Match

Richmond vs Hawthorn

Commentary / 21 Jul 2023

Pre Game

00:00
Richmond has scored over 110 points in each of its last two games against the Hawks – winning these games by 23 and 61 points in that order.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:57
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Graham)
05:00
Richmond has been able to lock the ball in their forward half in the first five minutes of the game, with the ball spending 62% of the time in this zone.
05:24
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
08:06
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
08:26
James Sicily averages three intercept marks per game this year. He has already had three intercept marks so far in this game.
09:07
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
11:07
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Graham)
12:00
Jack Graham gets the Tiger's first goal sourced from a centre bounce clearance. Richmond ranks 16th for scores from centre bounce clearances, averaging eight points.
14:26
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (James Worpel)
15:45
Hawthorn leads the uncontested mark count 16-9. They rank 5th in the league in this statistic averaging 82 a game.
16:30
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Tyler Brockman)
19:02
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Finn Maginness)
19:58
Chad Wingard has had nine disposals, four score involvements, and kicked one goal himself. The nine disposals are the equal most disposals he has had in a single quarter this year.
21:42
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Liam Baker)
23:50
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
27:30
Dion Prestia is working hard for the Tigers leading the way with nine disposals, six handball receives, and three tackles.
29:03
In the last 5 minutes, Richmond has been able to regain some control, leading disposals (29-14) and marks (15-1).
29:58
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jacob Hopper)
30:01
Hawthorn's ability to transfer the ball from defensive 50 to their forward line was impressive in the first quarter. Out of their 10 chains, three ended up inside forward 50. For the Tigers, they had 12 chains start in their defensive 50, with only one managing to go inside their forward 50.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:21
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Ben Miller)
02:34
Ben Miller ties the game up for Richmond with his first goal of the day. The Tigers have kicked 4.1 (25) from set shots today. In the last four weeks, they rank last for scoring accuracy at 40%.
04:01
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tim Taranto)
05:46
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
06:20
Richmond has dominated at the start of the second quarter. They lead disposals (21-6) and contested possesions (7-1), while they also have a pressure rating of 245. The league average is 181.
07:53
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
09:31
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Tyler Brockman)
12:07
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
12:14
Mitch Lewis kicks the Hawks's third straight goal to give them a 10-point lead. He has been targeted inside 50 seven times for a return of 2.2 (14). He is the most targeted player for Hawthorn this year at 8.6 times a game.
14:58
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
17:04
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
19:17
Jai Newcombe kicks his first of the game and the Hawk's sixth goal in a row. Newcombe leads all comers on the ground with 14 disposals. He also has four clearances, three of which have been centre bounce clearances.
22:59
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
23:00
Tigers Interchange - Daniel Rioli off due to an injury.
24:41
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
29:39
Hawthorn has a kicking efficiency of 68%, above their average of 65% which ranks them 10th in the league. The Tigers are kicking at 63% efficiency which is their average in 2023 (ranked last).
31:11
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Liam Baker)
32:33
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
32:52
Hawthorn has scored an accurate 10.3 (63) from their 28 inside 50s. They have also managed to kick 7.1 (43) from set shots. This is a contrast to their scoring accuracy this year of 55%, ranked last.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:32
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Chad Wingard)
00:54
Hawthorn leads the centre bounce clearances 12-6. They average two more centre clearances than their opponents this year, ranked 2nd. Worpel leads the way for the Hawks with four.
02:50
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tim Taranto)
04:53
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
05:55
This year an average of 13% of Hawthorn's kicks have been backward kicks. Today, of their 104 kicks, only four have been backward (4%).
07:00
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
07:18
Mitch Lewis' third goal was Hawthorn's ninth sourced from turnovers. In total, they have scored 9.1 (55) from turnover. The most they have scored from this source this year was 68 points in Round 10 against West Coast.
10:00
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Trent Cotchin)
14:17
After 31 disposals last week, Daniel Rioli has been well-held by Finn Maginness today. Rioli has only had nine disposals, two marks, and zero rebound 50's.
15:53
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
18:35
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Ivan Soldo)
19:05
Ivan Soldo kicks a much-needed goal for the Tigers. Both teams have had 16 scoring shots, while Richmond actually leads the inside 50 count (37-32). Since Round 11, Richmond lead the league in scores per inside 50 (49.7%), however today they are scoring from 43% of their inside 50s.
20:31
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
25:52
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Dion Prestia)
26:29
It's been a good battle between the team's main Ruckmen, Soldo for Richmond and Reeves for Hawthorn. Soldo leads the hitouts (26-23) and hitouts to advantage (7-6), while Reeves has had one more clearance than Soldo (3-2).
29:42
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
30:00
Mitch Lewis has been a strong target for the Hawks today. He has now kicked four goals, had seven score involvements, and has been the target inside 50 13 times, the third most he has been targeted this year.
32:01
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
34:02
Karl Amon had a strong third quarter for the Hawks. He ended up with nine disposals, eight of which were kicks (at 88% efficiency). He has 22 disposals for the match and the most uncontested possesions on the ground (17).

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:22
Tigers Interchange - Dion Prestia off due to an injury.
02:40
Richmond ranks 16th for hardball gets averaging 29 a game. So far today they only have 19, five less than Hawthorn.
03:50
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Luke Breust)
05:00
Luke Breust has kicked 4.10 from 31-40 metres out compared to 14.3 from 41-50 metres out this year. Today he has kicked 0.1 from 31-40 metres out and 1.0 from 41-50.
06:11
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
08:43
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
09:12
Matt Coulthard, who was picked up in the 2023 mid-season draft has made an immediate impact as the sub in his first game. He has four disposals, two inside 50s, 172 metres gained, and two score involvements.
10:29
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rhyan Mansell)
11:26
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
11:50
Tigers Interchange - Jack Graham off due to the blood rule.
13:34
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tim Taranto)
15:00
Taranto kicks his third for the game and brings the margin to 11 points. Richmond's pressure rating in the fourth quarter is at 213 compared to their match rating of 186. They average a pressure rating of 184 in their wins this year.
16:16
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
17:26
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Luke Breust)
23:08
After a quiet first three quarters, Daniel Rioli has had 7 disposals in the last quarter, the most on the ground. He has had four intercept possesions, three contested possesions, and two score involvements.
25:52
Hawthorn has managed to stabilise after the Richmond onslaught. They lead disposals (40-28), marks (16-7) and have lifted their pressure rating to 192.
26:03
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Kamdyn McIntosh)
28:02
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Liam Baker)
28:48
Liam Baker gives Richmond a 1-point lead with 63 seconds left in the game. It is their first lead since the nine-minute mark of the 2nd quarter.
30:26
After just 17 disposals last week, James Sicily finished with 28 disposals at 93% efficiency, 13 marks (equal AFL record 10 intercept marks), and 15 intercept possessions.