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Melbourne vs Hawthorn Match Centre

Saturday 21-May-1955
Final Round 6
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Norm Smith
71 11.5
44 6.8
Hawthorn Coach: Jack Hale
Hawthorn logo
M.C.G. Melbourne by 27 MEL by 27
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Home team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

18 Bob Johnson — · Position unavailable 9 Brian Dixon — · Position unavailable 1 Denis Cordner — · Position unavailable 36 Dick Atkinson — · Position unavailable 25 Don Williams — · Position unavailable 7 Geoff Case — · Position unavailable 5 Ian McLean — · Position unavailable 24 Ian Ridley — · Position unavailable 22 Ivan Baumgartner — · Position unavailable 30 John Beckwith — · Position unavailable 4 Ken Christie — · Position unavailable 38 Ken Melville — · Position unavailable 11 Laurie Mithen — · Position unavailable 21 Noel Baker — · Position unavailable 26 Noel Clarke — · Position unavailable 3 Peter Marquis — · Position unavailable 34 Ralph Lane — · Position unavailable 31 Ron Barassi — · Position unavailable 12 Stuart Spencer — · Position unavailable 29 Tony Bull — · Position unavailable
Away team

Hawthorn

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

4 Alan Fanning — · Position unavailable 12 Alf Hughes — · Position unavailable 24 Allan Woodley — · Position unavailable 1 Brian Boland — · Position unavailable 22 Brian Kann — · Position unavailable 20 Clayton Thompson — · Position unavailable 8 Clive Philp — · Position unavailable 33 Geoff Howells — · Position unavailable 2 Graham Arthur — · Position unavailable 32 Ian Egerton — · Position unavailable 19 Jeff Harris — · Position unavailable 10 John Kennedy — · Position unavailable 3 John OMahoney — · Position unavailable 23 John Peck — · Position unavailable 21 Keith White — · Position unavailable 6 Kevin Coghlan — · Position unavailable 16 Lance Wilkinson — · Position unavailable 14 Len Crane — · Position unavailable 15 Phil OBrien — · Position unavailable 27 Roy Simmonds — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL5.23.01.22.171
HAW1.23.21.21.244

Match Leaders

Goals
3
2 tied leaders
Ian RidleyMEL
Behinds
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SuperCoach
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Tackles
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Team Stats

MELHAW

Scoring / Attack

11Goals6
0Behinds0
0Behinds Rushed0

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Hawthorn by 27 points, 71–44.

Melbourne extended a 22-point three-quarter-time lead with a 13–8 final term.

This match record does not include scoring sequence.

Match records and coverage

This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Period comparisons are included only when all recorded periods add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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