1982 VFL Round 21: Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1982 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 21 of the 1982 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at MCG. Robert Flower captained the hosts. Leigh Matthews captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

Melbourne
R. Flower (capt.), A. Battiston, B. Crosswell, D. Dickson, T. Elshaug, T. Fidge, P. Giles, G. Hutchison, S. Icke, M. Jackson, A. Jarrott, S. McKenzie, G. McLean, B. Nettlefold, P. O'Brien, M. O'Sullivan, M. Seddon, S. Smith, P. Tossol, B. Wilson

Hawthorn
Back: G. Ayres, K. Moore, D. O'Halloran
Half-back: R. Eade, C. Mew, D. Polkinghorne
Centre: R. Greene, C. Robertson, G. Ablett
Half-forward: G. Buckenara, J. Kennedy, P. Schwab
Forward: M. Byrne, L. Matthews (capt.), P. Russo
Follower: I. Paton, M. Tuck, R. Loveridge
Int.: R. DiPierdomenico, M. Moncrieff

Melbourne (14.8.92) were defeated by Hawthorn (14.19.103).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: M. Jackson (4), A. Battiston (3), P. Giles (3), T. Fidge (2), M. Seddon, B. Wilson
Hawthorn: M. Moncrieff (4), G. Buckenara (2), M. Byrne (2), L. Matthews (2), G. Ablett, J. Kennedy, P. Russo, M. Tuck

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 9th on the ladder and Hawthorn were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1982 VFL Season
Round: Round 21
Teams: Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 21 August 1982
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 26,049

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Hawthorn
Score: 14.8.92 - 14.19.103

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 1 . 0 5 . 4 6 . 6 14 . 8 14 . 8 (92)
Hawthorn 3 . 5 6 . 12 11 . 19 14 . 19 14 . 19 (103)
Margin HWTH by 17 HWTH by 14 HWTH by 43 HWTH by 11 HWTH by 11
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (Melbourne), Allan Jeans (Hawthorn)
Captains: Robert Flower (Melbourne), Leigh Matthews (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: K. Dargavel, V. Vasilou

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
16 Battiston, Adrian ? ? 3 1 21 17 4 0 0 3 1
8 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 3 0 0 5
29 Dickson, Dale ? ? 0 0 21 16 5 3 0 2 1
33 Elshaug, Tony ? ? 0 0 21 12 9 0 0 0 2
36 Fidge, Ted ? ? 2 2 10 8 2 1 0 1 5
2 Flower, Robert (c) ? ? 0 0 30 17 13 6 0 3 1
4 Giles, Peter ? ? 3 1 17 14 3 2 0 5 1
18 Hutchison, Greg ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 3 0 3 3
11 Icke, Stephen ? ? 0 0 20 8 12 2 0 2 0
25 Jackson, Mark ? ? 4 2 7 7 0 1 1 3 4
47 Jarrott, Alan ? ? 0 0 25 8 17 4 0 4 0
49 McKenzie, Stuart ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 3 6 2 1
26 McLean, Glenn ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 7 20 1 1
19 Nettlefold, Bill ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 0 1 0 0
40 O'Brien, Paul ? ? 0 0 17 11 6 1 0 1 0
6 O'Sullivan, Michael ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 2 0 1 4
17 Seddon, Michael ? ? 1 0 6 5 1 2 0 1 0
35 Smith, Steven ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 5 0 2 0
46 Tossol, Peter ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 2 0 1 1
7 Wilson, Brian ? ? 1 1 18 11 7 7 0 1 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 14 8 299 194 105 54 28 36 33

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
2 Ablett, Geoff WR ? 1 1 21 16 5 4 0 5 2
7 Ayres, Gary BPL ? 0 0 17 9 8 2 0 4 1
11 Buckenara, Gary HFFL ? 2 3 21 12 9 6 0 0 1
50 Byrne, Michael FPL ? 2 2 8 6 2 3 17 2 1
9 DiPierdomenico, Robert INT ? 0 0 6 4 2 4 0 0 3
26 Eade, Rodney HBFL ? 0 2 30 22 8 7 0 3 3
29 Greene, Russell WL ? 0 0 24 17 7 4 0 1 3
34 Kennedy, John CHF ? 1 0 12 6 6 2 1 1 2
22 Loveridge, Richard RO ? 0 0 21 15 6 1 0 2 3
3 Matthews, Leigh (c) FF ? 2 4 14 12 2 5 0 1 2
46 Mew, Chris CHB ? 0 0 19 13 6 2 0 1 1
6 Moncrieff, Michael INT ? 4 1 6 5 1 2 0 2 0
15 Moore, Kelvin FB ? 0 0 15 11 4 2 1 0 1
8 O'Halloran, David BPR ? 0 0 18 10 8 6 0 1 3
12 Paton, Ian RU ? 0 0 11 3 8 1 21 2 1
10 Polkinghorne, David HBFR ? 0 1 28 13 15 4 0 3 1
32 Robertson, Colin C ? 0 0 20 10 10 4 0 1 2
4 Russo, Peter FPR ? 1 3 34 25 9 8 0 1 1
30 Schwab, Peter HFFR ? 0 0 9 7 2 0 0 0 2
17 Tuck, Michael RR ? 1 1 20 18 2 1 1 3 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 14 19 354 234 120 68 41 33 36

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

Melbourne Coach: Ron Barassi
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
7 G. Ayres 15 K. Moore 8 D. O'Halloran













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



26 R. Eade 46 C. Mew 10 D. Polkinghorne













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



29 R. Greene 32 C. Robertson 2 G. Ablett









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 12 I. Paton 9 R. DiPierdomenico
HALF-FORWARD 17 M. Tuck 6 M. Moncrieff
11 G. Buckenara 34 J. Kennedy 30 P. Schwab 22 R. Loveridge











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



50 M. Byrne 3 L. Matthews (c) 4 P. Russo













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Allan Jeans