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Melbourne vs Hawthorn Match Centre

Saturday 17-Jun-1972
Final Round 12
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Ian Ridley
76 11.10
75 11.9
Hawthorn Coach: John Kennedy
Hawthorn logo
M.C.G. Melbourne by 1 MEL by 1
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

2 Robert McKenzie — · Position unavailable 12 Mike Collins — · Position unavailable 11 Greg Wells — · Position unavailable 50 Shane McSpeerin — · Position unavailable 41 Stephen Kerley — · Position unavailable 19 Ray Biffin — · Position unavailable 14 Barry Bourke — · Position unavailable 10 Lloyd Burgmann — · Position unavailable 18 John Tilbrook — · Position unavailable 21 Graham Molloy — · Position unavailable 30 John Letcher — · Position unavailable 6 Frank Davis — · Position unavailable 5 John Gallus — · Position unavailable 27 Ross Brewer — · Position unavailable 26 Greg Parke — · Position unavailable 4 Tony Sullivan — · Position unavailable 45 Henry Ritterman — · Position unavailable 34 John Clennett — · Position unavailable 35 Paul Callery — · Position unavailable 54 Peter Williamson — · Position unavailable
Away team

Hawthorn

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

25 John Hendrie — · Position unavailable 33 Geoff Angus — · Position unavailable 23 Don Scott — · Position unavailable 13 Leon Rice — · Position unavailable 14 Alan Martello — · Position unavailable 29 Brian Shinners — · Position unavailable 7 Charlie Grummisch — · Position unavailable 18 Les Hawken — · Position unavailable 30 Des Meagher — · Position unavailable 21 Andrew Scott — · Position unavailable 5 Peter Crimmins — · Position unavailable 34 Bruce Stevenson — · Position unavailable 27 David Parkin — · Position unavailable 8 Kevin Heath — · Position unavailable 20 Ian Bremner — · Position unavailable 15 Kelvin Moore — · Position unavailable 2 Bob Keddie — · Position unavailable 4 Ken Beck — · Position unavailable 16 Norm Bussell — · Position unavailable 10 Ray Wilson — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL2.42.44.23.076
HAW7.01.03.40.575

Match Leaders

Goals
4
Greg ParkeMEL
Behinds
3
Leon RiceHAW
SuperCoach
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Tackles
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Team Stats

MELHAW

Scoring / Attack

11Goals11
10Behinds8
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

248Disposals242
223Kicks219
25Handballs23

Clearance / Contest

23Hitouts35

Other

68Marks49

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Melbourne beat Hawthorn by 1 point, 76–75.

Melbourne came from 12 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Hawthorn 18–5 in the final term to take the win.

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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