Match

Gold Coast Suns vs Hawthorn

Commentary / 13 Apr 2024

Pre Game

00:00
Hawthorn has lost its last three games at People First Stadium by 57 points per game, with their last win coming back in 2014.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:51
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Ethan Read)
04:06
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Ginnivan)
05:19
Slick ball movement from the Suns via a kick-in as they score their second goal of the match through Malcolm Rosas. They are dominating early leading the disposal count 19-6 and uncontested possessions 12-4.
07:08
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Ben King)
07:32
Not a great start by the Hawks. They have been outscored by a total of 93 points in the first quarter this season heading into this match - the worst differential in the league.
09:02
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Finn Maginness)
10:58
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Bailey Humphrey)
11:15
Gold Coast is dominating the stoppages and is leading the clearances 5-2. They have made that count on the scoreboard as well scoring 2.1 (13) to 0.1 (1) early in the opening term.
13:37
Finn Maginness has been handed a defensive role on Sam Flanders tonight. Maginness has been busy early with four early touches while Flanders has a game-high six disposals of his own. Flanders had 29 disposals last week in his first match in defence.
13:53
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jarman Impey)
15:50
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Finn Maginness)
16:32
An important goal for the Hawks as they get their first of the match via a turnover. They have been outscored from that source in each of their last three games.
17:54
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Josh Weddle)
19:23
Mac Andrew wins his first intercept possession for the match. He broke the club record in that stat last round as he amassed 16 intercept possessions.
20:17
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Ben King)
22:16
Contrasting game styles in this first term as the Suns are playing on from just 5% of marks compared to the Hawks' 21%. Gold Coast is using the corridor from defence while Hawthorn has opted for the boundary.
24:17
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Matt Rowell)
25:39
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Jed Walter)
26:13
Jed Walter boots his first goal of the night and Gold Coast's first from a turnover. It has had five of the last six inside 50s of the match as it opens up a 17-point lead.
29:40
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Ben King)
29:43
Another poor start to a match for the Hawks. They have scored just five goals in the first quarter this season while conceding 24. They just couldn't get their hands on the ball and had a season-low 56 disposals.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:03
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Sam Clohesy)
01:59
Both sides are making their forward 50 entries count, with the Suns scoring from 64% of their inside 50s compared to the Hawks' 56% - well above the season average for both teams.
05:51
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
06:12
A much-needed goal for the Hawks from Dylan Moore as he boots his fifth goal of the season via a set shot. He has a 100% record from set shots in 2024.
10:04
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Brayden Fiorini)
10:33
10 scoring shots already for Gold Coast compared to six for the Hawks. The Suns lead the disposal count 23-7 inside 50 with both sides taking two marks apiece in that zone.
12:43
Hawthorn's ball movement from defensive 50 hasn't been great, with just one of 14 chains (7%) leading to an inside 50. Meanwhile, four of Gold Coast's 10 defensive 50 chains (40%) have led to an attacking entry.
13:45
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Sam Clohesy)
14:45
The Suns get their sixth goal on the board and have now scored a goal from all but one of the five scoring zones on the ground, with the only exception being a forward 50 chain.
17:00
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Ben King)
18:06
Ben King's goal conversion has eluded him so far tonight with 1.4 from five shots at goal. He entered this match with a career-high shot at goal accuracy of 71%.
20:53
After posting a pressure factor of 169 in the opening term, Hawthorn's defensive effort has improved with a pressure factor of 199 in the second term. It leads the tackle count 20-17 across the match.
21:38
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Rushed)
23:18
Sam Collins has lost just one of the 12 one-on-one contests he has defended this year leading into this match. He has won four intercept possessions and had two spoils so far tonight.
27:20
The match has been played predominantly in Gold Coast's forward half leading the disposals 99-37, marks 24-8, and contested possessions 40-21.
28:19
The Suns are controlling the tempo of this match and have five players to amass at least 15 disposals, led by Noah Anderson's 16. The Hawks have just two players in double figures for disposals at half-time. Gold Coast kicked five of the first six goals of the match before the Hawks hit back late.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:58
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Ben King)
02:39
The hard running and overlap play has been on full display by the Suns tonight leading the handball-receives 67-27. They have excelled on the outside leading the uncontested possessions 131-64 and uncontested marks 54-33. They are in complete control.
03:16
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Ben King)
05:35
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Rushed)
07:30
With a team-high seven contested marks to his name this season, Charlie Ballard takes his second of the match. He has also won the only one-on-one contest he has defended.
09:11
Gold Coast has won 14 attacking midfield turnovers to just three for Hawthorn - with all but one of the Suns' chains leading to an inside 50. It has outscored them via that source 2.3 (15) to just 0.1 (1).
09:48
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Ginnivan)
11:26
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Jack Lukosius)
14:02
Both sides have been wayward from set shots with the Suns scoring 5.4 compared to the Hawks' 3.4. From general play Gold Coast has also managed an inaccurate 2.4.
15:11
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Ben King)
16:00
Ben King opens up a game-high 36-point lead with his fourth goal of the game and his third in the third term. He has only booted four goals once before against the Hawks which was in Round 11, 2021.
18:14
SUNS Interchange - Malcolm Rosas off due to an injury.
18:44
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Noah Anderson)
19:43
After having 10 individual goalkickers in Round 4, the Suns have already had six tonight as Noah Anderson adds his name to the list with his first goal.
23:45
Neither side has been able to score a goal from an around-the-ground stoppage clearance. Gold Coast is the only side to score any goals from clearance with all three coming from centre bounces.
24:18
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (James Worpel)
27:03
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Conor Nash)
27:35
The Hawks are currently on track to record their second-worst disposal differential under Sam Mitchell, trailing that count by 82.
28:06
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Finn Maginness)
30:12
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Ethan Read)
32:18
In just his second game at AFL level, Will Graham has a game-high 10 effective tackles from 11 tackle attempts. He laid seven tackles in the third term. It was a quarter the Suns extended their 22-point half-time lead to 40 after scoring five goals to two.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:14
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Jed Walter)
01:36
Jed Walter becomes the fourth Sun to boot multiple goals as he takes his first contested mark of the match. It was also their fourth goal of the match from a clearance.
02:26
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Blake Hardwick)
05:53
David Swallow kicks his second goal of the season as he becomes the Suns' seventh individual goalkicker after coming on as the tactical sub. Gold Coast leads the marks inside 50 8-4.
08:36
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (David Swallow)
09:06
The Hawks concede another goal from a turnover. They have conceded 60 points from that source which is just short of the 68 they conceded against Geelong in Round 3.
09:53
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Rushed)
11:17
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Connor Macdonald)
12:34
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (David Swallow)
12:46
Three goals from just four kicks in the final term for David Swallow. Gold Coast has now kicked seven of the last nine goals of the game to bring the margin close to 10 goals.
14:46
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Mabior Chol)
16:30
The ruck battle has been a close one between Jarrod Witts and Lloyd Meek, with Witts winning the hitout count 23-20 when the two have been opposed to one another, while Meek has edged him in the hitouts-to-advantage 5-3. The Suns have outscored the Hawks 4.3 (27) to 1.2 (8) from clearances when these players have attended a ruck contest.
17:45
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Connor Macdonald)
23:57
The one area of the game the Hawks have been able to match the Suns has been at the stoppage, losing the pre-clearance disposal count 41-39 and contested possessions 41-36. Lloyd Meek has led the way with a game-high nine pre-clearance disposals and eight first possessions. He also has a game-high seven clearances.
25:08
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Rushed)
26:37
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Matt Rowell)
29:46
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Rushed)
30:58
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Karl Amon)
31:06
The Suns won every quarter to notch a comfortable 53-point win. They did a lot of damage from the defensive half of the ground as they scored 47 points to just 21 for the Hawks. Matt Rowell continued his strong form with a game-high 15 contested possessions and 10 score involvements.