I did a similar analysis last year to the stuff Pokerspiv posted, except I used premiership points instead of margin as the criteria.
Inside 50s were the clear standout. Total Disposals, Uncontested Possessions and Kicks were a couple of notches below.
Winning the hitouts meant almost nothing. Clearances were mid-pack as well.
The major issue we had in the first half against Hawthorn was a woeful fumbliness around the clearances, an inability to win contested ball and an inability to pressure them quickly enough to bottle it back up. Our mids/Sandi let them shark Sandi's taps almost at will, and the Hawks didn't fumble when they were near the ball. Shifting Crowley, De Boer and Suban away from the centre clearances helped. By then, most of the damage was done. Confidence was shot and the game was out of our hands.
I said before the game that I thought De Boer's hands were as good as Fyfe's (in terms of giving off quick handballs)... what I forgot is how fumbly those hands are in picking up the ball. No point being a gun handballer if you can't pick it up. Suban was similar. Shifting Hill, Mundy and PearceD into the centre clearances and an onball role helped a lot there, as they were cleaner in picking it up and applied pressure much more quickly if we lost control of it.