Match Summary
Hawthorn had the better of the first quarter, with forward Michael Moncrieff kicking three goals (including two goals in the first two minutes of the game), and they led by nineteen points at quarter time. However, North Melbourne hit their stride in the second quarter, with Phil Baker became the focal point of the North attack and taking the mark of the year over Ian Paton. He helped North kick five goals to two to lead by four points at half time.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorn | 5.3 | 7.4 | 14.10 | 18.13 (121) |
| North Melbourne | 2.2 | 7.8 | 10.12 | 15.13 (103) |
Hawthorn ultimately finished victors thanks largely to a strong third quarter which saw them kick 7 goals whilst closing down the Kangaroos. The turning point occurred when two North Melbourne players spoiled each other in the goal square at the 6-minute mark, when a mark and a goal could have put them 17 points up. The Hawks went on to dominate play after this incident, and never looked back, kicking 6.3 to North's one behind in the next 12 minutes.
The teams traded goals in the fourth quarter but by that time the damage was done for the Kangaroos, as they were not able to make up ground. They suffered from the loss of suspended ruckman Peter Keenan and injured Steven Icke and Brent Crosswell, while Brownlow Medallist Blight was virtually out of the game with a torn groin muscle after just five minutes, and Stan Alves also limped off in the second quarter.
Moncrieff and Leigh Matthews each kicked 4 goals for the Hawks, while Baker kicked 6 for the Kangaroos.
Read more about this topic: 1978 VFL Grand Final
Famous quotes containing the words match and/or summary:
“The ease with which problems are understood and solved on paper, in books and magazine articles, is never matched by the reality of the mother’s experience. . . . Her child’s behavior often does not follow the storybook version. Her own feelings don’t match the way she has been told she ought to feel. . . . There is something wrong with either her child or her, she thinks. Either way, she accepts the blame and guilt.”
—Elaine Heffner (20th century)
“Product of a myriad various minds and contending tongues, compact of obscure and minute association, a language has its own abundant and often recondite laws, in the habitual and summary recognition of which scholarship consists.”
—Walter Pater (1839–1894)