Match

St Kilda vs Hawthorn

Commentary / 29 Jul 2022

Pre Game

00:00
Hawthorn has averaged 12 more inside 50s than their opposition across rounds 16-19 (ranked second). Between rounds 1 and 15, the Hawks' opponents averaged 11 more inside 50s than them (ranked 16th).

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:02
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jaeger O'Meara)
02:28
Seven of Hawthorn's eight disposals have been in their forward half of the ground.
08:39
Jack Steele has been involved in a game-high eight pressure acts for the Saints, double more than the next most. Teamwise, St Kilda leads Hawthorn 28-25 in this statistic.
10:12
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Mason Wood)
11:00
The opening goal of the game to St Kilda by Mason Wood was following the first mark taken inside 50. The Saints have had the last eight entries inside 50 after the Hawks had the first.
14:51
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
16:12
Hawks Interchange - Mitch Lewis off due to an injury.
16:22
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
18:02
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jarrod Lienert)
19:35
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
20:35
Jack Gunston and Hawthorn's first goal of the afternoon has them draw level with the Saints on the scoreboard, despite having the ball just 36 per cent of the time in their forward half compared to St Kilda's 64.
24:13
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Dan Hannebery)
27:29
St Kilda lead the Hawks in disposals by just one (108-107), but in the forward half, the Saints have a clear advantage leading Hawthorn 25-12 in this zone.
27:41
Brad Crouch earned game-highs in contested possessions (five) and handballs (six) but conceded an overall two metres for the Saints during the first quarter.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:34
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
03:00
Dan Hannebery's second clearance of the game was St Kilda's 12th, with the Saints earning 10 of the last 12 clearances, however, none of these have been a source of their goals.
03:26
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
04:55
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
08:06
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
10:49
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Sam Butler)
12:36
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Sebastian Ross)
14:20
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Brad Crouch)
15:02
St Kilda leads the Hawks in tackles 38-30, with a clear advantage in the forward half, the Saints outtackling Hawthorn 26-12 in this zone.
17:37
During the second quarter, the Saints have had 40 per cent of game time in their forward 50 area, compared to the Hawks on 12 per cent. St Kilda has had seven of the last eight inside 50 entries.
18:40
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
19:36
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Dan Butler)
20:03
Hawks Interchange - Jacob Koschitzke off due to an injury.
22:50
Ben Paton for the Saints has had seven intercept possessions, two more than the next most, with two of these leading to scores (also a game-high). St Kilda lead the Hawks in intercept possessions 39-34.
23:58
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Sebastian Ross)
24:20
Hawks Interchange - Josh Morris off due to an injury.
27:39
During the second quarter, St Kilda has established a clear advantage in contested possessions, leading the Hawks 41-23 during this quarter. This dominance is magnified in the forward half (25-5) and forward 50 (12-1).
28:13
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
30:27
Dylan Moore for the Hawks leads the way in pressure points (50) and has been involved in an equal game-high 20 pressure acts. Hawthorn leads the Saints in pressure acts 189-162.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:25
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
03:00
Tim Membrey's first goal of the game was the Saints' fifth in succession. Membrey now has six score involvements, the most of any player in the match.
04:42
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Mitch Owens)
05:00
Hawks Interchange - Mitch Lewis and is possibly out for the game.
10:04
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Max King)
13:14
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Sam Butler)
14:42
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Scrimshaw)
15:52
Hawthorn has had three intercept possession chains starting in their defensive midfield in the last five minutes of game time, which have all resulted in inside 50 entries and the last two goals.
16:13
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
19:55
After trailing in the pressure factor by 0.17 (1.87 to 2.04) in the opening half, during the third quarter the Hawks lead the Saints by 0.07 in this statistic (1.67 to 1.60).
20:06
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
21:48
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Higgins)
22:43
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jai Newcombe)
23:54
St Kilda has had the last six clearances after Hawthorn had the previous six, with the Saints scoring a goal from a centre clearance (their only one for the match) during this run.
26:50
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
27:41
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
28:05
Hawthorn leads the Saints 15-8 for inside 50 entries during the third quarter, with the Hawks having had five of the last six. Harry Morrison has the most individually in the third quarter with three (all kicks), with a retention rate of 33 per cent.
30:03
Harry Morrison for the Hawks has gained the most metres on the ground with 425 (196 in the third quarter), to go with an equal match-high eight marks.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:44
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
02:31
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Higgins)
03:30
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Max King)
05:47
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jai Newcombe)
07:48
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Sam Butler)
08:22
St Kilda has laid eight tackles in the last quarter, all in their defensive half. The ball has been in the Saints' defensive half for 65 of game time in the last quarter.
09:38
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Mitch Owens)
10:57
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Ben McEvoy)
10:59
Ben McEvoy's first goal of the game was following the Hawks' sixth contested mark of the second half. During the second half, St Kilda has taken just two contested marks after having a clear 4-1 advantage in the first half.
13:17
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
14:42
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Changkuoth Jiath)
16:38
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Scrimshaw)
16:52
Hawthorn has had 10 of the last 13 inside 50 entries, outscoring the Saints 3.2 (20) to 0.2 (2) during this period.
19:44
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
21:05
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
25:34
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Brad Crouch)
26:33
Hawthorn is dominating contested possession in the last quarter leading the Saints 42-24 in this statistic. St Kilda led the Hawks by 34 in contested possessions at three-quarter time by 34 (117-83).
27:58
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Luke Breust)
29:00
St Kilda has wrestled back control of the game in the last five minutes of game time, upping the pressure factor to a positive 0.3 over the Hawks (2.24 to 1.94), after the first 24 minutes of the last quarter where Hawthorn had a positive 0.24 advantage in this statistic (1.96 to 1.72).
29:03
Rowan Marshall had a career-high 30 disposals (at 73 per cent accuracy) for the Saints, to go with a team-high 465 metres gained and an equal team-high five inside 50 entries.