Fremantle Dockers skipper Matthew Pavlich has mixed day at the office in first Grand Final Fremantle's Matthew Pavlich has his mark spoiled by Hawk Brian Lake. HAWTHORN'S blueprint for premiership success was marked "stop Matthew Pavlich." That task fell on a veteran at the ripe old age of 31 and with 218 games behind him. Hawks defender Brian Lake delivered in a chillingly efficient defensive closeout. Apart from a brave 15-minute burst straight after half-time with everything slipping away from Freo, Pavlich was shut out of the contest. Pavlich, 31, typically never fully beaten, sparked a mini-revival in the opening 10 minutes after half-time. He still managed three vital goals from 13 disposals, but they were second-half contributions with the Dockers always coming from behind. Pavlich nailed a nerve-wracking set-shot goal just a minute into a third term comeback and then another on the run in the goalsquare to take a handpass from big young ruck star Zac Clarke for another to trail by just 16 points. But the Hawks defensive mechanisms were in full working order and Fremantle's passage to scoring were blocked. Big Pav's worst moment in a nightmarish first half was a shanked set-shot for goal and his charges in desperate need of a settler less than a minute from the long interval and the mistake-riddled Dockers trailing by just under four goals. His kick failed to reach from 45m and was safely snared by big Hawks ruckman David Hale. Fremantle's inspirational leader had managed just four touches, with only three kicks to half-time. By quarter-time serious alarm bells were chiming for the Dockers greatest ever player and Fremantle's chances of an historic victory. Pavlich had not touched the footy with Lake continually close by the big Docker. At times Pavlich was even double and triple teamed with powerhouse spoiling expert Josh Gibson and tough Hawks skipper Luke Hodge all crashing into the Dockers' important leading and marking space. In his first quarter of grand final exposure after 218 games Lake had gathered the footy seven times in opposition to Pavlich. By half-time Lake was emerging strongly as a candidate for best-afield honours and it was confirmed at the end of the game when he claimed the Norm Smith Medal. Fremantle's most important forward's first possession was inside the opening minute of the second term with a contested mark on the lead, but well up field just short of centre wing, as his Dockers threatened to lift intensity and ball-use efficiency levels in a bid to pull back the Hawks' early ascendency. The Hawks steadied with two quick goals from Jack Gunston and Cyril Rioli and the Hawks were out to a four-goal lead and Freo's forwards were being outgunned with Hayden Ballantyne and Michael Walters both well held along with their big skipper in a superb Hawthorn defensive eclipse. While Dockers forwards were blanketed and misfiring in early a significance difference in breaking the flag showdown open was the more efficient finishing in front of goal by Hawks sharpshooters, especially previously unsung hero Gunston who had three by 17 minutes into the second term and Hawthorn on the way to the title with a 23-point lead. Gunston with his fourth deep into the third arrested Fremantle's fightback when the brave Dockers had booted four of five goals from ahead of the final break.