Blog log from R19 of 2024: Hawthorn vs Collingwood

Meek down to Newcombe to rove ahead of Crisp in the pocket, give inside to Worpel who kicks the first goal of the evening from 30m. (Q1 2:56)
McInnes flies to mark over Scrimshaw 35m out on a slight angle for the opener for Collingwood. (Q1 4:26)
The Daicos brothers wax the footy after the next bounce, Nick passes to McStay 40m out who misses to the left from the corridor. (Q1 6:16)
Worpel starts a handball chain from a ball up on outer wing then runs to receive on the HFF but Maynard catches him high 40m out, he hits the far left post. (Q1 8:56)
Surge play by the Hawks with Watson and Ginnivan involved, Chol keeps his feet in a contest with Moore in the square but snaps wide under pressure. (Q1 10:16)
Cameron taps a throw-in back towards the boundary in the back pocket but Breust is right there to catch it and roll through his first goal from 10m. (Q1 11:29)
Sicily scrubs a clanger kick from the back pocket to two Pies, Kreuger marks a high Sidebottom speculator over a pack at the top of the square but shanks for a point. (Q1 14:16)
Big pack forms after a throw-in from the pocket for Hawthorn, Nick Daicos on the bottom of it gets pinged for HTB after falling on it, Macdonald goals from 20m. (Q1 20:15)
Kreuger almost starts a slingshot play but Richards can’t set him off into the open goal with a handball that flies over the goal line for a point. (Q1 26:31)
Ginnivan has options running to half forward but chooses the wrong one as he often does, Pies whip it upfield for Elliott to mark 50m out on the flank and just miss to the right. (Q1 29:16)
Ginnivan gathers on the HFF and gives inside to Moore who tries a skidder from 50m on a slight angle but it hits the near left post. (Q2 2:13)
Cameron marks a Pendlebury pass from members wing over Day on the HFF and goes short to Crisp 40m out near the boundary. Crisp tugs it across the face to the right. (Q2 4:28)
Nick Daicos drops a pass on the HFF from brother Josh, Macdonald starts the counter around outer wing, free kick against Lipinski to Watson at the hotspot, goal Hawks! (Q2 6:13)
Dear wins a loose footy on the HFF and feeds Macdonald who misses from 40m. Heavy rain has arrived at the MCG, things are going to get very moist. (Q2 10:13)
De Goey keeps a ground ball alive in the pocket to feed Hill who baulks past two Hawks but hoofs it across the face from 30m. (Q2 10:53)
McStay plays for but does not get a contact free on Frost in a contest at the top of the square, ball pitches behind their contest for a point. (Q2 14:47)
Hawks go coast to coast around outer wing from the kick in, Watson baulks past Markov onto his right and snaps his second goal from 30m on the flank! (Q2 15:05)
Sicily is in the square to touch through a Nick Daicos snap from half forward. (Q2 16:42)
Meek down to Worpel from a throw-in 30m out but the left-foot snap wobbles across the face to the left. (Q2 21:01)
Breust earns a high contact free on Markov at a stoppage 30m out on the flank, he steers through the goal to reward Hawthorn territorial dominance. (Q2 22:32)
Moore passes for Jiath at the hotspot who can’t mark but Macdonald taps to the square and volleys home another one for the Hawks! It’s one-way traffic. (Q2 24:06)
Ginnivan to Watson to Chol from a stoppage at half forward but the quick left-foot snap is wide from 20m on a slight angle. (Q2 27:40)
Jiath misses a low-percentage snap from the boundary 20m out. (Q2 28:30)
Impey is undersized in a contest with McStay for a Pendlebury pass to 25m on a slight angle and gives away a holding free, but the ex-Lion misses across the face to the right. (Q2 31:11)
Short kick in by Sicily turns over, Lipinski feeds Nick Daicos who blazes wide from near the hotspot under pressure. (Q2 31:48)
Lipinski marks 30m out in the corridor, his set shot starts inside the right goalpost but slices into it. (Q2 32:28)
Watson centres from the pocket for D’Ambrosio 40m out on a slight angle on the fat side, who swerves through the first goal of Q3. (Q3 4:57)
Maynard kicks high and blind from ma stoppage in defence, Macdonald is on his own to mark untouched 35m out in front, Markov losing touch yet again. CMac kicks his third. (Q3 8:09)
Richards bends down to rove 45m out on a slight angle and gets caught over the shoulder by Sicily to earn the free. His kick is tugged to the left. (Q3 11:10)
Missed tackles by Collingwood are piling up, Hawks win the arm wrestle to set Watson up to volley his third goal from the square, Hawk fans go ape droppings! (Q3 13:10)
Long shanks a clanger kick to Ginnivan after a stoppage at the Hawthorn hotspot but Ginni misses off the right. (Q3 16:55)
Moore roves a Chol contest in the pocket and centres, ball pitches in front of Sidebottom and bounces over his head to D’Ambrosio for another one for the rampaging Hawks! (Q3 19:51)
Sullivan takes a link mark at half forward after the next bounce and gives off to Nick Daicos who feeds De Goey who finally stops the rot with a long snap for a goal. (Q3 20:36)
Ginnivan roves 20m out, wears a smack to the chops and snaps high and straight enough for a much-deserved goal! And gives it to the crowd, of course. (Q3 24:06)
Hardwick spoils a Richards long ball to McStay 20m out but the crumb falls for Sidebottom for a snap goal. (Q3 27:48)
Howe marks a De Goey pass over Sicily in the pocket 35m out but tugs the set shot across the face for no score. (Q3 29:40)
Hill catches Amon HTB at a stoppage 20m out for a junk time goal. (Q3 30:41)
McStay marks 15m out for the first goal of Q4. (Q4 0:50)
Nash feeds Macdonald to bounce through goal number four from half forward to snuff out any hope of a late Magpie miracle. (Q4 2:19)
Ward misses a running snap from 40m near the boundary. (Q4 5:09)
McInnes marks at half forward and kicks very short to Sidebottom, Scrimshaw chunters but mark is paid. Rusty converts from 45m in front. (Q4 5:44)
Meek to Moore to Chol for the next goal from a stoppage 20m out. (Q4 8:19)
Josh Daicos roves a throw-in from the pocket and feeds brother Nick who swerves and goals from 20m. (Q4 10:22)
Meek feeds Chol who deserves a goal for his off-the-ball work and baulks clear to get it off the left from the hotspot. (Q4 13:01)
Chol gets a blocking free on a clumsy Quaynor 25m out on a slight angle but shanks it left for a point. (Q4 15:06)
Hill snaps his second goal from a ball up 20m out. (Q4 16:17)
Ward feeds Amon for a snap on the run from 55m on a slight angle that slices left. (Q4 19:18)
Maginness gives Breust a Joe the Goose special on the end of a slingshot play. (Q4 21:11)
Amon intercepts a pressured Cameron rebound kick outside CHF and gives off to Impey who piles on the pain with a running goal from 45m. (Q4 23:29)
Ginnivan roves at the hotspot and feeds Maginness who fumbles and gives back to Ginni for some more cherries. (Q4 25:11)
Josh Daicos snaps wide from half forward. (Q4 27:04)
Sullivan passes to Elliott 45m out on a slight angle who sails through some garbage. (Q4 27:52)
Dylan Moore’s kick from the centre to the hotspot clears everyone to set up Breust to accept some more cherries. (Q4 30:16)
Newcombe leaps on the shoulder of Cameron to mark a Maginness long ball from the HFF to the top of the square, remaining Hawk fans loved that one! Duke converts. (Q4 31:46)
Maginness roves the next centre clearance but misses from near the hotspot. (Q4 33:13)