AFL

Greater Western Sydney
24.14.158
Hawthorn
12.11.83
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Match Tracker

Greater Western Sydney
Hawthorn
Q1
7.3.45
2.1.13

    Greater Western Sydney Events

  • 5 mins - Goal, R.Lobb
  • 10 mins - Goal, J.Cameron
  • 16 mins - Goal, S.Johnson
  • 21 mins - Goal, T.Scully
  • 24 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 26 mins - Goal, R.Lobb
  • 27 mins - Behind, Z.Williams
  • 28 mins - Goal, J.Cameron
  • 30 mins - Behind, R.Lobb
  • 31 mins - Goal, S.Johnson

    Greater Western Sydney and Hawthorn Events

  • 4 mins - Goal, P.Puopolo
  • 20 mins - Behind, L.Breust
  • 23 mins - Goal, J.Gunston
Q2
13.6.84
6.3.39

    Greater Western Sydney Events

  • 3 mins - Goal, S.Johnson
  • 6 mins - Goal, C.Ward
  • 11 mins - Behind, S.Coniglio
  • 12 mins - Goal, R.Lobb
  • 16 mins - Behind, R.Lobb
  • 22 mins - Goal, S.Johnson
  • 25 mins - Goal, L.Whitfield
  • 27 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 31 mins - Goal, S.Johnson

    Greater Western Sydney and Hawthorn Events

  • 9 mins - Goal, J.Gunston
  • 14 mins - Behind, J.Lewis
  • 17 mins - Goal, J.Gunston
  • 18 mins - Goal, P.Puopolo
  • 20 mins - Goal, L.Breust
  • 26 mins - Rushed Behind
Q3
19.10.124
9.6.60

    Greater Western Sydney Events

  • 7 mins - Goal, R.Palmer
  • 11 mins - Goal, R.Palmer
  • 12 mins - Behind, D.Shiel
  • 13 mins - Behind, R.Palmer
  • 16 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 20 mins - Goal, J.Cameron
  • 27 mins - Goal, T.Greene
  • 30 mins - Behind, J.Kelly
  • 30 mins - Goal, T.Scully
  • 32 mins - Goal, R.Lobb

    Greater Western Sydney and Hawthorn Events

  • 2 mins - Goal, L.Breust
  • 4 mins - Goal, D.Howe
  • 9 mins - Behind, L.Breust
  • 18 mins - Goal, J.Gunston
  • 23 mins - Behind, J.Sicily
  • 28 mins - Behind, J.Ceglar
Q4
24.14.158
12.11.83

    Greater Western Sydney Events

  • 4 mins - Behind, C.Ward
  • 10 mins - Goal, T.Greene
  • 11 mins - Behind, C.Ward
  • 14 mins - Behind, J.Kelly
  • 14 mins - Goal, T.Scully
  • 15 mins - Goal, T.Greene
  • 20 mins - Goal, R.Palmer
  • 25 mins - Behind, T.Scully
  • 28 mins - Goal, L.Whitfield

    Greater Western Sydney and Hawthorn Events

  • 2 mins - Behind, S.Mitchell
  • 4 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 5 mins - Behind, I.Smith
  • 7 mins - Goal, L.Breust
  • 17 mins - Goal, C.Rioli
  • 18 mins - Behind, P.Puopolo
  • 23 mins - Behind, I.Smith
  • 26 mins - Goal, J.Gunston

Scorers

Greater Western Sydney
Hawthorn
Goal Scorers Greater Western Sydney Hawthorn
Goals and Behinds Johnson (5.0), Lobb (4.2), Palmer (3.1), Scully (3.1), Cameron (3.0), Greene (3.0), Whitfield (2.0), Ward (1.2), Kelly (0.2), Coniglio (0.1), Shiel (0.1), Williams (0.1) Gunston (5.0), Breust (3.2), Puopolo (2.1), Howe (1.0), Rioli (1.0), Smith (0.2), Ceglar (0.1), Lewis (0.1), Mitchell (0.1), Sicily (0.1)

Team Statistics

Greater Western Sydney
Hawthorn

Statistics

Greater Western Sydney Hawthorn
Goals 24 12
Behinds 14 11
Scoring shots 37 23
Goals/scoring shots 65 52
Disposals 413 314
Greater Western SydneyGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
M.Buntine 7 5 3 2 3 1 0 1 0 0
J.Cameron 5 4 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0
S.Coniglio 30 12 3 18 11 9 1 0 0 5
P.Davis 5 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
T.Greene 22 13 4 9 7 3 2 2 0 3
N.Haynes 15 9 5 6 9 1 0 1 0 2
S.Johnson 25 16 4 9 10 4 3 1 0 4
J.Kelly 26 17 4 9 8 3 0 0 0 2
A.Kennedy 16 9 4 7 4 1 3 1 0 2
R.Lobb 16 9 10 7 10 2 1 2 7 0
S.Mumford 12 3 4 9 10 2 0 2 33 4
R.Palmer 15 12 7 3 5 3 1 0 0 0
J.Patfull 9 4 5 5 2 2 0 2 0 0
J.Patton 7 4 4 3 5 1 0 0 0 0
T.Scully 23 10 5 13 7 1 1 1 0 3
H.Shaw 32 29 11 3 7 2 1 0 0 1
D.Shiel 34 19 3 15 13 5 1 0 0 8
J.Steele 21 9 6 12 8 7 1 0 0 4
C.Ward 29 9 5 20 12 4 1 0 3 5
L.Whitfield 28 16 9 12 5 4 0 0 0 1
Z.Williams 20 8 4 12 11 5 2 1 0 3
N.Wilson 16 13 4 3 3 2 2 2 0 0
HawthornGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
G.Birchall 20 10 7 10 5 2 0 1 0 3
L.Breust 13 8 3 5 9 1 2 3 0 2
S.Burgoyne 18 9 2 9 8 3 0 1 0 4
J.Ceglar 14 4 6 10 7 3 2 1 22 1
T.Duryea 14 11 2 3 3 2 1 1 0 1
J.Frawley 8 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0
J.Gibson 19 9 4 10 5 1 0 0 0 0
J.Gunston 15 12 4 3 4 2 0 0 0 0
B.Hill 14 8 1 6 4 0 0 0 0 1
L.Hodge 20 10 3 10 5 2 1 2 1 1
D.Howe 14 7 5 7 6 3 1 2 0 1
J.Lewis 15 6 1 9 6 4 1 1 4 3
K.Lovell 11 6 1 5 6 1 1 0 0 2
B.McEvoy 16 5 5 11 8 1 1 0 24 2
S.Mitchell 26 11 1 15 7 0 1 1 1 1
T.O'Brien 10 5 2 5 2 1 0 1 0 0
P.Puopolo 6 5 1 1 3 3 2 1 0 0
C.Rioli 12 5 2 7 8 5 2 0 0 3
L.Shiels 18 6 1 12 8 5 1 1 0 3
J.Sicily 9 7 3 2 3 1 2 0 0 1
I.Smith 11 6 4 5 3 0 0 1 0 0
B.Stratton 11 6 3 5 4 1 0 1 0 0

Match Details

Greater Western Sydney
Hawthorn
START TIME
4:35PM
WEATHER
Partly cloudy
VENUE
Spotless Stadium
Umpires
Shane McInerney, Nick Foot, Shaun Ryan
Greater Western Sydney 7.3 13.6 19.10 24.14 (158) Hawthorn 2.1 6.3 9.6 12.11 (83)

Greater Western Sydney v Hawthorn: Hawks turn into Giant bunnies

GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 7.3 13.6 19.10 24.14 (158) HAWTHORN 2.1 6.3 9.6 12.11 (83)
GOALS GWS: Johnson 5, Lobb 4, Cameron 3, Palmer 3, Greene3, Scully 3, Whitfield 2, Ward. Hawthorn: Gunston 5, Breust 3, Puopolo 2, Rioli, Howe.
BEST: GWS: Dylan Shiel, Steve Johnson, Rory Lobb, Stephen Coniglio, Lachie Whitfield. Hawthorn: Jack Gunston, Grant Birchall, Luke Breust, Jordan Lewis, Ben McEvoy.
Injuries: Greater Western Sydney: R Griffen (back, replaced in the selected side by N Haynes). Hawthorn: J Frawley (concussion).
UMPIRES Ryan, McInerney, Foot.
CROWD 13,766 at Spotless Stadium.

There aren't many teams in recent years that can call Hawthorn their bunny.

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Giants flog Hawks by 75

GWS Giants look every inch a potential finalist with a stunning record-breaking 75-point home thrashing of premiers Hawthorn.

But after belting the Hawks by 75 points – their second win on the trot over the three-time reigning premiers – Greater Western Sydney can lay claim to being the competition heavyweight's unlikely bogey side.

Last year it was a seven-goal feast by Jeremy Cameron that propelled GWS to an upset 10-point win at Spotless Stadium. This time, the beacon was carried by a player at the other end of his career.

Five-goal hero Steve Johnson celebrates with Josh Kelly.
The Giants' five-goal hero Steve Johnson celebrates with Josh Kelly. Photo: Getty Images

Former Geelong triple-premiership winner Steve Johnson has made a sizeable impact early in his tenure at GWS. But his five-goal first-half effort on Saturday was on another level.

Backed up by a rampant midfield performance by Dylan Shiel – heading a long list of enthusiastic contributions across the team – Johnson was at his competitive, determined and niggly best, annoying the life out of Luke Hodge and setting the standard in front of a vocal crowd of 13,766.

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"When you're such a competitor like him, it just rubs off on [the players around him]," coach Leon Cameron said after his 50th game in charge.

"To bob up and have 20-odd possessions and kick five goals, it's a pretty good effort for a 32-year-old. But there is a trend in the game at the moment where some of these guys that look like they're at the back end of their career are actually playing some of the best footy of their lives. Steve's been to the mountain three times and won. But right now you'd have to say he's playing some real good quality footy."

Dylan Shiel of the Giants breaks away from the Hawks.
Dylan Shiel of the Giants breaks away from the Hawks. Photo: Getty Images

The Giants won six of eight games at Spotless Stadium in 2015. But none were as impressive as their first game there this season, which was built on a club record 45-point seven-goal first quarter.

In the second term, GWS added another six goals to make the halftime score 13.6.84 to 6.3.39. 

Another six-goal avalanche in the third quarter took the lead past 10 goals and they finished off the destruction of Alastair Clarkson's all-stars with another five majors to complete a win that could send shudders through the competition.

The numbers told the story of the Giants' utter domination: they won the possessions by nearly 100, clearances by 18, contested possessions by 38 and made 22 more tackles.

"We started off the game really really well, gained some ascendancy in the first quarter and a bit," Cameron said. "But the pleasing thing was, when they kicked two or three goals, we responded. It wasn't just any particular person. I thought all 22 that represented the club tonight should be proud of their efforts."

The only sour note for the Giants involved Ryan Griffen, who was ruled out before the game with a back problem. Griffen trained on Friday but woke sore on Saturday and Cameron confirmed the injury would keep Griffen out for at least a month.

Meanwhile, in the Hawks' camp, Clarkson suggested there would be a thorough investigation into the way his side was playing after they scraped to three unconvincing consecutive three-point wins before meeting the Giants.

"I've said it for the past couple of weeks, not just tonight - we've got some work to do as a club. We're under no illusions as to where we're at and what we need to do. But it's going to take some hard work," Clarkson said.

"At the moment we're still four and two, so our season's well and truly alive. But we've got to find a way to play a little bit better than we did tonight."