Match Recap
Round 1·Sun, 23-Mar-2008 4:40 PM (3:40 PM)·M.C.G.·40,141 att.
Hawthorn
23.16 (154)
vs
Melbourne
6.14 (50)
Hawthorn won by 104

Hawthorn defeated Melbourne 154–50, by 104 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the third quarter, when Hawthorn outscored Melbourne 50–11; Hawthorn won disposals 373–320 and tackles 55–37.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Hawthorn5.5 (35)7.10 (52)15.12 (102)23.16 (154)23.16 (154)
Melbourne1.1 (7)1.5 (11)2.10 (22)6.14 (50)6.14 (50)

Best on Ground

Top six by KICK Game Score — our 0–100 rating of the game each player had.

What is KICK? A 0-100 rating for every player, every game. 85+ elite · 70-84 top tier · 50-69 best-22 · <50 fringe. How it works →

1
Lance Franklin
Hawthorn
16 disposals, 6 goals, 1 clearances
KICK 80
2
Stuart Dew
Hawthorn
25 disposals, 2 goals, 3 tackles
KICK 77
3
Clinton Young
Hawthorn
22 disposals, 1 goals, 5 tackles
KICK 77
4
Sam Mitchell
Hawthorn
34 disposals, 5 tackles, 2 clearances
KICK 72
5
Chance Bateman
Hawthorn
29 disposals, 2 tackles, 4 clearances
KICK 71
6
Michael Osborne
Hawthorn
25 disposals, 3 goals, 2 tackles
KICK 71

Hawthorn — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#23 Lance Franklin133169—63——111428980
#31 Stuart Dew151025832——11352—8477
#11 Clinton Young1932215512—4121—7977
#5 Sam Mitchell15193445——14212539572
#10 Chance Bateman2182972—1—746418371
#7 Michael Osborne1510257231—2283—9271
#2 Jarryd Roughead8513733321173—8859
#12 Brad Sewell8142245———3481—9057
#20 Tim Boyle93127222—2—51—9254
#14 Grant Birchall10132343———1481—9052
#4 Rick Ladson10102074—1—1—51—8851
#39 Robert Campbell4812412—7125——9649
#33 Cyril Rioli122144311—5273—9346
#18 Brent Guerra11102161———3—3——7743
#44 Cameron Stokes64102321——44——8043
#22 Travis Tuck941352———2231—7341
#8 Xavier Ellis791664———2122—6837
#13 Simon Taylor369131—232153—8837
#27 Stephen Gilham751251—————31—9634
#29 Tom Murphy371022———1—41—9127
#25 Tim Clarke77146——1—1133—6527
#24 Trent Croad1—1—1————————4—

Melbourne — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#5 Brock McLean15132853—2—25123—8664
#2 Nathan Jones14112531—2137114—8062
#18 Brad Green91423432—15262—9358
#22 Brent Moloney12102236———55116—7055
#23 James McDonald1051524———4573—7644
#41 Nathan Carroll10717121————121—10044
#11 Paul Johnson69155———105141—7039
#34 Jeff White3694——1281241—7239
#32 Cameron Bruce6121861———3241—7838
#24 Russell Robertson7—73132—1—52—9336
#1 Simon Buckley613198————2—31—7135
#20 Colin Garland771453—————62—8835
#13 Adem Yze1131441—1—3154—7433
#21 Daniel Bell941313———1—1——8831
#9 David Neitz7—742—1—2—31—9830
#7 Brad Miller681431———2—41—10030
#10 Cale Morton761331———312——5829
#31 Paul Wheatley571222———1—4——7028
#15 Ricky Petterd561132—————32—8723
#36 Aaron Davey7293——2—211——8422
#28 Isaac Weetra45931———1142—7921
#29 Michael Newton42611121——53—8419