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Melbourne vs Hawthorn Match Centre

Saturday 28-Mar-1981
Final Round 1
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Ron Barassi
112 16.16
153 23.15
Hawthorn Coach: Allan Jeans
Hawthorn logo
M.C.G. Hawthorn by 41 HAW by 41
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

19 Bill Nettlefold — · Position unavailable 2 Robert Flower — · Position unavailable 39 Gerard Healy — · Position unavailable 1 Garry Baker — · Position unavailable 7 Phillip Pinnell — · Position unavailable 24 Tony Martyn — · Position unavailable 13 Wayne Gordon — · Position unavailable 23 Kelly ODonnell — · Position unavailable 29 Andrew Moir — · Position unavailable 12 Cameron Clayton — · Position unavailable 9 Laurie Fowler — · Position unavailable 4 Peter Giles — · Position unavailable 20 Graham Gaunt — · Position unavailable 5 Michael Young — · Position unavailable 35 Steven Smith — · Position unavailable 6 Robert Elliott — · Position unavailable 28 Anthony Dullard — · Position unavailable 25 Mark Jackson — · Position unavailable 38 Tony Barnes — · Position unavailable 43 Greg Hutchison — · Position unavailable
Away team

Hawthorn

Recorded positions

Positions recorded for this match.

↑Exact positions unavailableAvailable players are listed below.

Position unavailable 20

16 Terry Wallace — · Position unavailable 1 Norm Goss — · Position unavailable 17 Michael Tuck — · Position unavailable 46 Chris Mew — · Position unavailable 19 Alan Goad — · Position unavailable 9 Robert DiPierdomenico — · Position unavailable 26 Rodney Eade — · Position unavailable 2 Geoff Ablett — · Position unavailable 29 Russell Greene — · Position unavailable 32 Colin Robertson — · Position unavailable 3 Leigh Matthews — · Position unavailable 11 Rick Davies — · Position unavailable 8 David OHalloran — · Position unavailable 4 Peter Russo — · Position unavailable 15 Kelvin Moore — · Position unavailable 34 John Kennedy — · Position unavailable 25 John Hendrie — · Position unavailable 23 Don Scott — · Position unavailable 22 Peter Murnane — · Position unavailable 12 Ian Paton — · Position unavailable

Scoring timeline

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Scoring Events

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Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL7.51.44.34.4112
HAW6.38.44.35.5153

Match Leaders

Goals
11
Leigh MatthewsHAW
Behinds
3
Andrew MoirMEL
SuperCoach
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Tackles
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Team Stats

MELHAW

Scoring / Attack

16Goals23
14Behinds14
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

304Disposals322
198Kicks228
106Handballs94

Clearance / Contest

32Hitouts40

Other

74Marks62
42Frees For29
29Frees Against42

Match Summary

Scoring events are unavailable for this match.

How the match finished

Hawthorn beat Melbourne by 41 points, 153–112.

Hawthorn extended a 34-point three-quarter-time lead with a 35–28 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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