NON-PREMIERSHIP MATCHES
1966 GOLDEN FLEECE 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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Sep-01 |
South Melbourne (8) |
3.2 (20) |
8.8 (56) |
12.10 (82) |
14.12 (96) |
10 |
Lake Oval, |
Thu |
15,700 |
Footscray (10) |
0.6 (6) |
1.8 (14) |
6.12 (48) |
11.20 (86) |
South Melbourne |
(8:00pm) |
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Sep-06 |
North Melbourne (7) |
4.2 (26) |
9.4 (58) |
11.8 (74) |
14.12 (96) |
20 |
Lake Oval, |
Tue |
10,200 |
Fitzroy (12) |
3.3 (21) |
4.5 (29) |
8.8 (56) |
11.10 (76) |
South Melbourne |
(8:00pm) |
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Sep-08 |
Richmond (5) |
3.3 (21) |
7.5 (47) |
8.9 (57) |
9.16 (70) |
3 |
Lake Oval, |
Thu |
13,800 |
Melbourne (11) |
2.6 (18) |
2.10 (22) |
8.12 (60) |
10.13 (73) |
South Melbourne |
(8:00pm) |
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Sep-13 |
Carlton vs Hawthorn moved to
Sept.15th due to torrential rain |
Tue |
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Sep-15 |
Carlton (6) |
2.1 (13) |
4.3 (27) |
5.4 (34) |
9.5 (59) |
9 |
Lake Oval, |
Thu |
9,100 |
Hawthorn (9) |
4.4 (28) |
4.6 (30) |
7.9 (51) |
9.14 (68) |
South Melbourne |
(8:00pm) |
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SEMI FINALS |
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Sep-19 |
South Melbourne (8) |
2.1 (13) |
7.6 (48) |
8.9 (57) |
12.15 (87) |
3 |
Lake Oval, |
Mon |
14,200 |
North Melbourne (7) |
3.7 (25) |
7.7 (49) |
13.9 (87) |
13.12 (90) |
South Melbourne |
(8:00pm) |
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Sep-21 |
Melbourne (11) |
3.3 (21) |
6.6 (42) |
8.8 (56) |
8.12 (60) |
28 |
Lake Oval, |
Wed |
10,100 |
Hawthorn (9) |
1.1 (7) |
6.4 (40) |
9.6 (60) |
13.10 (88) |
South Melbourne |
(8:00pm) |
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GRAND FINAL |
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Sep-26 |
North Melbourne (7) |
5.5 (35) |
10.7 (67) |
15.10 (100) |
20.12 (132) |
53 |
Lake Oval, |
Mon |
21,800 |
Hawthorn (9) |
2.0 (12) |
6.0 (36) |
8.4 (52) |
12.7 (79) |
South Melbourne |
(8:00pm) |
ABOUT THE 1966 SERIES
*North goes back-to-back - the Kangaroos' 1965 night premiership win was their first senior flag since entering the VFL in 1925. They quickly added more silverware to their trophy cabinet by winning the 1966 series, in the process joining South Melbourne (1956-57) and Footscray (1963-64) as the only clubs to win consecutive night premierships.
*Rule trials - at a meeting of VFL coaches late in the season it was proposed that three new rules be trialled in the 1966 series. All of these rules were later adopted for VFL premiership matches:
*Prizemoney - during 1966 Australia switched from the imperial to metric system of measurement and as part of this change the national currency changed from pounds to dollars. This meant series prizemoney was converted from £1400 to $2800 for the winning team, and from £650 to $1300 for the runner-up. These values remained unchanged for the rest of this era of the night series. |
*Crowd numbers crash - after setting a new seven-game series record of 153,365 spectators in 1965, crowd numbers in 1966 slumped to just 94,900; the third-lowest total in series history. This signalled the start of a steady decline with attendance totals dropping every year (except 1971) throughout the rest of this era.
*Leading Goalkicker of the Series - North Melbourne's John Dugdale led the scoring with 14 goals from three matches.
PARTICIPATING TEAMS
5th - Richmond
6th - Carlton 7th - North Melbourne 8th - South Melbourne 9th - Hawthorn 10th - Footscray 11th - Melbourne 12th - Fitzroy |
SERIES FORMAT
MATCH REPORTS
Match 1 - Thursday, September 1 |
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SOUTH MELBOURNE |
3.2 (20) |
8.8 (56) |
12.10 (82) |
14.12 (96) |
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FOOTSCRAY |
0.6 (6) |
1.8 (14) |
6.12 (48) |
11.20 (86) |
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BEST PLAYERS: |
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South Melbourne |
Heriot, Sarich, Harrison, Skilton, Haenen, Priest, Papley |
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Footscray |
Schultz, Bisset, Spargo, Zeuschner,
Stevens, Cook, Bradley |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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South Melbourne |
Sarich 5, Skilton 3, Sudholz
2, Phillips 2, Robertson 2 |
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Footscray |
Bisset 3, Spargo 3, Jackman 2, Bradley, Prior,
Dempsey |
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REPLACEMENTS: |
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South Melbourne |
unknown |
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Footscray |
unknown |
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UMPIRE: |
Gaudion |
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CROWD: |
15,700 |
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SOURCE: |
AGE/SUN/Football Record |
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NOTES: |
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Match 2 - Tuesday, September 6 |
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NORTH MELBOURNE |
4.2 (26) |
9.4 (58) |
11.8 (74) |
14.12 (96) |
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FITZROY |
3.3 (21) |
4.5 (29) |
8.8 (56) |
11.10 (76) |
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BEST PLAYERS: |
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North Melbourne |
Johnson, Dwyer, McCarthy, Dowdle, Gaudion, Dugdale |
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Fitzroy |
Newnham, Lazarus, Aspinall, Cromarty, Hellings,
Peoples |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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North Melbourne |
Dugdale 5, Dowdle 4, McCarthy, Allan, Allison,
Johnson, Ibrahim |
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Fitzroy |
Cromarty 4, Lazarus 4, Booth 2, Drake |
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REPLACEMENTS: |
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North Melbourne |
McGrath
replaced Waddington in the selected side then replaced Gavin (second quarter) |
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Fitzroy |
Slocum replaced McRae (last quarter) |
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UMPIRE: |
Grant |
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CROWD: |
10,200 |
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SOURCE: |
AGE/Football Record |
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NOTES: |
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Match 3 - Thursday, September 8 |
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RICHMOND |
3.3 (21) |
7.5 (47)* |
8.9 (57) |
9.16 (70) |
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MELBOURNE |
2.6 (18) |
2.10 (22) |
8.12 (60) |
10.13 (73) |
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BEST PLAYERS: |
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Richmond |
Campbell, Barrot, Bartlett, Patterson, Ronaldson,
Dimattina |
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Melbourne |
Mann, Williams, Osborne, Aitken, Alves, Groom,
Massey |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Richmond |
Campbell 5, Clay 2, Patterson, A. Richardson |
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Melbourne |
Smith 2, Aitken 2, Groom 2, Emselle,
Mann, Feldmann, Stone |
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REPLACEMENTS: |
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Richmond |
unknown |
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Melbourne |
unknown |
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UMPIRE: |
Jolley |
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CROWD: |
13,800 |
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SOURCE: |
AGE/SUN/Football Record |
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SCORE DISCREPANCY: |
Richmond's 1/2 time
score in The Football Record = 7.5 (The Age has 7.4) |
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Match 4 - Thursday, September 15 |
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CARLTON |
2.1 (13) |
4.3 (27) |
5.4 (34) |
9.5 (59) |
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HAWTHORN |
4.4 (28) |
4.6 (30) |
7.9 (51) |
9.14 (68) |
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BEST PLAYERS: |
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Carlton |
Lofts, B. Gill, Stone, Nicholls, Robertson,
Jones, Board |
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Hawthorn |
Meagher, McLean, Parkin, Crimmins, Smith, Keddie,
Arthur |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Carlton |
Quirk 3, Nicholls 2, Board, Robertson, Vincent,
Jones |
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Hawthorn |
Crimmins 2, Smith 2, Keddie 2, Arthur, Browne,
Ferguson |
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REPLACEMENTS: |
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Carlton |
Vincent replaced Hall (three-quarter time) |
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Hawthorn |
(none) |
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UMPIRE: |
Sheales |
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CROWD: |
9,100 |
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SOURCE: |
AGE/SUN/Football Record |
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NOTES: |
Originally scheduled for Sept.13 but postponed
due to torrential rain. |
Match 5 - Monday, September 19 |
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SOUTH MELBOURNE |
2.1 (13) |
7.6 (48) |
8.9 (57) |
12.15 (87) |
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NORTH MELBOURNE |
3.7 (25) |
7.7 (49) |
13.9 (87) |
13.12 (90) |
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BEST PLAYERS: |
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South Melbourne |
Papley, Sudholz, Skilton,
Cook, Keenan, Haenan, Magee, |
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North Melbourne |
Dowdle, Dwyer, Johnson, Benton, O’Brien, Dugdale,
McCarthy |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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South Melbourne |
Sudholz 3, Robertson 2, Matthews, Magee, Dunn, Papley, Skilton, Pedrotti, Sarich |
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North Melbourne |
Dowdle 4, Dugdale 3, Dean 2, Karanicolas 2,
Allison, Dwyer |
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REPLACEMENTS: |
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South Melbourne |
unknown |
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North Melbourne |
unknown |
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UMPIRE: |
Sleeth |
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CROWD: |
14,200 |
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SOURCE: |
AGE/SUN/Football Record |
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NOTES: |
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Originally scheduled for Sept.15 but pushed back
due to the postponement of Carlton v Hawthorn on Sept.13 |
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Match 6 - Wednesday, September 21 |
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MELBOURNE |
3.3 (21) |
6.6 (42) |
8.8 (56) |
8.12 (60) |
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HAWTHORN |
1.1 (7) |
6.4 (40) |
9.6 (60) |
13.10 (88) |
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BEST PLAYERS: |
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Melbourne |
Mann, Groom, Emselle,
Dixon, Johnson, Feldman |
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Hawthorn |
Gay, McLean, Crimmins, Parkin, Wilson, Johnson,
Dickson |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Melbourne |
Mann 3, Feldman 2, Emselle,
Groom, Aitken |
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Hawthorn |
Gay 4, Keddie 2, Johnson 2, Browne 2, Law,
Meagher, Smith |
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REPLACEMENTS: |
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Melbourne |
unknown |
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Hawthorn |
unknown |
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UMPIRE: |
Grant |
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CROWD: |
10,100 |
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SOURCE: |
AGE/SUN/Football Record |
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NOTES: |
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Originally scheduled for Sept.19 but pushed back
due to the postponement of Carlton v Hawthorn on Sept.13 |
NORTH MELBOURNE |
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COACH |
Alan 'Butch' Killigrew |
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BACKS |
R. Goode |
Waddington |
Allan |
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HALF-BACKS |
Benton |
Davies |
O’Brien |
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CENTRES |
Johnson* |
Dwyer |
Gaudion |
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HALF-FORWARDS |
Ibrahim |
McCarthy |
Allison |
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FORWARDS |
Karanicolas |
Dugdale |
Rogers |
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FOLLOWERS |
Teasdale (C) |
Dean |
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ROVER |
Dowdle |
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RESERVES |
Wood* |
Backhouse |
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EMERGENCIES |
McKernan* |
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*Johnson was replaced in the
selected North Melbourne side by Wood |
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(McKernan was promoted from
emergency to reserve) |
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HAWTHORN |
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COACH |
Peter O'Donohue |
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BACKS |
Poole |
Dunshea |
Ferguson |
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HALF-BACKS |
Lade |
McLean |
Parkin |
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CENTRES |
Wilson |
Meagher |
Johnson |
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HALF-FORWARDS |
Law |
Gay |
Keddie |
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FORWARDS |
Smith |
M. Browne |
Arthur (C) |
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FOLLOWERS |
Peck |
Dickson |
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ROVER |
Crimmins |
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RESERVES |
Gardner |
Robson |
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EMERGENCIES |
Stafford |
R. Browne |
1966 VFL NIGHT PREMIERSHIP - GRAND FINAL
Match 7 - Monday, September 26 |
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NORTH MELBOURNE |
5.5 (35) |
10.7 (67) |
15.10 (100) |
20.12 (132) |
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HAWTHORN |
2.0 (12) |
6.0 (36) |
8.4 (52) |
12.7 (79) |
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BEST PLAYERS: |
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North Melbourne |
Dowdle, Dugdale, McCarthy, Dwyer, Dean, Rogers, Gaudion |
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Hawthorn |
Keddie, Browne, Peck, Meagher, Law, Ferguson |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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North Melbourne |
Dugdale 6, Dean 3, Dowdle 3, Rogers 3, McCarthy
2, Ibrahim, Allison, Karanicolas |
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Hawthorn |
Peck 4, Browne 2, Smith 2, Crimmins, Law,
Gardner, Keddie |
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REPLACEMENTS: |
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North Melbourne |
McKernan replaced Allan (last quarter) |
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Hawthorn |
Gardner replaced Wilson (half-time) |
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Robson replaced Crimmins (last quarter) |
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UMPIRE: |
Perkins |
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CROWD: |
21,800* |
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SOURCE: |
AGE/Football Record |
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NOTES: |
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These teams later played a rematch at York Park,
Launceston on Oct.9th with North again victorious, this time by 34 points |
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CROWD DISCREPANCY: |
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Media reports of the day (and current AFL
records) have the crowd for this match as 22,800. |
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Later editions of the Football Record (25-9-1967
/ 4-9-1968 / 28-9-1970) confirm it was actually 21,800. |
Written and researched by David Eastman
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First published 15/2/2017
Last updated 30/4/2022 |