1969 GOLDEN FLEECE NIGHT PREMIERSHIP
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*Hawthorn goes back-to-back - the Hawks made up for lost time, winning their second consecutive night flag (and third senior trophy overall). They joined South Melbourne (1956-57), Footscray (1963-64) and North Melbourne (1965-66) as the only teams to win successive titles.
*An unusual delay - the opening round Fitzroy-Essendon match ground to a halt in the third quarter when spectators on the wing threw cans at the umpire and players stepped in to support him, throwing the cans back at the crowd. The situation quickly escalated with both parties hurling cans back and forth for several minutes until order was restored and play resumed. *Huddo kicks another bag - Hawthorn's Peter Hudson continued to torment full-backs across the league, kicking 8 goals against Fitzroy in the second semi-final. *Leading goalkicker of the series - Hudson again led the goalkicking, this time with 17 goals from his 3 night matches; one shy of the series record he equalled the previous year. |
1969 Night Series Grand Final programme (private collection)
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*Crowds plummet - night crowds had steadily declined since peaking at 153,635 fans in 1965. The 1968 series had attracted a little under 90,000 people; the second worst total in series history. The situation deteriorated further in 1969 with just 79,631 spectators passing through the turnstiles.
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Date |
Teams |
1/4 |
1/2 |
3/4 |
Final |
Margin |
Venue |
Day/Time |
Crowd |
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ROUND 1 |
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Sep-04 |
Footscray (11) |
2.3 (15) |
6.6 (42) |
10.13 (73) |
13.13 (91) |
10 |
Lake Oval, |
Thu |
13,917 |
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South Melbourne (9) |
2.4 (16) |
8.4 (52) |
10.5 (65) |
12.9 (81) |
South Melbourne |
(8:00pm) |
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Sep-09 |
St Kilda (7) |
0.5 (5) |
2.11 (23) |
3.16 (34) |
8.21 (69) |
13 |
Lake Oval, |
Tue |
9,059 |
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Melbourne (12) |
0.3 (3) |
3.7 (25) |
9.11 (65) |
11.16 (82) |
South Melbourne |
(8:00pm) |
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Sep-11 |
Essendon vs Fitzroy moved to
Sept.12 due to inclement weather |
Thu |
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Sep-12 |
Essendon (6) |
2.2 (14) |
9.3 (57) |
11.10 (76) |
14.11 (95) |
6 |
Lake Oval, |
Fri |
5,432 |
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Fitzroy (10) |
4.4 (28) |
4.6 (30) |
11.8 (74) |
15.11 (101) |
South Melbourne |
(8:00pm) |
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Sep-16 |
Hawthorn (5) |
5.4 (34) |
11.10 (76) |
14.16 (100) |
16.21 (117) |
29 |
Lake Oval, |
Tue |
10,287 |
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North Melbourne (8) |
1.5 (11) |
4.10 (34) |
6.12 (48) |
11.21 (87) |
South Melbourne |
(8:00pm) |
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SEMI FINALS |
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Sep-18 |
Footscray (11) |
1.3 (9) |
5.8 (38) |
6.10 (46) |
6.15 (51) |
5 |
Lake Oval, |
Thu |
12,516 |
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Melbourne (12) |
2.4 (16) |
3.6 (24) |
6.9 (45) |
7.14 (56) |
South Melbourne |
(8:00pm) |
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Sep-23 |
Fitzroy v Hawthorn moved to Sept.24
due to inclement weather |
Tue |
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Sep-24 |
Fitzroy (10) |
3.2 (20) |
9.4 (58) |
11.7 (73) |
18.10 (118) |
2 |
Lake Oval, |
Wed |
7,353 |
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Hawthorn (5) |
5.7 (37) |
9.8 (62) |
13.9 (87) |
18.12 (120) |
South Melbourne |
(8:00pm) |
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GRAND FINAL |
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Sep-29 |
Melbourne (12) |
1.7 (13) |
5.10 (40) |
7.16 (58) |
9.18 (72) |
5 |
Lake Oval, |
Mon |
21,061 |
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Hawthorn (5) |
2.4 (16) |
4.7 (31) |
9.11 (65) |
10.17 (77) |
South Melbourne |
(8:00pm) |
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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 - Thursday, September 4 |
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FOOTSCRAY |
2.3
(15) |
6.6
(42) |
10.13
(73) |
13.13
(91) |
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SOUTH
MELBOURNE |
2.4
(16) |
8.4
(52) |
10.5
(65) |
12.9
(81) |
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BEST
PLAYERS: |
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Footscray |
Bisset, Haynes, Welsh, Round, Delmenico, Jillard |
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South
Melbourne |
Harrison,
Rantall, Baskin, McAuliffe, Haenan,
Hoffman |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Footscray |
Bisset 3, Bryant 2, Round 2, Darcy 2,
Dempsey 2, Thorpe, Casey |
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South
Melbourne |
Baskin
2, Bedford 2, McAuliffe 2, Hoffman 2, Gates 2, Haenan,
Leahy |
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REPLACEMENTS: |
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Footscray |
Bryant
replaced Skreja (half-time) |
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South
Melbourne |
(none) |
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UMPIRE: |
Huggins |
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CROWD: |
13,917 |
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SOURCE: |
SUN/Football
Record |
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NOTES: |
- |
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Match
2 - Tuesday, September 9 |
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MELBOURNE |
0.3
(3) |
3.7
(25) |
9.11
(65) |
11.16
(82) |
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ST
KILDA |
0.5
(5) |
2.11
(23) |
3.16
(34) |
8.21
(69) |
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BEST
PLAYERS: |
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Melbourne |
Clark,
Townsend, Bourke, Sullivan, Alves, Parke, Feldmann |
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St
Kilda |
Ditterich, Smith, Bonney,
Roberts, Cooper, Davis |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Melbourne |
Townsend
3, Clark 2, Bourke 2, Alves, Dillon, Parke, Wells |
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St
Kilda |
Griffiths
3, Breen 2, Bonney, Smith, Elliott |
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REPLACEMENTS: |
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Melbourne |
unknown |
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St
Kilda |
unknown |
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UMPIRE: |
Jolley |
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CROWD: |
9,059 |
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SOURCE: |
AGE/SUN/Football
Record |
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NOTES: |
- |
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Match
3 - Friday, September 12 |
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FITZROY |
4.4
(28) |
4.6
(30) |
11.8
(74) |
15.11
(101) |
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ESSENDON |
2.2
(14) |
9.3
(57) |
11.10
(76) |
14.11
(95) |
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BEST
PLAYERS: |
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Fitzroy |
Murphy,
Murray, Newnham, Andrews, Peoples, Searl |
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Essendon |
Fletcher,
Blethyn, Davis, Stephenson, Pryor |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Fitzroy |
Murphy
5, Searl 5, Ruscuklic 2,
Peoples, Newnham, Brown |
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Essendon |
Blethyn 4, B. Lake 2, Sproule
2, E. Lake 2, I. Payne, Daniel, Ellis, Collins |
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REPLACEMENTS: |
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Fitzroy |
unknown |
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Essendon |
unknown |
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UMPIRE: |
Coates |
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CROWD: |
5,432 |
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SOURCE: |
AGE/SUN/Football
Record |
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NOTES: |
Originally
scheduled for Sept.11 but postponed due to inclement weather |
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The
game was delayed during the third quarter when spectators on the wing threw
cans at the umpire; players threw the cans back |
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the crowd and the situation escalated with both parties hurling cans back and
forth for several minutes. |
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Match
4 - Tuesday, September 16 |
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HAWTHORN |
5.4
(34) |
11.10
(76) |
14.16
(100) |
16.21
(117) |
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NORTH
MELBOURNE |
1.5
(11) |
4.10
(34) |
6.12
(48) |
11.21
(87) |
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BEST
PLAYERS: |
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Hawthorn |
Crimmins, Heath, Beck, Matthews, Wilson,
Olsson, Keddie |
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North
Melbourne |
Goodingham, Dowdle,
McCarthy, Taylor, Steward, Johnstone |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Hawthorn |
Hudson
6, Crimmins 3, Keddie 2,
Heath 2, Meagher, Matthews, Angus |
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North
Melbourne |
Dowdle 4, McCarthy 2, Taylor 2, D. Farrant 2, O’Brien |
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REPLACEMENTS: |
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Hawthorn |
Angus
replaced Growcott (last quarter) |
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North
Melbourne |
Scholes replaced Dimattina
(third quarter) |
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D.
Farrant replaced Heywood (last quarter) |
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UMPIRE: |
Crouch |
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CROWD: |
10,287 |
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SOURCE: |
AGE/SUN/Football
Record |
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NOTES: |
The
Sun
has Hawthorn’s final score as 16.20 (116), The Age and the Football
Record have the correct score of 16.21 (117) |
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SEMI-FINALS |
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Match
5 - Thursday, September 18 |
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MELBOURNE |
2.4
(16) |
3.6
(24) |
6.9
(45) |
7.14
(56) |
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FOOTSCRAY |
1.3
(9) |
5.8
(38) |
6.10
(46) |
6.15
(51) |
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BEST
PLAYERS: |
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Melbourne |
Davis,
Parke, Bourke, Feldmann, Hardeman, Rollinson |
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Footscray |
Jillard, Bisset, Dempsey, Quinlan, Magee |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Melbourne |
Parke 2, Townsend 2, Dillon 2, Bourke |
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Footscray |
Quinlan
2, Round 2, Darcy, Casey |
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REPLACEMENTS: |
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Melbourne |
unknown |
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Footscray |
unknown |
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UMPIRE: |
Sheales |
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CROWD: |
12,516 |
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SOURCE: |
AGE/SUN/Football
Record |
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NOTES: |
- |
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Match
6 - Wednesday, September 24 |
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HAWTHORN |
5.7
(37) |
9.8
(62) |
13.9
(87) |
18.12
(120) |
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FITZROY |
3.2
(20) |
9.4
(58) |
11.7
(73) |
18.10
(118) |
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BEST
PLAYERS: |
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Hawthorn |
Hudson,
Heath, Keddie, Olsson, Angus, Tipping, Beck |
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Fitzroy |
Ruscuklic, Zunneberg,
Shearer, Lazarus, Herrod, Andrews, Murray |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Hawthorn |
Hudson
8, Matthews 3, Keddie 2, Angus 2, Knights, Olsson,
Law |
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Fitzroy |
Ruscuklic 5, Searl
4, Padley 2, Murphy 2, Murray, Robertson, Newnham, Brown, Shearer |
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REPLACEMENTS: |
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Hawthorn |
unknown |
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Fitzroy |
unknown |
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UMPIRE: |
Artso |
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CROWD: |
7,353 |
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SOURCE: |
AGE/SUN/Football
Record |
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NOTES: |
Originally
scheduled for Sept.23 but postponed due to inclement weather |
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1969 VFL NIGHT PREMIERSHIP - GRAND FINAL
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HAWTHORN |
MELBOURNE |
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John Kennedy |
COACH |
John
Beckwith |
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Parkin (C) |
Bremner |
Blood |
BACKS |
Davis |
Rowlands |
Jones |
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Wilson |
Bussell |
Chiron |
HALF-BACKS |
Feldmann |
Hardeman |
Sullivan |
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Angus |
Murphy* |
Meagher |
CENTRES |
Rollinson |
Clark |
Jennings |
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Olsson |
Keddie |
Heath |
HALF-FORWARDS |
Alves (C) |
Parke |
Wells |
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Matthews |
Hudson |
Knights |
FORWARDS |
Callery |
Dillon |
Bourke |
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Beck |
Scott |
FOLLOWERS |
Walker |
Hone |
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Crimmins |
ROVER |
Townsend |
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Morton |
Fisher |
RESERVES |
Letcher |
Stone |
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Law* |
Ferguson |
EMERGENCIES |
Rhoden |
Forster |
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*Murphy was a late withdrawal from
Hawthorn's selected team (Law was promoted to the starting 18) |
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Match
7 - Monday, September 29 |
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HAWTHORN |
2.4
(16) |
4.7
(31) |
9.11
(65) |
10.17
(77) |
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MELBOURNE |
1.7
(13) |
5.10
(40) |
7.16
(58) |
9.18
(72) |
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BEST
PLAYERS: |
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Hawthorn |
Matthews,
Knights, Beck, Bussell, Keddie,
Heath, Fisher |
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Melbourne |
Sullivan,
Feldmann, Hardeman,
Walker, Dillon, Parke, Rowlands |
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GOALKICKERS: |
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Hawthorn |
Hudson
3, Knights 3, Matthews 2, Keddie, Crimmins |
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Melbourne |
Callery 3, Dillon 2, Alves
2, Clark, Stone |
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REPLACEMENTS: |
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Hawthorn |
Morton
replaced Angus (second quarter) |
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Melbourne |
(none) |
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UMPIRE: |
Sleeth |
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CROWD: |
21,061* |
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SOURCE: |
AGE/Football
Record |
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NOTES: |
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Melbourne’s
captain Bob Johnson was unavailable due to injury, in his absence Melbourne
was led by Alves (VC). |
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CROWD
DISCREPANCY: |
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Current
AFL records have the crowd for this match as 21,067 |
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The
Football Record (28-9-1970) says it was actually 21,061 |
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Written and researched by David Eastman
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First published 15/2/2017
Last updated 17/11/2018 |
