Draper volleys across the face from deep in the pocket after Battle fumbles a crumb. (Q1 4:59)
Merrett opens up some turgid play with a diagonally central kick to Martin, he kicks to grass at the hotspot where Kako beats Barrass to the fall and soccer first goal! (Q1 9:59)
Newcombe passes to the lead of Moore on the HFF, McGrath spoils but Hardwick beats McKay to the crumb and curls in Hawthorn’s first from 35m. (Q1 11:29)
Redman goes back with the flight but can’t mark inside 50, Hawks whip the leather around outer wing at pace, Chol link mark and long ball to Ginnivan who marks over Prior, goal. (Q1 13:09)
Ward receives a backwards handball from Weddle on the HFF, he looks inside then goes himself off a step from 45m, across the face. (Q1 14:22)
Martin turns the ball over with a rebound kick to the centre circle, eventually Barrass kicks to CHF for Macdonald who has Watson on the flank 40m out. Fine set shot, goal! (Q1 16:16)
Another long rebound by Hawthorn, they keep working as D’Ambrosio waxes it with Amon up the guts through CHF and to the hotspot for another one for the Hawks! (Q1 21:29)
Centre clearance to the Hawks through Ward, Day provides the crumb for Chol who rams through another one from the hotspot! (Q1 22:54)
Amon has time on outer wing to measure a pass and picks out Watson to mark unopposed 40m out on a slight angle, Caldwell couldn’t get there in time. Another peach of a set shot. (Q1 26:36)
Redman leads to the boundary 40m out for a mark well in front of Nash but kicks across the face. (Q1 28:26)
Caddy wobbles a snap wide from a stoppage at the hotspot under heavy pressure. (Q1 30:58)
Macdonald wobbles a kick to the hotspot from a stoppage at half forward, Chol draws two to provide the easiest of crumbing goals for Ginnivan. Ridley the culprit. (Q2 8:20)
Finally Essendon stops the rot with Durham setting up Langford to goal after the next bounce, after Scrimshaw and Battle ran into each other in the build up. (Q2 9:09)
Duursma marks a centring ball by Merrett to true CHF, Ginnivan arrives late to catch him high and give away the penalty for the charity goal. (Q2 9:09)
Duursma feeds Merrett on the HFF after a stoppage, he sails through another one for the Bombers who are on the comeback now! (Q2 15:10)
Nash clears from the next centre bounce, Chol outjudges Reid to mark 30m out on a slight angle but pulls the set shot right. (Q2 16:43)
The Hawks rebound at pace round members wing, Watson goes long to Day one out with Draper, the latter gives away an early contact free, Day goals from 20m on a slight angle. (Q2 17:56)
Another score from a rebound by the Hawks but Moore curls it too early from the pocket. (Q2 24:57)
Essendon’s boots have been terrible tonight, another slip from McGrath in the goalsquare gives the ump the opportunity to call deliberate rushing, charity goal Watson. (Q2 25:34)
Morrison catches Martin HTB on the wing, thence to Macdonald to hit up Hardwick 40m out on a slight angle. Dimma kicks straight as a die. (Q2 28:34)
Perkins has done bugger all tonight, he gets a set shot from the boundary 30m out and barely scores. (Q2 30:41)
Caddy takes a contested link mark and goes long from outer wing to Langford who draws a jumper tug free on Frost 30m out on the flank and goals. (Q3 1:31)
Draper snaps wide right from a stoppage 25m out on a slight angle. Dons starting Q3 brightly. (Q3 4:46)
Newcombe roves a speculator to the top of the square but snaps over his shoulder to the right. (Q3 5:57)
Essendon attacks up the guts after a Reid intercept at half back, nearly breaks down three times but Jones finishes with a quality checkside from 40m on a slight angle. (Q3 10:17)
Chol marks on the lead 40m out on the flank, again he pulls the set shot to the right. (Q3 12:59)
Another rebound turns into a score for Hawthorn, started by Day, going around outer wing and ending with Newcombe passing to Chol at the hotspot who goals. (Q3 16:16)
Kako flashes past a throw-in deep in attack but snaps wide right from 20m. (Q3 18:41)
Barrass spoils Gresham’s pass to the pocket but the ball pinballs off Langford to Perkins in the square for an easy goal. (Q3 20:20)
Caldwell passes to Martin to mark leading in front of Impey right on the boundary 20m out, but the set shot is narrow. (Q3 23:06)
Redman misses a flying snap from 50m on a slight angle to the left. (Q3 24:10)
The Hawks go coast to coast from the kick in, Watson hits Moore in stride to run into the open goal. (Q3 24:50)
Moore gets a high contact free on Caldwell 45m out on the flank after a throw-in, he hoofs through his second goal. (Q3 29:26)
Essendon are now a man down on the bench and have three blokes with very low TOG, a big blow-out loss due to fatigue is very much on the cards from here. (Q3 30:06)
Ginnivan misses a set shot from just inside 50m on a slight angle on the 3QT siren. (3 Qtr Time)
Caldwell rolls a behind from a stoppage deep in the pocket. We are almost in junk time, one more should do it. (Q4 2:23)
Hawthorn goes coast to coast from Sicily’s kick to via Impey on outer wing, he finds Macdonald 40m out on the flank to line up for the sealer…. it’s good. (Q4 2:52)
Draper skews a snap wide left and OOTF from 50m on a slight angle. (Q4 4:24)
Perkins feeds Caldwell for a snap goal from mid-range to underline his credentials as Essendon’s best on the night. (Q4 5:37)
Perkins snaps from the hotspot but the ball falls on the line for Sicily to touch through. (Q4 9:18)
Gresham worries D’Ambrosio off a ground ball on the HFF, baulks inside of the chasing Impey and snaps a fine goal from 40m. A pulse? (Q4 10:38)
Mackenzie gets a free at the next bounce, slow long ball to the hotspot where Weddle marks in front and converts. (Q4 11:48)
Essendon’s turn to pick apart the zone on rebound, Martin passes to the lead of Draper 40m out on the flank, he kicks straight. (Q4 16:53)
Another higgledy-piggledy rebound by the Bombers gets through CHF with a D’Ambrosio drop, Kako fights on the ground, crumb flips out to Duursma who goals from the hotspot! (Q4 19:32)
Nash toepokes from the next bounce, more broken play with bodies flying everywhere, eventually Moore roves and jinks away from McGrath to snap a steadier from the hotspot. (Q4 21:08)
Merrett skids through a snap with 4:16 to go, time enough if good enough… and fit enough. Merrett now cramping on the turf. (Q4 26:24)
Newcombe from the centre to the hotspot where Maginness juggles the mark in a wrestle with Prior. He puts the result beyond doubt. (Q4 27:34)
The quarter time margin has been about what the margin has stayed for the rest of the game, despite valiant efforts from the Dons to bridge the gap. (Q4 28:09)
Perkins dumps a kick from a stoppage in the back pocket but it lands in the breadbasket of Day 50m out on a slight angle, who misses wearily. (Q4 31:04)
