Match

Brisbane Lions vs Hawthorn

Commentary / 24 Aug 2025

Pre Game

00:00
Hawthorn has won five of its last six games against Brisbane – with all five of those wins coming by less than 30 points.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:27
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jai Newcombe)
04:16
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
05:58
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Zac Bailey)
06:52
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Callum Ah Chee)
07:58
Brisbane has had the ball in their forward half for 75% of the game so far. They're leading inside 50s six to three but haven't capitalised on the scoreboard.
08:13
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Mabior Chol)
09:33
Brisbane's pressure factor is currently rated poor, while Hawthorn's is elite.
11:26
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
13:28
Brisbane has slowed down the game taking 10 uncontested marks to two in their respective defensive halves.
13:44
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
14:57
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Mabior Chol)
15:57
Hawthorn has been much more effective going forward. Hawthorn is using the ball at 75% efficiency in their forward half compared to 45% for Brisbane.
19:41
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Logan Morris)
22:30
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Sam Day)
24:27
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
25:24
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Sam Day)
26:24
Hawthorn has taken the ball inside 50 three times from eight kick-ins. Two of these resulted in a goal.
26:59
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Mabior Chol)
28:22
Hawthorn has taken five contested marks to two. They've come from five separate players.
28:51
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jai Newcombe)
28:54
Hawthorn used the ball much more effectively in their forward half in the first quarter. Hawthorn's disposal efficiency was 81% compared to 54% for Brisbane.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:25
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
06:05
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Josh Dunkley)
06:37
Brisbane has taken seven marks to Hawthorn's one so far in the second quarter.
07:15
Hawthorn led the tackle count 13 to seven in the first quarter, but since then Brisbane has laid six tackles and Hawthorn has laid just one.
09:17
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
09:56
Hawthorn has kicked a goal from 27% of inside 50 entries compared to just 5% for Brisbane.
12:53
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jaspa Fletcher)
13:17
Brisbane has had 12 forward-half intercepts to five, resulting in seven scores to two.
14:43
Hawthorn has taken just three intercept marks compared to Brisbane's six.
16:12
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Kai Lohmann)
16:52
10 of Brisbane's 12 scores have come from a Hawthorn turnover.
18:37
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Kai Lohmann)
20:25
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Calsher Dear)
21:41
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
24:22
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
28:52
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Mitch Lewis)
30:46
Brisbane has gone inside 50 from 31% of defensive 50 chains, compared to only 15% for Hawthorn.
31:42
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Callum Ah Chee)
33:24
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Cam Rayner)
33:38
Brisbane has scored four goals to one from turnover this quarter.
34:42
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Ginnivan)
34:46
Hawthorn has turned the ball over 33 times and Brisbane has scored from 12 of them.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:30
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Logan Morris)
02:22
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
03:55
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Cam Rayner)
04:40
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Cam Rayner)
05:49
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
06:11
Hawthorn has only taken 22 uncontested marks compared to Brisbane's 51.
07:28
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
08:35
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
08:56
Brisbane is using the ball at 61% efficiency in their forward half this quarter compared to 33% by Hawthorn.
09:47
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
10:26
Hawthorn has not laid a forward 50 tackle since quarter time. Brisbane has laid six.
12:42
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Josh Dunkley)
14:28
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Lloyd Meek)
14:56
Hawthorn has taken 11 marks to eight inside 50 tonight. Hawthorn has scored 5.3 compared to Brisbane who has scored 1.7.
15:57
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
17:59
Jai Newcombe has only had one disposal so far this quarter.
20:31
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
21:41
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
22:55
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Zac Bailey)
24:18
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Karl Amon)
25:07
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (James Sicily)
30:26
Brisbane only won the inside 50 count by one in the third quarter, but scored from 69% of entries compared to 33% for Hawthorn.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:01
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
02:09
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jai Newcombe)
04:50
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
05:30
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
05:54
Brisbane has taken the ball inside 50 from 38% of defensive 50 chains compared to Hawthorn who has done so from only 21%.
07:17
Brisbane has had 65 kicks in the corridor compared to only 43 from Hawthorn.
08:21
Brisbane has taken 12 intercept marks compared to six for Hawthorn. Lester and Wilmot have taken three each.
09:45
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Lloyd Meek)
09:51
Hawthorn has taken eight contested marks to four.
11:35
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Darcy Fort)
12:34
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
12:39
Hugh McCluggage has taken three marks inside 50 tonight - the equal most of any player on the ground.
14:43
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
16:47
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Ginnivan)
17:15
Brisbane has won eight forward 50 clearances to zero tonight. Dunkley and Rayner have two each.
20:11
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Bruce Reville)
21:28
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Cam Rayner)
21:50
Brisbane has won 10 free kicks in their forward half to Hawthorn's five.
23:35
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
25:11
Brisbane has taken 97 uncontested marks to Hawthorn's 53.
27:19
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Nick Watson)
31:02
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Bruce Reville)
31:07
Brisbane controlled territory tonight with 58% of the ball in their half. The Lions also scored from 54% of inside 50 entries compared to only 44% for Hawthorn.