1962 VFL NIGHT PREMIERSHIP
*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.
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ROUND 1 |
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DATE |
TEAMS |
1/4 |
1/2 |
3/4 |
FINAL |
MARGIN |
VENUE |
DAY/TIME |
CROWD |
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Aug-31 |
North Melbourne (11) |
2.3 (15) |
4.4 (28) |
6.5 (41) |
9.11 (65) |
33 |
Lake Oval, South Melbourne |
Fri (8:00pm) |
13,500 |
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South Melbourne (12) |
1.2 (8) |
2.7 (19) |
3.11 (29) |
3.14 (32) |
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Sep-04 |
Richmond (8) |
3.2 (20) |
4.4 (28) |
9.7 (61) |
12.9 (81) |
17 |
Lake Oval, South Melbourne |
Tue (8:00pm) |
11,600 |
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Fitzroy (10) |
3.1 (19) |
6.3 (39) |
7.4 (46) |
9.10 (64) |
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Sep-07 |
Collingwood (7) |
1.0 (6) |
5.11 (41) |
8.11 (59) |
16.16 (112) |
43 |
Lake Oval, South Melbourne |
Fri (8:00pm) |
11,300 |
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St Kilda (6) |
3.4 (22) |
3.4 (22) |
8.7 (55) |
10.9 (69) |
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Sep-11 |
Hawthorn (9) |
3.3 (21) |
6.9 (45) |
7.18 (60) |
11.21 (87) |
23 |
Lake Oval, South Melbourne |
Tue (8:00pm) |
13,560 |
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Footscray (5) |
5.5 (35) |
5.6 (36) |
8.9 (57) |
9.10 (64) |
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SEMI FINALS |
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DATE |
TEAMS |
1/4 |
1/2 |
3/4 |
FINAL |
MARGIN |
VENUE |
DAY/TIME |
CROWD |
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Sep-14 |
Richmond (8) |
2.2 (14) |
6.6 (42) |
8.7 (55) |
12.13 (85) |
23 |
Lake Oval, South Melbourne |
Fri (8:00pm) |
17,100 |
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North Melbourne (11) |
1.4 (10) |
4.4 (28) |
8.8 (56) |
9.8 (62) |
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Sep-18 |
Hawthorn (9) |
3.1 (19) |
8.4 (52) |
14.10 (94) |
18.13 (121) |
72 |
Lake Oval, South Melbourne |
Tue (8:00pm) |
20,100 |
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Collingwood (7) |
2.3 (15) |
4.3 (27) |
6.6 (42) |
7.7 (49) |
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GRAND FINAL |
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DATE |
TEAMS |
1/4 |
1/2 |
3/4 |
FINAL |
MARGIN |
VENUE |
DAY/TIME |
CROWD |
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Sep-24 |
Richmond v
Hawthorn moved to Sept.26th due to torrential rain |
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Sep-26 |
Richmond (8) |
1.6 (12) |
3.10 (28) |
5.14 (44) |
8.16 (64) |
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Lake Oval, South Melbourne |
Wed (8:00pm) |
24,550 |
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Hawthorn (9) |
2.0 (12) |
4.2 (26) |
6.4 (40) |
9.6 (60) |
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MATCH REPORTS
Unless otherwise noted the information was sourced from The Football Record and The Age newspaper.
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ROUND
1 |
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Match
1 - Friday, August 31 |
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NORTH
MELBOURNE |
2.3
(15) |
4.4
(28) |
6.5
(41) |
9.11
(65) |
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SOUTH
MELBOURNE |
1.2
(8) |
2.7
(19) |
3.11
(29) |
3.14
(32) |
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BEST
PLAYERS: |
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North
Melbourne |
Gaudion, McCarthy, Serong,
Dugdale, Waddington, Stewart |
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South
Melbourne |
Johnson,
Hynes, McLaughlin, Heriot, McGowan, Crough |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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North
Melbourne |
Dugdale 5, McCarthy, Aylett, Allen, F. Goode |
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South
Melbourne |
Heriot, Kingston, Johnson |
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REPLACEMENTS: |
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North
Melbourne |
Robinson
replaced McCarthy (last quarter) |
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South
Melbourne |
Smith
replaced Reilly (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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NOTES: |
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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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NOTES: |
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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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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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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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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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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
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NOTES: |
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Match
4 - Tuesday, September 11 |
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HAWTHORN |
3.3
(21) |
6.9
(45) |
7.18
(60) |
11.21
(87) |
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FOOTSCRAY |
5.5
(35) |
5.6
(36) |
8.9
(57) |
9.10
(64) |
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BEST
PLAYERS: |
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Hawthorn |
Youren, Arthur, Critchley,
S. Hay, Fisher, P. Hay, I. Law |
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Footscray |
Evans,
Whitten, Hoiles, Hobbs, Schultz, Walker |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Hawthorn |
Peck
3, Arthur 2, Nalder 2, Haslem
2, Law 2 |
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Footscray |
Whitten
2, Duff 2, Hobbs 2, G. Ion, Slattery, Ware |
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REPLACEMENTS: |
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Hawthorn
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Connell
replaced Watson (half-time) |
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Footscray |
Darcy
replaced Harrington (selected side) then replaced Spargo
(three-quarter time) |
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B.
Ion replaced Quarrell (three-quarter time) |
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UMPIRE: |
Brophy |
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CROWD: |
13,560 |
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SOURCE: |
AGE/Football
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SEMI-FINALS |
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Match
5 - Friday, September 14 |
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RICHMOND |
2.2
(14)* |
6.6
(42) |
8.7
(55) |
12.13
(85) |
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NORTH
MELBOURNE |
1.4
(10) |
4.4
(28) |
8.8
(56) |
9.8
(62) |
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BEST
PLAYERS: |
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Richmond |
Swift,
Branton, Robertson, Dean, Simpson, Williamson,
Richardson |
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North
Melbourne |
Cheatley, Aylett, Gaudion,
Snell, Ibrahim, Andrews |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Richmond |
Dean
3, Williamson 2, Richmond, Cameron, Serich, Langridge, Jacobs, Saddington, Branton |
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North
Melbourne |
Andrews
3, Serong, Dugdale,
Darby, Aylett, O’Brien, Dean |
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REPLACEMENTS: |
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Richmond |
McMillan
replaced Simpson (last quarter) |
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Smith
replaced Langridge (last quarter) |
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North
Melbourne |
Robinson
replaced McAuliffe (third quarter) |
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Allison
replaced Snell (last quarter) |
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UMPIRE: |
Crouch |
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CROWD: |
17,100 |
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SOURCE: |
AGE/Football
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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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HAWTHORN |
3.1
(19) |
8.4
(52) |
14.10
(94) |
18.13
(121) |
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COLLINGWOOD |
2.3
(15) |
4.3
(27) |
6.6
(42) |
7.7
(49) |
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BEST
PLAYERS: |
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Hawthorn |
Nalder, Peck, P. Hay, Youren,
Mort, Law, Fisher |
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Collingwood |
Turner,
Norman, Poore, Roper, Henderson |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Hawthorn |
Peck
7, Nalder 5, Haslem 2,
Olsson 2, S. Hay, Mort |
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Collingwood |
Poore 3, Norman 2, Roper, Johnston |
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REPLACEMENTS: |
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Hawthorn |
Joyce
replaced Arthur (last quarter) |
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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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UMPIRE: |
Hodgson |
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CROWD: |
20,100* |
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SOURCE: |
AGE/Football
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CROWD
DISCREPANCY: |
The
Football Record has a crowd of 20,100, The Age (19-9-1962) has 20,000 |
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1962 VFL NIGHT PREMIERSHIP - GRAND FINAL
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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
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NOTES: |
Originally
scheduled Sept.24 but postponed due to inclement weather. |
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