1989 VFL Round 2: North Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 8 April 1989 between North Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 2 of the 1989 VFL season. North Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at VFL Park. Michael Tuck captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John Kennedy and the visitors were coached by Allan Jeans.

North Melbourne
B. Allison, B. Buckley, A. Clarkson, D. Crocker, I. Fairley, P. German, D. Harris, M. Hepburn, J. Krakouer, M. Larkin, J. Longmire, J. Love, M. Martyn, J. McCarthy, D. McRae, W. Schwass, R. Smith, P. Spargo, D. Steele, S. Venner

Hawthorn
Back: A. Collins, C. Langford, G. Ayres
Half-back: P. Schwab, S. Maginness, D. Pritchard
Centre: R. DiPierdomenico, G. Buckenara, T. Hall
Half-forward: J. Morrissey, P. Dear, J. Kennedy
Forward: P. Curran, J. Dunstall, C. Wittman
Follower: P. Abbott, M. Tuck (capt.), J. Platten
Int.: D. Anderson, A. Condon

North Melbourne (11.6.72) were defeated by Hawthorn (21.15.141).

Goalkickers
North Melbourne: I. Fairley (3), D. Harris (2), P. Spargo (2), J. Krakouer, J. Love, J. McCarthy, D. McRae
Hawthorn: P. Curran (4), J. Dunstall (4), G. Buckenara (3), J. Morrissey (3), R. DiPierdomenico (2), D. Anderson, J. Kennedy, J. Platten, D. Pritchard, C. Wittman

As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 12th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Hawthorn were then 4th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1989 VFL Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: North Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 8 April 1989
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: VFL Park
Attendance: 18,939

Match Results

Outcome: North Melbourne def. by Hawthorn
Score: 11.6.72 - 21.15.141

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
North Melbourne 4 . 1 8 . 2 8 . 5 11 . 6 11 . 6 (72)
Hawthorn 3 . 0 10 . 2 14 . 7 21 . 15 21 . 15 (141)
Margin NMLB by 7 HWTH by 12 HWTH by 38 HWTH by 69 HWTH by 69
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: R. Castle, G. Forster

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
John Platten HWTH 44 3
James Morrissey HWTH 35 2
Andy Collins HWTH 4 1

Player Statistics

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
33 Allison, Brett ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 1 2 1 0
14 Buckley, Ben ? ? 0 0 14 9 5 2 0 0 1 2
23 Clarkson, Alastair ? ? 0 2 19 14 5 4 0 0 0 2
27 Crocker, Darren ? ? 0 0 10 5 5 2 0 0 1 2
6 Fairley, Ian ? ? 3 0 8 7 1 3 0 0 2 1
29 German, Peter ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 1 0 1 3 1
26 Harris, Darren ? ? 2 0 9 6 3 4 1 0 0 0
34 Hepburn, Mark ? ? 0 2 8 7 1 4 0 1 1 2
3 Krakouer, Jim ? ? 1 0 22 15 7 2 0 1 4 2
9 Larkin, Matthew ? ? 0 0 23 12 11 2 0 1 0 1
35 Longmire, John ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 1 0 2 2 2
39 Love, Jason ? ? 1 1 22 17 5 1 0 1 2 1
4 Martyn, Mick ? ? 0 0 19 12 7 3 0 0 2 1
16 McCarthy, John ? ? 1 0 14 8 6 6 1 2 1 0
19 McRae, Dean ? ? 1 0 7 4 3 2 0 2 1 1
2 Schwass, Wayne ? ? 0 0 20 15 5 3 0 0 2 2
15 Smith, Ross ? ? 0 0 18 18 0 1 0 3 4 1
31 Spargo, Paul ? ? 2 0 7 4 3 1 0 0 0 0
7 Steele, Darren ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 5 0 0 0 1
50 Venner, Steven ? ? 0 0 7 4 3 3 8 1 1 0
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 11 6 273 195 78 50 11 17 28 22

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
39 Abbott, Paul RU ? 0 0 9 4 5 2 12 1 0 0
8 Anderson, Dean INT ? 1 0 35 22 13 6 0 0 1 2
7 Ayres, Gary BPR ? 0 0 17 14 3 2 0 1 2 0
11 Buckenara, Gary C ? 3 1 35 21 14 7 0 0 1 2
4 Collins, Andy BPL ? 0 0 16 9 7 1 0 6 1 2
3 Condon, Anthony INT ? 0 0 26 19 7 5 0 1 0 5
25 Curran, Peter FPL ? 4 0 11 5 6 3 0 3 1 0
13 Dear, Paul CHF ? 0 0 22 12 10 7 6 2 0 2
9 DiPierdomenico, Robert WL ? 2 0 27 16 11 2 0 3 2 1
19 Dunstall, Jason FF ? 4 4 15 9 6 6 0 3 2 3
6 Hall, Tony WR ? 0 2 19 10 9 11 1 0 0 2
34 Kennedy, John HFFR ? 1 0 10 3 7 0 0 1 1 1
24 Langford, Chris FB ? 0 0 7 3 4 0 0 0 0 1
20 Maginness, Scott CHB ? 0 0 18 10 8 4 0 0 2 0
35 Morrissey, James HFFL ? 3 4 23 15 8 3 0 1 2 0
44 Platten, John RO ? 1 1 31 25 6 5 0 0 2 1
18 Pritchard, Darrin HBFR ? 1 2 29 22 7 5 0 3 2 1
30 Schwab, Peter HBFL ? 0 0 19 9 10 3 0 1 1 1
17 Tuck, Michael (c) RR ? 0 0 23 18 5 5 1 2 1 2
10 Wittman, Chris FPR ? 1 1 7 4 3 2 0 2 1 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 21 15 399 250 149 79 20 30 22 28

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: John Kennedy
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
4 A. Collins 24 C. Langford 7 G. Ayres













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



30 P. Schwab 20 S. Maginness 18 D. Pritchard













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



9 R. DiPierdomenico 11 G. Buckenara 6 T. Hall









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 39 P. Abbott 8 D. Anderson
HALF-FORWARD 17 M. Tuck (c) 3 A. Condon
35 J. Morrissey 13 P. Dear 34 J. Kennedy 44 J. Platten











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



25 P. Curran 19 J. Dunstall 10 C. Wittman













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Allan Jeans