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Pre Game
00:00
Hawthorn's big win over West Coast last round was a remarkable one. They held the Eagles to just one mark inside 50, making it the ninth occasion in VFL/AFL history in which a team has been held without multiple marks inside their forward 50 in a match.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:55
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Luke Breust)
03:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
05:48
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Jade Gresham)
08:03
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
08:23
Mitch Lewis gets the first goal of the match, off a set shot from a tight angle after the first three set shots at goal produced three behinds combined for both teams. Both St Kilda (minus eight points per game, ranked 16th) and Hawthorn (minus five points per game, ranked 15th) are in the bottom four sides in the AFL over the last five rounds for differential score margin from set shots at goal.
09:13
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
10:57
Saints Interchange - Hunter Clark off due to an injury.
13:15
Four of Hawthorn's seven clearances in midfield have been converted into inside 50's in the early part of this term, allowing them to record an inside 50 count of 7-2. St Kilda, by comparison, have only converted one of four clearance chains into an inside 50 this term.
14:41
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Mason Wood)
15:40
St Kilda go coast-to-coast for their first goal of the match after intercepting the ball in their defensive 50. The Saints have outscored their opponents by 7.5 points per game from defensive 50 intercept chains in 2023, ranked second in the AFL from this source.
16:35
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Max King)
18:38
After a successful return last round against the Giants, Max King gets two quick goals to build a game-high 12 point lead midway through the first term. King has been involved in four of the Saints five scoring chains, the most involvements of any player in the game thus far.
21:00
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
23:55
Mattaes Phillipou has already recorded 13 pressure acts in the first quarter of today's match, five more than any other player on the ground. No St Kilda player has recorded more than 12 pressure acts in a single quarter in 2023.
26:33
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
27:44
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jai Newcombe)
29:24
Hawthorn recorded seven marks inside 50 to St Kilda's three in the opening term of today's match. This is a new season-high for any single quarter for the Hawks, after recording six marks inside 50 in three individual quarters over the first 10 rounds.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:23
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
00:41
Luke Breust gets the first goal of the second term, and the first goal of the match to be launched from a centre bounce clearance. Hawthorn have outscored their opponents by 2.2 points per game from centre clearance chains over the last five rounds, ranked equal seventh in the AFL during this period.
02:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
03:53
Saints Interchange - Jack Higgins off due to an injury.
05:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Luke Breust)
06:19
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Karl Amon)
07:49
Saints Interchange - Hunter Clark and is possibly out for the game.
08:02
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
08:57
Of Hawthorn's 21 points launched from stoppage clearances in today's match, 2.2 (14) have been sourced from boundary throw-in clearances. The Hawks have also not conceded a score to St Kilda from a throw-in in today's match. In 2023, the Hawks have been outscored by an average of 3.7 points per game from throw-in clearances, the third-lowest margin of any side from this source this year.
09:28
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Jack Higgins)
10:22
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
11:24
Cooper Sharman has replaced Hunter Clark (knee) as the medical substitute.
11:50
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
12:15
Hawthorn have locked the ball in their forward half for over two-third's of the time elapsed in the second quarter, largely as a result of 10 turnovers from 32 disposals by St Kilda in this quarter. However they have scored 2.5 (17) from eight inside 50's in an inefficient attacking performance this term.
14:22
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
17:31
Hawthorn now lead the clearance count by 10 (18-8). They have done this by being first to the ball, leading the pre-clearance contested possession count 12-7. Over the last four weeks, the Hawks have won the pre-clearance contested possession count by an average of 2.5 per game, ranked equal fifth in the AFL in this span.
22:34
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Dan Butler)
23:31
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Mattaes Phillipou)
23:46
Mattaes Phillipou gets the first St Kilda goal for the term with just under four minutes left in the term. Three of the Saints goals have been scored from 40 metres or more out from the goal line. St Kilda average 3.4 goals per game from this distance, ranked equal 12th in 2023.
28:14
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Dan Butler)
28:27
Two goals in red time for St Kilda to level the scores just before half time. The Saints have scored the majority of their points from intercept possession chains. Despite losing the intercept count 28-32, the scores from intercepts is in the Saints favour 4.1 (25) to Hawthorn's 1.6 (12).
29:43
The goalkicking accuracy of both sides from set shots has contributed to the equal scoreline in today's match, but for differing reasons. The Saints have scored 5.1 (31) from seven set shots at goal, whereas Hawthorn have scored 3.4 (22) from 11 set shots at goal.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:51
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Max King)
01:19
The Saints open the scoring in the second half by launching their first goal of the match from a centre bounce clearance. St Kilda have been outscored by two points per game from centre clearance scoring chains in the last five rounds, ranked 13th in the AFL from this source.
03:18
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Max King)
04:04
Max King kicks two quick goals as he did in the first term to take his tally to four for the match. After he kicked five goals against Sydney in the final round of 2022 prior to his offseason shoulder injury, King's three game streak with four goals or more is the longest of any current AFL player.
05:23
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (James Sicily)
07:52
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Tyler Brockman)
09:09
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
12:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
13:28
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Ryan Byrnes)
14:41
St Kilda have turned the tables on the Hawks at the stoppages, recording four of the first five clearances of the third term, as a result of a pre-clearance contested possession count of 7-2 favouring the Saints this term.
15:28
Saints Interchange - Brad Crouch off due to an injury.
16:04
Connor Macdonald has replaced Tyler Brockman as the tactical substitute.
20:16
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jarman Impey)
21:22
That goal to Jarman Impey is just the Hawks second goal from ten shots at goal in general play. The Hawks average a goal from 38 per cent of their shots at goal from general play, the fifth-lowest accuracy of any side in 2023 from this shot source.
21:39
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Brad Crouch)
25:27
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Sam Butler)
26:15
St Kilda lead the tackle count 10-9 for the quarter, but they have only completed 50 per cent of the tackles they have attempted, including six tackle attempts that the Hawks player has broken out of. Whereas the Hawks have not missed a tackle this term.
27:39
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Anthony Caminiti)
30:04
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Cooper Sharman)
31:38
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Conor Nash)
31:54
Jack Steele leads all players on the ground with six tackles, but has been held to just 10 disposals, largely by Jai Newcombe who has recorded a disposal count of 9-2 when matched up against Steele in 30 minutes of game time. Steele has not touched the football since the seven minute mark of the third term.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:03
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Dan Butler)
03:18
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
05:23
Both of St Kilda's centre bounce clearances this term have failed to transition into an inside 50 for the Saints. By comparison, the Hawks scored their goal from their lone centre bounce clearance win for the term so far.
06:16
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Dan Butler)
09:44
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jarman Impey)
10:47
In the first half, Hawthorn led the handball-receive count 96-52. Since half-time, the count has equalised to 59-50 in Hawthorn's favour.
13:37
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
17:39
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
18:41
Hawks Interchange - Seamus Mitchell and is possibly out for the game.
19:16
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Connor Macdonald)
19:31
James Sicily has recorded 18 intercept possessions, twice as many as any other player on the ground. Eight of these have come from intercept marks, which is five more than any other player on the ground. He has also won all three one-on-one contests he has been involved in as a defender, and is the only player on the ground with more than one defensive one-on-one win.
23:05
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
23:57
That goal to Dylan Moore is just the second the Hawks have launched from their 21 forward half intercept possessions for the match. Their average of 22 points per game from this source in 2023 is the second-lowest of any side this season.
25:52
The Hawks have stormed home with the last four goals of the match to take the lead with under 90 seconds remaining. Their accuracy has improved dramatically, scoring 4.2 (26) from seven shots at goal.
28:05
Despite winning by 100 points last week over the depleted Eagles, this victory over the Saints is a statement by the Hawks. Four goals from their last six inside 50's, and three goals from their last five intercept possessions have sealed a big upset.
29:39
Hawthorn have come from the clouds to snatch a 10 point win over a top eight team for the first time this year. James Sicily's 21 intercept possessions is the most recorded by any player in any game this year, five more than the previous record. The weight of inside 50's (58-43) finally took a toll on the Saints, who were able to stay in the game due to the Hawks errant kicking but couldn't hang on.