Match

Port Adelaide vs Hawthorn

Commentary / 19 May 2024

Pre Game

00:00
Hawthorn has lost six of its last eight games at the Adelaide Oval by an average losing margin of 16 points.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:22
Jason Horne-Francis wins the first centre clearance of the game. He has won the clearance from 23.6% of the centre bounces he has attended this season – the best percentage of the top-100 for attendances in the AFL.
06:23
From five around-the-ground stoppages, the Hawks have had the first possession three times which has been converted to two clearances. Hawthorn has won the first possession from just 38.6% of their around-the-ground stoppages – ranked last.
07:09
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Cam Mackenzie)
07:41
Cam Mackenzie kicks off the scoring with a goal launched from a stoppage. The Hawks are outscored by 17 points on average from this source this season - ranked equal second-last.
08:54
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
10:13
Yartapuulti gets their first inside 50 of the match just after the 10-minute mark of the game. They average five inside 50s within the first 10 minutes of the game - ranked fourth this season. On the flipside, the Hawks had the first four inside 50s for the game. They average 2.8 within the first 10 minutes - ranked last.
11:16
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
12:47
Yartipuulti has tried to control the ball but has been unable to gain field position. They have had three more marks compared to Hawthorn, yet have had eight fewer disposals in their forward half, and had 59% of game time spent in the Hawks' forward half.
13:37
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Blake Hardwick)
14:52
Both of Hawthorn's goals today have been launched from the defensive midfield. 25% of their scores this season are launched from this zone - the second largest portion in the AFL.
18:04
Yartipuulti allows its opponents to go inside 50 from just 36% of their defensive half chains – ranked No.1 defensively this season. Currently, they have allowed the Hawks to launch an inside from 45% of their defensive half chains and generate two scores from this zone.
18:08
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Mabior Chol)
20:34
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Blake Hardwick)
20:42
Blake Hardwick slots through his second of the match, making him the first multiple-goal scorer. He has enjoyed a role change to the forward line after previously playing the majority of his career as a defender. Before this season, Hardwick had kicked eight career goals. His second goal today brings his goal tally for the season to eight.
23:41
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Nick Watson)
25:13
Yartipuulti kick their first goal of the game from their first inside 50 since the 11-minute mark of the match. Despite his team struggling, Jason Horne-Francis has been flying the flag, collecting game-highs with eight disposals and four contested possessions.
27:05
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Blake Hardwick)
28:00
Hawthorn capitalise on their momentum with their fifth goal of the match. This goal was launched from a centre clearance, which only generates 7.9 points for the Hawks this season - ranked seventeenth.
30:04
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Blake Hardwick)
30:12
Blake Hardwick kicks an equal career-high four goals already with the match only just getting started. He kicked four goals against Collingwood for the entire game in Round 4 this season.
32:31
Power Interchange - Ollie Wines off due to an injury.
33:09
Yartipuulti were unable to get any fluent ball movement going. Only 20 of their 83 disposals were in their forward half, as well as only being able to generate four inside 50s for the quarter. An inside 50 differential of 14 becomes their third worst in a quarter in the last five seasons.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
03:40
The efforts of Yartipuulti can't be questioned, as they are registering a pressure factor of 188 - well above their usual output of 181 for the season where they are ranked eleventh.
04:36
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Calsher Dear)
05:14
Calsher Dear finally converts his first of three snaps for the game. The Hawks have the second-worst accuracy from snaps this season with a conversion rate of 34.6%.
08:15
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
09:18
SCORE GOAL - Power (Dan Houston)
09:28
Dan Houston laces through Yartipuulti's first goal from a turnover today. They score from 21.6% of their possession gains this season - ranked No.2.
12:05
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Willie Rioli)
12:10
Ollie Wines gets subbed out of the game after collecting seven disposals at an efficiency of 86% as well as a team-high 10 pressure acts. He finished with 15 contested possessions, nine clearances, seven tackles, and 11 score involvements in Round 9 – all team-highs.
13:04
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jason Horne-Francis)
13:19
Power Interchange - Todd Marshall off due to an injury.
14:48
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Charlie Dixon)
16:08
Since the 7-minute mark of this quarter, Yartipuulti has won the inside 50 count 6-2 and scored from 83% of their entries. They have also been strong when the ball has been in contention, winning the contested possessions and groundballs by nine and seven.
17:31
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Mabior Chol)
17:39
Mabior Chol stops a run of two goals from Yartipuulti with a goal from a mark inside 50, making it Hawthorn's fourth goal from this source. In the last four rounds, the Hawks have averaged 14.3 marks inside forward 50 – ranked No.1.
20:01
SCORE GOAL - Power (Todd Marshall)
21:12
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Travis Boak)
21:32
Yartipuulti has lifted in this quarter, with Travis Boak leading the way with six disposals, 198 metres gained and four score involvements - all quarter-highs.
24:12
The stoppage battle this quarter has been dominated by Yartipuulti this term. Despite the clearance ledger being level, Yartipuulti is gaining 42 more metres on average from clearances and has generated three scores from this source in comparison to the Hawks not registering a score from stoppage this term.
27:33
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jarman Impey)
29:03
Yartipuulti outscore the Hawks by a goal in a tight tussle of a second term. Both teams' pressure lifted from the first term, but Yartipuulti's pressure was elite as they were able to outtackle the Hawks by six, as well as register a 217 pressure factor in comparison to 202 from the Hawks in the second quarter. Both teams had a pressure factor of 184 in the first term.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:01
Lloyd Meek has been strong in the ruck contest against Dante Visentini, winning the hitouts 22-10, as well as the Hawks leading the clearances by three and scores from stoppage by two when these two have been rucking opponents.
01:22
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
02:58
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Will Day)
03:05
Will Day has stepped up with a goal from a clearance. He has collected a game-high 15 disposals, of which eight were won in a contested manner, as well as four clearances and 288 metres gained.
04:24
After the clearances have left the stoppage zone today, Yartipuulti's pressure has been through the roof, recording a post-clearance pressure factor of 200. Since Round 6, they have applied a post-clearance pressure factor of 173 – ranked second in the competition.
05:11
SCORE GOAL - Power (Dan Houston)
06:16
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Mabior Chol)
07:27
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Calsher Dear)
07:36
The start of the third term has sprinkles of deja vu from the first quarter. The Hawks lead the inside 50 count 8-1, but the difference has been Hawthorn not being able to convert their opportunities - as they've only scored a goal from 13% of their entries compared to 35% in the first quarter.
11:13
Yartipuulti has won two of their four games when they've been behind at halftime, whilst the Hawks have won all three of their games when they have had the lead at the main break.
12:17
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Ginnivan)
16:24
Blake Hardwick kicks a career-high five goals to extend the margin to 37 points. He has been targeted seven times inside 50 and has taken three marks in this zone - both game-highs.
18:22
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jason Horne-Francis)
19:58
Hawthorn has been able to assert forward-half dominance today. They have had 12 repeat inside 50s and have generated 26 points from this source, compared to just six points from four repeat entries for Yartipuulti. 60% of the game has been spent in Hawthorn's forward half, as well as the Hawks leading the inside 50 count by 21.
21:30
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
22:30
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Cam Mackenzie)
23:57
SCORE GOAL - Power (Willie Rioli)
24:31
Willie Rioli converts a much-needed goal, with this goal sourcing from a centre bounce. This becomes Yartipuulti's first goal from this source today - they normally score 15.2 points from this source on average - ranked No.1.
27:42
For the first time in his career, Dan Houston kicks three goals in a game. Yartipuulti has only had four individual goal-kickers today. They average 7.2 goal-kickers a game - the fifth most in the league this season.
29:47
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Todd Marshall)
32:49
The Hawks extend the lead to 28 points at the final change. The Hawks continue to dominate when the ball is in contention, as they won the groundball gets count by 10. They are averaging 11.9 more groundballs than their opponent on average in games this season - ranked No.1.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:42
The Hawks have won all three games when they have been in front at three quarter time, whilst Yartipuutli has won one from their three games when they have been trailing at the final change this season.
04:06
The bulk of Yartipuulti's forward line has been kept quiet tonight, with Jed McEntee, Jeremy Finlayson and Mitch Georgiades combining for 11 disposals and one shot at goal, which resulted in a behind.
08:03
Yartipuulti is yet to generate a goal from inside either of their arcs in this game (defensive 50 or forward 50). They average 4.6 goals launched from their defensive 50 and forward 50 this season.
08:15
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
10:29
There has only been one point scored in this term so far. This season, the Hawks are the worst first-quarter team in the competition – being outscored by 14.4 points per game.
11:09
SCORE GOAL - Power (Willie Rioli)
11:53
Willie Rioli brings the margin to its lowest since the 21-minute mark of the first term. This becomes Yartipuulti's first goal launched from within either of the arcs for the match, with it being generated from their defensive 50. Only 15% of Yartipuulti's scores this season have been launched from this zone - the fifth-lowest portion in the league.
13:28
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Connor Macdonald)
15:38
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
17:19
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
17:52
Lloyd Meek has had 10 of his hitouts sharked today - almost double his usual amount of 5.4.
18:35
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
20:21
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
20:35
Yartipuulti has now had 11 of the last 13 scores, yet only three of those have been goals. Additionally, they have also had 16 of the last 20 inside 50s. Yartipuulti averages the second-best inside 50 differential this season.
21:24
SCORE GOAL - Power (Darcy Byrne-Jones)
22:05
Darcy Byrne-Jones cuts the margin to just 12 points as the clock continues to count down. This term has been chaotic, with there only being a total of eight marks taken this term between the two teams, as well as the match pressure factor being 223.
25:39
Power Interchange - Josh Sinn off due to an injury.
25:50
Zak Butters has been enormous this term, collecting 12 disposals, five contested possessions, three clearances, eight pressure acts and three score involvements - all team-highs or equal team-highs.
26:36
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
28:01
The Hawks' defensive 50 has been put under immense pressure this term, conceding 18 inside 50s, seven repeat entries and a scores per inside 50 rate of 42%. They have been able to rebound 16 times, as well as win eight spoils in their defensive 50 this term.
30:00
Yartipuulti only averages 5.7 points scored after the 20-minute mark of fourth quarters - ranked fifth-last this season.
30:37
Power Interchange - Jackson Mead off due to an injury.
32:38
SCORE GOAL - Power (Willie Rioli)
33:48
SCORE GOAL - Power (Darcy Byrne-Jones)
34:46
The siren has sounded to end Q4.