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Melbourne vs Hawthorn Match Centre

Sunday 25-May-2008
Final Round 9
Melbourne logo
Melbourne Coach: Dean Bailey
78 12.6
97 14.13
Hawthorn Coach: Alastair Clarkson
Hawthorn logo
M.C.G. Hawthorn by 19 HAW by 19
Summary Lineups Player Statistics Event by event Maps
The team sheet

Who takes the field

↑ Attacking this way

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Scoring timeline

2Q3Q4Q
RushedQ1 - 1:40 - Behind - 1-0
Rick LadsonQ1 - 4:54 - Goal - 1-6 Russell RobertsonQ1 - 6:47 - Goal - 7-6 Russell RobertsonQ1 - 12:16 - Behind - 8-6 Lance FranklinQ1 - 13:19 - Goal - 8-12
RushedQ1 - 15:29 - Behind - 8-13
Mark WilliamsQ1 - 16:33 - Behind - 8-14 Robert CampbellQ1 - 18:21 - Goal - 8-20
RushedQ1 - 20:32 - Behind - 9-20
Austin WonaeamirriQ1 - 22:15 - Goal - 15-20 Lance FranklinQ1 - 24:37 - Behind - 15-21 Nathan JonesQ1 - 25:20 - Goal - 21-21 Russell RobertsonQ1 - 28:46 - Goal - 27-21 Ben HollandQ2 - 3:51 - Goal - 33-21 Jarryd RougheadQ2 - 7:42 - Goal - 33-27 Russell RobertsonQ2 - 14:32 - Behind - 34-27 Paul JohnsonQ2 - 17:32 - Goal - 40-27 Tim ClarkeQ2 - 21:23 - Behind - 40-28 Cyril RioliQ2 - 23:42 - Behind - 40-29 Jarryd RougheadQ2 - 25:00 - Behind - 40-30 Jarryd RougheadQ2 - 26:13 - Behind - 40-31
RushedQ3 - 4:40 - Behind - 40-32
Lance FranklinQ3 - 7:08 - Goal - 40-38 Jarryd RougheadQ3 - 8:55 - Behind - 40-39 Austin WonaeamirriQ3 - 9:40 - Goal - 46-39 Cyril RioliQ3 - 11:06 - Goal - 46-45 Ben HollandQ3 - 12:45 - Goal - 52-45 Ben HollandQ3 - 18:34 - Goal - 58-45 Paul JohnsonQ3 - 20:08 - Behind - 59-45 Cyril RioliQ3 - 22:47 - Goal - 59-51 Mark WilliamsQ3 - 25:19 - Goal - 59-57 Xavier EllisQ3 - 26:58 - Goal - 59-63 Lance FranklinQ3 - 29:03 - Goal - 59-69 Lance FranklinQ4 - 0:39 - Behind - 59-70 Nathan JonesQ4 - 4:06 - Goal - 65-70 Aaron DaveyQ4 - 5:31 - Goal - 71-70 Tim ClarkeQ4 - 6:54 - Goal - 71-76 Cameron BruceQ4 - 9:53 - Goal - 77-76 Cyril RioliQ4 - 13:16 - Goal - 77-82
RushedQ4 - 14:36 - Behind - 77-83
Aaron DaveyQ4 - 17:15 - Behind - 78-83 Lance FranklinQ4 - 17:46 - Behind - 78-84 Mark WilliamsQ4 - 18:34 - Goal - 78-90 Mark WilliamsQ4 - 22:29 - Goal - 78-96 Mark WilliamsQ4 - 26:04 - Behind - 78-97

Scoring Events

Most recent first
  • Mark WilliamsBehind
    4Q 26:0478-97
  • Mark WilliamsGoal
    4Q 22:2978-96
  • Mark WilliamsGoal
    4Q 18:3478-90
  • Lance FranklinBehind
    4Q 17:4678-84
  • Aaron DaveyBehind
    4Q 17:1578-83
  • RushedBehind
    4Q 14:3677-83
  • Cyril RioliGoal
    4Q 13:1677-82
  • Cameron BruceGoal
    4Q 9:5377-76
  • Tim ClarkeGoal
    4Q 6:5471-76
  • Aaron DaveyGoal
    4Q 5:3171-70
  • Nathan JonesGoal
    4Q 4:0665-70
  • Lance FranklinBehind
    4Q 0:3959-70
  • Lance FranklinGoal
    3Q 29:0359-69
  • Xavier EllisGoal
    3Q 26:5859-63
  • Mark WilliamsGoal
    3Q 25:1959-57
  • Cyril RioliGoal
    3Q 22:4759-51
  • Paul JohnsonBehind
    3Q 20:0859-45
  • Ben HollandGoal
    3Q 18:3458-45
  • Ben HollandGoal
    3Q 12:4552-45
  • Cyril RioliGoal
    3Q 11:0646-45
  • Austin WonaeamirriGoal
    3Q 9:4046-39
  • Jarryd RougheadBehind
    3Q 8:5540-39
  • Lance FranklinGoal
    3Q 7:0840-38
  • RushedBehind
    3Q 4:4040-32
  • Jarryd RougheadBehind
    2Q 26:1340-31
  • Jarryd RougheadBehind
    2Q 25:0040-30
  • Cyril RioliBehind
    2Q 23:4240-29
  • Tim ClarkeBehind
    2Q 21:2340-28
  • Paul JohnsonGoal
    2Q 17:3240-27
  • Russell RobertsonBehind
    2Q 14:3234-27
  • Jarryd RougheadGoal
    2Q 7:4233-27
  • Ben HollandGoal
    2Q 3:5133-21
  • Russell RobertsonGoal
    1Q 28:4627-21
  • Nathan JonesGoal
    1Q 25:2021-21
  • Lance FranklinBehind
    1Q 24:3715-21
  • Austin WonaeamirriGoal
    1Q 22:1515-20
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 20:329-20
  • Robert CampbellGoal
    1Q 18:218-20
  • Mark WilliamsBehind
    1Q 16:338-14
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 15:298-13
  • Lance FranklinGoal
    1Q 13:198-12
  • Russell RobertsonBehind
    1Q 12:168-6
  • Russell RobertsonGoal
    1Q 6:477-6
  • Rick LadsonGoal
    1Q 4:541-6
  • RushedBehind
    1Q 1:401-0

Quarter Scores

Team1Q2Q3Q4QTotal
MEL4.32.13.13.178
HAW3.31.46.24.497

Match Leaders

Goals
3
4 tied leaders
Ben HollandMEL
Behinds
3
2 tied leaders
Lance FranklinHAW
SuperCoach
Not available yet
Tackles
9
Brent MoloneyMEL

Team Stats

MELHAW

Scoring / Attack

12Goals14
4Behinds10
42Inside 50s52
8Goal Assists12
11Marks Inside 5017
2Behinds Rushed5

Possession

347Disposals356
196Kicks186
151Handballs170
120Contested Possessions106
233Uncontested Possessions249

Clearance / Contest

35Clearances33
67Tackles52
34Hitouts37
8Contested Marks15

Other

101Marks106
23Frees For18
18Frees Against23
37Rebound 50s30
48Clangers44
43One Percenters33
7Bounces25

Match Summary

Biggest Lead
HAW 19 pts
Longest Unanswered Run
HAW 25 pts
Lead Changes
9
Score Ties
1

How the match finished

Hawthorn beat Melbourne by 19 points, 97–78.

Hawthorn extended a 10-point three-quarter-time lead with a 28–19 final term.

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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