1968 VFL Round 7: Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1968 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 7 of the 1968 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at MCG. Hassa Mann captained the hosts. Graham Arthur captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Beckwith and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.

Melbourne
H. Mann (capt.), S. Alves, T. Anderson, D. Clark, F. Davis, B. Dixon, D. Feldmann, R. Groom, G. Hardeman, T. Johnson, B. Jones, B. Kenneally, G. Osborne, K. Osborne, G. Parke, P. Rhoden, B. Roet, N. Stone, B. Vagg, M. Walker

Hawthorn
Back: D. Parkin, I. Bremner, M. Blood
Half-back: R. Devenish-Meares, L. Morton, T. Johnson
Centre: D. Meagher, R. Wilson, G. Murphy
Half-forward: R. Olsson, G. Arthur (capt.), B. Keddie
Forward: N. Bussell, P. Hudson, G. Angus
Follower: D. Scott, N. Ferguson, P. Crimmins
Sub.: J. Gardner, R. Horkings

Melbourne (11.14.80) defeated Hawthorn (11.10.76).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: S. Alves (3), B. Vagg (3), K. Osborne (2), G. Hardeman, G. Osborne, G. Parke
Hawthorn: P. Hudson (3), G. Arthur, P. Crimmins, N. Ferguson, B. Keddie, D. Meagher, L. Morton, G. Murphy, R. Wilson

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 25 May 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 17,263

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Hawthorn
Score: 11.14.80 - 11.10.76

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 4 . 7 5 . 11 6 . 12 11 . 14 11 . 14 (80)
Hawthorn 3 . 2 6 . 7 11 . 10 11 . 10 11 . 10 (76)
Margin MELB by 11 HWTH by 2 HWTH by 28 MELB by 4 MELB by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Beckwith (Melbourne), John Kennedy (Hawthorn)
Captains: Hassa Mann (Melbourne), Graham Arthur (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Jolley

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 3 1 21 17 4 3 0 3 0
11 Anderson, Tony ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 0 0 2 3
38 Clark, Denis ? ? 0 0 5 5 0 1 1 1 0
6 Davis, Frank ? ? 0 0 17 16 1 0 0 1 4
9 Dixon, Brian ? ? 0 0 22 20 2 5 0 3 1
28 Feldmann, Derek ? ? 0 0 15 15 0 6 0 1 1
31 Groom, Ray ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 5 1 0 1
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 1 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0
8 Johnson, Tassie ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 4 0 1 0
34 Jones, Brent ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 3 13 1 0
22 Kenneally, Bryan ? ? 0 0 29 21 8 3 0 1 3
29 Mann, Hassa (c) ? ? 0 3 18 15 3 5 1 3 2
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 1 0 8 7 1 3 0 0 3
36 Osborne, Ken ? ? 2 3 6 6 0 3 0 0 0
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 1 3 17 13 4 7 0 3 2
44 Rhoden, Phil ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 1 1
23 Roet, Brian ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 2 1 2 2
18 Stone, Neville ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
32 Vagg, Barrie ? ? 3 3 20 17 3 2 0 1 1
1 Walker, Max ? ? 0 0 8 6 2 3 24 1 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 11 14 249 213 36 55 41 25 25

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
35 Angus, Geoff FPR ? 0 0 19 17 2 1 0 4 4
2 Arthur, Graham (c) CHF ? 1 0 20 12 8 5 0 3 0
15 Blood, Michael BPR ? 0 0 10 10 0 5 10 0 0
20 Bremner, Ian FB ? 0 0 13 13 0 4 0 1 0
16 Bussell, Norm FPL↓ ? 0 0 11 11 0 2 1 2 3
5 Crimmins, Peter RO ? 1 2 21 18 3 2 0 0 1
24 Devenish-Meares, Rochford HBFL↓ ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 1
17 Ferguson, Neil RR ? 1 0 11 3 8 3 5 0 2
14 Gardner, John SUB↑ ? 0 0 8 8 0 0 0 2 1
42 Horkings, Ray SUB↑ ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
26 Hudson, Peter FF ? 3 3 9 9 0 6 0 1 0
19 Johnson, Ted HBFR ? 0 0 9 8 1 2 0 0 1
33 Keddie, Bob HFFR ? 1 1 13 10 3 4 0 2 2
30 Meagher, Des WL ? 1 1 23 20 3 0 0 2 1
37 Morton, Lance CHB ? 1 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 3
21 Murphy, Glenn WR ? 1 0 16 15 1 1 0 4 1
25 Olsson, Rod HFFL ? 0 2 19 14 5 5 0 1 1
27 Parkin, David BPL ? 0 0 15 14 1 4 0 1 1
23 Scott, Don RU ? 0 0 9 7 2 3 33 1 1
10 Wilson, Ray C ? 1 0 24 20 4 6 0 1 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 11 10 256 214 42 55 49 25 25

J. Gardner replaced R. Devenish-Meares during the second quarter.
R. Horkings replaced N. Bussell during the fourth quarter.

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Player Line-Up

Melbourne Coach: John Beckwith
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
27 D. Parkin 20 I. Bremner 15 M. Blood













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



24 R. Devenish-Meares 37 L. Morton 19 T. Johnson













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



30 D. Meagher 10 R. Wilson 21 G. Murphy









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 23 D. Scott 14 J. Gardner
HALF-FORWARD 17 N. Ferguson 42 R. Horkings
25 R. Olsson 2 G. Arthur (c) 33 B. Keddie 5 P. Crimmins











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



16 N. Bussell 26 P. Hudson 35 G. Angus













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: John Kennedy