Griff's non goal hurt. Whilst the goals he kicked came at vital times, he was in no rush at all yet was starting his run up ten seconds after taking the mark. The siren's gone, he should have taken all the time he needed to compose himself.
As for potential turning points, every time freo kicked two goals in a row the concept of Freo players having backs or shoulders went out the window, and the definition of holding the ball was relaxed for the hawks players. Further, when freo had some momentum and had the ball tied up in our half, the game was inexplicably stopped due to Luke Hodge lying down fifty metres off the ball. Even after he sent the runners away but continued to lie down, the game was held up. It was clear from the umpiring that such a courtesy would never have been extended to a freo player. In fact, when an umpire took out Sandi with a dangerous slide that would see any other player reported it was "no worries."