1979 VFL Round 8: Hawthorn v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 26 May 1979 between Hawthorn and Melbourne during round 8 of the 1979 VFL season.
Hawthorn hosted Melbourne at Princes Park.
Don Scott captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by David Parkin and the visitors were coached by Frank Davis.
Hawthorn
Back:
A. De Wolde, K. Moore, J. Kennedy
Half-back:
R. Polkinghorne, N. Wilton, D. O'Halloran
Centre:
G. Ablett, T. Wallace, R. Eade
Half-forward:
K. Ablett, I. Paton, P. Murnane
Forward:
M. Moncrieff, G. Ayres, A. Goad
Follower:
D. Scott (capt.), M. Tuck, L. Matthews
Int.:
B. Jones, T. King
Melbourne
G. Baker, M. Byrne, P. Carman, C. Clayton, B. Denny, G. Elliott, R. Elliott, R. Flower, T. Flower, L. Fowler, G. Gaunt, W. Gordon, P. Hamilton, G. Healy, G. Hunnibell, G. Hutchison, K. O'Donnell, G. Wells, D. Whitford, M. Wingate
Hawthorn (17.18.120) defeated Melbourne (10.17.77).
Goalkickers
Hawthorn: A. Goad (5), G. Ayres (3), M. Moncrieff (3), L. Matthews (2), I. Paton, D. Scott, M. Tuck, T. Wallace
Melbourne: T. Flower (2), M. Wingate (2), G. Baker, P. Carman, R. Flower, G. Gaunt, W. Gordon, G. Wells
As a result of this match, Hawthorn remained 6th on the ladder and Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Hawthorn
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 26 May 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Princes Park
Attendance:
10,977
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Hawthorn | 7 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 14 | 17 | . | 18 | 17 | . | 18 | (120) |
| Melbourne | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 12 | 5 | . | 14 | 10 | . | 17 | 10 | . | 17 | (77) |
| Margin | HWTH by 36 | HWTH by 30 | HWTH by 48 | HWTH by 43 | HWTH by 43 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
David Parkin
(Hawthorn),
Frank Davis
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Don Scott
(Hawthorn),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
G. James,
I. Robinson
Player Statistics
Hawthorn
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
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| 2 | Ablett, Geoff | WL | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 35 | Ablett, Kevin | HFFL | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Ayres, Gary | FF | ? | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | De Wolde, Alle | BPL | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 26 | Eade, Rodney | WR | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 19 | Goad, Alan | FPR | ? | 5 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 39 | Jones, Bernie | INT | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Kennedy, John | BPR | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | King, Tony | INT | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Matthews, Leigh | RO | ? | 2 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Moncrieff, Michael | FPL | ? | 3 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | Moore, Kelvin | FB | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 43 | Murnane, Peter | HFFR | ? | 0 | 1 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | O'Halloran, David | HBFR | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 42 | Paton, Ian | CHF | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Polkinghorne, Robert | HBFL | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Scott, Don (c) | RU | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 7 |
| 17 | Tuck, Michael | RR | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Wallace, Terry | C | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Wilton, Nick | CHB | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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| Total (20 players) | 17 | 18 | 307 | 223 | 84 | 52 | 23 | 44 | 52 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
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| 1 | Baker, Garry | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 14 | Byrne, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Carman, Phil | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Clayton, Cameron | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Denny, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Elliott, Glenn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Elliott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Flower, Robert | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 34 | Flower, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Fowler, Laurie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 20 | Gaunt, Graham | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Gordon, Wayne | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 30 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Healy, Gerard | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Hunnibell, Graham | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 3 |
| 43 | Hutchison, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | O'Donnell, Kelly | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Wells, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 27 | Whitford, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Wingate, Maurice | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 10 | 17 | 280 | 200 | 80 | 67 | 27 | 52 | 44 | |||
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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