The Hawks handball their way up the guts all the way from CHB through half forward and to the goal line where Brockman feeds Greene a Joe the Goose for the first goal of the day! (Q1 2:59)
Hardwick tries to baulk past Rankine in the centre but gets claimed HTB, Dawson plays on to advantage and bombs long over Dawson for the first Crows goal! (Q1 4:39)
Murphy marks a short Keays pass in front of Impey 50m out on a slight angle, his set shot falls on the line to be punched through. (Q1 6:04)
After the Hawks try and fail to rebound a few times around outer wing, Sholl picks out a pass to Walker 35m out on the flank. In the toughest pocket to score… Tex kicks straight. (Q1 15:13)
From a ball up at the top of the Hawks goalsquare, Reeves taps down to his own boot and goals off the right! (Q1 17:45)
Frost turns the ball over on the wing, Walker passes short to Dawson 45m out on a slight angle who shoots low and wide right. (Q1 22:05)
Thilthorpe roves a speculator to a pack at the hotspot, gets tackled and snaps a wobbler off the right on the spin… just wide right. (Q1 25:46)
Milera touches through a snap by Macdonald from the pocket 20m out. (Q1 27:44)
Soligo marks a long Rachele kick over Amon 25m out on a slight angle, using the hands in the back legally. He misses, disappointingly. (Q2 0:57)
Walker baulks away from two chasing Hawks on the HFF and pokes a nice pass into a phonebox for Pedlar 40m out in the corridor. Pedlar kicks his first goal. (Q2 2:24)
Rankine passes to Rachele 40m out on the flank who misses across the face. (Q2 6:12)
Amon passes to the boundary 30m out for Greene whose set shot falls short for no direct score. (Q2 11:47)
From the resultant ball up in the Hawks goalsquare, Worpel sharks Sloane who was tackled by Long and snaps another goal from point blank range! (Q2 12:37)
Rachele mows down Nash running out of defence, he plays on around the mark and goes long from 55m but Jiath rushes it easily. (Q2 13:57)
Rachele gathers a bouncing ball on the HFF, turns Mitchell and bounces a behind from 45m. (Q2 15:23)
Sholl finally gets a bit of finishing class for the Crows with a snap from 40m on the flank. Again it was Rachele who took it inside 50, he is dominating today. (Q2 20:52)
Jiath taps a handball towards him at half forward towards Brockman who does the rest off the right from 40m. Lovely little touch. (Q2 24:48)
Wingard mows down Hinge in midfield to start a counter, Morrison passes to Long to mark in front of Sloane 40m out on the flank. Long just misses left. (Q2 26:43)
The kick in to centre wing is turned over and the Hawks surge forward ending with a Greene mark of a Nash kick to the top of the square. He goals, Hawks lead just before HT! (Q2 27:53)
Adelaide has had much the better of general play in this game, albeit pressure has been high by both sides. Poor goalkicking has allowed the Hawks to pinch a late lead. (Q2 28:48)
Newcombe misses a flying snap from CHF after the next bounce. (Q2 29:08)
Soligo gives Walker a Joe the Goose special to restore Adelaide’s lead in the last minute before HT. (Q2 29:55)
Fogarty takes a dive in the pocket off the ball to draw a very cheap free on Sicily, he takes the charity goal from 10m. (Q3 3:55)
Mackenzie tumbles the next centre clearance, Wingard gives wide to Moore who hits the post from 30m on the flank. (Q3 5:13)
Rankine marks a Laird kick the flank near the intersection of 50m paint and boundary line. His kick lands in the square to be rushed. (Q3 6:28)
Mackenzie is involved three times on a rebound through midfield including the pass inside 50 to Macdonald in the pocket 30m out. The double big Mac combo is a goal! (Q3 7:24)
Newcombe to Breust to Moore at a stoppage at the hotspot but the pressured snap screws too far left. (Q3 11:33)
Sloane passes short to the lead of Fogarty ahead of Jiath 30m out on the flank after a rebound around members wing. The Fog kicks straight as usual. (Q3 15:03)
The ball had lived in Hawthorn’s half for the previous five minutes but that is a big goal under the circumstances. (Q3 15:21)
Impey breaks lines with a scything run from half back, Moore contests at half forward then feeds Breust who blazes wide from the hotspot, disappointingly. (Q3 17:23)
Rankine bounces through midfield on a rebound started by a Mackenzie handball clanger and hits Walker on a lead near the hotspot, he kicks truly. Crows making their move. (Q3 18:35)
Smith receives on the HFF with Wingard chasing, props and shoots off a step from 45m but it’s off hands for a point. (Q3 20:58)
Hawthorn rebound up the guts coast to coast, Greene has Brockman running behind the Crows defence, hits him in stride and he runs into the open goal with a fist pump! (Q3 21:58)
Mackenzie roves a Nash kick to Greene at the hotspot but snaps OOTF off balance. (Q3 23:21)
Milera is pinged for a high fend in possession on the HBF under a Macdonald tackle. He shanks a kick towards the hotspot, chaos ball works as Amon feeds Nash for a goal! (Q3 24:21)
Nash lays a hard tackle on Soligo to win a HTB free 40m out on a slight angle but misses left. (Q3 27:59)
Mitchell is pinged for a block on Thilthorpe 50m out on the flank, nothing in it as Thilthorpe dived. The Hawk fans roar as the set shot shanks OOTF, footy gods smile. (Q3 29:19)
Wingard flies off half forward to catch Jones HTB after the first bounce of Q4, he goes long to the pocket for Greene to mark 30m out but miss. (Q4 0:36)
Macdonald feeds Amon gliding towards the hotspot, he rams through the go-ahead goal for the Hawks! (Q4 3:09)
Credit to Mackenzie for stripping Dawson of the footy in midfield to start that attack. (Q4 4:00)
Reeves gives away a holding free to Walker in ruck 40m out in front. Tex puts Adelaide back in front with that goal. (Q4 6:25)
Correction, scores level. (Q4 7:15)
Nash sets up the next inside 50 after the bounce, Scrimshaw receives from Long, fends off Hinge and snaps the goal! (Q4 8:05)
Pedlar roves a Thilthorpe contest in the pocket and goes backwards with good vision to Rankine 40m out on the flank. Rankine to level it up again… shanks OOTF. (Q4 10:20)
Jiath baulks through two Crows on outer wing and starts an attack through CHF but Mitchell misses on the run from 40m. (Q4 15:29)
Aomn delivers a lovely long kick over the Crow defence from the wing to Greene 20m out on a slight angle. This is a big set shot… Greene delivers! (Q4 18:20)
Sloane hits the post with a snap from near CHF. (Q4 19:15)
7:15 at the kick in, Crows have time but not a whole lot of time. (Q4 20:01)
Walker marks 45m out on the flank, plays on and snaps across his body for a point. (Q4 20:25)
The Crows rebound through the corridor, bit untidy but Fogarty marks 45m out on a slight angle… then misses. (Q4 22:16)
Rankine snaps 45m out on the flank, lands in the square for Frost to rush. (Q4 23:24)
Keays gives to Rankine on the boundary who puts a step on two Hawks and slams through the goal from 15m! (Q4 25:00)
Clock under 3:00 as the Hawks rebound around outer wing, but Sloane gets a contact free. (Q4 26:31)
Ball out for a thrown in on outer wing from a long Smith kick, 2:08 to go. (Q4 27:00)
Rachele bombs long to the pocket, Fogarty marks over Frost 25m out! This for the lead as the clock ticks past 1:30, it’s the Fog so he can do it… he does it! (Q4 27:25)
1:16 at the next bounce and the Hawks are staring at two last-gasp losses in a row. (Q4 27:56)
Newcombe falls into Soligo’s back at the bounce, long kick but Mitchell intercepts and starts a rebound around outer wing… (Q4 28:59)
Impey kicks to the pocket but over Breust’s head, throw in, 39 seconds… (Q4 29:23)
Amon repeat inside 50, Impey roves but Hinge smothers… Macdonald kicks to the top of the square, ball up, seconds to go… (Q4 30:22)
No possession out of ruck, siren goes, Crows hold on! (Q4 30:22)
