Hawthorn vs Melbourne Match Centre

Saturday 26-May-1979
Final Round 8
Hawthorn Coach: David Parkin
120 17.18
77 10.17
Melbourne Coach: Frank Davis
Princes Park Hawthorn by 43

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
HAW7.23.43.84.4120
MEL1.23.101.25.377

Match Leaders

Goals
5
Alan GoadHAW
Behinds
7
Michael MoncrieffHAW
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
Not available yet

Team Stats

HAWMEL

Scoring / Attack

17Goals10
16Behinds16
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

307Disposals280
223Kicks200
84Handballs80

Clearance / Contest

23Hitouts27

Other

52Marks67
44Frees For52
52Frees Against44

How the match finished

Hawthorn beat Melbourne by 43 points, 120–77.

Hawthorn took a 48-point lead into the last quarter. Melbourne cut that back to 43 by the final siren, scoring 33 points to 28 in the 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. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

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