NON-PREMIERSHIP MATCHES
1962 VFL NIGHT PREMIERSHIP
SUMMARY OF RESULTS
Date |
Teams |
1/4 |
1/2 |
3/4 |
Final |
Margin |
Venue |
Day/Time |
Crowd |
ROUND 1 |
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Aug-31 |
South Melbourne (12) |
1.2 (8) |
2.7 (19) |
3.11 (29) |
3.14 (32) |
33 |
Lake Oval, |
Fri |
13,500 |
North Melbourne (11) |
2.3 (15) |
4.4 (28) |
6.5 (41) |
9.11 (65) |
South Melbourne |
(8:00pm) |
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Sep-04 |
Richmond (8) |
3.2 (20) |
4.4 (28) |
9.7 (61) |
12.9 (81) |
17 |
Lake Oval, |
Tue |
11,600 |
Fitzroy (10) |
3.1 (19) |
6.3 (39) |
7.4 (46) |
9.10 (64) |
South Melbourne |
(8:00pm) |
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Sep-07 |
Collingwood (7) |
1.0 (6) |
5.11 (41) |
8.11 (59) |
16.16 (112) |
43 |
Lake Oval, |
Fri |
11,300 |
St Kilda (6) |
3.4 (22) |
3.4 (22) |
8.7 (55) |
10.9 (69) |
South Melbourne |
(8:00pm) |
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Sep-11 |
Footscray (5) |
5.5 (35) |
5.6 (36) |
8.9 (57) |
9.10 (64) |
23 |
Lake Oval, |
Tue |
13,560 |
Hawthorn (9) |
3.3 (21) |
6.9 (45) |
7.18 (60) |
11.21 (87) |
South Melbourne |
(8:00pm) |
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SEMI FINALS |
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Sep-14 |
North Melbourne (11) |
1.4 (10) |
4.4 (28) |
8.8 (56) |
9.8 (62) |
23 |
Lake Oval, |
Fri |
17,100 |
Richmond (8) |
2.2 (14) |
6.6 (42) |
8.7 (55) |
12.13 (85) |
South Melbourne |
(8:00pm) |
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Sep-18 |
Collingwood (7) |
2.3 (15) |
4.3 (27) |
6.6 (42) |
7.7 (49) |
72 |
Lake Oval, |
Tue |
20,100 |
Hawthorn (9) |
3.1 (19) |
8.4 (52) |
14.10 (94) |
18.13 (121) |
South Melbourne |
(8:00pm) |
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GRAND FINAL |
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Sep-24 |
Richmond vs Hawthorn moved to
Sept.26 due to torrential rain |
Mon |
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Sep-26 |
Richmond (8) |
1.6 (12) |
3.10 (28) |
5.14 (44) |
8.16 (64) |
4 |
Lake Oval, |
Wed |
24,550 |
Hawthorn (9) |
2.0 (12) |
4.2 (26) |
6.4 (40) |
9.6 (60) |
South Melbourne |
(8:00pm) |
ABOUT THE 1962 SERIES
*Curtain-raisers - played for the first time since 1957 and featured a round-robin competition between schoolboy teams from Altona, Clayton, Middle Park, Newport, South Melbourne Y.C.W., West Altona, Williamstown C.Y.M.S. - Newport won the inaugural Shell-South Melbourne FC Junior Night Premiership Shield.
*Fight the darkness - a series preview in the Round 18 edition of the Football Record notes: "The Football Record will be published for night matches and, to assist patrons, the list of players' names will be printed in larger type than usual."
*Peck fires - Hawthorn's John Peck kicked 7 goals against Collingwood in the second semi-final and was the leading goalkicker of the series with 12 goals from three matches.
PARTICIPATING TEAMS
5th - Footscray
6th - St Kilda 7th - Collingwood 8th - Richmond 9th - Hawthorn 10th - Fitzroy 11th - North Melbourne 12th - South Melbourne |
SERIES FORMAT
MATCH REPORTS
Match 1 - Friday, August 31 |
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SOUTH MELBOURNE |
1.2 (8) |
2.7 (19) |
3.11 (29) |
3.14 (32) |
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NORTH MELBOURNE |
2.3 (15) |
4.4 (28) |
6.5 (41) |
9.11 (65) |
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BEST PLAYERS: |
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South Melbourne |
Johnson, Hynes, McLaughlin, Heriot, McGowan,
Crough |
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North Melbourne |
Gaudion, McCarthy, Serong,
Dugdale, Waddington, Stewart |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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South Melbourne |
Heriot, Kingston, Johnson |
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North Melbourne |
Dugdale 5, McCarthy, Aylett, Allen, F. Goode |
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REPLACEMENTS: |
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South Melbourne |
Smith replaced Reilly (last quarter) |
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North Melbourne |
Robinson replaced McCarthy (last quarter) |
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UMPIRE: |
Andrew |
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CROWD: |
13,500 |
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SOURCE: |
AGE/Football Record |
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Match 2 - Tuesday, September 4 |
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RICHMOND |
3.2 (20) |
4.4 (28) |
9.7 (61) |
12.9 (81) |
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FITZROY |
3.1 (19) |
6.3 (39) |
7.4 (46) |
9.10 (64) |
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BEST PLAYERS: |
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Richmond |
Barrot, Roger Dean, Cameron, Branton, Gahan, Saddington, Robertson |
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Fitzroy |
Campbell, Hayes, Mackenzie, Elliott, Clark,
Harvey, Sleep |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Richmond |
Roger Dean 3, Ron Dean 2, Richmond 2, Saddington 2, Langridge, Jacobs, Hayden |
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Fitzroy |
Campbell 4, Beers 2, Elliott, Slocum, Vernon |
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REPLACEMENTS: |
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Richmond |
Jacobs replaced Moloney (half-time) |
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Lockhart replaced Patterson (last quarter) |
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Fitzroy |
(none) |
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UMPIRE: |
Hodgson |
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CROWD: |
11,600 |
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SOURCE: |
AGE/Football Record |
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Match 3 - Friday, September 7 |
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COLLINGWOOD |
1.0 (6) |
5.11 (41) |
8.11 (59) |
16.16 (112) |
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ST KILDA |
3.4 (22) |
3.4 (22) |
8.7 (55) |
10.9 (69) |
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BEST PLAYERS: |
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Collingwood |
Poore, Henderson, Gray, R. Rose, Roper,
Tuddenham, Delanty |
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St Kilda |
Oswald, K. Roberts, Hodgkin, Smith, Guyett, Apted |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Collingwood |
R. Rose 4, Weideman 3, Roper 2, Poore 2, Johnson
2, Tuddenham 2, K. Rose |
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St Kilda |
Guyatt 2, Smith 2, McHugh 2, Hodgkin, K. Roberts,
Morton, Rowland |
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REPLACEMENTS: |
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Collingwood |
K. Rose replaced Roper (last quarter) |
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Chapman replaced Bone (last quarter) |
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St Kilda |
Apted replaced Howell (selected side) |
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Nowlan replaced Cross (second quarter) |
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UMPIRE: |
Hocking |
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CROWD: |
11,300 |
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SOURCE: |
AGE/Football Record |
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NOTES: |
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Match 4 - Tuesday, September 11 |
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FOOTSCRAY |
5.5 (35) |
5.6 (36) |
8.9 (57) |
9.10 (64) |
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HAWTHORN |
3.3 (21) |
6.9 (45) |
7.18 (60) |
11.21 (87) |
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BEST PLAYERS: |
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Footscray |
Evans, Whitten, Hoiles, Hobbs, Schultz, Walker |
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Hawthorn |
Youren, Arthur, Critchley, S. Hay, Fisher, P. Hay, I.
Law |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Footscray |
Whitten 2, Duff 2, Hobbs 2, G. Ion, Slattery,
Ware |
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Hawthorn |
Peck 3, Arthur 2, Nalder 2, Haslem 2, Law 2 |
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REPLACEMENTS: |
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Footscray |
Darcy replaced Harrington in the selected side
then replaced Spargo (three-qtr time) |
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B. Ion replaced Quarrell (three-quarter time) |
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Hawthorn |
Connell replaced Watson (half-time) |
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UMPIRE: |
Brophy |
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CROWD: |
13,560 |
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SOURCE: |
AGE/Football Record |
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NOTES: |
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Match 5 - Friday, September 14 |
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NORTH MELBOURNE |
1.4 (10) |
4.4 (28) |
8.8 (56) |
9.8 (62) |
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RICHMOND |
2.2 (14)* |
6.6 (42) |
8.7 (55) |
12.13 (85) |
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BEST PLAYERS: |
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North Melbourne |
Cheatley, Aylett, Gaudion,
Snell, Ibrahim, Andrews |
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Richmond |
Swift, Branton, Robertson, Dean, Simpson,
Williamson, Richardson |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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North Melbourne |
Andrews 3, Serong,
Dugdale, Darby, Aylett, O’Brien, Dean |
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Richmond |
Dean 3, Williamson 2, Richmond, Cameron, Serich,
Langridge, Jacobs, Saddington, Branton |
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REPLACEMENTS: |
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North Melbourne |
Robinson replaced McAuliffe (third quarter) |
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Allison replaced Snell (last quarter) |
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Richmond |
McMillan replaced Simpson (last quarter) |
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Smith replaced Langridge (last quarter) |
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UMPIRE: |
Crouch |
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CROWD: |
17,100 |
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SOURCE: |
AGE/Football Record |
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SCORE DISCREPANCY: |
Richmond's 1/4 time
score in The Football Record = 2.2 (The Age has 2.3) |
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Match 6 - Tuesday, September 18 |
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COLLINGWOOD |
2.3 (15) |
4.3 (27) |
6.6 (42) |
7.7 (49) |
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HAWTHORN |
3.1 (19) |
8.4 (52) |
14.10 (94) |
18.13 (121) |
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BEST PLAYERS: |
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Collingwood |
Turner, Norman, Poore, Roper, Henderson |
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Hawthorn |
Nalder, Peck, P. Hay, Youren,
Mort, Law, Fisher |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Collingwood |
Poore 3, Norman 2, Roper, Johnston |
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Hawthorn |
Peck 7, Nalder 5, Haslem 2, Olsson 2, S. Hay,
Mort |
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REPLACEMENTS: |
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Collingwood |
Chapman replaced Rist (three-quarter time) |
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K. Rose replaced Chapman (last quarter) |
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Hawthorn |
Joyce replaced Arthur (last quarter) |
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UMPIRE: |
Hodgson |
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CROWD: |
20,100* |
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SOURCE: |
AGE/Football Record |
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CROWD DISCREPANCY: |
The Football Record has a crowd of 20,100, The
Age (19-9-1962) has 20,000 |
RICHMOND |
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COACH |
Des Rowe |
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BACKS |
Branton (C) |
Swift |
Cameron |
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HALF-BACKS |
Gahan |
Richardson |
Robertson |
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CENTRES |
Simpson |
Barrot |
Grimmond |
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HALF-FORWARDS |
Jacobs |
Richmond |
Roger Dean |
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FORWARDS |
Williamson |
Guinane |
Lockhart |
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FOLLOWERS |
Patterson |
Serich |
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ROVER |
Langridge |
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RESERVES |
Saddington |
McMillan |
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EMERGENCIES |
Smith |
Ron Dean |
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HAWTHORN |
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COACH |
John Kennedy |
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BACKS |
Cabble |
P. Hay |
Beck |
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HALF-BACKS |
McMahon |
Young |
Critchley |
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CENTRES |
Fisher |
Youren |
Albiston |
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HALF-FORWARDS |
Mort |
Olsson |
Nalder |
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FORWARDS |
Haslem |
Peck |
S. Hay |
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FOLLOWERS |
Dickson |
Arthur (C) |
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ROVER |
Law |
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RESERVES |
Cutter |
Connell |
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EMERGENCIES |
Joyce, Porter, Watson, Harris |
1962 VFL NIGHT PREMIERSHIP - GRAND FINAL
Match 7 - Wednesday, September 26 |
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RICHMOND |
1.6 (12) |
3.10 (28) |
5.14 (44) |
8.16 (64) |
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HAWTHORN |
2.0 (12) |
4.2 (26) |
6.4 (40) |
9.6 (60) |
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BEST PLAYERS: |
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Richmond |
Swift, Dean, Branton, Jacobs, Lockhart, Barrot,
Richmond |
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Hawthorn |
Arthur, P. Hay, Cabble, Youren,
Mort, Law, Dickson |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Richmond |
Jacobs 3, Lockhart 2, Dean, Patterson, Richmond |
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Hawthorn |
Law 2, Peck 2, Mort 2, Albiston, Arthur, S. Hay |
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REPLACEMENTS: |
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Richmond |
McMillan replaced Langridge (three-quarter time) |
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Saddington replaced Richardson (last quarter) |
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Hawthorn |
(none) |
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UMPIRE: |
Nunn |
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CROWD: |
24,550 |
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SOURCE: |
AGE/SUN/Football Record |
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NOTES: |
Originally scheduled Sept.24 but postponed due to
inclement weather. |
Written and researched by David Eastman
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First published 15/2/2017
Last updated 30/4/2022 |