High contact free on Cripps to Newcombe at the opening bounce, Chol beats Young to mark Morrison’s long kick 30m out on the flank for the first goal. (Q1 1:19)
De Koning decides he has to do it all himself, he launches from CHF, Barrass leaps in front of Silvagni to touch it through on the line. (Q1 2:20)
Correction, no behind to TDK, it was a free against Silvagni for contact over the shoulder. (Q1 4:09)
Series of ball ups deep in the Blues FP, Meek gets a free for Meek holding him after a tackle, goal to Hewett from 20m. (Q1 5:34)
Amon passes to Maginness on the boundary 40m out, who barely scores with a narrow kick to the left. (Q1 8:19)
Chol marks a Maginness pass in front of Weitering 40m out on the flank after the Hawks rebound around members wing by hand, but tugs this one right for no score. (Q1 11:56)
Kemp holds the arm of Sicily going for a ground ball on outer wing, kick hits Weddle sliding on his knees in front of Weitering 35m out on a slight angle, he misses right. (Q1 14:20)
Acres roves Weddle at a ball up deep in defence but his kick is smothered and falls for Moore who skids through the snap from 20m. (Q1 17:40)
Cottrell is called to play on to advantage and pops through the goal from 30m on the flank. (Q1 22:40)
Centre clearance Carlton, plenty of Hawks at the fall to swarm the receivers, Jiath catches Acres high 25m out in the pocket but the kick is across the face. (Q1 24:56)
Acres is on the end of a handball chain for a pressured snap from 20m on the flank but Jiath dives to touch it for a behind. (Q1 26:20)
The Hawks have space to run on a rebound through the centre but Maginness blazes wide right from 40m. (Q1 29:51)
Chol beats Young again to mark a floater from Ward on the chest 40m out on the flank, saunters in and hits the near right post. (Q1 30:53)
Day beats Motlop easily for the first centre clearance of Q2, Weitering is all over Hardwick and gives away a free at the hotspot, Dimma converts. (Q2 0:30)
Rain fell heavily before the game and has started mizzling again at the G. (Q2 1:30)
Moore roves at half forward and kicks under a tackle, ricochets luckily for Ginnivan who sends Watson off for an easy goal. (Q2 2:20)
Moore places a lovely pass from members wing to the lead of Watson 40m out on a slight angle, nothing Saad could do there. The Wiz leaves the set shot right. (Q2 4:00)
Impey spoils Kemp on the behind line but the ump pays a contact free, another charity goal Carlton. (Q2 6:41)
Saad speeds away from a chasing Ward through the centre on a rebound from CHB, goes long to Williams who has the sit on Jiath and runs into the open goal. (Q2 8:20)
Mackenzie turns the ball over on centre wing, Silcangi roves Motlop’s kick and snaps a bouncing ball from 40m out, Battle gets back on the line to touch it, review… ruled point. (Q2 12:22)
Sicily releases Battle with a long kick to members wing, he goes towards CHF where Nash draws a contact free on Cowan but leaves his set shot right. (Q2 13:47)
Sicily handballs to Meek under pressure in defence, that play rarely works and he gets caught HTB by Silvagni 35m out on a slight angle. JSOS kicks truly anyway, Blues lead. (Q2 20:06)
Camporeale roves and gives to Cerra at a ball up at the hotspot for another one for the Blues. (Q2 25:31)
More stoppages inside 50 for Carlton, ball spills over the back for Motlop to soccer another red time goal! (Q2 30:10)
Ah, but a late review shows the ball nicked the right goalpost, goal reversed! (Q2 31:32)
Hawks get a slingshot going from the back pocket by hand, Watson has Hardwick over the back of McGovern 40m out in the corridor. Dimma punches it in. (Q2 33:22)
Hawthorn have been slaughtered at stoppages in the second half of Q2 but find themselves only a kick down, somewhat fortunately. (Q2 33:47)
Docherty handballs forward of a pack on the HFF to grass for Cripps to run onto but Impey’s chase forces the snap wide from 30m. (Q3 5:13)
Saad fumbles a ground ball at half back, Newcombe butters yup and tries a skidding snap from 50m on a slight angle… across the face to the right. (Q3 6:14)
McGovern bombs long on the kick in up the guts, Docherty to half forward where Silvagni marks over Amon 45m out but misses to the left. (Q3 6:58)
Hawthorn’s turn to rebound coast to coast, Chol with the link mark and long pass to the pocket for Gunston 25m out who screws in the goal. (Q3 7:54)
De Koning leaps over Sicily to juggle the mark 40m out on a slight angle but hits the right post. (Q3 10:04)
Kick in comes straight back in with Carlton swarming the fall, but Hewett snaps wide from 35m on the flank. (Q3 11:02)
Another rebound around members wing by the Hawks, heavy traffic but surged all the way to the pocket for Ginnivan’s centring ball to Ward at the hotspot, goal Hawks. (Q3 12:14)
Watson catches McGovern HTB at half back, speculator to a big pack at the hotspot, Weddle provides the crumb for Maginness to feed Chol for the goal! (Q3 15:44)
Barrass intercepts in the centre and gives to Impey, who can’t get around Motlop but passes to Gunston to mark over Walsh 40m out on the flank and convert. (Q3 20:55)
De Koning taps down to Williams for a classic rover’s goal at the hotspot. (Q3 23:18)
Camporeale puts his head over a loose footy at CHF, Day catches him high, play on advantage as Silvagni feeds Motlop for another one! (Q3 25:15)
Motlop misses a snap from 40m in the corridor after yet another centre clearance engineered by De Koning. (Q4 0:30)
Moore and Haynes both put their head down to fight for a ground ball in the pocket after a stoppage and a Day clearance, Chol roves and threads the snap from 20m! (Q4 2:03)
Huge pack forms for a long speculator to the flank 35m out, Sicily drifts from the side in front of De Koning to juggle the mark. He kicks truly. (Q4 4:48)
Watson can’t mark on outer wing on the end of a rebound but butters up, gets around Cripps and trundles to 50m on a slight angle to skid through a huge goal! (Q4 16:34)
Free to Cripps at the next centre bounce, give off to Hollands who goes long to 30m on a slight angle for Silvagni to mark strongly over Battle and… nick the right post. (Q4 18:05)
Hawks kick around the 50m arc with Mackenzie going to Watson 45m out on the flank. This would be the official sealer… narrow to the right. (Q4 21:19)
Repeat inside 50 through a long ball by Watson to the pocket where Sicily outjudges a weary Weitering but shanks OOTF from 20m. (Q4 22:18)
Motlop is held without it in the pocket 35m out, he leaves it narrow to the right. (Q4 26:04)
