1975 VFL Grand Final: Hawthorn v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 27 September 1975 between Hawthorn and North Melbourne in the grand final of the 1975 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted North Melbourne at MCG.
In the absence of Peter Crimmins, vice-captain Don Scott captained the hosts.
Barry Davis captained the visitors with David Dench as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by John Kennedy and the visitors were coached by Ron Barassi.
Hawthorn
Back:
P. Welsh, K. Moore, M. Moncrieff
Half-back:
B. Jaworskyj, P. Knights, I. Bremner
Centre:
S. Trott, K. Matthews, G. Ablett
Half-forward:
S. Murphy, A. Martello, J. Hendrie
Forward:
B. Rowlings, M. Cooke, B. Jones
Follower:
D. Scott (capt.), M. Tuck, L. Matthews
Sub.:
D. Meagher, L. Rice
North Melbourne
B. Davis (capt.), D. Dench (vice-capt.), M. Blight, A. Briedis, J. Burns, B. Cable, P. Chisnall, G. Cowton, B. Crosswell, G. Farrant, P. Feltham, B. Goodingham, K. Greig, F. Gumbleton, R. Henshaw, S. Kekovich, M. Nolan, J. Rantall, W. Schimmelbusch, D. Wade
Hawthorn (9.13.67) were defeated by North Melbourne (19.8.122).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: A. Martello (2), M. Moncrieff (2), K. Matthews, D. Meagher, B. Rowlings, D. Scott, S. Trott
North Melbourne: A. Briedis (5), J. Burns (4), D. Wade (4), W. Schimmelbusch (2), M. Blight, B. Crosswell, P. Feltham, S. Kekovich
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were the premiers and Hawthorn were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1975 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 27 September 1975
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
110,551
Match Results
Outcome:
Hawthorn
def. by
North Melbourne
Score:
9.13.67 - 19.8.122
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| North Melbourne | 4 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 2 | 12 | . | 6 | 19 | . | 8 | 19 | . | 8 | (122) |
| Margin | NMLB by 12 | NMLB by 20 | NMLB by 29 | NMLB by 55 | NMLB by 55 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Kennedy
(Hawthorn),
Ron Barassi
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Don Scott
(Hawthorn),
Barry Davis
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Hawthorn),
David Dench
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Smith
Goal Umpire:
L. Robinson,
R. Sankey
Boundary Umpire:
K. Mitchell,
G. Willcox
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
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| 2 | Ablett, Geoff | WR | ? | 0 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Bremner, Ian | HBFR | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 48 | Cooke, Michael | FF↓ | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Hendrie, John | HFFR | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Jaworskyj, Bohdan | HBFL | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Jones, Bernie | FPR | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Knights, Peter | CHB | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Martello, Alan | CHF | ? | 2 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Matthews, Kelvin | C | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Matthews, Leigh | RO | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 30 | Meagher, Des | SUB↑ | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Moncrieff, Michael | BPR | ? | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Moore, Kelvin | FB↓ | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Murphy, Shane | HFFL | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Rice, Leon | SUB↑ | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Rowlings, Barry | FPL | ? | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Scott, Don (ac) | RU | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 5 |
| 28 | Trott, Stuart | WL | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Tuck, Michael | RR | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Welsh, Peter | BPL | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 9 | 13 | 255 | 216 | 39 | 56 | 30 | 26 | 38 | |||
D. Meagher replaced M. Cooke during the second quarter.
L. Rice replaced K. Moore during the third quarter.
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
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| 15 | Blight, Malcolm | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Briedis, Arnold | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Burns, John | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Cable, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 40 | Chisnall, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Cowton, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Crosswell, Brent | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Davis, Barry (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Dench, David (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Farrant, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Feltham, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Goodingham, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Greig, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Gumbleton, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Henshaw, Ross | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Kekovich, Sam | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 22 | Nolan, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Schimmelbusch, Wayne | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Wade, Doug | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 19 | 8 | 320 | 240 | 80 | 73 | 25 | 38 | 26 | |||
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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