1983 VFL Semi Final 2: North Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 10 September 1983 between North Melbourne and Hawthorn in the second semi final of the 1983 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at VFL Park. Wayne Schimmelbusch captained the hosts. Leigh Matthews captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Barry Cable and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

North Melbourne
W. Schimmelbusch (capt.), B. Abernethy, G. Atkins, G. Cowton, A. Demetriou, G. Dempsey, D. Dench, T. Furey, R. Glendinning, K. Greig, K. Hodgeman, P. Jonas, P. Kelly, J. Krakouer, P. Krakouer, J. Law, S. McCann, D. McDonald, R. Ramsay, P. Smith

Hawthorn
Back: G. Ayres, D. O'Halloran, R. Greene
Half-back: D. Polkinghorne, C. Mew, J. Kennedy
Centre: P. Schwab, T. Wallace, R. Eade
Half-forward: G. Buckenara, P. Knights, K. Judge
Forward: L. Matthews (capt.), D. Brereton, R. Loveridge
Follower: I. Paton, M. Tuck, C. Robertson
Int.: R. DiPierdomenico, M. McCarthy

North Melbourne (6.12.48) were defeated by Hawthorn (13.10.88).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: G. Atkins, A. Demetriou, K. Hodgeman, P. Kelly, J. Krakouer, W. Schimmelbusch
Hawthorn: L. Matthews (5), M. McCarthy (4), G. Buckenara, R. DiPierdomenico, J. Kennedy, R. Loveridge

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

Match Details

Season: 1983 VFL Season
Round: Semi Final 2
Teams: North Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 10 September 1983
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 41,063

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Hawthorn
Score: 6.12.48 - 13.10.88

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 2 . 4 3 . 6 5 . 9 6 . 12 6 . 12 (48)
Hawthorn 0 . 2 6 . 6 9 . 8 13 . 10 13 . 10 (88)
Margin NMLB by 14 HWTH by 18 HWTH by 23 HWTH by 40 HWTH by 40
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Barry Cable (North Melbourne), Allan Jeans (Hawthorn)
Captains: Wayne Schimmelbusch (North Melbourne), Leigh Matthews (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: T. Bryant, G. James

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
12 Abernethy, Bruce ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 1 0 1 1
36 Atkins, Graeme ? ? 1 1 20 14 6 2 0 1 0
1 Cowton, Gary ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 1 1 3 0
28 Demetriou, Andrew ? ? 1 0 18 16 2 3 0 4 3
24 Dempsey, Gary ? ? 0 1 13 9 4 6 34 4 2
23 Dench, David ? ? 0 0 16 10 6 5 0 2 0
21 Furey, Tony ? ? 0 0 20 11 9 4 1 5 5
4 Glendinning, Ross ? ? 0 1 19 16 3 7 0 1 2
27 Greig, Keith ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 5 0 3 1
17 Hodgeman, Kym ? ? 1 0 11 9 2 4 0 1 1
18 Jonas, Peter ? ? 0 1 5 3 2 2 1 1 2
14 Kelly, Phil ? ? 1 0 10 6 4 2 0 0 1
3 Krakouer, Jim ? ? 1 1 15 13 2 2 1 5 1
8 Krakouer, Phil ? ? 0 0 22 12 10 3 0 2 3
13 Law, John ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 2 0 1 4
16 McCann, Stephen ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 5 4 2 1
25 McDonald, Donald ? ? 0 2 8 4 4 2 0 1 2
30 Ramsay, Roy ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 4 0 4 3
20 Schimmelbusch, Wayne (c) ? ? 1 1 17 12 5 3 0 3 2
39 Smith, Peter ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 3 0 1 2
Rushed 4
Total (20 players) 6 12 287 208 79 66 42 45 36

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
7 Ayres, Gary BPL ? 0 0 22 17 5 5 0 1 1
23 Brereton, Dermott FF ? 0 1 17 10 7 4 1 3 4
11 Buckenara, Gary HFFL ? 1 0 13 7 6 2 0 2 3
9 DiPierdomenico, Robert INT ? 1 2 19 17 2 7 0 0 3
26 Eade, Rodney WR ? 0 1 29 27 2 3 0 5 2
29 Greene, Russell BPR ? 0 1 28 17 11 4 0 2 3
1 Judge, Ken HFFR ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 3
34 Kennedy, John HBFR ? 1 0 24 14 10 7 0 4 3
24 Knights, Peter CHF ? 0 0 11 9 2 4 0 2 0
22 Loveridge, Richard FPR ? 1 3 34 30 4 5 0 0 0
3 Matthews, Leigh (c) FPL ? 5 0 14 12 2 5 0 1 4
20 McCarthy, Michael INT ? 4 0 11 5 6 2 1 0 0
46 Mew, Chris CHB ? 0 0 19 13 6 6 6 1 3
8 O'Halloran, David FB ? 0 0 10 7 3 3 0 2 1
12 Paton, Ian RU ? 0 0 18 11 7 1 18 2 3
10 Polkinghorne, David HBFL ? 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
32 Robertson, Colin RO ? 0 0 23 15 8 6 0 5 2
30 Schwab, Peter WL ? 0 0 20 15 5 4 0 4 4
17 Tuck, Michael RR ? 0 1 20 11 9 2 0 1 2
16 Wallace, Terry C ? 0 0 27 18 9 3 0 1 4
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 13 10 363 259 104 74 26 36 45

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

North Melbourne Coach: Barry Cable
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
7 G. Ayres 8 D. O'Halloran 29 R. Greene













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



10 D. Polkinghorne 46 C. Mew 34 J. Kennedy













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



30 P. Schwab 16 T. Wallace 26 R. Eade









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 12 I. Paton 9 R. DiPierdomenico
HALF-FORWARD 17 M. Tuck 20 M. McCarthy
11 G. Buckenara 24 P. Knights 1 K. Judge 32 C. Robertson











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



3 L. Matthews (c) 23 D. Brereton 22 R. Loveridge













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Allan Jeans