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Hawthorn vs Melbourne Match Centre

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

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
HAW7.23.43.84.4120
MEL1.23.101.25.377

Match Leaders

Goals
5
Alan GoadHAW
Behinds
7
Michael MoncrieffHAW
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Team Stats

HAWMEL

Scoring / Attack

17Goals10
16Behinds16
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

307Disposals280
223Kicks200
84Handballs80

Clearance / Contest

23Hitouts27

Other

52Marks67
44Frees For52
52Frees Against44

Match Summary

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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.

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