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Blog log from R7 of 2024: Hawthorn vs Sydney

Blog log for Hawthorn vs Sydney, R7 of 2024

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Frost is pinged for insufficient intent after spoiling Amartey in the pocket, Amartey gives off to Papley who hits the post from 25m. (Q1 2:19)
Newcombe kicks to the HFF where Moore gathers ahead of Gulden, he does a one-two with Maginness and centres for Hardwick at the hotspot for the first goal. (Q1 5:31)
Wicks roves a loose ball that ricocheted luckily off the heels of Frost in the pocket and speeds into the open goal ahead of Sicily. (Q1 8:31)
Rowbottom is stripped in possession at half back, Mackenzie goes towards Hardwick in the square but it pitches behind him and into the post. (Q1 10:17)
McDonald marks just inside 50m on a slight angle and delivers a peach of a set shot to earn a generous round of applause from the members stand, well played number six. (Q1 11:35)
Hawthorn wins the next centre clearance, Cunningham has his arm over the shoulder of Moore 20m out front, easy free and goal. (Q1 13:06)
Mackenzie’s dump kick from a stoppage in the back pocket lands in the arms of Lloyd 45m out on the flank, who wanders right on the set shot and tugs it left and OOTF. (Q1 15:27)
Mackenzie fumbles on members wing, Chad Warner mops up and stands up in a Day tackle to give off to Roberts for a pass to McDonald 40m out on a slight angle… for another miss. (Q1 17:02)
McLean gets a set shot opportunity from 30m on a slight angle but he also misses. (Q1 18:11)
Day buzzes through a ball up at half forward, exits at speed but misses from 40m on a slight angle. (Q1 21:02)
Both sides are applying bulk pressure on the ball carrier but the Swans win the arm wrestle to allow Gulden to shoot on the run from 50m on the flank, bounces on the line, goal! (Q1 22:32)
Florent receives from Heeney after the next bounce, swerves with a very long run without bouncing to 50m and wobbles through another goal. (Q1 24:17)
Hardwick marks 50m out on a slight angle, as he strides in Chol gives away a free for contact on McCartin to reverse Hardwick’s goal! Oh dear. (Q1 25:30)
As nearly always happens in these situations, Sydney goes all the way to the other end for maximum punishment with a set shot by Amartey from the pocket 30m out from McLean’s pass. (Q1 26:32)
McInerney passes very short to Papley 35m out on the flank just before the QT siren, who silences the boo birds with a set what that is straight as a die. (Q1 31:00)
Heeney gets a rather soft holding free on Nash at a stoppage 50m out on the flank, he goals. (Q2 3:24)
Moore is pushed in the back in possession on centre wing by Melican but ump doesn’t blow it, McDonald marks just inside 50m on the flank and bangs through the goal. (Q2 5:44)
Amon’s kick inside 50 bounces on the boundary line and goes backwards into play, Hardwick gets a high contact free 25m out in the pocket but his screwing shot is short, no score. (Q2 8:23)
Gulden cuts off Worpel’s pressured kick at defensive hotspot and starts a switch rebound that ends with Papley sending Wicks into the open goal. (Q2 10:50)
Ginnivan receives outside a pack 35m out in front but checksides wide off a step. (Q2 11:49)
Meek gets a free plus 50m in midfield to gift him a goal from 20m from a Grundy high contact in ruck and then a rabbit punch to the guts as afters. (Q2 13:55)
Adams gets a free on Mitchell 45m out in front after a stoppage and delivers a lovely set shot. (Q2 15:50)
Mackenzie volleys the clearance from the next bounce up the corridor, Moore juggles the mark 45m out but his kick is poor for no score. (Q2 16:54)
Gunston loses Melican in transition to mark an Amon pass on a slow play 40m out on a slight angle. His set shot looks nice but flies wide left. (Q2 20:18)
Moore ducks through a McInerney tackle and misses from mid range. (Q2 22:16)
McLean pushes Scrimshaw in the back to take a mark at the hotspot, Scrimshaw chunters at the ump who of course doesn’t budge, the footy gods push the set shot wide right. (Q2 25:25)
Amon passes to Ginnivan 40m out in the corridor to mark just before McCartin arrives, but he misses. (Q2 27:53)
Gulden jets around outer wing and kicks over Sicily for Papley to mark in front of Frost near the hotspot, but he also misses. (Q2 29:20)
Hayward catches a baulking Frost HTB 40m out on the flank, running him down from behind. His set shot is good, in what is surely already classified as junk time. (Q3 2:17)
Morrison gives a long handball across half back that sets Impey up to be mown down by McDonald, whose HTB free drifts left from 45m. (Q3 4:54)
McInerney feeds Heeney for a snap goal from half forward, Isaac salutes Rowbottom for his tap wide of a stoppage on the HFF. (Q3 8:11)
Ginnivan marks on the lead 40m out and misses. (Q3 12:27)
Warner roves at the hotspot and strolls into the open goal. (Q3 14:14)
McDonald bounces through another one from the top of the square after roving an Amartey contest, with Sicily a spectator as he has been often this year. (Q3 17:11)
Jordon marks 45m out on a slight angle to join the party. (Q3 19:56)
Worpel blazes wide from the HFF. There is a lot of junk time left in this one, Hawk-dominated home crowd is amusing itself by booing its own players. (Q3 23:12)
Gulden misses a set shot from 45m on the flank. (Q3 24:26)
Day jinks clear in the centre and has time to pick out a long kick over the Sydney defence to Chol 20m out on a slight angle. Hawk fans grumble, others cheer as Chol goals. (Q3 26:14)
Chol wheels on the HFF after gathering a bounce pass and goes long to the square but the ball bounces past Weddle into the post. (Q3 27:28)
Chol roves his own contest and passes to Ginnivan 40m out on the boundary, tough set shot from the Dom Sheed pocket and it just misses across the face. (Q4 1:19)
Worpel mops up Florent’s dump kick to the flank and goes inside to Newcombe 40m out on a slight angle. Newk has had a very disappointing start to 2024, but he clunks this set shot. (Q4 2:49)
Heeney was limping a few minutes ago but he roves his own contest and screws through a gal from a pack on the HFF. (Q4 5:21)
Moore marks on the HFF and goes down the line for Gunston 40m out, who misses. (Q4 7:50)
Macdonald marks at the same spot with the same result. (Q4 9:03)
Hayward receives from McDonald in a pack 25m out and bounces through some junk. (Q4 19:20)
Blakey intercepts on members wing over Moore and hits McDonald just inside true CHF, set shot falls on the goal line, review rules it a behind off Weddle’s fist. (Q4 23:45)
McLean marks 40m out on the flank for some more junk. (Q4 24:40)

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