Sicily is pinged for some rather soft contact over the shoulder on Guelfi 45m out on a slight angle, Guelfi slots the opening goal of the day. (Q1 1:59)
A melee forms after that goal, eight Bomber players scrag Sicily and somehow it’s Sicily who is pinged for a free without the bounce, but that one goes wide. (Q1 3:00)
Hawthorn’s first attack of the game results in a Breust link mark on the HFF and pass to Lewis to mark in front of Heppell 35m out, his set shot is across the face. (Q1 4:12)
Martin lets fly after receiving outside a pack on the HFF but it’s wide from 55m. (Q1 5:31)
Cox intercepts Sicily’s rebound kick and goes to the pocket for Wright to mark in front of Sicily 35m out. Wright steers that one through. (Q1 6:16)
Ginnivan bounces a snap towards the square from the pocket, but it doesn’t sit up for Macdonald and goes across the face for a point. (Q1 8:32)
Ward pinches the footy from Merrett on members wing to start a counter, Nash goes to the pocket for Ginnivan to mark 30m out. Ginni screws in the first goal for Hawthorn. (Q1 12:00)
Sicily has three to beat in defence for a long Stringer ball to the pocket, Guelfi marks over him then centres back to Stringer 40m out on a slight angle for the goal. (Q1 18:02)
Breust passes to Gunston just inside 50 then runs on to receive the pass back 40m out near the boundary. His set shot is just left. (Q1 21:30)
Amon attacks the corridor by foot on the rebound to open things up, D’Ambrosio finds Gunston on his own 40m out on a slight angle… he misses again with a high set shot. (Q1 23:42)
Mackenzie fumbles at a stoppage forward of the wing and the Bombers are all over him, resulting in a Stringer mark in front of Weddle on the HFF, wheel and goal. (Q1 25:08)
Breust and Ginnivan run down the flank after roving Lewis but indecision and traffic forces a give to Nash who wobbles it wide from 25m. (Q1 27:59)
Quick repeat inside 50 from the kick in and it’s Worpel of all Hawks to show them all how to kick straight with a snap from half forward. Lots of effort, not much scoreboard love. (Q1 28:28)
Another rebound up the corridor by the Hawks started by Frost, Weddle goes to the pocket for Chol to mark 40m out, he misses as well. (Q1 29:53)
Lewis switches from members wing to attack the corridor, bit higgledy-piggledy but Moore makes it look good with a snap for the goal from 30m on the flank. (Q2 1:50)
Gresham passes to Merrett at true CHF, he chooses a pass to Stringer at the hotspot and it comes off. Package for his third… hooks into the left goalpost. (Q2 4:23)
Macdonald feeds Weddle who waddles to the HFF and blazes OOTF. (Q2 5:20)
Gunston finds Ginnivan in a phonebox at half forward and delivers a lovely long pass, he turns and passes down the channel for Breust who misses from 40m on the flank. (Q2 14:34)
Kick in goes to ground by Redman leading to a turnover, Worpel passes back inside 50 to Chol near the hotspot who hits the post. (Q2 15:20)
Essendon’s defence is looking shaky, but the Hawks are not putting the score on the board at this stage. (Q2 16:38)
Another cough up by Essendon on the HBF leads to a stoppage, Worpel goes to a pack 20m which Chol leaps on for a screamer! Needs to kick straight through… and does. (Q2 18:03)
Stringer beats Amon to mark a Goldstein pass from the HFF to near the hotspot. He also needs to kick straighter than his last one, he does as well. (Q2 20:01)
Ginnivan keeps his feet under a very high tackle by Redman after roving near the hotspot, he snaps truly for his second. (Q2 22:16)
Martin turns the ball over by foot on the rebound to a one-on-two, Ginnivan gives to Watson whose first kick in senior footy in from the boundary 25m out… hits the near post. (Q2 23:51)
After Worpel is wrongly pinged for HTB on the wing, Wright marks 50m out on the flank and delivers a trademark booming set shot for his second goal. (Q2 25:51)
Menzie puts the Bombers in front in Q2 red time with his first goal from 25m after a contest, crumb and feed out to the pocket by Wright. (Q2 28:51)
Sicily intercepts at half back and it’s another switch on rebound, Impey to Ginnivan on the far wing who spots up Chol 35m out on a slight angle. Chol kicks truly. (Q3 3:15)
Impey is in the hole but fails to get a hand on a centre clearance pass by Perkins to Menzie 25m out on a slight angle. Menzie shanks for no score. (Q3 4:45)
Amon’s rebound kick is the worst kick of the day, straight to three Bombers 45m out on a slight angle. Perkins wins the raffle to mark and goal. (Q3 5:30)
Merrett plays on to advantage for a Setterfield HTB free on Worpel on outer wing, he spots up Wright leading to 45m on a slight angle who shanks it OOTF. (Q3 10:35)
Breust passes to Macdonald 40m out on the flank who kicks across the face low and inaccurately. (Q3 12:14)
Martin flies to try to intercept a Weddle inside 50 to the hotspot, but Watson dives for a lovely mark and his first senior goal! Elementary. (Q3 13:45)
Caldwell runs to true CHF after receiving from Prekins from the centre and slots the running goal to restore Essendon’s lead. (Q3 16:00)
Chol clears long from the next bounce, Gunston marks on the lead over Cox 40m out on the flank but misses near side left. (Q3 16:43)
Worpel tumbles a helicopter repeat inside 50 kick to the pocket which falls in the lap of Watson 30m out. This one a bit tougher than his last… across the face. (Q3 18:16)
Breust leaves two chasing Bombers on the turf with a swerving scoot through half forward, his kick to the square is marked by Gunston for the goal. (Q3 19:13)
Gresham sharks Nash’s handball in the pocket beating Mackenzie to it, he gives outside to Perkins who snaps truly from 40m. (Q3 20:44)
Langford keeps his feet while Hardwick loses his to mark a Tsatas pass to 25m on the flank. His set shot is a peach, goal number one. (Q3 25:58)
Chol feeds Amon running past from a set shot from 50m on a slight angle for a trademark long finish. (Q3 27:22)
Stringer evades Sicily on the HFF and centres to the hotspot where Langford shepherds Hardwick off the fall to allow Guelfi to mark and goal. (Q3 29:30)
Kelly mops up a grubbing Amon rebound and gives to Durham who blazes wide off a step from 40m. (Q4 1:34)
Guelfi is given an age to get rid of a handball under an Ambrosio tackle at a stoppage near the hotspot, ball sits up for Durham who baulks clear and goals. (Q4 3:21)
Tsatas catches Weddle HTB in the centre after the Hawks try to switch but get into trouble, pass goes straight to Stringer 40m out in the corridor, he kicks truly. (Q4 8:01)
Hawthorn has had a lot of the play today but have lacked polish and poise. (Q4 9:04)
Weddle does better with a run through the centre and long ball to Lewis who beats Kelly to mark near the hotspot and boot his first goal. (Q4 10:21)
Maginness has Gunston over the back for a simple pass and easy goal but he misses the kick and it dribbles for a behind. Too often by that player. (Q4 14:03)
After an Amon scoot up the corridor on rebound, Gunston baulks at half forward and passes to Moore 30m on a slight angle who converts. (Q4 15:32)
Ambrosio fumbles on the HBF, Setterfield scrubs a kick to Langford who juggles a big contested grab in front of Sicily 20m out on the flank and kicks truly. (Q4 18:03)
Essendon’s exits from centre bounce have been crucial today and they burst out of the next one, Gresham receives, turns and bangs through another one from CHF! (Q4 19:32)
Duursma coughs up a ground ball to Moore on the HBF, Lewis feeds Watson who checksides wide from the pocket 20m out with a man on inside for the give. Hungry muggle! (Q4 23:05)
Caldwell’s kick inside 50 to the pocket is off hands over the back to Langford who wobbles through his third goal to put the contest to bed. (Q4 26:02)
Setterfield misses a pass to Jones in the square, ball bounces wide left for a point. (Q4 27:05)
Ambrosio tries a checkside off the left from 20m in front but shanks a behind, really needed a right foot there. (Q4 28:27)
Lewis marks an Impey pass in the pocket 30m out and leaves the set shot narrow to the right. (Q4 30:47)
