1970 Radiant Night Series, Semi Final
Melbourne vs Hawthorn
Thursday 17 September
Venue: Lake Oval
Attendance: 10,109
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Melbourne | 2.4 | 4.7 | 8.9 | 11.12.78 |
| Hawthorn | 1.2 | 3.4 | 7.7 | 11.11.77 |
Melbourne win by 1 point
Goalkickers: Ross Dillon 4, Lloyd Burgmann 2, Peter Keenan 1, Greg Wells 1, John Townsend 1, Stan Alves 1, Greg Parke 1
Two time defending night series champions Hawthorn were denied the chance at a hat-trick in a thrilling finish at Lake Oval. The Hawks were 15 points down at the 18 minute mark of the last quarter but staged a grand comeback to level the scores three minutes into time-on when Peter Hudson kicked his 7th goal. A minute later John Townsend got the point that won the game and put the Demons into the final.
Selected side
B: Davis, Rowlands, Biffin
HB: Sullivan, Hardeman, Campbell
C: Alves, Feldmann, Rollinson
HF: Bourke, Parke, Burgmann
F: Payne, Dillon, Townsend
Foll: Keenan, Molloy, Wells
Res: McKenzie, Sinclair
Emerg: Carr, D. Clark, Walker
Media
Age - 17/09/1970
Age - 18/09/1970
Links
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