Match

Hawthorn vs Fremantle

Commentary / 13 Jul 2024

Pre Game

00:00
Since Round 14, Hawthorn has conceded a shot at goal accuracy of 38.8% – ranked No.1 defensively.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:01
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
02:09
Dylan Moore boots the first goal of the game from a free kick awarded inside 50. He has the best free kick differential of any player in the AFL this season (31 for and eight against).
07:17
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Lloyd Meek)
08:38
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Jye Amiss)
10:13
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Josh Treacy)
11:16
Josh Treacy kicks Fremantle's first goal thanks to a mark inside 50. He leads the Dockers for goals (17) and tackles inside 50 (14) on the road this season.
14:25
The Hawks have started strongly in the contest, leading contested possessions 18-11 and clearances 7-4. Lloyd Meek has three contested possessions already.
15:51
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (James Worpel)
16:55
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
19:44
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Luke Jackson)
21:06
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Luke Breust)
21:25
Hayden Young has started strongly, leading disposals for the match with seven, as well as two score involvements.
22:08
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
23:40
Luke Breust kicks Hawthorn's second goal of the match, again from a free kick inside 50. He has now played the equal most matches by a rookie selection with 292 games.
24:48
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Caleb Serong)
29:10
The Dockers have recorded the last five inside 50s. Hayden Young has four this quarter.
29:44
Fremantle has recorded six more inside 50s than Hawthorn this quarter, but haven't gained much from them, booting 3.2 - the same amount of scoring shots as the Hawks.
29:56
In a low scoring first term, six of the ten scoring shots came from free kicks.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:19
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Nick Watson)
03:08
Nick Watson kicks the first score of the quarter - a behind from a set shot that's touched on the goal line. He has posted a shot at goal accuracy of just 20.7% this season – the worst percentage of the 74 players in the AFL with at least 29 shots at goal.
03:58
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Sam Switkowski)
05:43
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Blake Hardwick)
07:59
Fremantle has started this quarter in control of the play, leading disposals 18-9. Only six Hawks have recorded a disposal this quarter.
10:11
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Bailey Banfield)
11:49
Hawks Interchange - Changkuoth Jiath off due to an injury.
13:13
The tackling has been strong from both sides, with Fremantle leading the count 26-18. Sam Switkowski already has five tackles - two more than the next best player.
15:05
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Connor Macdonald)
18:39
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Jye Amiss)
19:48
Hawks Interchange - Massimo D'Ambrosio off due to an injury.
21:14
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Calsher Dear)
22:22
It's been evenly fought around the ground, with the Hawks just leading post-clearance contested possessions 31-30. They lost this count by 18 in last week – their worst differential this season.
22:38
Hawthorn is starting to get on top at stoppages, winning seven of the last nine clearances.
23:15
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Calsher Dear)
23:35
Calsher Dear has cashed in on this surge from the Hawks, booting two goals inside of two minutes.
25:06
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Patrick Voss)
25:53
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Josh Weddle)
28:23
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Mabior Chol)
29:26
Hawthorn has registered five of the last six inside 50s, scoring 3.1 from these entries.
29:50
The Hawks have dominated the last 15 minutes, leading contested possessions 20-13, inside 50s 8-3 and outscoring the Dockers 25-2. Calsher Dear has four contested possessions and two goals in that time.
30:19
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Patrick Voss)
30:22
Hawthorn's hot run that quarter was built off the back of its stoppage game, in particular ball ups around the ground - outscoring the Dockers 13-1 from that source. Conor Nash has a team-high four clearances for the match.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:54
Before today, Fremantle averaged 39.4 points in first halves – ranked 12th and the fewest of any top-eight side.
02:53
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Patrick Voss)
04:06
Hawks Interchange - Massimo D'Ambrosio and is possibly out for the game.
04:45
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Jye Amiss)
05:37
The Dockers have already marked twice inside 50 this quarter, and lead this count 9-5 for the match. Hawthorn conceded 22 marks inside 50 last week to Geelong – its second-most in a game since 2009.
07:21
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Frederick)
09:05
The Dockers have started this quarter strongly, leading contested possessions 14-8. Luke Jackson and Andrew Brayshaw each have three contested possessions this quarter.
10:01
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Caleb Serong)
10:48
Fremantle has been wasteful since the main break, scoring 0.4 from their four inside 50s.
11:33
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Luke Jackson)
14:44
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Bailey Banfield)
16:36
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Jeremy Sharp)
17:57
In the last seven minutes of play, Fremantle lead clearances 4-1 and have booted three goals straight.
18:26
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Mabior Chol)
20:11
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Bailey Banfield)
20:39
Bailey Banfield kicks his second goal of the match from a mark and set shot. He has booted multiple goals in each of his last three games against Hawthorn – finishing with 14 disposals, three tackles and two goals last year.
21:15
Fremantle has kicked five of the last six goals.
21:44
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (James Sicily)
23:12
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
24:55
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Luke Jackson)
26:10
The Dockers have flipped the clearance ascendancy this quarter, leading the count 11-5 and outscoring the Hawks 21-12 from this source. Luke Jackson has seven clearances.
27:36
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
30:38
Fremantle has dominated contested possessions this quarter, leading 30-20. Luke Jackson has eight contested possessions, four more than the next best player.
31:38
It's been a game decided by clearance dominance, with the majority of points scored coming from clearances (74) rather than turnovers (38). Fremantle conceded just 17 points from this source last week, but have already conceded 34 to the Hawks today.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:47
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Patrick Voss)
02:02
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jai Newcombe)
03:30
Jai Newcombe kicks the first goal of the quarter from yet another clearance - the Hawks' first goal from a throw in stoppage for the day.
06:00
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jai Newcombe)
07:30
The Hawks have started this quarter on top at the stoppages, leading clearances 5-1. Dylan Moore has recorded two of them.
08:26
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Luke Breust)
09:15
Hawthorn is surging now, recording the last five clearances, last five inside 50s and booting the last three goals.
10:34
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Andrew Brayshaw)
11:15
Andrew Brayshaw kicks a goal against the run of play from a turnover the Dockers created in their forward half. They have outscored the Hawks 43-28 from chains starting in the forward half.
15:06
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Jye Amiss)
16:56
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (James Sicily)
17:16
The two teams can't be split on clearances today, with Hawthorn just ahead 31-30, and both sides have scored 41 points each from these clearances.
22:26
The Dockers lead inside 50s 10-8 this quarter, but the Hawks have been able to capitalise on theirs, booting 3.1 to the Dockers' 1.2.
24:30
It's currently a tense contest, with neither team able to provide a score for the last eight minutes.
24:44
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (James Sicily)
27:19
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Nick Watson)
29:29
The Hawks have won all the key indicators this quarter, including contested possessions 37-25 and clearances 12-5. Dylan Moore has had three clearances.
30:35
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Josh Treacy)
30:57
Caleb Serong was impressive in a losing side with a game-high eight score involvements, as well as team-highs for contested possessions (12) and clearances (7).