1970 VFL Round 2: Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 11 April 1970 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 2 of the 1970 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at MCG. Frank Davis captained the hosts. Peter Crimmins captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Beckwith and the visitors were coached by John Kennedy.

Melbourne
F. Davis (capt.), S. Alves, B. Bourke, R. Carr, D. Clark, R. Dillon, D. Feldmann, G. Hardeman, B. Jones, P. Keenan, J. Letcher, R. McKenzie, G. Osborne, G. Parke, T. Rollinson, P. Rowlands, P. Sinclair, T. Sullivan, J. Townsend, G. Wells

Hawthorn
Back: R. Wilson, K. Heath, D. Scott
Half-back: L. Tipping, N. Bussell, R. Growcott
Centre: D. Meagher, I. Bremner, G. Angus
Half-forward: B. Keddie, L. Morton, P. Knights
Forward: A. Martello, P. Hudson, L. Matthews
Follower: K. Beck, D. Kennedy, P. Crimmins (capt.)
Sub.: M. Blood, M. Porter

Melbourne (14.12.96) defeated Hawthorn (11.19.85).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: P. Keenan (4), G. Wells (3), R. McKenzie (2), J. Townsend (2), R. Carr, D. Clark, G. Parke
Hawthorn: P. Hudson (4), P. Knights (2), D. Meagher (2), B. Keddie, A. Martello, M. Porter

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 9th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1970 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 11 April 1970
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 25,575

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Hawthorn
Score: 14.12.96 - 11.19.85

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 4 . 4 9 . 7 11 . 8 14 . 12 14 . 12 (96)
Hawthorn 1 . 7 3 . 11 8 . 14 11 . 19 11 . 19 (85)
Margin MELB by 15 MELB by 32 MELB by 12 MELB by 11 MELB by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Beckwith (Melbourne), John Kennedy (Hawthorn)
Captains: Frank Davis (Melbourne), Peter Crimmins (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Coates
Goal Umpire: T. Rossiter, P. Stokes
Boundary Umpire: R. Gulliver, B. Sutton

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
15 Alves, Stan ? ? 0 0 18 15 3 4 0 2 0
14 Bourke, Barry ? ? 0 1 15 13 2 5 0 1 2
22 Carr, Ray ? ? 1 2 9 8 1 4 0 0 2
2 Clark, Denis ? ? 1 1 15 12 3 2 0 0 2
6 Davis, Frank (c) ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 2 0 3 1
24 Dillon, Ross ? ? 0 1 23 19 4 12 5 0 1
28 Feldmann, Derek ? ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
33 Hardeman, Gary ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 9 0 0 2
34 Jones, Brent ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 2 14 2 2
8 Keenan, Peter ? ? 4 1 11 9 2 5 10 1 1
30 Letcher, John ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 2 5 2 1
10 McKenzie, Robert ? ? 2 2 15 12 3 0 0 1 4
7 Osborne, Graham ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 2 0 0 3
26 Parke, Greg ? ? 1 0 18 10 8 8 0 4 1
3 Rollinson, Trevor ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 1 0 0 3
20 Rowlands, Paul ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 2 0 2 2
23 Sinclair, Peter ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Sullivan, Tony ? ? 0 0 17 17 0 5 0 6 3
16 Townsend, John ? ? 2 1 15 14 1 3 0 0 2
11 Wells, Greg ? ? 3 2 17 16 1 4 0 2 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 14 12 259 221 38 72 34 26 35

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
33 Angus, Geoff WR ? 0 0 24 24 0 3 0 2 3
4 Beck, Ken RU↓ ? 0 0 11 10 1 4 8 1 1
15 Blood, Michael SUB↑ ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Bremner, Ian C ? 0 2 15 13 2 6 0 2 0
16 Bussell, Norm CHB ? 0 0 12 10 2 3 0 2 1
5 Crimmins, Peter (c) RO ? 0 2 21 21 0 1 0 4 2
12 Growcott, Ross HBFR ? 0 0 13 11 2 1 0 3 4
8 Heath, Kevin FB ? 0 0 10 9 1 2 0 1 2
26 Hudson, Peter FF ? 4 0 10 10 0 4 0 0 2
2 Keddie, Bob HFFL ? 1 3 16 14 2 4 0 2 1
25 Kennedy, Des RR ? 0 1 10 10 0 3 0 1 1
24 Knights, Peter HFFR ? 2 0 16 16 0 7 1 1 2
14 Martello, Alan FPL ? 1 2 16 13 3 2 13 2 1
32 Matthews, Leigh FPR ? 0 2 13 11 2 0 0 4 3
30 Meagher, Des WL ? 2 1 15 15 0 1 0 1 3
37 Morton, Lance CHF↓ ? 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2
9 Porter, Michael SUB↑ ? 1 1 8 8 0 2 0 0 2
23 Scott, Don BPR ? 0 0 9 9 0 3 16 4 4
11 Tipping, Lindsay HBFL ? 0 0 7 6 1 3 0 0 1
10 Wilson, Ray BPL ? 0 2 8 6 2 3 0 3 1
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 11 19 235 217 18 54 38 33 36

M. Porter replaced L. Morton at three-quarter-time.
M. Blood replaced K. Beck 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
10 R. Wilson 8 K. Heath 23 D. Scott













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



11 L. Tipping 16 N. Bussell 12 R. Growcott













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



30 D. Meagher 20 I. Bremner 33 G. Angus









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 4 K. Beck 15 M. Blood
HALF-FORWARD 25 D. Kennedy 9 M. Porter
2 B. Keddie 37 L. Morton 24 P. Knights 5 P. Crimmins (c)











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



14 A. Martello 26 P. Hudson 32 L. Matthews













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: John Kennedy