HAWTHORN forward Luke Breust says he was the lucky one in the right place at the right time to finish of his teammates’ hard work in the final term of his team’s thrilling win over Adelaide at AAMI Stadium.

Breust kicked two crucial final quarter goals to spark Hawthorn’s resurgence after falling behind in the opening minutes of the final quarter on Saturday.

When Scott Thompson goaled for Adelaide just two minutes into the final term to put the Crows in front and hand his side the momentum, the Hawks were in trouble. They needed a spark.

That spark came in the form of an opportunistic small forward who has built himself a reputation as being one of the most dangerous small forwards in the game as well as one of the nest finishers in front of goal.

Forward Jarryd Roughead soccered a goal through to give Hawthorn back the lead at the seven minute mark, but it was Luke Breust who gave the Hawks the momentum it needed to secure a crucial win on the road.

Breust goaled 11.39mins into the final term to give the Hawks a 12 point lead, but as the clocked ticked over to 12.39mins, Breust had his second and the Hawks all of a sudden had some breathing space and a lead of 18 points.

Speaking exclusively to hawthornfc.com.au after the match though, the ever modest small forward said he was just in the right place at the right time – the beneficiary of his teammates’ hard work.

“I was just lucky enough to be on the end of it, I think there were a few guys lining up,” Breust said.

“Our backmen did a great job down there and our midfielders were good as well in terms of clearance work.

“The first one just seemed to fall in my lap when it fell straight to ground and the second one, Mitch luckily spotted me running back to goal and hit me with a pretty good pass.

“It’s guys like Mitch and that who make it pretty easy for us forwards.”

Breust believes composure out of the back half was the reason the Hawks were able to control most of the last quarter, after being outplayed in the second term and fro the majority of the third quarter.

In the second and third quarters, the Hawks were outscored 7.5 to 4.6 but stormed home in the final term to kick 4.3 to 3.3 and secure a telling 11 point victory.

“We just had a little bit more composure out of our back half,” Breust said of his team’s final quarter.

“We used the ball a bit better by foot, being more composed was probably the biggest thing that allowed us to get the game on our terms.

“We probably rushed our disposal a little bit early, and put ourselves under the pump whereas in the last quarter we were a little bit more measured and kept control of the ball.”

It is Hawthorn’s second thrilling win in as many weeks having defeated North Melbourne by just three points at the MCG last weekend.

Breust says the team has taken a lot of confidence out of the games, particularly the ability of it to triumph against adversity and secure the four points in close matches.

He says wins like Saturday’s against Adelaide and last Sunday’s against North Melbourne will hold Hawthorn in good stead when it plays tough, close finals matches.

“You take confidence from winning the close ones and we’ve definitely learned from them,” he said.

“Finals are obviously always tight so as much as we can learn during the regular season is going to help us come finals.”