1968 VFL Round 18: Hawthorn v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 17 August 1968 between Hawthorn and Melbourne during round 18 of the 1968 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Melbourne at Glenferrie Oval.
David Parkin captained the hosts.
Hassa Mann captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by John Kennedy and the visitors were coached by John Beckwith.
Hawthorn
Back:
D. Parkin (capt.), I. Bremner, M. Blood
Half-back:
T. Johnson, R. Growcott, R. Olsson
Centre:
D. Meagher, R. Wilson, P. Chilton
Half-forward:
B. Keddie, T. Gay, L. Morton
Forward:
N. Ferguson, P. Hudson, G. Angus
Follower:
K. Beck, J. Fisher, P. Crimmins
Sub.:
I. Law, D. Scott
Melbourne
H. Mann (capt.), S. Alves, B. Bourke, F. Davis, B. Dixon, D. Feldmann, C. Fowler, R. Groom, G. Hardeman, T. Johnson, B. Jones, B. Kenneally, G. Lakes, G. Osborne, G. Parke, B. Roet, J. Townsend, B. Vagg, M. Walker, P. Weekes
Hawthorn (14.13.97) defeated Melbourne (8.11.59).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: P. Hudson (6), N. Ferguson (3), B. Keddie (3), G. Angus, L. Morton
Melbourne: G. Hardeman (3), B. Vagg (2), P. Weekes (2), G. Osborne
As a result of this match, Hawthorn were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Melbourne were then 7th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1968 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 17 August 1968
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Glenferrie Oval
Attendance:
14,359
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 5 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 9 | 12 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 13 | 14 | . | 13 | (97) |
| Melbourne | 3 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 11 | (59) |
| Margin | HWTH by 12 | HWTH by 39 | HWTH by 34 | HWTH by 38 | HWTH by 38 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn),
John Beckwith
(Melbourne)
Captains:
David Parkin
(Hawthorn),
Hassa Mann
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Crouch
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
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| 35 | Angus, Geoff | FPR | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Beck, Ken | RU | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Blood, Michael | BPR↓ | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Bremner, Ian | FB | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Chilton, Peter | WR | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Crimmins, Peter | RO | ? | 0 | 2 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Ferguson, Neil | FPL | ? | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Fisher, John | RR | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Gay, Terry | CHF | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Growcott, Ross | CHB | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Hudson, Peter | FF | ? | 6 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Johnson, Ted | HBFL↓ | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Keddie, Bob | HFFL | ? | 3 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Law, Ian | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Meagher, Des | WL | ? | 0 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 37 | Morton, Lance | HFFR | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Olsson, Rod | HBFR | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Parkin, David (c) | BPL | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Scott, Don | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Wilson, Ray | C | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 13 | 292 | 247 | 45 | 51 | 44 | 22 | 32 | |||
I. Law replaced T. Johnson during the second quarter.
D. Scott replaced M. Blood during the fourth quarter.
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
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| 15 | Alves, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Bourke, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Davis, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Dixon, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 28 | Feldmann, Derek | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Fowler, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 4 |
| 31 | Groom, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Hardeman, Gary | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Johnson, Tassie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | Jones, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Kenneally, Bryan | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Lakes, George | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 29 | Mann, Hassa (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Osborne, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Parke, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Roet, Brian | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Townsend, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | Vagg, Barrie | ? | ? | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Walker, Max | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Weekes, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 11 | 280 | 233 | 47 | 61 | 42 | 32 | 22 | |||
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
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