This is the match report for the match played on 23 August 1997 between North Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 21 of the 1997 AFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at MCG.
Wayne Carey captained the hosts.
John Platten captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Denis Pagan and the visitors were coached by Ken Judge.
North Melbourne
W. Carey (capt.), B. Allison, S. Anderson, G. Archer, P. Bell, J. Blakey, B. Chandler, C. Groom, B. Harvey, D. King, D. Laidley, J. Longmire, M. Martyn, A. Mellington, M. Pike, W. Schwass, R. Scott, C. Sholl, A. Simpson, A. Stevens, D. Stevens
Hawthorn
Back:
J. Robran, C. Langford, B. Scott
Half-back:
A. Lekkas, S. Lawrence, M. Graham
Centre:
R. Taylor, D. Harford, C. Treleven
Half-forward:
A. Lord, N. Holland, S. Crawford
Forward:
D. Chick, B. Krummel, B. Dixon
Follower:
P. Salmon, T. Woods, J. Platten (capt.)
Int.:
R. Bone, J. Hassall, D. Kappler
North Melbourne (10.21.81) defeated Hawthorn (6.7.43).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: B. Allison (4), G. Archer, J. Longmire, W. Schwass, A. Simpson, A. Stevens, D. Stevens
Hawthorn: A. Lord (2), D. Chick, D. Kappler, C. Langford, J. Platten
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) and Hawthorn were then 15th on the ladder (down from 13th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Round 21
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Hawthorn
Date:
Saturday 23 August 1997
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
26,393
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
Hawthorn
Score:
10.21.81 - 6.7.43
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Denis Pagan
(North Melbourne),
Ken Judge
(Hawthorn)
Captains:
Wayne Carey
(North Melbourne),
John Platten
(Hawthorn)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Allen
(#10),
D. Rich
(#3),
V. Sercia
(#39), E:
S. Hanley
(#18)
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
DI
|
KI
|
HB
|
MK
|
HO
|
TA
|
FF
|
FA
|
|
33
|
Allison, Brett
|
?
|
?
|
4
|
3
|
13
|
10
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
5
|
Anderson, Stuart
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
6
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
11
|
Archer, Glenn
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
2
|
17
|
10
|
7
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
26
|
Bell, Peter
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
7
|
9
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
|
12
|
Blakey, John
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
13
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
|
18
|
Carey, Wayne
(c)
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
22
|
18
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
9
|
Chandler, Brett
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
23
|
Groom, Chris
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
29
|
Harvey, Brent
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
34
|
King, David
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
15
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
7
|
Laidley, Dean
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
9
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
35
|
Longmire, John
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
1
|
15
|
11
|
4
|
4
|
8
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
|
4
|
Martyn, Mick
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
6
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
|
20
|
Mellington, Anthony
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
13
|
Pike, Martin
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
15
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
2
|
Schwass, Wayne
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
0
|
20
|
13
|
7
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
|
8
|
Scott, Robert
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
8
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
24
|
Sholl, Craig
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
4
|
19
|
9
|
10
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
|
37
|
Simpson, Adam
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
1
|
31
|
23
|
8
|
5
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
|
10
|
Stevens, Anthony
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
0
|
27
|
20
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
38
|
Stevens, Danny
|
?
|
?
|
1
|
2
|
12
|
11
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Rushed
|
7
|
|
|
Total
(21 players)
|
10
|
21
|
310
|
215
|
95
|
44
|
12
|
21
|
12
|
17
|
Hawthorn
|
#
|
Player
|
Pos.
|
ToG%
|
GL
|
BH
|
DI
|
KI
|
HB
|
MK
|
HO
|
TA
|
FF
|
FA
|
|
16
|
Bone, Randall
|
INT
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
17
|
Chick, Daniel
|
FPL
|
?
|
1
|
0
|
18
|
14
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
|
9
|
Crawford, Shane
|
HFFR
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
4
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
|
32
|
Dixon, Ben
|
FPR
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
34
|
Graham, Mark
|
HBFR
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
18
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
|
5
|
Harford, Daniel
|
C
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
28
|
23
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
|
13
|
Hassall, Jon
|
INT
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
9
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
2
|
Holland, Nick
|
CHF
|
?
|
0
|
3
|
11
|
10
|
1
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
11
|
Kappler, Darren
|
INT
|
?
|
1
|
1
|
16
|
13
|
3
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
14
|
Krummel, Brendan
|
FF
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
8
|
8
|
3
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
|
24
|
Langford, Chris
|
FB
|
?
|
1
|
0
|
10
|
8
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
12
|
Lawrence, Stephen
|
CHB
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
|
37
|
Lekkas, Angelo
|
HBFL
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
|
15
|
Lord, Aaron
|
HFFL
|
?
|
2
|
0
|
13
|
10
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
|
44
|
Platten, John
(c)
|
RO
|
?
|
1
|
0
|
21
|
16
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
10
|
Robran, Jonathon
|
BPL
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
9
|
7
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
4
|
Salmon, Paul
|
RU
|
?
|
0
|
1
|
13
|
6
|
7
|
4
|
26
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
|
28
|
Scott, Brad
|
BPR
|
?
|
0
|
1
|
17
|
13
|
4
|
6
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
|
6
|
Taylor, Richard
|
WL
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
10
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
8
|
Treleven, Craig
|
WR
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
30
|
Woods, Tony
|
RR
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
4
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
Rushed
|
1
|
|
|
Total
(21 players)
|
6
|
7
|
274
|
193
|
81
|
62
|
33
|
40
|
17
|
12
|
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