1978 VFL Qualifying Final: Hawthorn v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 9 September 1978 between Hawthorn and Collingwood in the qualifying final of the 1978 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Don Scott captained the hosts with Leigh Matthews as vice-captain.
Len Thompson captained the visitors with Phil Carman as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by David Parkin and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.
Hawthorn
Back:
A. De Wolde, K. Moore, D. O'Halloran
Half-back:
D. Polkinghorne, P. Knights, R. DiPierdomenico
Centre:
G. Ablett, T. Wallace, R. Eade
Half-forward:
J. Hendrie, A. Martello, M. Tuck
Forward:
I. Paton, M. Moncrieff, P. Russo
Follower:
D. Scott (capt.), L. Matthews (vice-capt.), S. Murphy
Int.:
P. Murnane, R. Walter
Collingwood
L. Thompson (capt.), P. Carman (vice-capt.), R. Barham, R. Byrne, L. Carlson, R. Dunne, A. Ireland, R. Kink, P. Manassa, P. McCormack, P. Moore, K. Morris, B. Picken, M. Richardson, W. Richardson, R. Shaw, T. Shaw, R. Wearmouth, T. Wight, K. Worthington
Hawthorn (23.16.154) defeated Collingwood (14.14.98).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: M. Moncrieff (8), P. Russo (4), L. Matthews (3), A. Martello (2), P. Murnane (2), J. Hendrie, S. Murphy, D. Scott, R. Walter
Collingwood: P. Carman (3), P. McCormack (2), R. Barham, R. Byrne, L. Carlson, R. Dunne, R. Kink, P. Manassa, M. Richardson, T. Shaw, R. Wearmouth
As a result of this match, Hawthorn faced North Melbourne in the second semi final and Collingwood faced Carlton in the first semi final.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFL Season
Round:
Qualifying Final
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 9 September 1978
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
79,931
Match Results
Outcome:
Hawthorn
def.
Collingwood
Score:
23.16.154 - 14.14.98
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 4 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 11 | 23 | . | 16 | 23 | . | 16 | (154) |
| Collingwood | 3 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 11 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| Margin | HWTH by 10 | HWTH by 25 | HWTH by 36 | HWTH by 56 | HWTH by 56 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
David Parkin
(Hawthorn),
Tom Hafey
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Don Scott
(Hawthorn),
Len Thompson
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
Leigh Matthews
(Hawthorn),
Phil Carman
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
I. Robinson,
K. Smith
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
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| 2 | Ablett, Geoff | WL | ? | 0 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 27 | De Wolde, Alle | BPL | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | DiPierdomenico, Robert | HBFR | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Eade, Rodney | WR | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Hendrie, John | HFFL | ? | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Knights, Peter | CHB | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Martello, Alan | CHF | ? | 2 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Matthews, Leigh (vc) | RR | ? | 3 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Moncrieff, Michael | FF | ? | 8 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Moore, Kelvin | FB | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 43 | Murnane, Peter | INT | ? | 2 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | Murphy, Shane | RO | ? | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | O'Halloran, David | BPR | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 42 | Paton, Ian | FPL | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Polkinghorne, David | HBFL | ? | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Russo, Peter | FPR | ? | 4 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 23 | Scott, Don (c) | RU | ? | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Tuck, Michael | HFFR | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 16 | Wallace, Terry | C | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 45 | Walter, Richard | INT | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 2 |
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| Total (20 players) | 23 | 16 | 292 | 232 | 60 | 72 | 46 | 50 | 41 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
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| 43 | Barham, Ricky | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Byrne, Ray | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Carlson, Leigh | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Carman, Phil (vc) | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 44 | Dunne, Ross | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | Ireland, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Kink, Rene | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | Manassa, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | McCormack, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 30 | Moore, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Morris, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | Picken, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | Richardson, Max | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 18 | Richardson, Wayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Shaw, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | Shaw, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | Thompson, Len (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Wearmouth, Ronnie | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 28 | Wight, Terry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | Worthington, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 14 | 14 | 237 | 190 | 47 | 49 | 35 | 36 | 50 | |||
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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