1977 VFL Semi Final 2: Collingwood v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 10 September 1977 between Collingwood and Hawthorn in the second semi final of the 1977 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Hawthorn at MCG. Max Richardson captained the hosts with Len Thompson as vice-captain. Don Scott captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Tom Hafey and the visitors were coached by David Parkin.

Collingwood
M. Richardson (capt.), L. Thompson (vice-capt.), G. Anderson, R. Barham, G. Betts, P. Carman, R. Dunne, W. Gordon, D. Gott, R. Hyde, A. Ireland, R. Kink, S. Magro, P. Manassa, P. Moore, B. Picken, W. Richardson, R. Shaw, R. Wearmouth, K. Worthington

Hawthorn
Back: M. Moncrieff, K. Moore, P. Welsh
Half-back: D. Polkinghorne, P. Knights, D. O'Halloran
Centre: G. Ablett, L. Rice, K. Ablett
Half-forward: J. Hendrie, A. Martello, R. Eade
Forward: B. Rowlings, P. Hudson, I. Paton
Follower: D. Scott (capt.), M. Tuck, L. Matthews
Sub.: G. McCarthy, S. Trott

Collingwood (17.10.112) defeated Hawthorn (16.14.110).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: P. Carman (4), P. Moore (4), R. Kink (2), R. Shaw (2), R. Barham, W. Gordon, M. Richardson, L. Thompson, R. Wearmouth
Hawthorn: P. Hudson (4), L. Matthews (3), J. Hendrie (2), M. Moncrieff (2), M. Tuck (2), G. Ablett, R. Eade, A. Martello

As a result of this match, Collingwood faced North Melbourne in the grand final and Hawthorn faced North Melbourne in the preliminary final.

Match Details

Season: 1977 VFL Season
Round: Semi Final 2
Teams: Collingwood v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 10 September 1977
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 87,421

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Hawthorn
Score: 17.10.112 - 16.14.110

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 4 . 0 7 . 3 11 . 6 17 . 10 17 . 10 (112)
Hawthorn 6 . 5 6 . 8 9 . 13 16 . 14 16 . 14 (110)
Margin HWTH by 17 COLL by 1 COLL by 5 COLL by 2 COLL by 2
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Tom Hafey (Collingwood), David Parkin (Hawthorn)
Captains: Max Richardson (Collingwood), Don Scott (Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains: Len Thompson (Collingwood), unknown (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Deller, N. Nash

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
21 Anderson, Graeme ? ? 0 1 8 8 0 0 0 0 3
43 Barham, Ricky ? ? 1 0 16 13 3 2 0 4 3
11 Betts, Gerald ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Carman, Phil ? ? 4 1 17 11 6 4 0 2 4
12 Dunne, Ross ? ? 0 1 16 12 4 5 1 2 3
13 Gordon, Wayne ? ? 1 1 16 10 6 4 0 1 4
34 Gott, Doug ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 3 0 3 2
38 Hyde, Robert ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 3 0 4 2
24 Ireland, Andrew ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 3 0 2 2
36 Kink, Rene ? ? 2 2 16 13 3 1 0 2 0
3 Magro, Stan ? ? 0 0 21 15 6 1 0 5 3
31 Manassa, Phil ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 4 0 2 0
30 Moore, Peter ? ? 4 0 6 4 2 3 2 1 0
25 Picken, Bill ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 2 0 3 1
1 Richardson, Max (c) ? ? 1 0 11 7 4 2 0 2 4
18 Richardson, Wayne ? ? 0 1 11 11 0 2 0 2 1
23 Shaw, Ray ? ? 2 1 16 13 3 1 0 5 3
2 Thompson, Len (vc) ? ? 1 0 16 11 5 5 18 7 6
5 Wearmouth, Ronnie ? ? 1 0 31 23 8 2 0 2 2
27 Worthington, Kevin ? ? 0 0 12 7 5 4 0 1 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 17 10 277 211 66 51 21 50 45

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
2 Ablett, Geoff WL ? 1 0 20 16 4 5 0 2 1
35 Ablett, Kevin WR↓ ? 0 2 21 12 9 3 0 2 4
26 Eade, Rodney HFFR ? 1 1 18 11 7 1 0 1 2
25 Hendrie, John HFFL ? 2 0 20 19 1 9 0 1 5
1 Hudson, Peter FF ? 4 0 17 14 3 2 0 2 1
24 Knights, Peter CHB ? 0 0 22 16 6 5 1 7 2
14 Martello, Alan CHF ? 1 0 11 8 3 3 6 1 6
3 Matthews, Leigh RO ? 3 6 21 16 5 6 0 6 3
21 McCarthy, Gerald SUB↑ ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Moncrieff, Michael BPL ? 2 1 18 17 1 7 0 2 4
15 Moore, Kelvin FB ? 0 0 8 8 0 1 0 4 1
8 O'Halloran, David HBFR ? 0 0 9 4 5 3 0 1 1
42 Paton, Ian FPR ? 0 1 18 10 8 5 3 0 4
10 Polkinghorne, David HBFL ? 0 0 19 10 9 2 0 1 1
13 Rice, Leon C↓ ? 0 0 20 10 10 3 0 1 0
22 Rowlings, Barry FPL ? 0 1 21 16 5 2 0 1 1
23 Scott, Don (c) RU ? 0 0 14 11 3 2 13 8 5
28 Trott, Stuart SUB↑ ? 0 0 5 4 1 3 0 0 2
17 Tuck, Michael RR ? 2 0 25 21 4 2 0 5 3
12 Welsh, Peter BPR ? 0 0 11 7 4 2 0 0 4
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 16 14 318 230 88 66 23 45 50

G. McCarthy replaced K. Ablett during the fourth quarter.
S. Trott replaced L. Rice 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

Collingwood Coach: Tom Hafey
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
6 M. Moncrieff 15 K. Moore 12 P. Welsh













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



10 D. Polkinghorne 24 P. Knights 8 D. O'Halloran













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



2 G. Ablett 13 L. Rice 35 K. Ablett









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 23 D. Scott (c) 21 G. McCarthy
HALF-FORWARD 17 M. Tuck 28 S. Trott
25 J. Hendrie 14 A. Martello 26 R. Eade 3 L. Matthews











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



22 B. Rowlings 1 P. Hudson 42 I. Paton













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: David Parkin