FRIDAY night's match needed a bit of a spark midway through the second term ...  and who better to supply it than Hawthorn's Cyril Rioli?

With a quick kick flying out of the centre square at the 18-minute mark, Rioli put a step on opponent Rhyce Shaw and deftly met the speeding ball with his right hand. The ball floated back up in the air so he could take control and mark with the same hand.

He duly capped the piece of routine brilliance by converting a difficult set shot to give the Hawks a commanding lead.