1987 VFL Semi Final 2: Carlton v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 12 September 1987 between Carlton and Hawthorn in the second semi final of the 1987 VFL season. Carlton hosted Hawthorn at VFL Park. Stephen Kernahan captained the hosts. Michael Tuck captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Robert Walls and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

Carlton
S. Kernahan (capt.), I. Aitken, T. Alvin, C. Bradley, P. Dean, R. Dennis, J. Dorotich, B. Evans, D. Glascott, A. Gleeson, K. Hunter, W. Johnston, M. Kennedy, J. Madden, W. McKenzie, M. Naley, D. Rhys-Jones, S. Robertson, P. Sartori, S. Silvagni

Hawthorn
Back: G. Ayres, J. Kennedy, P. Abbott
Half-back: P. Schwab, C. Langford, R. Jencke
Centre: R. DiPierdomenico, G. Buckenara, R. Eade
Half-forward: D. Brereton, R. Morris, P. Russo
Forward: P. Curran, J. Dunstall, R. Loveridge
Follower: G. Dear, M. Tuck (capt.), J. Platten
Int.: A. Collins, P. Dear

Carlton (11.14.80) defeated Hawthorn (10.5.65).

Goalkickers
Carlton: S. Kernahan (3), B. Evans (2), K. Hunter, W. Johnston, J. Madden, W. McKenzie, M. Naley, P. Sartori
Hawthorn: J. Dunstall (2), J. Platten (2), D. Brereton, G. Buckenara, P. Curran, R. DiPierdomenico, J. Kennedy, R. Loveridge

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

Match Details

Season: 1987 VFL Season
Round: Semi Final 2
Teams: Carlton v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 12 September 1987
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 64,333

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. Hawthorn
Score: 11.14.80 - 10.5.65

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 1 . 2 2 . 11 6 . 12 11 . 14 11 . 14 (80)
Hawthorn 3 . 2 6 . 2 9 . 3 10 . 5 10 . 5 (65)
Margin HWTH by 12 HWTH by 15 HWTH by 9 CARL by 15 CARL by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Robert Walls (Carlton), Allan Jeans (Hawthorn)
Captains: Stephen Kernahan (Carlton), Michael Tuck (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: I. Clayton, R. Sawers

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
22 Aitken, Ian ? ? 0 1 13 9 4 4 0 1 1 3
31 Alvin, Tom ? ? 0 1 18 15 3 3 0 3 4 3
21 Bradley, Craig ? ? 0 3 19 19 0 4 0 0 3 0
35 Dean, Peter ? ? 0 0 13 4 9 1 0 2 1 1
3 Dennis, Richard ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 3 0 0 0 0
6 Dorotich, Jon ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 3 0 0 1 3
15 Evans, Bernie ? ? 2 0 12 11 1 5 0 3 2 1
32 Glascott, David ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 3 0 2 1 1
12 Gleeson, Adrian ? ? 0 1 7 6 1 1 0 1 1 1
9 Hunter, Ken ? ? 1 0 16 13 3 7 0 0 1 1
7 Johnston, Wayne ? ? 1 2 15 15 0 4 0 6 1 3
43 Kennedy, Michael ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 2 0 2 3 4
4 Kernahan, Stephen (c) ? ? 3 0 10 9 1 4 0 1 5 4
44 Madden, Justin ? ? 1 1 9 8 1 5 25 2 3 2
45 McKenzie, Warren ? ? 1 0 4 4 0 3 0 1 0 1
17 Naley, Mark ? ? 1 3 28 20 8 5 0 0 5 2
26 Rhys-Jones, David ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 1 0 1 2 0
38 Robertson, Shane ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 3 0 1 1 0
18 Sartori, Peter ? ? 1 0 2 1 1 1 4 1 0 1
1 Silvagni, Stephen ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 2 0 1 5 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 11 14 238 181 57 64 29 28 40 33

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
39 Abbott, Paul BPR ? 0 0 14 12 2 2 1 1 2 0
7 Ayres, Gary BPL ? 0 0 15 12 3 2 0 3 4 2
23 Brereton, Dermott HFFL ? 1 0 11 7 4 4 0 4 2 4
11 Buckenara, Gary C ? 1 0 11 10 1 1 0 1 2 0
40 Collins, Andy INT ? 0 0 9 5 4 0 0 3 0 2
25 Curran, Peter FPL ? 1 0 10 5 5 2 0 0 3 1
14 Dear, Greg RU ? 0 0 10 4 6 3 5 0 0 1
13 Dear, Paul INT ? 0 0 8 5 3 1 1 3 1 6
9 DiPierdomenico, Robert WL ? 1 1 25 16 9 6 0 1 2 3
19 Dunstall, Jason FF ? 2 0 4 3 1 1 0 1 1 1
26 Eade, Rodney WR ? 0 0 18 13 5 2 0 2 3 3
1 Jencke, Ray HBFR ? 0 0 8 6 2 3 0 0 0 0
34 Kennedy, John FB ? 1 0 21 12 9 3 0 1 2 0
24 Langford, Chris CHB ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 0 0 2 4
22 Loveridge, Richard FPR ? 1 0 12 9 3 4 0 1 1 1
15 Morris, Russell CHF ? 0 1 11 8 3 6 0 1 0 2
44 Platten, John RO ? 2 2 19 15 4 2 0 3 3 4
4 Russo, Peter HFFR ? 0 0 23 12 11 3 0 1 3 1
30 Schwab, Peter HBFL ? 0 0 23 6 17 1 0 1 2 2
17 Tuck, Michael (c) RR ? 0 0 14 8 6 2 0 4 0 3
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 10 5 275 175 100 50 7 31 33 40

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

Carlton Coach: Robert Walls
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
7 G. Ayres 34 J. Kennedy 39 P. Abbott













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



30 P. Schwab 24 C. Langford 1 R. Jencke













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



9 R. DiPierdomenico 11 G. Buckenara 26 R. Eade









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 14 G. Dear 40 A. Collins
HALF-FORWARD 17 M. Tuck (c) 13 P. Dear
23 D. Brereton 15 R. Morris 4 P. Russo 44 J. Platten











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



25 P. Curran 19 J. Dunstall 22 R. Loveridge













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Allan Jeans