1986 VFL Round 16: Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 12 July 1986 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 16 of the 1986 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at VFL Park. Michael Tuck captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Northey and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

Melbourne
D. Allday, B. Bailey, T. Campbell, C. Connolly, D. Cordner, A. Dale, R. Grinter, G. Healy, R. Jackson, A. Jarrott, B. Lovett, G. Lyon, S. Newport, M. O'Sullivan, R. Richards, S. Stretch, S. Turner, S. Wight, B. Wilson, S. Zantuck

Hawthorn
Back: G. Ayres, C. Langford, R. Greene
Half-back: R. Lester-Smith, P. Abbott, P. Schwab
Centre: R. Eade, T. Wallace, R. DiPierdomenico
Half-forward: G. Buckenara, D. Brereton, P. Curran
Forward: C. Wittman, J. Dunstall, J. Platten
Follower: G. Dear, M. Tuck (capt.), R. Loveridge
Int.: J. Kennedy, C. Robertson

Melbourne (6.14.50) were defeated by Hawthorn (17.15.117).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: S. Newport (2), S. Turner (2), R. Grinter, G. Healy
Hawthorn: R. Lester-Smith (6), J. Dunstall (4), D. Brereton, G. Buckenara, P. Curran, R. DiPierdomenico, J. Platten, M. Tuck, C. Wittman

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1986 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 12 July 1986
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 10,272

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. by Hawthorn
Score: 6.14.50 - 17.15.117

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 1 3 . 3 4 . 11 6 . 14 6 . 14 (50)
Hawthorn 6 . 5 12 . 9 15 . 11 17 . 15 17 . 15 (117)
Margin HWTH by 28 HWTH by 60 HWTH by 66 HWTH by 67 HWTH by 67
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Northey (Melbourne), Allan Jeans (Hawthorn)
Captains: unknown (Melbourne), Michael Tuck (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Cameron, D. Howlett

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Richard Loveridge HWTH 22 3
Terry Wallace HWTH 16 2
John Platten HWTH 44 1

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
37 Allday, David ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 1 14 2 2
24 Bailey, Bret ? ? 0 0 19 11 8 3 0 2 0
40 Campbell, Tony ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 4 0 0 2
22 Connolly, Chris ? ? 0 0 23 19 4 6 0 2 0
28 Cordner, David ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 1 0
59 Dale, Andrew ? ? 0 0 23 12 11 6 0 3 4
14 Grinter, Rod ? ? 1 1 14 8 6 3 0 1 2
33 Healy, Greg ? ? 1 2 30 20 10 9 0 1 2
45 Jackson, Ricky ? ? 0 1 17 11 6 3 0 1 0
47 Jarrott, Alan ? ? 0 1 21 11 10 7 0 0 1
50 Lovett, Brett ? ? 0 1 18 12 6 3 0 1 1
3 Lyon, Garry ? ? 0 1 23 14 9 5 0 2 1
34 Newport, Stephen ? ? 2 0 10 6 4 2 0 1 0
6 O'Sullivan, Michael ? ? 0 0 16 13 3 3 0 2 0
20 Richards, Russell ? ? 0 2 14 10 4 4 0 0 0
18 Stretch, Steven ? ? 0 2 24 13 11 8 0 0 2
41 Turner, Steve ? ? 2 0 7 7 0 4 2 0 1
27 Wight, Sean ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 1 0
7 Wilson, Brian ? ? 0 1 15 8 7 4 0 0 4
32 Zantuck, Shane ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 0 0 1 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 6 14 309 204 105 76 16 21 23

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
39 Abbott, Paul CHB ? 0 0 12 4 8 6 1 1 0
7 Ayres, Gary BPL ? 0 0 20 11 9 2 1 3 2
23 Brereton, Dermott CHF ? 1 1 16 11 5 8 0 1 1
11 Buckenara, Gary HFFL ? 1 2 25 16 9 8 0 2 1
25 Curran, Peter HFFR ? 1 2 19 12 7 4 0 3 0
14 Dear, Greg RU ? 0 1 17 8 9 5 15 1 1
9 DiPierdomenico, Robert WR ? 1 1 27 14 13 4 0 3 5
19 Dunstall, Jason FF ? 4 1 10 6 4 6 0 0 1
26 Eade, Rodney WL ? 0 0 13 10 3 1 0 1 1
29 Greene, Russell BPR ? 0 0 24 8 16 4 0 0 0
34 Kennedy, John INT ? 0 0 7 2 5 3 0 0 0
28 Langford, Chris FB ? 0 0 18 12 6 2 0 0 0
6 Lester-Smith, Rod HBFL ? 6 2 23 13 10 11 0 0 2
22 Loveridge, Richard RO ? 0 4 32 25 7 4 0 2 1
44 Platten, John FPR ? 1 0 31 13 18 4 0 1 1
32 Robertson, Colin INT ? 0 0 13 5 8 3 0 1 0
30 Schwab, Peter HBFR ? 0 0 21 10 11 6 0 3 3
17 Tuck, Michael (c) RR ? 1 1 19 11 8 2 0 0 1
16 Wallace, Terry C ? 0 0 37 18 19 1 0 1 1
31 Wittman, Chris FPL ? 1 0 11 6 5 1 0 0 0
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 17 15 395 215 180 85 17 23 21

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: John Northey
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
7 G. Ayres 28 C. Langford 29 R. Greene













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



6 R. Lester-Smith 39 P. Abbott 30 P. Schwab













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



26 R. Eade 16 T. Wallace 9 R. DiPierdomenico









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 14 G. Dear 34 J. Kennedy
HALF-FORWARD 17 M. Tuck (c) 32 C. Robertson
11 G. Buckenara 23 D. Brereton 25 P. Curran 22 R. Loveridge











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



31 C. Wittman 19 J. Dunstall 44 J. Platten













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Allan Jeans