1968 VFL Season Round 7: Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1968 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round seven of the 1968 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at the 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 (11.14.80) defeated Hawthorn (11.10.76).

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

Melbourne

Captain: Hassa Mann
Coach: John Beckwith

Hawthorn

Captain: Graham Arthur
Coach: John Kennedy

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

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