Match Recap
Round 1·Sat, 1-Apr-1978 2:10 PM·Princes Park·11,986 att.
Hawthorn
22.15 (147)
vs
Melbourne
9.14 (68)
Hawthorn won by 79

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Hawthorn3.6 (24)7.11 (53)14.11 (95)22.15 (147)22.15 (147)
Melbourne2.4 (16)4.5 (29)6.10 (46)9.14 (68)9.14 (68)

Hawthorn — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#2 Geoff Ablett154195
#27 Alle De Wolde191202
#9 Robert DiPierdomenico527
#26 Rodney Eade6392
#1 Norm Goss22103231
#25 John Hendrie17219844
#24 Peter Knights165217
#14 Alan Martello163193227
#4 Kelvin Matthews516211
#6 Michael Moncrieff13114493
#15 Kelvin Moore102126
#43 Peter Murnane14418421
#37 Jeff Murray7310316
#8 David OHalloran76137
#42 Ian Paton741111
#10 David Polkinghorne67133
#13 Leon Rice
#22 Barry Rowlings19322421
#17 Michael Tuck2062662
#16 Terry Wallace191201

Melbourne — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#1 Garry Baker88411
#19 Ray Biffin718542
#14 Michael Byrne4151212
#13 Henry Coles19322113
#7 Barry Denny83114
#2 Robert Flower122143
#9 Laurie Fowler151164
#27 Colin Graham1211331
#17 Shane Grambeau103134
#30 Peter Hamilton8191
#43 Greg Hutchison8192
#8 Peter Johnston1212311
#10 Craig McKellar4488
#29 Andrew Moir1212
#12 Barry Norsworthy33
#15 Phil Seaton1061621
#35 Steven Smith88111
#4 Tony Sullivan992
#11 Greg Wells134174
#22 Ken Whitfort44