Round 11, 1998
Hawthorn vs Melbourne
Saturday, 6 June
Venue: Waverley
Attendance: 31,365
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Hawthorn | 2.2 | 4.2 | 7.5 | 10.10.70 |
| Melbourne | 7.2 | 12.4 | 16.7 | 18.9.117 |
Melbourne win by 47 points
Goalkickers: Jeff Farmer 4, Garry Lyon 4, Anthony McDonald 3, David Schwarz 2, Matthew Bishop 1, Matthew Febey 1, Paul Hopgood 1, Andrew Leoncelli 1, Jeff White 1
Brownlow votes:
3 - Jeff White
2 - Anthony Ingerson
Best and Fairest
37 - Jeff White
34 - Garry Lyon
34 - Anthony McDonald
30 - Jeff Farmer
14 - Marcus Seecamp
Milestones:
Goal of the Week nomination
Jeff Farmer
Coming off two straight losses, the Demons needed to re-establish themselves as a finals side, and with a poor record against Hawthorn at Waverley the club trained at the ground on the Thursday before the game. Jeff Farmer gave them the spark that they needed with three goals in the first quarter - including the goal of the year. He picked up the ball in a rare foray to half back, went forward, received the ball back, sprinted forward, took a bounce that didn't quite come off, regathered and then bombed a torp in wet conditions from 50 metres out.
Farmer's goal bought the crowd to their feet, but on the same day he was also reported for striking. He was suspended for three matches, taking into account a previous 1997 striking suspension and a 1995 reprimand for making an insulting gesture. On the day, Farmer was the spark which helped the Demons kick seven goals to two points before the Hawks got two late goals to make the gap more respectable. Dangerous Hawthorn forward Jason Dunstall was held to two goals by Anthony Ingerson, and already facing a nine goal deficit at three quarter time, Hawthorn then had to cope with heavy rain during the last quarter. Farmer topped off his big day with a banana kick from a difficult angle, and after a tough month Melbourne had registered a much needed win.
Best were Farmer, White and Lyon. David Schwarz was forced from the field with hamstring cramp.
Neale Daniher said: "It was a terrific day for our football club. We were really under the pump from the football community. We're very pleased to be 7-4 at the half-way mark."
Reserves
Melbourne 13.10.88 d. Hawthorn 6.15.51
Goals - Kowal 2, Beams 2, Cann 2, Brown 2, Robertson 2, Bruce 2, Smith 1
Best - Kowal, Walsh, Lamaro
Lists
Tribunal
Media
Age - 05/06/1998, 07/06/1998, 08/06/1998, 11/06/1998
Football Record - R12 1998