1975 VFL Season 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 season of the Victorian Football League.
Hawthorn hosted North Melbourne at the 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 (9.13.67) were defeated by North Melbourne (19.8.122).
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
Hawthorn
Captain: Don Scott (acting)Coach: John Kennedy
North Melbourne
Captain: Barry DavisVice-Captain: David Dench
Coach: Ron Barassi
Match Umpires
Field Umpires
K. SmithGoal Umpires
L. RobinsonR. Sankey
Boundary Umpires
K. MitchellG. 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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| 20 | I. Bremner | 24 | P. Knights | 1 | B. Jaworskyj |
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| 6 | M. Moncrieff | 15 | K. Moore | 12 | P. Welsh |
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