Match

GWS Giants vs Hawthorn

Commentary / 16 Apr 2023

Pre Game

00:00
Hawthorn has lost the inside 50 count by 11.3 per game this season - the worst differential of any side.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:07
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Karl Amon)
05:00
The Hawks have recorded a kicking efficiency of 80% to start the game. Over the first four rounds, Hawthorn has recorded a kicking efficiency of 64.6% - ranked 17th.
07:31
The Giants have yet to record a disposal in their forward 50 with 77% of the play occurring in Hawthorn's forward half.
08:55
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (James Sicily)
10:08
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Toby Greene)
13:19
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
13:35
Hawthorn's entire score so far has come from shots taken beyond 40m of goal.
15:01
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
15:23
Both teams have generated five forward half intercepts with the Giants scoring 1.1 (7) and the Hawks scoring 2.0 (12).
19:13
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
19:51
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Aaron Cadman)
19:58
Aaron Cadman scores his first goal in his first AFL game. Cadman was the first pick in the 2022 AFL Draft.
22:42
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
23:01
The Giants have struggled to transition the ball with 10 of 13 defensive 50 chains being intercepted by the Hawks.
23:34
Hawks Interchange - Luke Breust off due to an injury.
28:03
In the last 15 minutes of the first quarter, the Hawks recorded a kicking efficiency of just 48%.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:51
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Daniel Lloyd)
01:46
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
02:03
All three goals for the Giants have come from forward-half intercepts.
03:03
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
03:44
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
04:41
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
05:50
Ned Reeves has taken four contested marks while no other Hawthorn player has taken more than one.
06:47
Seamus Mitchell has had a productive start to his AFL career with seven disposals, five contested possessions, and three marks.
10:12
GWS has scored 3.0 (18) from set shots.
13:36
After losing the contested possession count by five in the first quarter, the Giants lead the count by three this quarter.
14:33
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
14:58
Hawthorn has recorded one more inside 50 this quarter but has been outscored by 18 points.
16:56
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
17:02
Hawks Interchange - Chad Wingard off due to an injury.
18:26
Sam Taylor has recorded six intercept possessions this quarter - three more than any other player.
19:50
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Fergus Greene)
20:13
The Hawks have scored 3.2 (20) from intercept possessions.
24:12
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Karl Amon)
26:30
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
27:23
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
27:50
Harry Himmelberg has been the target inside 50 on four occasions for a return of 1.2 (8).
29:32
Hawthorn leads the inside 50 count by six to end the first half. Across the first four rounds, the Hawks have lost the inside 50 count by 11.3 per game - the worst differential of any side.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:31
Chad Wingard has been subbed out of the game and replaced by Cam Mackenzie.
01:38
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
05:39
Toby Greene has been the target inside 50 on four occasions for a return of 2.1 (13).
07:50
The Giants have controlled the ball this quarter with 27 uncontested possessions to four for the Hawks.
10:16
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Toby Greene)
10:34
The Giants have scored 5.2 (32) from set shots.
11:07
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
11:52
The Hawks score the first goal of the game from a kick-in chain. Eight of the 11 goals kicked in the game have come from intercept possessions.
13:21
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
14:44
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jai Newcombe)
15:02
Jai Newcombe and James Worpel have combined to win four of Hawthorn's five clearances this quarter.
16:31
Fergus Greene has been the target inside 50 on five occasions for a return of four marks inside 50 and 3.0 (18).
18:44
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
20:21
Over the last 10 minutes of play, the Hawks have recorded eight more contested possessions and four more clearances.
22:35
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (James Sicily)
24:37
60% of the play this quarter has occurred in Hawthorn's forward half. Despite this, the Hawks have only recorded one more inside 50.
27:16
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Lloyd Meek)
31:11
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
31:16
The Giants have struggled to transition the ball with just 11% of defensive 50 chains resulting in an inside 50. The AFL average is 24%.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:12
Adam Kennedy has been subbed out of the game and replaced by Harry Rowston.
02:48
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Ned Long)
03:10
The Hawks have scored 2.1 (13) from chains starting in their defensive 50.
04:37
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Daniel Lloyd)
04:45
The Giants have laid eight tackles in their forward 50 compared to 15 for the Hawks.
06:27
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Connor Macdonald)
07:53
Jai Newcombe, Conor Nash and James Worpel have combined to win nine of Hawthorn's 15 clearances in the second half.
08:25
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
12:20
Sam Taylor has taken three intercept marks this quarter and has a game-high 16 intercept possessions overall.
12:43
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
14:46
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Harry Rowston)
15:23
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Tyler Brockman)
15:50
The Hawks have scored 2.1 (13) from kick-in chains.
19:04
James Worpel has recorded a game-high eight disposals this quarter along with four contested possessions and three clearances.
19:05
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Daniel Lloyd)
21:55
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Callan Ward)
22:21
The Giants have scored 5.8 (38) from 29 forward half intercepts.
23:40
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
24:06
All three goals scored by Hawthorn this quarter have come from chains starting in their defensive 50.
25:25
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jesse Hogan)
25:41
Jesse Hogan has taken six marks inside 50 - no other GWS player has taken more than two.
26:34
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Callan Ward)
27:34
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
28:18
The Giants have recorded eight more inside 50s this quarter, including six of the last seven.
28:52
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
31:41
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jarman Impey)
32:32
James Worpel was among the best for Hawthorn, finishing with a game-high 35 disposals, 16 contested possessions, eight clearances, and six score involvements.