Powell bounces a shank pass to Anderson from the back pocket, Moore wins the HTB free 40m out and kicks the first goal of the evening in his new captain role. (Q1 1:58)
Newcombe to Nash at a stoppage on the HFF, centring ball to the fat side for Lewis to mark over Collins 25m out on a slight angle for his first goal. (Q1 5:27)
Long is pinged for insufficient intent going for a loose ball near the behind post, Lewis called for and got the free but checksides across the face. (Q1 12:27)
Bramble intercepts on the wing and sends a repeat inside 50 to a pack at the hotspot, Lewis leaps on the back of Ballard to clunk a contested grab, he kicks truly for his second. (Q1 13:57)
No body contact by Collins on that play, lost Lewis and let him jump free. (Q1 14:28)
Scrimshaw spoils the next centre clearance by Anderson at the hotspot but King mops up and gives to Ainsworth for the goal off the right off a step. (Q1 15:28)
Andrew is out of position and gives away a front-on contact free on Koschitzke going for an Amon ball to 40m on a slight angle. Kosi misses. (Q1 23:53)
Lukosius draws a contact free at the hotspot for some reason even though it was he who scragged Blanck before the ball arrived. He converts, footy gods groan. (Q1 26:28)
Brockman beats Andrew in a ground battle on the wing and hits Koschitzke on a hard lead to 45m on the flank, his set shot is wide right and touched into the post. (Q2 0:47)
Hardwick roves at the Suns hotspot but gets crunched by two Suns, Humphrey roves and shoots but it’s reviewed for a touch… inconclusive, goal umpire’s call of a behind stands. (Q2 3:27)
Amon kicks OOTF from the behind line, Ainsworth takes the free 40m out and hits the top of the square… Witts clunks it strongly in front of Reeves for the goal. (Q2 4:42)
Ainsworth gathers at half forward after the next bounce and kicks high for King to leap over Scrimshaw for the mark 35m out in the corridor… but he misses to the left. (Q2 6:37)
King passes to Casboult to mark in front of Frost 45m out on a slight angle after a coast to coast play by the Hawks breaks down deep forward. Big Tofu shoots wide left. (Q2 8:10)
Casboult roves his own contest 20m out but snaps wide off balance. (Q2 9:30)
Scrimshaw roves a stoppage in the back pocket but fumbles under a tackle and is pinged for HTB. Ellis takes the free 15m out and steers through the drop punt. (Q2 11:10)
Mitchell roves an Anderson centre clearance but handballs straight to Ellis who bounces a snap wide off the left from 25m on the flank. (Q2 12:40)
Rosas snaps across the face from 25m on a slight angle. GC getting bulk repeat inside 50s. (Q2 14:04)
Moore bounces a point from a stoppage 25m out on the boundary. (Q2 18:43)
Casboult marks on the lead in front of Scrimshaw 40m out on a slight angle but shoots OOTF to the left. (Q2 19:42)
Fiorini is pinged for insufficient intent in the back pocket hitting a loose ball out, Newcombe’s kick lands in the square, Meek reefs out a handball to Bramble who snaps wide. (Q2 21:22)
Casboult can’t mark a long ball to the pocket under Frost pressure, the ball rolls through for a point, confirmed on review. (Q2 27:28)
Holman roves, turns and shoots from 25m on the flank but it wobbles OOTF to the left. (Q2 28:45)
Terrible quarter by Hawthorn with mistake after mistake, but Gold Coast didn’t make them pay with some rather dumb footy kicking it to the outnumber. Two poor teams. (Half Time)
Amon roves at half forward, breaks a Humphrey tackle and kicks over Rowell to Breust 45m out on a slight angle, who converts. (Q3 2:07)
Witts pokes a centre clearance kick to Rosas to mark in front of Mitchell just inside the 50m paint, he passes to King leading out of the square to 20m for the replying goal. (Q3 3:57)
Lukosius roves a Casboult contest at CHF and hits King again leading in front of Blanck from the square to the hotspot. Double dose for King’s second goal in a row. (Q3 5:57)
Casboult juggles an Anderson wobbler in front of Frost 45m out in the corridor but tugs the set shot left. (Q3 7:57)
Humphrey has done bugger all today but he roves inside CHF and snaps on the turn from 45m… drifts left for a behind. (Q3 9:03)
Will Day dropped behind the ball in Q2 and dominated, Hawks have held their numbers in midfield in Q3 but are getting smashed. (Q3 9:20)
Newcombe marks a Moore pass in free space at half forward, he runs to 45m and blazes wide. Hawks have looked like a team full of green kids today. (Q3 14:18)
Lukosius leads into a paddock on the fat side for a Holman pass to 40m on a slight angle. He doesn’t miss, straight through the hi-diddle-diddle. (Q3 15:19)
Swallow receives from Rowell and pops through a snap from the hotspot under not much pressure, playing on to advantage from a push free on Anderson. (Q3 17:05)
Holman blocks Blanck to allow King to mark 40m out on the flank but the set shot is a shank to the opposite pocket… but Casboult roves and feeds Holman for the goal from 20m. (Q3 23:03)
Breust marks a Day kick down the flank to 30m in front of Long, he plays on and screws through his second goal. We are in junk time now, though. (Q3 25:20)
Rosas catches Moore HTB near the boundary 35m out but misses. (Q4 2:54)
Lukosius marks a Rosas pass 50m out on a slight angle but his set shot fades right. (Q4 5:49)
Flanders passes short to Humphrey 45m out on a slight angle, King almost marks on the behind line but it’s a point. (Q4 6:49)
Ainsworth forces a cough up handball by Impey falling into his back, no free so Rosas snaps the goal from 15m. (Q4 13:34)
Mitchell fumbles a ground ball at the top of the Suns goalsquare under Lukosius pressure, Rosas arrives to volley the junk time goal inside the last five minutes. (Q4 19:39)
Anderson marks 45m out in the corridor and converts. (Q4 21:05)
Rosas gathers a bouncing dump kick by Hardwick 30m out on the flank and curls in his third goal of Q4 garbage time. (Q4 23:05)
Anderson marks outside CHF and sails through another junk time special with a couple of minutes left. (Q4 24:39)
Bit of Harlem Globetrotters stuff by the Suns as Rosas then Ainsworth pass around the forward 50, ending with King near the hotspot… who shanks right. (Q4 27:15)
