Match

Hawthorn vs Western Bulldogs

Commentary / 13 Aug 2023

Pre Game

00:00
The Bulldogs have won their last two matches at University of Tasmania Stadium, including the 2021 Elimination Final against Essendon by 49 points.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:53
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
02:12
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jamarra Ugle-Hagan)
03:18
Finn Maginness has started the game on Tom Liberatore. Maginness kept Nick Daicos to just five disposals in the 67 minutes they were matched up last round.
04:00
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Rory Lobb)
04:06
Hawks Interchange - Chad Wingard and is possibly out for the game.
07:20
The Bulldogs have generated the first five inside 50s of the game. The Hawks have been a strong territory team over the last four rounds, recording the second-best differential in this time.
10:58
Ed Richards has started strongly for the Bulldogs, collecting five disposals, four intercept possessions, and three contested possessions. Richards is averaging career-highs in disposals (20.5), contested possessions (six), and rebound 50s (5.6) this season.
14:38
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jamarra Ugle-Hagan)
15:15
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan has scored his first goal of the game, coming from general play following a defensive 50 possession chain. Ugle-Hagan has been one of the Bullldogs biggest aerial threats this season, grabbing 55 marks inside 50 - ranked fourth in the AFL.
17:03
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Adam Treloar)
18:29
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Will Day)
18:49
Will Day has shown some speed from a stoppage to score the first goal of the game for the Hawks. Day ranks second at the Hawks this season for effective disposals and inside 50s, and third for contested possessions and broken tackles.
22:51
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
23:22
Rhylee West has provided the Bulldogs with a strong physical presence in their forward line, laying five tackles in the forward half. The most tackles by any Bulldog in the forward half this season is nine (Adam Treloar in Round 12 vs Geelong).
24:17
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Caleb Daniel)
26:28
Kicking into a tricky breeze, the Hawks have responded well after conceding the first five inside 50s. They have generated two more inside 50s than the Bulldogs since the eighth minute of the quarter.
27:40
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jamarra Ugle-Hagan)
29:11
The Bulldogs have enjoyed their highest-scoring first quarter ever at University of Tasmania Stadium. They have also restricted the Hawks to just seven points in the opening term - their second-best result this season defensively.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:37
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
04:07
Tom Liberatore had a career-high 12 inside 50s last week against the Tigers – also having 31 disposals and a game-high 18 contested possessions and 12 tackles. Finn Maginness has held him to just five disposals and 35 metres gained so far today.
04:36
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
06:44
The Hawks won the centre clearances by a season-high 15 last round against Collingwood. They have only won one of these clearances today.
08:12
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
09:50
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
10:34
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Connor Macdonald)
10:47
The Hawks trailed the Bulldogs by eight contested possessions in the first quarter. They have rectified this differential in the second quarter, currently leading contested possessions by six for the term.
12:15
Bulldogs Interchange - Tom Liberatore off due to the blood rule.
14:41
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
15:14
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Rhylee West)
15:22
A terrific rundown tackle by Rhylee West sees the Bulldogs score their third goal of the game from their forward 50 zone. The Hawks are yet to score a goal from their respective forward 50 launches. 14.6% of the Hawks’ score this season has been recorded from forward 50 chains – the lowest percentage of any team.
16:33
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jai Newcombe)
19:44
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Connor Macdonald)
21:01
Hawthorn lead inside 50s 13 to six for the quarter but are yet to take a mark inside 50 from these 13 entries. Since Round 18, the Hawks have won the inside 50 count by 9.5 per game – ranked second.
22:20
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Luke Breust)
23:27
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Denver Grainger-Barras)
23:42
The Hawks continue to waste scoring opportunities, scoring 2.7 (19) for the term. Hawthorn has been an accurate team recently, scoring 45 goals and 23 behinds in their previous three matches.
27:03
Karl Amon has been the most prolific ball-winner in the first half, amassing 15 disposals at 87% efficiency. Amon has enjoyed an efficient season this year for the Hawks, recording his best disposal efficiency since 2018.
27:11
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Rory Lobb)
28:44
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Karl Amon)
30:41
The Hawks generated five more inside 50s in the second quarter and had six more scoring shots, but could only reduce the quarter-time margin by 11 points due to inaccuracy. The Hawks scored 0.5 (5) from shots taken between 30 metres and 50 metres from goal in the second quarter.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:11
Both teams were able to transition the ball quite freely in the first half. The Hawks converted 24% of their defensive 50 possession chains into inside 50s, whilst the Bulldogs converted 29% of their chains. The Hawks and Bulldogs average an inside 50 from 22.3% and 18.2% of defensive 50 chains respectively.
04:21
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Arthur Jones)
06:32
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
07:11
Jacob Koschitzke has taken a strong contested mark inside 50 and has converted the set shot from deep inside the forward pocket. This is the first goal of the game for the Hawks sourced from a mark. The Hawks have taken eight contested marks today, nearly matching their season average of nine.
10:43
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
11:01
Hawthorn has taken the lead for the first time in the match. They have dominated possession in the third quarter, leading uncontested possessions 43 to seven for the term.
14:14
Not only are the Hawks controlling possession this term, they are also applying greater pressure than the Dogs. The Hawks have laid four more tackles and have a pressure factor of 230 for the quarter.
14:45
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
18:27
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
18:49
The Hawks have recorded 31 more handballs than the Bulldogs this quarter. They are averaging 33.3 more handballs compared to their opponents per game this season – the biggest differential in the league.
22:31
The Hawks have now collected 60 more uncontested possessions than the Bulldogs in the third quarter - the second-biggest differential by a team in a single quarter this season.
22:34
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Will Day)
27:34
A dominant quarter by the Hawks, holding the Bulldogs goalless with the wind whilst scoring two goals into the breeze. They dominated possession, accumulating 69 more uncontested possessions than the Bulldogs - the biggest differential by any team in a quarter this season.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:01
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (James Worpel)
01:28
James Worpel has scored the fourth goal of the game sourced from a stoppage for the Hawks today. The Bulldogs are still yet to score a goal sourced from a stoppage. Their lowest result from this source came in Round 17 when they scored nine points from stoppages against Collingwood. They average 30 points per game from this source.
04:53
The Hawks have lost 13 final quarters this season. Only West Coast (16) and North Melbourne (15) have lost more.
05:17
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
05:30
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
06:27
Mitch Lewis has capitalised on a careless turnover by the Bulldogs from a kick-in to score his first goal of the game. Lewis has booted four and six goals in that order in his last two matches at UTAS Stadium.
07:51
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jacob Koschitzke)
09:47
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Denver Grainger-Barras)
10:52
Jai Newcombe has now collected 35 disposals, the most disposals he has ever won in a match. 28 of his possessions have been won in an uncontested manner - also a career-high.
12:13
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Oskar Baker)
13:11
Oskar Baker has scored the first goal of the second half for the Bulldogs following an attacking midfield intercept. The Bulldogs have scored 10 points from attacking midfield launches today, well below their season average of 28 points.
14:59
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Tim English)
16:07
The Bulldogs have now scored back-to-back goals for the first time since the first quarter to reduce the margin to nine points. They have increased their pressure in this final quarter, recording a pressure rating of 202 for the quarter after a poor 167 in the third quarter.
16:34
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rory Lobb)
20:19
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rory Lobb)
20:44
The Bulldogs have the ascendancy in the territory currently, recording the last 10 inside 50s of the match. They have recorded a time in forward half of 86% for the last 10 minutes of play.
24:43
Marcus Bontempelli has been influential in this late resurgence of the Bulldogs. He has won four contested possessions and three clearances, and has also laid six tackles in this final term.
26:45
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (James Worpel)
27:20
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Bailey Williams)
29:16
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
30:17
The Hawks hold on in a thriller, with their dominant work at stoppages the difference between the two teams today. The Hawks held the Bulldogs goalless from clearances today, outscoring them by 27 points from this source.