Gunston passes to the lead of Koschitzke in front of Smith 45m out on the flank, after May is not paid a mark on the wing. Kosi kicks the first goal of the evening. (Q1 1:27)
Bruest screws through the second goal from 40m on a slight angle after Oliver fumbles a ground ball at half back. (Q1 3:22)
Breust marks at the hotspot but sprays his set shot right. (Q1 6:04)
O’Meara intercepts the kick in in the centre and passes to Breust 45m out on a slight angle, who plays on and has his kick rushed by May. (Q1 7:19)
Mitchell feeds O’Meara for a miss after a stoppage 30m out on a slight angle. (Q1 8:36)
Brayshaw intercepts Sicily at half back and sets Langdon away on a gallop, he passes to Fritsch 45m out on a slight angle for Melbourne’s first goal. (Q1 11:26)
Impey roves a rebound kick to a pack the wing and kicks quickly to Gunston to mark over Brayshaw 40m out on the flank, who misses. (Q1 14:35)
Oliver jinks between two Hawks on the HFF and passes low and hard for Petracca 45m out on a slight angle, who shanks a behind. (Q1 16:10)
Newcombe intercepts an Oliver kick on the wing and goes long to the hotspot, Koschitzke provides the crumb for McDonald to rove and goal! (Q1 19:51)
Bowey sets up Petracca to run to the HFF and pass to McDonald 25m out on a slight angle, who converts. (Q1 22:51)
Fritsch spins on the HFF and centres for Bedford sliding on his knees to 30m on a slight angle, who also kicks truly. (Q1 25:46)
Brown passes short to McDonald 45m out in front on the end of an attack from a stoppage on the HBF. McDonald misses right. (Q1 28:28)
Harmes breaks a tackle and snaps from near the hotspot, Tom McDonald marks on the goal line to thieve the six points. (Q2 2:14)
Harmes snaps wide from a pack 40m out on a slight angle. (Q2 7:58)
Oliver catches Callow HTB on the HFF and goes short to Gawn 45m out on a slight angle, who converts with a nice set shot. (Q2 12:14)
Gawn marks again a much the same spot after as turnover in midfield, this set shot is wide and rushed. (Q2 14:14)
Short kick in by Koschitzke is turned over but Dunstan blazes wide from near the hotspot. (Q2 14:43)
Bowey’s dump kick lands 45m out on a slight angle where Moore leaps in a pack to mark and goal. (Q2 15:47)
Breust blazes wide off the left from the pocket. (Q2 18:18)
Brayshaw handballs to grass in the back pocket, Gunston gets a snap off from 20m but it’s wide. (Q2 19:54)
Frost is pinged for high contact on Brown 25m out in the pocket, who tries a J-curve and gets it on line. (Q2 21:37)
Petracca clears from the next centre bounce to the hotspot, McDonald gives to Brown who skids through another one. (Q2 23:15)
Day catches Brown HTB on the HFF, goes to the pocket where Koschitzke gets a holding free on May and goals from 15m. (Q2 26:40)
May rushes a bouncing snap by Wingard from the pocket after a stoppage. (Q2 31:49)
Shiels passes short to Koschitzke 40m out in the corridor after Shiels wins a HTB free on Bowey in the centre. Kosi goals to start Q3 as he did in Q1. (Q3 1:16)
Harmes runs freely through midfield on a fast break and goes to McDonald to mark in front of Sicily 30m out on the flank, who misses. (Q3 3:16)
Frost is pinged for some soft contact on Brown going for a Dunstan ball to 20m on the flank, Brown pops that one through. (Q3 5:01)
Dunstan passes to the lead of Gawn in front of Sicily 45m out on the flank, who bangs through another one. (Q3 7:21)
Hawthorn handballs their way from the centre to the hotspot but Gunston snaps wide across the budy. (Q3 9:02)
Wingard marks a Moore pass in front of Smith 35m out on a slight angle on the end of a corridor attack, he kicks truly. (Q3 12:01)
Brown gets another contact free on Frost at the hotspot going for a Petracca kick one out for another goal. (Q3 15:56)
Melksham releases Bedford to run down the flank to 35m for another one. (Q3 18:03)
Weideman leaps in a pack to mark a Melksham kick from wing to the flank 25m out for another one. (Q3 20:51)
Petracca roves and snaps another one from 20m on a slight angle after Dunstan is nearly caught HTB in the pocket. (Q3 23:17)
O’Meara can’t mark a Worpel centre clearance but taps it to himself in the pocket and misses. (Q3 24:18)
Gunston has Wingard over the back on a fast break but misses him with the kick, eventually Wingard snaps wide from the pocket. (Q3 26:06)
O’Meara roves and snaps a goal off the right after some frenetic play. (Q3 27:32)
Langdon misses a set shot from the pocket. (Q3 31:14)
Mitchell draws a holding free on Rivers at a stoppage 25m out on the flank, he steers through a nice finish. (Q4 4:32)
Mitchell gets another free 45m out on a slight angle but misses. (Q4 7:20)
Bowey passes to Petracca 45m out on the flank, whose set shot is short, eventually a snap off by Spargo from the hotspot but it’s a point. (Q4 11:15)
Newcombe is pinged for a throw after a stoppage 25m out on the flank from Melbourne’s goals, Oliver takes the free and hits the post. (Q4 14:52)
Bruest roves on the HFF and gives to Worpel wooshing past, he shoots from 50m and puts it through! (Q4 18:34)
6:50 to go and three kicks in it, Hawthorn have had that leg rope most of the day but probably aren’t good enough to bridge it. (Q4 19:07)
May is pinged for a monstering of Breust in the back as they chase a loose ball in the pocket 35m out, Breust misses near side. (Q4 20:24)
Fritsch gets a free for in the back under a double tackle after dropping the knees to draw it, but he misses from 25m on the boundary. (Q4 23:07)
Day burns the ball by foot on the rebound straight to Melksham 40m out on a slight angle, a horrible clanger. Melksham misses. (Q4 24:53)
Wingard misses a snap from 40m on the flank, that was the last chance. (Q4 25:58)
Bramble has a snap from half forward touched on the line by Langdon. (Q4 26:41)
Koschitzke is over the back from some junk in the last five seconds. (Q4 28:33)
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