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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
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

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Home team

Hawthorn

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

43 Peter Murnane — · Position unavailable 3 Leigh Matthews — · Position unavailable 19 Alan Goad — · Position unavailable 2 Geoff Ablett — · Position unavailable 23 Don Scott — · Position unavailable 17 Michael Tuck — · Position unavailable 6 Michael Moncrieff — · Position unavailable 27 Alle De Wolde — · Position unavailable 8 David OHalloran — · Position unavailable 26 Rodney Eade — · Position unavailable 15 Kelvin Moore — · Position unavailable 16 Terry Wallace — · Position unavailable 21 Nick Wilton — · Position unavailable 42 Ian Paton — · Position unavailable 30 Tony King — · Position unavailable 7 Gary Ayres — · Position unavailable 34 John Kennedy — · Position unavailable 35 Kevin Ablett — · Position unavailable 11 Robert Polkinghorne — · Position unavailable 39 Bernie Jones — · Position unavailable
Away team

Melbourne

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

2 Robert Flower — · Position unavailable 11 Greg Wells — · Position unavailable 23 Kelly ODonnell — · Position unavailable 9 Laurie Fowler — · Position unavailable 8 Glenn Elliott — · Position unavailable 13 Wayne Gordon — · Position unavailable 1 Garry Baker — · Position unavailable 20 Graham Gaunt — · Position unavailable 6 Robert Elliott — · Position unavailable 34 Tom Flower — · Position unavailable 18 Maurice Wingate — · Position unavailable 43 Greg Hutchison — · Position unavailable 31 Phil Carman — · Position unavailable 12 Cameron Clayton — · Position unavailable 5 Graham Hunnibell — · Position unavailable 39 Gerard Healy — · Position unavailable 30 Peter Hamilton — · Position unavailable 7 Barry Denny — · Position unavailable 14 Michael Byrne — · Position unavailable 27 Don Whitford — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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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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Tackles
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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

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

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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