Match

Hawthorn vs Collingwood

Commentary / 04 Aug 2023

Pre Game

00:00
Hawthorn has won four of the last six matches against Collingwood – going down by four points last year. Collingwood has failed to reach 80 points in any game.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:54
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
03:05
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Luke Breust)
04:09
Collingwood begins the game getting the upper hand in the territory game, having the first three inside 50s. On average, the Magpies have 5.4 more inside 50s than their opponent per game - ranked fifth in the competition.
05:15
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
06:00
The Hawks have already had two marks inside 50 but have only managed to score two behinds resulting from those marks. They only score from 50.3% of their marks inside 50 - ranked fifteenth in the AFL.
06:38
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
06:40
Dylan Moore converts the first goal of the game, with it coming from a mark inside 50 after missing two opportunities from this source already. This goal was launched from an attacking midfield chain where they have been prolific from this zone in the last four weeks, scoring 30.7 points generated from this zone - ranked sixth in this time.
08:18
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
11:51
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Josh Weddle)
12:36
Dominance from the Hawks early as Josh Weddle slots a goal to make it three goals to none. This goal was generated from Hawthorn's defensive midfield where last week they kick a season-high 37 points from this zone.
14:09
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
14:22
After conceding the first three inside 50s, the Hawks have gone on to have the next nine. On average, the Hawks finish the game with 3.4 fewer inside 50s than their opponent - ranked fourteenth in the AFL.
15:17
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Ash Johnson)
15:58
Hawthorn has started off strong in the contest, having five of the first seven clearances. Collingwood has only lost the opening quarter clearance count once in the last six weeks.
16:33
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
16:37
A four-goal blitz in the opening term as Luke Bruest kicks another goal for the Hawks. They have now scored four goals from their 10 inside 50s, and the Magpies are yet to score a major from their five entries.
21:46
The Magpies are allowing the Hawks to do what they please in the forward half, with the Hawks having 10 uncontested marks and seven handball receives in their forward half, whereas in contrast the Magpies have only had four uncontested marks and three handball receives in this zone.
23:36
Collingwood has had four repeat inside 50 entries but are yet to score a goal from those entries, whereas on the flipside the Hawks have had three repeat entries that have resulted in two goals.
26:56
Collingwood was weak in the contest, having 12 fewer groundball gets than Hawthorn. Collingwood led the competition for groundball-get differential in Rounds 1-7 but ranks 17th in that measure from Round 8 onwards.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:52
Jordan De Goey wins the first centre clearance of the second term. He averages three centre bounce clearances from his 21.5 centre bounce attendances this year - ranked eighth in the AFL.
02:14
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (James Worpel)
04:04
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Ned Reeves)
04:16
Ned Reeves kicks a sublime goal in Ruck Round to make it Hawthorn's fifth unanswered goal. His goal came from another mark inside 50. A strength for the Magpies has been defending goals from this source they have conceded the fifth least amount of goals from this source this year.
06:02
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Daniel McStay)
06:44
Daniel McStay kicks Collingwood's first goal to end a run of five from the Hawks. McStay's goal was launched from a defensive midfield chain, a speciality for the Magpies this year as they have scored 22.2 points from this source on average - ranked first in the AFL.
07:22
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Brody Mihocek)
09:36
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
10:50
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jai Newcombe)
11:18
Jordan De Goey kicks a second for the Magpies, with it being another goal from the back half. This time the goal came from their defensive 50 where they average 16.3 points from this zone - ranked third in the AFL.
12:56
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
12:59
Collingwood is closing the gap on the Hawks as they convert another goal, with this goal sourcing from their forward 50. The Magpies only launch 4.4 scores from this zone - ranked in the bottom six in the AFL.
15:43
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Beau McCreery)
15:49
Beau McCreery scores Collingwood's fourth goal in a row, bringing the margin back to six points. They have got their back half game in motion, which is what has held them in good stead this season as they have registered an inside 50 from 50% and scored two goals from their defensive 50 chains in this quarter, miles better than 27% and no score in the first quarter.
19:58
Hawks Interchange - Ned Reeves off due to an injury.
21:17
Finn Maginnes has spent the majority of the game guarding Nick Daicos, as he has kept him to just three disposals. Nick Daicos' current lowest disposal count at halftime is 11 this season and seven for his career.
21:54
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Isaac Quaynor)
24:09
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Brandon Ryan)
24:47
Brandon Ryan stops a run of four goals from the Magpies, stretching the margin out to 11 points. The Hawks have now kicked four of their six goals for the game from attacking midfield chains. Their most in the first half this season is five which came against the Eagles in Round 10.
27:51
James Sicily is having a phenomenal influence on today's affair, collecting game-highs with 21 disposals, nine marks, 305 metres gained and three goal assists.
31:30
The Hawks were up by as much as 30 points in front but the Magpies were able to bring the margin down to 11 points. Collingwood's efficiency going inside 50s is what has got them back into the game as they retained 77% and scored from 46% of their entries in the second quarter in comparison to a retention rate of 27% and only scoring from 27% of their entries in the first term.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:29
Collingwood has won five of the seven games they have been trailing at halftime, and on the flip side, the Hawks have won three of the six games they have been winning at halftime.
00:34
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Brandon Ryan)
00:41
Clean hands from the big man Brandon Ryan following a Darcy Moore error, making it Hawthorn's first goal from their forward 50. The Hawks only average 10.5 points from this zone on average - ranked second-last.
03:14
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
05:11
Ned Reeves has been on top in the rucking contest against Darcy Cameron as he leads the hitouts 20-13, the hitouts-to-advantage 3-1, as well as Hawthorn scoring two goals to none from stoppages compared to the Magpies when these two have been rucking opponents.
05:57
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Will Day)
07:32
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Daniel McStay)
08:21
Daniel McStay kicks his second goal, with it being another goal generated from their defensive 50. It is a battle of the forward half game and a back half game as the Magpies have kicked four goals from their defensive half and the Hawks have kicked five goals from their forward half.
08:30
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Nick Daicos)
08:42
Hawks Interchange - Seamus Mitchell off due to an injury.
09:54
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Harry Morrison)
11:10
Harry Morrison slots a goal following a double-goal from the Magpies, with it coming from another centre bounce. From Rounds 17-19 they had been averaging 21.3 points from centre bounces - the most by any team in this period.
11:24
Magpies Interchange - Nick Daicos off due to an injury.
14:52
It is tight in the contest but the Magpies have been eager to apply pressure as they have had 13 more pre-clearance tackles compared to the Hawks and have a pre-clearance pressure factor of 290 to Hawthorn's 260 (they both usually average 259 - ranked equal-fifth).
16:13
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
18:11
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jordan De Goey)
19:09
A much-needed goal in this shootout for the Magpies from Jordan De Goey to stop three goals in a row. Jordan De Goey has had the equal most pressure points in this match with 38.
22:36
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
22:42
Jamie Elliot becomes Collingwood's third multiple goalscorer, with his goal coming from a mark. Since quarter time, the Magpies have scored three goals from this source to Hawthorn's one.
25:00
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Brandon Ryan)
25:20
Hawks Interchange - Seamus Mitchell and is possibly out for the game.
27:06
Hawthorn's turnover game has been phenomenal. They have gained 52 metres compared to Collingwood's 39 metres gained on average from turnovers, as well as being able to outscore the Magpies from this source by 14 points when the Hawks have been outscored from this source by 12 points per game - ranked sixteenth this season. Additionally, Collingwood usually outscore their opponent from this source by 14 points - ranked second in the AFL.
30:25
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Harry Morrison)
31:34
After struggling to find a mark inside 50 after quarter time, the Hawks have had three marks inside 50 in the last 10 minutes and have registered two goals from those marks.
32:58
What an end to an exciting quarter of footy as we go into the final break with Hawthorn leading by 26 points. The Hawks were able to get back on top by owning the ball, having 42 more disposals, nine more contested possessions and five more groundball gets. They also had a clear motive to move the ball within short distances, having 14 more short kicks and 17 more handball receives in the third quarter in comparison to the Magpies.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:05
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jack Crisp)
01:57
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
02:23
Luke Breust kicks Hawthorn's third goal generated from their forward 50 and their ninth goal generated from their forward half, stretching the lead to a game-high 31 points. Their nine goals generated from their forward half is their second-best return for the year from its zone, with their best result of 10 goals coming in Round 10 against the Eagles.
05:18
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jai Newcombe)
05:30
Jai Newcombe kicks another goal for the Hawks, with it being launched from their defensive midfield zone. Collingwood has conceded a score from 13.7% of its opponents’ defensive half-chains – ranked first defensively.
06:04
Magpies Interchange - Nathan Murphy and is possibly out for the game.
07:01
Magpies Interchange - Nick Daicos and is possibly out for the game.
10:40
Daniel McStay has been Collingwood's most targeted player inside 50 today, being targeted seven times for a return of two goals. On average, he is targeted the equal third most for Collingwood, being targeted 3.6 times each game, but Collingwood is most likely to score when he is targeted as they score 37.9% of the time he is targeted inside 50.
11:17
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
12:30
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
12:47
The Hawks are now up by 44 points against the ladder leaders. They are registering a pressure factor of 181 in their forward half (their average is 170) and have had four more tackles in their forward half this quarter in comparison to the Magpies.
15:34
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Taylor Adams)
16:31
The Hawks have stood tall in the marking contests, as they have won 43% of all of their 1v1 marking contests today - miles above their average of 28.4%. On the flip side, the Magpies have only won 21% of their 1v1 marking contests, well below their average of 32.8% where they rank first in the AFL.
17:37
Magpies Interchange - Taylor Adams off due to an injury.
18:31
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Scott Pendlebury)
21:44
Will Day has had the most inside 50 kicks in today's match-up with six, but the Hawks have only retained 17% of those kicks. Out of the top 10 players at Hawthorn with the most inside 50 kicks, he ranks second-last for inside 50 kick retention.
22:30
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Cam Mackenzie)
23:34
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
24:40
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
24:43
The Hawks have now scored three goals launched from centre bounces - a clear focus area from last week as they were unable to register a score in Round 20 against the Saints.
27:53
Collingwood has struggled when the ball has left the stoppage zone, having seven fewer post-clearance contested possessions in comparison to the Hawks. The Magpies have now lost the differential of this stat in four of the last five weeks (inclusive of today's match-up).
28:56
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Bobby Hill)
30:47
The Magpies were unable to restrict Hawthorn's forward half-game, as the Hawks were able to score 39 points from attacking midfield chains. Normally, the Magpies concede 19.6 points from this zone - ranked second defensively, with 39 points being their highest score conceded from this zone for the season.