Blog log from R14 of 2025: Hawthorn vs Adelaide

Berry snaps from 45m, short to the top of the square where Curtin pushes his wing opponent Morrison off the fall to mark and kick the first goal. (Q1 7:54)
Berry scoot away from the next bounce and goes long to the advantage of Thilthorpe to mark over Barrass 20m out in front after another little push… but he misses a soda. (Q1 9:42)
Ginnivan misses an intercept mark at half back, crumb flipped over to Laird who hoofs a snap to the left on the bounce from 45m. (Q1 10:29)
Berry swerves towards the boundary for a running snap from 35m but shoots narrow to the right. (Q1 12:02)
Watson breaks a tackle on the HFF and gives to McDonald who misses from 40m, after having missed a mark in space earlier in the chain. (Q1 14:15)
No risks being taken early in this one, all down the line conservatism so far. (Q1 18:04)
Walker kicks long from the HFF to the fat side where the wings from the opposite side contest, Cumming takes a circus catch in a wrestle with D’Ambrosio and goals from 15m. (Q1 22:16)
Long speculator to the Hawthorn hotspot, Butts is whistled for some soft contact on Ramdsen in the pack, but he hooks the free kick to the right off his left. (Q1 25:19)
Thilthorpe has no one to kick to inside 50 after receiving on members wing, tries a Buddy run, Barrass playing the role of Cale Hooker puts enough pressure on to force a poster. (Q1 27:02)
Crows attack through the centre playing on to advantage from a free at CHB, Impey goes to ground after contesting a Rankine pass to allow Keays to grubber the goal from 20m. (Q2 1:15)
Thilthorpe strips Barrass off the footy in the pocket and shovels out to Fogarty who skids a snap from 20m across the face to the left. (Q2 4:32)
High clearance by Meek from a stoppage on the wing, Keane holds Gunston by the jumper to give away an obvious free 30m out on a slight angle, Gunston converts. (Q2 5:25)
Chol is front and centre on the HFF and pokes a pass towards the hotspot to the feet of Meek who slides and is paid a dubious mark. Footy gods push his set shot to the right. (Q2 8:48)
Thilthorpe marks rather too easily over Barrass on members wing and passes to Fogarty 50m out on a slight angle. Well within Fog’s range… short, Keays roves, O’Brien misses. (Q2 12:51)
Walker roves a pressured handball to grass by Hardwick 20m out but his skidder goes to the right. (Q2 16:18)
Successive frees to Dawson on outer wing then Walker on the HFF but the kick is narrow to the left from 45m near the boundary. (Q2 18:32)
Hinge is caught in possession on the HBF and handballs straight to Watson, who spots up Gunston 40m out on the flank. Gunstall threads the kick for his and Hawthorn’s second. (Q2 20:15)
Crows have had so much territory in this game with not enough reward, but Keays volleys a crumb goal from near the behind line. (Q2 23:26)
Chol’s pressure forces a cough up kick from the back pocket by Butts, handball chain ends with Gunston who screws a snap to the left from 30m. (Q2 30:49)
Nash kicks to the hotspot from the first bounce of Q3, Hinge is in position but drops the intercept mark, McDonald stayed down to rove and bounce through the instant goal! (Q3 0:44)
Dawson is pinged for deliberate OOB under a small amount of Moore pressure 25m out, the free kick is just narrow to the right. (Q3 3:49)
Weddle starts a rebound up the guts from CHB, Gunston with the link mark, then Chol uses strength to beat Butts to mark 20m out and goal. Hawks back within a kick! (Q3 5:44)
O’Brien feeds Walker for a quick snap from the hotspot but that one also skids to the left. (Q3 9:19)
Keane gets a hospital handball from Cumming deep in the back pocket 20m out but gets caught HTB in a double tackle, Ramsden takes the free and misses the lot. (Q3 12:00)
Watson hits a crumb hard 40m out on the flank and gets coathangered by Hinge to earn a free kick, very legitimately. Kick lands in the square, Chol’s volley not enough, rushed. (Q3 16:49)
Newcombe has a chance to put Hawthorn in front with a snap across the body from the hotspot but catches it fat and shanks OOTF to the right. (Q3 21:50)
Morrison is not paid a mark from a very short pass on the HFF, he has to hurry his kick and it sits up in the square for Cumming to rush. (Q3 23:33)
Dawson pilfers a crumb off a fumbling Mitchell deep in attack but hits the post from 10m out. (Q3 26:05)
Watson is very unlucky to be pinged for tackling the knees of Neal-Bullen 30m out in the pocket, all contact was above the knee on replay. Nibbler kicks OOTF across the face. (Q3 30:30)
Battle does just enough to prevent a Rachele snap from staying on line from the resultant stoppage deep in attack just before the 3QT siren. (Q3 31:06)
Rachele roves and shoots off the right from 40m in front but hits the right post. (Q4 1:01)
Rankine roves Meek at a ball up at the top of the Crow goalsquare but snaps wide to the right. (Q4 2:34)
Thilthorpe soccers a crumb from 35m to the left, Crow forwards argue after wards whether he should have bent down to pick it up, yep he should have. (Q4 7:04)
Moore roves a long speculator to a pack on the wing and bombs quickly to the HFF for Gunston to mark 40m out… but his set shot fades across the face to the left. (Q4 10:18)
Morrison beats Smith to mark on outer wing to get a rebound going, Gunston marks 50m out on a slight angle and lets fly… just narrow to the right. (Q4 13:32)
Curtin whinges after being caught HTB in a chicken wing tackle on members wing by Butler, ump pays 50m for timewasting, mark brought to 30m, this for the lead… (Q4 15:06)
Floats across the face to the right. (Q4 15:06)
D’Ambrosio wobbles a repeat inside 50 kick to the flank 35m out, Gunston gets a free for Keane pushing him into the contest… this one also slices across the face to the left. (Q4 16:31)
Hardwick intercepts on outer wing and chooses a risky inboard kick to Weddle, it comes off as McDonald skids through the go-ahead goal from 40m! (Q4 18:41)
Dawson taps a loose ball to Rankine at a stoppage in the pocket, Rankine performs a fabulous checkside off the right to skid through from 20m! (Q4 20:41)
Fogarty is pinged for slamming the ball OOB on the wing, Jiath sends a high ball to 30m, Meek taps over the back for Gunston to feed Newcombe, goal Hawks! (Q4 25:31)
Ball deep in attack for Hawthorn as the clock ticks below 1:00. (Q4 29:54)
Numbers around the ball, another ball up, 46 seconds. (Q4 30:22)
Ginnivan is pinged for a throw, Keays hits the corridor but it’s another ball up in the centre, 27 seconds… (Q4 30:48)
Ginnivan pumps it back inside 50 for Hawthorn, out for a throw in next to the behind post, 17 seconds… (Q4 31:04)
Worrell kicks to the HBF, Keays roves and kicks to the wing, Fogarty gets a free on Jiath on centre wing, siren sounds, Hawks pinch it at the death! (Q4 31:47)