this source (ranked 17th).
04:53
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
05:27
In the last ten games, West Coast has lost the opening quarter by an average of 23 points, while scoring only 12 points itself. The Eagles have not won an opening quarter since Round 4 against Collingwood.
06:05
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
06:44
The first goal to Luke Breust and the Hawks came from a forward half intercept. Hawthorn averages 25.1 points per game from this source but has scored from only 30 percent of such intercepts (ranked 17th).
07:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
09:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
11:33
After losing the time in forward half differential in every match from Rounds 4-12, Hawthorn has won that measure in every match since. The Hawks have had the ball in their forward half for 65 percent of this quarter.
13:19
West Coast recorded just 43 disposals in the final term last round, which is the fewest of any team in that period this year. The Eagles have already recorded 45 disposals in this term and edged the Hawks in this count.
14:26
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Luke Shuey)
14:35
A second stoppage goal to the Eagles and this one came from a forward 50 stoppage. West Coast has scored from only 29.2 percent of forward half clearances and scored just 9.8 points from this source in 2022 (ranked last in each measure).
19:33
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Luke Breust)
19:40
Hawthorn has an early 7-3 lead in forward half intercepts, but has not converted this into a scoring advantage. In the last month, the Hawks have averaged 28 such intercepts per game (ranked third in this period).
21:54
Hawthorn is ranked last in hitout to advantage differential this season. However, with Nic Naitanui absent and Ben McEvoy back for the Hawks, they have an early 6-1 lead in this count.
23:19
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
23:45
Hawthorn has an early 25-11 lead in forward 50 disposals and also leads 6-0 in forward 50 tackles. These tackles are contributing to the forward half intercepts from which the second goal to Luke Breust came.
25:14
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Tim Kelly)
25:40
A second forward 50 stoppage goal to the Eagles, this time from Tim Kelly. Hawthorn has only conceded four goals in the last six games from such stoppages.
27:57
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
29:50
The Eagles now lead 20-2 in points scored from stoppages, and average just 27.6 points per game from this source.
30:41
West Coast was able to use efficient scoring from stoppages in the opening quarter to record its highest score in the first term since Round 1. This is also the first time the Eagles have led at quarter time since Round 4.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:17
Tom Barrass averages 13 disposals and three intercept marks per game this season. In the opening quarter today, Barrass recorded 12 disposals and three intercept marks.
02:52
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
02:58
The goal to Dylan Moore was the first of the game to the Hawks to come from a stoppage. This was the first score involvement today for Moore who averages 5.8 per game which is ranked third at the Hawks.
04:04
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Will Day)
04:28
The goal to Will Day was sourced from a centre bounce clearance. Hawthorn averages 9.8 points per game from this source but has been outscored by an average of 3.3 points from centre bounces.
07:33
Hawthorn leads 11-5 in groundball gets this quarter after West Coast won this count 25-21 in the first quarter. The Eagles are ranked last in groundball differential this season.
07:55
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
10:56
Luke Breust did not kick a goal in four of his last six games against the Eagles and averages fewer goals per game against West Coast than any other team. Breust has already kicked three goals today from his game-high five score involvements.
13:18
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Will Day)
13:58
Hawthorn now leads 25-6 in points scored from turnovers following the last goal to Will Day. Josh Ward was again involved in this scoring chain (for the fifth time today) and he has already matched his season average of 15 disposals.
17:05
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
17:33
The goal to Josh Kennedy again came from a stoppage for the Eagles and ended a run of four goals to the Hawks. Hawthorn leads the inside 50 count 10-3 this quarter, with the Eagles again relying on efficient forwards.
19:50
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Ned Reeves)
20:03
Six of the seven goals for the Hawks today have been kicked in the 30-40 metre range from goal. Hawthorn has converted 49.5 percent of such kicks this season (ranked 17th) but has scored an accurate 6.1.37 today from these opportunities.
23:12
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Connor Macdonald)
24:10
Hawthorn has now scored two goals this quarter from defensive 50 chains. The Hawks average 18.3 points per game from such chains, which is ranked No.1.
24:57
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Jake Waterman)
25:16
Hawks Interchange - Ben McEvoy off due to the blood rule.
25:22
Eagles Interchange - Tim Kelly off due to an injury.
25:45
The goal to Jake Waterman was the second today for the Eagles to come from a centre bounce clearance, and West Coast now leads 32-20 in points scored from stoppages.
27:45
Eagles Interchange - Callum Jamieson off due to an injury.
27:58
The goal to Liam Ryan was the first goal of the game to the Eagles to come from a free kick. West Coast is ranked last in goals kicked from free kicks this season, and Hawthorn is ranked No.1 with 47 such goals (ten more than any other team).
29:26
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
32:19
Luke Breust is currently the No.1 ranked player on the ground for contested possessions (8), forward 50 disposals (7) and score involvements (7). He has also won all three of his one-on-one contests.
32:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Jake Waterman)
33:17
The seven-goal second quarter for the Hawks is their equal-highest score in any quarter this season. Hawthorn dominated groundballs (33-22) and marks (29-8) denying West Coast ball control.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:10
Despite Hawthorn leading in hitouts to advantage (10-3) and first possessions (27-21), West Coast was able to win clearances (25-18) and points scored from stoppages (33-20) in the first half.
00:51
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
01:59
Hawks Interchange - Harry Morrison off due to an injury.
03:01
Hawthorn has recorded the second-highest mark to play on percentage this season (34.8 percent) and today the Hawks have played on from 30 percent of marks compared to the Eagles only 12 percent.
03:09
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
03:47
Eagles Interchange - Tim Kelly off due to an injury.
04:23
The Hawks are ranked last this season in tackle differential and currently trail 22-44 in this count against the Eagles who are ranked only 16th.
06:34
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Jake Waterman)
06:43
The opportunistic goal from Jake Waterman gives the Eagles a return of 3.1.19 from four forward 50 clearances. The Hawks have scored only 1.1.7 from four such clearances.
10:30
Tom Mitchell has gained 12.4 metres per disposal this season, which is ranked 97th of the top-100 ball-winners in the AFL. Mitchell has recorded 169 metres gained today from his 22 disposals.
12:13
Hawks Interchange - Ben McEvoy off due to the blood rule.
13:43
After the teams shared ten goals in the second quarter, the third quarter has become more of a slog in the wet weather. The Eagles lead the clearances 8-3 this term with the only goal of the quarter coming from this source.
14:21
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Brady Hough)
15:35
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
16:57
Eagles Interchange - Alex Witherden off due to an injury.
17:32
Alex Witherden has had his hands full defensively with Luke Breust today but has contributed offensively with 16 disposals at 100 percent efficiency and a team-high 308 metres gained.
18:16
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Finn Maginness)
20:17
West Coast has averaged a pressure rating of 1.77 with a season-high of 1.90 in Round 1. Today the Eagles have recorded a pressure rating of 2.06 and now lead the tackle count 61-30.
21:26
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jack Scrimshaw)
21:39
The goal to Jack Scrimshaw again came from a defensive half chain. Hawthorn now leads 37-0 in points scored from such chains in an indication of its better ball movement.
22:45
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Luke Shuey)
23:19
The goal to Luke Shuey came from a forward half intercept and the Eagles now lead 46-23 in points scored from forward half chains.
25:20
Tom Barrass continues to be a roadblock for the Hawks. Barrass has already recorded career-highs for marks (14) and disposals (23), and is the No.1 ranked player today for intercepts (9) and intercept marks (6).
25:48
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Jai Culley)
27:27
The crafty goal from Jarman Impey gives the Hawks their second of the day from a forward 50 stoppage. Hawthorn averages 5.9 points per game from this source, and this is only the third time this season it has scored two such goals.
29:34
Eagles Interchange - Luke Shuey off due to the blood rule.
31:04
West Coast edged Hawthorn for clearances in the third term (13-8), maintained control of the ball with uncontested marks (34-12) and applied great pressure (tackles 28-11), but still lost the quarter by two points.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:07
West Coast had 74 kicks in the third quarter, which is the most kicks it has had in any quarter this season (the previous high was 68).
01:06
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
01:36
Hawthorn has now scored four goals from free kicks and Luke Breust has kicked five goals for the first time since Round 3, 2019.
02:41
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
02:56
Once again the Eagles have answered a Hawk goal with a centre bounce goal. West Coast now leads 14-8 in centre bounce clearances and 18-7 in points scored from this source.
06:05
The Eagles have conceded 15.8 marks per game inside their defensive 50 this season (ranked last). Both teams have struggled to find targets today, with the Hawks leading 6-5 in forward 50 marks.
07:44
Jack Redden has recorded a tackle efficiency of 73.5 percent this season, which is the fourth-best percentage of the top-50 players in the AFL for tackle attempts. Redden has stuck eight of his nine tackle attempts today in another strong defensive game.
08:28
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jarman Impey)
09:22
Hawks Interchange - Will Day off due to an injury.
10:03
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Ben McEvoy)
10:16
Another goal for the Hawks launched from a chain starting in the defensive half. Hawthorn now leads 44-0 in points scored from such chains with West Coast struggling to both defend ball movement and create its own counterattacks.
12:22
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
12:46
Both teams have now generated 17 forward half intercepts and West Coast leads 25-21 in points scored from this source.
13:42
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Finn Maginness)
14:44
Hawthorn has only won the contested possession count in three games this season but has won all three of these games. The Hawks currently lead 144–117 in contested possessions.
16:21
Eagles Interchange - Callum Jamieson off due to an injury.
16:38
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
16:54
Eagles Interchange - Jai Culley off due to an injury.
17:45
After Hawthorn took the first four contested marks of the game, West Coast leads 9-3 in these marks since, with the last such mark leading to the Jake Waterman goal.
20:02
Tom Barrass has now taken a career-high eight intercept marks to go with his career-highs for disposals (27) and marks (16).
21:45
West Coast now leads the tackle count 78-42, which is a season-high for the Eagles. Jai Culley on debut (11) and Luke Shuey (10) have led the way, with Shuey last recording ten tackles in Round 10, 2019.
22:08
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Luke Breust)
24:02
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Connor Macdonald)
24:52
Josh Ward has been prominent today for the Hawks with season-highs for disposals (29), contested possessions (11), and metres gained (518).
27:03
In an indication of the difference in ball movement, West Coast has only generated two inside 50 entries (and not scored) from 42 defensive 50 chains. Hawthorn has generated ten inside 50 entries and scored three goals from 31 such chains.
28:28
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
28:42
In the final quarter, Hawthorn has won the clearances 11-7 and leads 14-6 in points scored from this source after West Coast has had the better of these measures today.
30:44
A solid win for the Hawks who displayed the better ball movement and outscored the Eagles 45-0 from defensive half chains. An equal career-high six goals for Luke Breust proved crucial.