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Pre Game
00:00
The Hawks have lost their last eight matches at ENGIE Stadium, dating back to Round 6, 2015, by an average losing margin of 30 points.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:56
The GIANTS have been first to the ball in the first few minutes of this match, leading contested possessions nine to two. The Hawks, however, have applied significant pressure on these possessions, registering six of the first seven tackles.
04:00
SCORE
BEHIND - GIANTS (Jesse Hogan)
07:23
SCORE
BEHIND - GIANTS (Rushed)
07:28
The Hawks have been unable to get the ball out of their defensive 50 effectively so far, giving up three repeat inside 50s. 77.9% of the match has been played in the GIANTS' forward half so far.
12:10
Tom Green has made a strong start for the GIANTS, leading all players on the ground for disposals (with six) and contested possessions (with four).
13:30
The Hawks make the most of just their second inside 50 to kick the first goal of the match, through 100th gamer Jai Newcombe. The GIANTS have managed 10 more inside 50s, but have not yet been able to convert these into a major score.
14:58
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Connor Macdonald)
16:34
A third goal in quick succession for the Hawks, this time through Nick Watson, gives them the early advantage in the match. It's the Hawks' first goal from a centre bounce clearance today; the Hawks lead centre bounce clearances three to zero so far.
18:53
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Karl Amon)
20:24
The Hawks are riding the significant momentum swing at the moment, registering the last five clearances and the last six inside 50s of the match.
24:01
SCORE
GOAL - GIANTS (Finn Callaghan)
24:22
The GIANTS finally get their first goal of the match, as Finn Callaghan converts a forward half turnover from outside 50. It's the GIANTS' seventh forward half intercept for the match, having registered just a single behind from their first six.
25:19
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Mabior Chol)
26:39
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Calsher Dear)
27:07
Calsher Dear converts truly for the Hawks' fifth goal for the match. The Hawks have now kicked 4.0 from set shots - the GIANTS have conversely kicked 0.1, with one no-score.
28:31
SCORE
GOAL - GIANTS (Jake Riccardi)
30:42
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
31:07
All-Australian Jack Gunston kicks his 63rd goal of the season to extend the Hawks' lead further. The Hawks have now kicked three of their six goals from attacking midfield scoring chains, compared to the GIANTS' one.
32:07
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Connor Macdonald)
33:55
Jai Newcombe is finding significant space in this match, amassing seven uncontested possessions and three contested so far. 48.3% of his possessions this season have been contested - the highest rate of his career.
34:24
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Calsher Dear)
36:21
SCORE
GOAL - GIANTS (Toby Bedford)
37:51
The GIANTS will rue their first 13 minutes of the match, where they dominated the inside 50 count 12-1, but could only convert this dominance into two behinds. They registered five forward half intercept marks during this period, but could only manage an inside-50 retention rate of 25%.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:09
Despite 10 goals being scored between both teams, the pressure rating is elite for both clubs, with the Hawks leading 208 to the GIANTS' 203. Hawthorn matches in 2025 have the highest average pressure factor in the competition, at 185.
03:56
SCORE
GOAL - GIANTS (Kieren Briggs)
04:09
The GIANTS convert their early second-quarter dominance through a fortuitous kick from Kieren Briggs at a forward 50 stoppage. The GIANTS average 9.4 points per game from forward 50 stoppages, ranked sixth overall.
08:22
SCORE
GOAL - GIANTS (Jesse Hogan)
08:35
The GIANTS have brought the game back to life in the second quarter, repeating their dominance at the beginning of the first term. They have managed nine inside 50s this term to the Hawks' zero; unlike the first term, however, they have converted these entries into two goals.
09:44
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jack Ginnivan)
12:05
SCORE
BEHIND - GIANTS (Darcy Jones)
14:10
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Connor Macdonald)
14:45
Connor Macdonald kicks his third goal for the match, and the Hawks' fifth goal from a stoppage so far today. It's just the second time Macdonald has kicked three goals this season.
16:28
SCORE
GOAL - GIANTS (Darcy Jones)
18:59
Sam Taylor has taken two intercept marks this match - the equal-most on the ground. Taylor has now taken 72 for the season - the equal most in the competition.
19:12
SCORE
BEHIND - GIANTS (Jake Stringer)
21:20
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
22:42
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
23:46
GIANTS Interchange - Darcy Jones and is possibly out for the game.
25:26
Jai Newcombe is continuing his dominance of this match, amassing five clearances this quarter alone to bring his match total to eight. His 11 contested possessions are three more than any other Hawks player this match; his 12 stoppage first possessions is four more than any other player on the ground.
29:28
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
29:41
Jack Gunston's third goal of the match extends the Hawks' lead further, even against the breeze. The Hawks have now kicked 7.0 from set shots, with five of these coming from between the 40-50 metre mark.
31:51
SCORE
BEHIND - GIANTS (Toby Greene)
35:17
The GIANTS once again got off to a quick start at the beginning of the second term, but fell away further as the quarter wore on. For the last 15 minutes of the second term, the GIANTS managed just six kicks in their forward half, with just two of them effective.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:17
The GIANTS have trailed at half-time 12 times this season - more than any other finals team. They have won six matches when trailing at half-time - the most of any team this season.
04:06
The GIANTS continue to struggle kicking inside 50, with their inside 50 retention rate now dropping to 42%. They have managed just three marks inside 50 this match.
05:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Massimo D'Ambrosio)
06:36
GIANTS Interchange - Jesse Hogan off due to an injury.
08:09
While neither team has been able to score a goal this term, the Hawks continue to press, amassing six of the first seven inside 50s this term. The GIANTS have not been able to convert any of thier rebound 50s this term into an inside 50.
13:06
Both teams' defences are holding up immensely this term as the game veers wildly between end-to-end football and an arm wrestle. Both teams have been effective at moving the ball out of defensive 50, with the GIANTS going at 84% disposal efficiency and the Hawks at 92% in their respective defensive 50s.
13:51
SCORE
BEHIND - GIANTS (Aaron Cadman)
14:26
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jack Gunston)
15:17
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Jarman Impey)
15:53
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jack Ginnivan)
16:01
A costly GIANTS turnover sees Jack Ginnivan kick the first goal of the third after 15 long minutes of stalemate. It's the Hawks' fourth goal from a forward half intercept possession for the match.
17:31
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Jack Ginnivan)
19:41
SCORE
GOAL - GIANTS (Harvey Thomas)
21:58
SCORE
GOAL - GIANTS (Josh Kelly)
22:06
GIANTS sub Josh Kelly kicks a goal to keep the margin at five goals. Kelly has made an impact this quarter, with three contested possessions and six disposals; the GIANTS lead the contested possession and clearance count for the quarter by nine and five respectively.
24:30
Tom Barrass has held up strong defensively for the Hawks, registering seven spoils - the most on the ground by any player. Barrass also has the equal-most intercept marks this match, with three.
26:35
SCORE
GOAL - GIANTS (Jesse Hogan)
27:50
SCORE
GOAL - GIANTS (Toby Bedford)
29:04
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Changkuoth Jiath)
29:05
Three goals in a row for the GIANTS have come off the back of stoppage dominance, with the GIANTS amassing five of the last seven clearances. They now lead the clearance count by two; they have won 88.8% of their matches this year when they win the clearance count.
30:27
GIANTS Interchange - Toby Bedford off due to an injury.
30:54
SCORE
BEHIND - GIANTS (Rushed)
32:11
SCORE
GOAL - GIANTS (Josh Kelly)
32:32
12 disposals and two goals for Josh Kelly this term has seen momentum swing wildy toward the GIANTS. The GIANTS' best players have stood up this term, with Whitfield, Green and Callaghan also amassing 33 disposals between them this quarter.
34:48
SCORE
GOAL - GIANTS (Xavier O'Halloran)
36:09
The Hawks kicked two in a row to start the quarter, opening up a 45-point lead that looked almost unassailable. After that point, they did not register a single clearance in their front half and managed just six kicks forward of centre.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:29
After trailing the hitout-to-advantage count 11-7 in the first half behind Lloyd Meek, Kieren Briggs put on a clinic in the third term, registering seven hitouts-to-advantage to just one for Meek in the quarter.
01:12
GIANTS Interchange - Toby Greene off due to the blood rule.
01:44
SCORE
GOAL - GIANTS (Jesse Hogan)
02:02
The GIANTS have now brought the match score level at 85 all, after trailing by 42 points. Last season, they gave up a 44-point lead to Brisbane in the semi-final, ending their season at the hands of the eventual premier.
03:00
SCORE
BEHIND - GIANTS (Jake Stringer)
04:24
GIANTS Interchange - Connor Idun off due to an injury.
04:30
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
07:47
With the score even, the match has turned into an arm-wrestle in the last five minutes. The Hawks have managed three of the last four inside 50s, but their forward-50 efficiency of the first half has deserted them - their kicking efficiency in the forward 50 falling to 38% this quarter.
07:49
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Connor Macdonald)
12:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
13:08
The GIANTS are fighting to hold off the Hawks' resurgence, amassing six defensive-50 tackles for the term as the Hawks continue to push.
14:05
SCORE
BEHIND - GIANTS (Toby Greene)
14:18
Five straight behinds between both teams as the pressure starts to pile on them both. The Hawks have kicked two behind from set shots this quarter, after kicking seven straight for the first three quarters.
17:17
Sam Butler kicks his first goal since Round 15, 2023, at a time of desperate need for the Hawks, ending a run of seven goals in a row from the GIANTS.
18:29
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Mabior Chol)
20:32
SCORE
BEHIND - Hawks (Josh Weddle)
21:28
Unsung hero Blake Hardwick has played a pivotal role this quarter, amassing five intercept possessions and two intercept marks this term - all of which have been registered in the Hawks' defensive half.
23:13
Josh Kelly, Lachie Whitfield, Finn Callaghan and Tom Green heroically combined for 49 disposals between them in the third term. This quarter, they have combined for just 10 disposals.
26:29
The GIANTS have not stopped pushing, rebounding from defensive 50 12 times this quarter. However, they have managed just three inside 50s and a single behind from these chains this term, simply unable to find the goals that came easily in the third quarter.
28:32
SCORE
BEHIND - GIANTS (Jake Riccardi)
30:37
SCORE
GOAL - Hawks (Mabior Chol)
30:54
Mabior Chol deals the finishing blow to the GIANTS with his second goal of the final term. It's the Hawks' second goal from a forward 50 intercept chain this quarter and second for the match overall.
32:18
The GIANTS looked to have exorcised their 2024 demons at the beginning of the fourth, turning a 42-point deficit into a one-point lead. After that point, however, the GIANTS' momentum finally subsided as the exhaustion set in; the GIANTS could only manage 64 disposals for the term, 60 fewer than what they amassed in the third quarter. In the end, the damage was done in the first half and sees the GIANTS' season end for 2025.