Stratton kicks OOTF on the HBF, Lynch pumps it back in and the crumb falls for Martin to snap the first goal from 30m on the flank. (Q1 1:11)
The Suns rebound from the last line around the outer wing through Harbrow, Sexton has Ablett running to the square for the second goal. Suns have the jump! (Q1 3:09)
Lynch misses a snap from near the hotspot. (Q1 3:41)
Long ball from the HFF to the square by Lynch, three Hawks go up to spoil Wright, Martin is front and centre for the easy crumb and goal. (Q1 5:38)
Smith passes short to Gunston 45m out on the flank as the Hawks slow down the play with some chipping around the key. Gunston shanks it for a behind. (Q1 8:16)
Miller mark at CHF and gives to Sexton who misses. (Q1 11:54)
Lynch catches Miles HTB 40m out on a slight angle, but misses. (Q1 13:16)
Hodge baulks two on the HBF and hits Breust on the wing, he switches and it’s a footrace, Roughead has Puopolo over the back to run into the open goal. (Q1 14:30)
Rioli catches Rosa HTB after a stoppage 45m out on a slight angle, and delivers his first goal of the evening. (Q1 17:00)
Gunston marks a Burgoyne ball on the HFF, then goes to Roughead who goes back to Gunston at the same spot 50m out. Bit weird. Gunston misses. (Q1 22:01)
Gunston snaps from a huge pack at the top of the square, but he tells the ump that it’s touched off the boot and the umps agree. (Q1 26:57)
Hall boots the first goal of Q2 with a snap from the HFF after the first centre bounce. (Q2 0:25)
Whitecross catches Saad HTB next to the behind post. He tries a set shot screwing ball, and misses. (Q2 1:57)
O’Meara marks near true CHF on a slow play, the crowd hoots their former player. Jaeger’s set shot falls on the line, video review confirms it’s a goal! (Q2 4:51)
Sexton plays on to set up Miller with a Joe the Goose after Gibson catches Lemmens high. (Q2 7:10)
Hall bursts away from a stoppage in the middle after a feed from Fiorini, busts a Burgoyne arm tackle and rams through a trademark finish from CHF. (Q2 9:55)
Martin plays on and goals from a Lynch free against Frawley for contact over the shoulder 15m out. (Q2 14:11)
Vickery tries a very low percentage snap from the pocket 15m out, it bounces through but was touched off the boot. (Q2 20:09)
Saad takes four bounces rebounding up the wing ahead of Puopolo, the Martin pass goes to Lynch 50m out on the flank whose set shot is rushed. (Q2 25:41)
Hall misses a mid range snap from the HFF. (Q2 25:41)
Joyce volleys the crumb from a Hall contest through for a behind from 15m out on the flank. (Q2 27:49)
Lynch draws a holding free on Frawley 50m out on a slight angle, but misses in the last minute before HT. (Q2 31:11)
Roughead gets a set shot near the hotspot for the first goal of the second half, after drawing a holding free on May as they sat under a long Gibson ball. (Q3 1:01)
Swallow misses a mid range snap. (Q3 1:43)
Ablett misses on the run from near the boundary 40m out. (Q3 2:11)
Mitchell turns the ball over at CHB as Martin smashes him in a tackle, Matera rolls through a goal from the hotspot. (Q3 3:23)
Matera snaps his second goal in half a minute as a long ball goes over the back of a pack. (Q3 4:42)
Lynch beats Frawley one on one to take an impressive contested grab 15m out for his first goal. (Q3 11:29)
Harbrow snaps a nice goal from 40m on the flank. This is a procession at the moment. (Q3 14:12)
Martin passes to Ablett leading to 40m on a slight angle. GAJ strokes through another one, this game is well past over. (Q3 16:03)
Breust roves a Vickery contest but misses from 40m in the corridor. (Q3 17:28)
Vickery roves and gives to Rioli for a miss from 25m out on a slight angle. (Q3 18:15)
Fiorini is behind a Lynch contest on his own for the crumb and easy goal from the top of the square. Again, three Hawks all went to Lynch. Dumb footy. (Q3 22:43)
Fiorini is in exactly the same spot in his own for another crumb and goal. Hawk defenders nowhere. (Q3 26:00)
Smith misses a long snap from the HFF. (Q3 27:34)
Roughead goals from the square after roving a Mitchell ball to the square for which two Suns spoil each other. (Q3 28:33)
Lemmens roves a Lynch contest at the hotspot, baulks Hodge with flair and goals with contempt. (Q3 29:22)
Burton skids through a snap from the hotspot after a smothered ball falls nicely for him. It is well and truly junk time now, though. (Q3 30:33)
Matera goals from the square from yet another crumb from a long ball. (Q3 32:14)
Lynch converts a set shot from 45m on a slight angle. It’s a cakewalk. (Q3 33:19)
Hall passes to Wright 45m out wide on the flank, who misses
. (Q4 2:34)
Roughead marks and goals from the square, to muted reaction from the remaining Suns fans. (Q4 5:52)
Burton catches Matera high 40m out on a slight angle, who boots his fourth goal. (Q4 11:55)
Martin gives to Matera for his fifth goal from the top of the square. (Q4 14:49)
Matera is Johnny on the spot for a blind Barlow kick out of a pack on the HFF 35m out. He boots goal number six, if you don’t mind. (Q4 16:18)
Miller marks at the hotspot for another one. Hawthorn’s 8-0 run against the Suns since inception is coming crashing down in no certain terms. (Q4 20:35)
Lynch marks and/or gets a free on Frawley on the flank 45m out, but hits the post. (Q4 22:05)
Burgoyne misses a quick snap from near the behind post. (Q4 25:05)
Lemmes runs free down the wing and hits Barlow on his own 25m out on the flank. Barlow lines up as the full time siren sounds, and misses. (Q4 27:20)
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