Puopolo feeds it out the back to Smith after reading it off pace and shrugging the attempted Griffin tackle. Isaac runs through to 25 and goals! (Q1 4:18)
Hartung chips in the pass to Rioli who marks ahead of Shaw on the lead. From 50 out on the flank, he misses to the near side. (Q1 7:40)
Breust to Mitchell to Gibson out of congestion all by hand, but Josh misses his shot from 35 on the flank to the near side. (Q1 11:58)
Rioli taps it out of the congestion to Smith. Isaac runs onto it and avoids the attempted Kennedy tackle, before finishing from 35 with class! (Q1 16:27)
Shiel flicks it off to the hard running Smith, who lines up for his third major from 45 on the slight angle, but this time he misses. (Q1 17:28)
Griffin gives it over to Smith after drawing Gibson out. Devon runs through to 40 and slots it through the big sticks! (Q1 21:34)
DEVON SMITH! Devon roves the long bomb by Whitfield off the pack. He gets to the boundary 40 out and hooks through an incredible snap shot! (Q1 23:45)
The Smith’s have the only 4 majors of the day! (Q1 24:27)
Mitchell goes long and Gunston gets tot the bounce. He moves it centrally to the hard running Anderson via hand, but Jed misses his shot from 15 out on the slight angle. (Q1 25:41)
Roughead takes the contested mark in the one on one opposed to Patful after the long bomb came in by Gunston. From 35 of the flank, he slots the goal! (Q1 27:24)
Anderson puts it out ahead of Roughead who feeds it off to Hurting. Billy runs into the open goal and slams it home just before the QT siren to extend the lead! (Qtr Time)
SAM MITCHELL! Miraculous goal off the ground after he forced the turn over via a tackle on Shiel. In turn he soccered it home from 15 on the angle! (Q2 4:17)
Breust roves it off the contest and directs his handball to Puopolo. Paul finds Gunston with another central handball and Jack finishes from the top of the square! (Q2 7:57)
Cameron takes the mark out the back of his contest with Shoenmakers. Jeremy goes back and slots the major from 25 on the slight angle! (Q2 9:07)
Ward goes long and Greene takes the strong grab ahead of the desperate Gibson. Josh provides some late contact and the 50 metre penalty is paid. From 15, he goals! (Q2 10:20)
McCarthy wins the free kick for a ripping tackle on Shoenmakers. From outside 50 on the flank, Cameron hits it sweetly and it sails home! (Q2 15:46)
Great team play by the Giants there! Handball after handball through the corridor and it ended with Griffin drawing in Gibson, and eventually Cameron goals from point blank! (Q2 18:13)
Treloar finds Stewart on the lead ahead of Gibson. 35 metres out on the flank, James misses to the far side. (Q2 19:08)
Burgoyne, Gunston to Birchall and Grant unloads from 45 on the flank, but his shot misses to the near side from the open play. (Q2 21:16)
Griffin to Stewart who finds Treloar out the back. Adam takes the mark without breaking stride and runs into the open goal! Giants have hit the lead! (Q2 27:14)
Greene takes a strong mark opposed to Suckling only seconds before the HT siren. Greene trots in from the boundary line, 25 out, but Toby hits the post! (Half Time)
Breust receives out of congestion, runs his full measure but his snap shot can only curl back enough to hit the post from 25. (Q3 0:56)
Suckling goes long to Puopolo who marks out the back of the contest opposed to Whitfield. Paul goes back and goals from 25 on the slight angle! (Q3 2:11)
Ceglar to Hill who goes to the Gunston/Patfull contest and Jack receives the free kick for being held out of the contest. From 20 on the slight, Jack sneaks it home! (Q3 3:56)
Treloar tuns it over straight to Hill from the rebound 50. In turn, Brad goes straight to Breust who marks unopposed. 35 out on the flank, Luke sails it through the big sticks! (Q3 7:41)
Smith goes for goal from 50 out on the run after the Giants burned through the centre corridor. Cameron took the mark on the line and finished from deep in the pocket! (Q3 12:22)
Smith takes the simple mark from the hacked effort inside 50. From 40 on the flank, Isaac misses to the near side. (Q3 15:22)
Ward goes long with a darting pass that brings Cameron out and Jeremy marks ahead of Shoenmakers. From 25 out, directly in front, Jeremy goals! (Q3 17:45)
Treloar, Shiel to Scully out of the middle and Tom slots it home on the left peg from 40 on the flank. Quick back to back majors have the Giants back in the lead! (Q3 19:07)
Hartung finds Roughead on the lead ahead of Davis. Off the ball Mitchell is pushed in the back by Haynes and Jarryd receives the 50 metre penalty. From point blank, he goals! (Q3 20:53)
Puopolo, Anderson, Gunston and then Shiels in a quick movement all by hand. Liam runs into goal and slots the simple major from 20! (Q3 22:39)
Scully gets the ball out of congestion and snaps goalward but Cameron gets out the back of his duel with Shoenmakers and takes the mark ahead of the point post. He goals! (Q3 23:53)
BURGOYNE with a blinder of an effort. Rioli moved it out of congestion to Hill, who in turn found Shaun. Pressed up on the boundary, 35 out, Shaun drills the major! (Q3 26:53)
Mumford taps it down to Griffen, off to Scully and Tom snaps it from 30 out on the slight angle. It looks true but hooks back late and hits the post!
(Q3 31:39)
Hawthorn has been starting quarters strong and the Giants have been ending them. 10 point margin at 3 quarter time, the last quarter shall be compelling viewing. (3 Qtr Time)
Burgoyne to Mitchell who sat a kick off the contest and Sam found Gunston on the lead ahead of Haynes. Pressed up on the boundary, 30 out, Jack snaps a poster. (Q4 3:51)
Ward turns it over to Burgoyne and he fed it off to Shiels. Liam ran to 45 but was pushed on the kick, and duly missed to the left hand side. (Q4 5:13)
Hartung with a great running major. Billy received on the wing, ran through to 40 and bounced home the major using that trademark speed to excellent use! (Q4 5:55)
Greene wins his one on one on the half forward flank, but his quick shot from 55, misses to the right hand side. (Q4 6:55)
Smith gets hit late and the downfield free kick is paid to Stewart, after Birchall turned it over with a poor handball. From deep in the pocket, James snaps truly! (Q4 7:41)
CAMERON! Six point ball game after Jeremy soccers it before the sprawling Suckling can get his hand to the ball, from the slight angle 15 out. That’s his sixth! (Q4 10:41)
Whitecross hacks it out of congestion but no further than the ex-Dog in Griffen. From 35, starting behind the boundary line, Ryan slams it through with a drop punt! (Q4 14:08)
Ward runs out of the congestion and finds Smith with a chipped pass. 45 on the flank, he just pulls it to the near side. Nonetheless, the Giants are back in front. (Q4 15:26)
Ward to Williams, who side steps GIbson, but his shot misses from 35 on the slight to the far side. (Q4 16:43)
Another turn over and this time the ball works out to Greene. He has the quick snap effort, but it misses to the left from 30. (Q4 17:27)
Mumford now has a chance. He runs through to 40, but he misses to the left hand side from the open play chance. (Q4 18:17)
Another minor, this time touched through, and the Giants are extending the lead one by one. (Q4 19:12)
Shoenmakers gives away the free kick for late, front on contact against Cameron. From 35 on the slight angle, Jeremy has his seventh and it’s an 11 point ball game! (Q4 20:23)
Smith turns it over straight to Shaw. He immediately unloads from 55 but he misses to the left hand side. (Q4 21:45)
Hawthorn turn it over from the kick in again! The Giants work it forward and it gets out to Smith, who goals from the snap, 25 out! (Q4 22:42)
Hawthorn’s legs look utterly gone. Weak effort by a few of the players chasing there. The match is the Giants to lose now. (Q4 23:40)
Birchall passes wide to Whitecross and in turn finds Duryea with the short pass. 45 out on the flank, Taylor slams it through with 4 and a half minutes remaining. (Q4 25:43)
2 and a half minutes remaining, 2 kick ball game. The Giants are standing strong at this moment in time. (Q4 29:09)
Duryea finds Gunston on the lead ahead of the desperate challenge by Kennedy. He goes back and lines up 50 metres out on the boundary side, but he misses. (Q4 32:26)
Breust takes it out of the congestion and has a quick snap, but he misses from 35 on the snap from directly in front. (Q4 32:55)
The Giants will enjoy a famous victory over the Hawks! They worked harder for longer and are more than deserving of the 4 points! (Full Time)
