Pre Game
00:00
North Melbourne has recorded 35.3 percent of its score from attacking midfield chains this season, the highest percentage of any side.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
04:57
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
04:58
After booting the opening major of the game, Jack Gunston now has 16 goals from 12 games for Hawthorn in 2022.
06:04
The Kangaroos have recorded four of the opening five clearances, with Jai Newcombe producing the only clearance for Hawthorn.
07:45
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
08:22
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jaeger O'Meara)
10:00
After ten minutes of play, the Hawks hold the edge in time in possession, 45 percent to 36.
11:28
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jai Newcombe)
12:52
Despite North Melbourne registering zero goals to Hawthorn's three, the ball has been in the Kangaroos' forward half of the ground for 58 percent of the game.
15:25
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Ned Reeves)
15:26
The Hawks' fourth goal was sourced from a boundary throw-in, after the opening three were the end result of disposal chains that began with Kangaroos' turnovers.
17:28
After the Kangaroos' recorded the opening four inside 50 entries of the game, the Hawks have responded with 11 of the next 13.
18:08
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jarman Impey)
20:15
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
22:23
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jarman Impey)
23:48
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Callum Coleman-Jones)
24:53
The Hawks kicking efficiency of 79 percent is far superior to the 57 percent of North Melbourne.
25:18
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
28:54
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Ned Reeves)
30:48
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Harry Morrison)
32:18
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
32:19
The Kangaroos have averaged just 61.4 points from their last eight matches at Blundstone Arena, winning just one of these games. This trend of finding it hard to score continued in the first quarter today, with the North Melbourne kicking just three behinds while conceding 8.1 to the Hawks.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:13
The Kangaroos outscored the Tigers by 28 points from clearances last round, their best differential this season. So far today, North Melbourne is trailing the Hawks 0.2 to 4.1 in scores from clearances.
03:42
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Paul Curtis)
04:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
05:25
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
07:16
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
07:17
Including the first of the second term to Mitch Lewis, seven of Hawthorn's nine majors have been from set shots on goal.
08:51
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Jason Horne-Francis)
14:26
In the last four rounds, the Hawks have lost the contested mark count by five per game, ranked last. They are breaking even in this measure so far today, with both sides recording four contested marks apiece.
14:32
Kangaroos Interchange - Phoenix Spicer off due to an injury.
14:55
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Curtis Taylor)
18:15
North Melbourne is winning the second-quarter tackle count 18 to six, and overall leads this measure 30 to 14.
22:17
Fourteen of Hawthorn's 27 inside 50 targets (51.9 percent) have gone to three players - Jack Gunston (five), Mitch Lewis (five), and Ned Reeves (four).
23:10
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jai Newcombe)
25:04
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Aaron Hall)
27:35
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
27:36
North Melbourne reduces the margin to 41 points by outscoring Hawthorn 2.2 to 1.3 in a much tighter second term. A first-half star for Hawthorn was Blake Hardwick, contributing 16 disposals at 94 percent efficiency, six marks (three from opposition kicks), and two score involvements.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
05:13
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Phoenix Spicer)
05:14
Phoenix Spicer converts North Melbourne's first inside 50 of the second half into his first career goal. The Hawks recorded the opening three inside 50 entries for the half, but produced no scores.
08:56
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Finn Maginness)
09:30
The Hawks are retaining possession on 56 percent of their third-quarter disposals, comparing favourably to the 38 percent for the same measure for North Melbourne.
10:59
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
13:32
Of the 15 free kicks that North Melbourne has conceded, the most common indiscretions have been for high contact and holding the ball (both on four occasions each).
14:16
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jai Newcombe)
14:17
Both Jai Newcombe and Ned Reeves have kicked multiple goals in an AFL game for the first time today.
16:16
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Hugh Greenwood)
16:50
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
18:34
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
18:35
Including kicking 3.2 off his own boot, Hawthorn's Jack Gunston leads all players on the ground with seven score involvements.
20:57
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jason Horne-Francis)
22:13
Hawks Interchange - Denver Grainger-Barras off due to an injury.
23:36
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Callum Coleman-Jones)
24:29
The Kangaroos' kick-to-handball ratio for the first half was 1.06. For the third term, this measure currently sits at 1.88, suggesting a greater commitment to ball movement by foot for the Kangaroos since halftime.
24:30
Kangaroos Interchange - Todd Goldstein off due to an injury.
26:22
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
28:33
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
30:53
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
30:54
The Hawks extend their lead to 57 points at the final change. For the third quarter, Hawthorn kicked five goals from 18 inside 50 entries (27.8 percent) compared to two goals from eight entries (25 percent) for the Kangaroos.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:16
Early in the final term the only player on the ground to have recorded 100 percent game time is Hawthorn defender James Sicily.
01:51
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jarman Impey)
01:56
Hawks Interchange - James Blanck off due to an injury.
03:35
With seven intercept marks, North Melbourne's Ben McKay has more than double the tally of any other man on the ground. His personal best is nine, recorded in Round 6 of this season against Geelong.
04:08
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
05:20
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Tom Powell)
08:06
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
10:22
Jaidyn Stephenson had a round and career-high 834 metres gained last week against Richmond. With just 147 metres gained today he is well short of this benchmark. For comparison, his North Melbourne teammate Aaron Hall leads all players with 600 metres gained.
11:30
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Luke Davies-Uniacke)
13:15
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
13:16
Three of the Kangaroos' six goals (50 percent) have been kicked from inside 30 metres. In contrast, just five of Hawthorn's 17 majors (29.4 percent) have been kicked from less than 30 metres from goal.
16:05
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jaeger O'Meara)
19:31
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
21:04
There is a major discrepancy in tackles laid inside the forward 50 zone, where Hawthorn holds a 14 to three edge in this measure.
22:27
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
23:32
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Jaidyn Stephenson)
26:09
On a tough day for North Melbourne defenders, Aiden Bonar has battled admirably, and leads all players on the ground with a tally of six one percenters.
27:56
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)
30:10
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Tom Mitchell)
31:30
In the battle of number one ruckmen, Ned Reeves has bettered Todd Goldstein 20 hitouts to 15. However, just four of Reeves' hitouts in these contests have gone to a Hawthorn teammate, compared to seven hitouts to advantage for Goldstein.
31:37
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
35:22
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Luke Davies-Uniacke)
35:25
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
35:26
Kicking with the breeze, North Melbourne wins the final quarter 7.1 to 5.2, but the Hawks still run out convincing 46-point victors. Jack Gunston was dominant for the Hawks, contributing 17 disposals, 11 score involvements, seven marks, three tackles, and kicking 5.4.