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Hawthorn vs Melbourne Match Centre

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

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
HAW1.42.24.24.680
MEL2.34.74.20.678

Match Leaders

Goals
5
Gary BuckenaraHAW
Behinds
3
Ricky JacksonMEL
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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

Match Summary

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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.

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