Hawthorn vs Melbourne Match Centre

Saturday 19-Sep-1987
Final Preliminary Final
Hawthorn Coach: Allan Jeans
80 11.14
78 10.18
Melbourne Coach: John Northey
Waverley Park Hawthorn by 2

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
HAW1.42.24.24.680
MEL2.34.74.20.678

Match Leaders

Goals
5
Gary BuckenaraHAW
Behinds
3
Ricky JacksonMEL
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
4
3 tied leaders
Gary AyresHAW

Team Stats

HAWMEL

Scoring / Attack

11Goals10
12Behinds14
0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

331Disposals272
213Kicks191
118Handballs81

Clearance / Contest

26Tackles22
13Hitouts24

Other

76Marks55
28Frees For27
27Frees Against28

How the match finished

Hawthorn beat Melbourne by 2 points, 80–78.

Hawthorn came from 22 points down at three-quarter time, outscoring Melbourne 30–6 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. 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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