<P> This was the seventh finals meeting between Hawthorn and Melbourne, and the first since the 1990 elimination final . </P> <Dl> <Dt> Scoreboard </Dt> </Dl> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Th_colspan="3"> First semi-final </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Friday, September 14 (7: 50 pm) </Td> <Td> Hawthorn </Td> <Td> def. by </Td> <Td> Melbourne </Td> <Td> MCG (crowd: 90,152) </Td> <Td> Report </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3.1 (19) 3.7 (25) 6.9 (45) 10.11 (71) </Td> <Td> Q1 Q2 Q3 Final </Td> <Td> 3.1 (19) 6.2 (38) 12.5 (77) 16.8 (104) </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Umpires: Rosebury, Stevic, Nicholls Television broadcast: Seven Network, Fox Footy (simulcast) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 3: Gunston 2: Schoenmakers, Roughead 1: Worpel, Puopolo, Smith </Td> <Td> Goals </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 4: T. McDonald 2: Weideman, Brayshaw, Melksham, Spargo 1: Petracca, Gawn, Neal - Bullen, Hannan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Gunston, Mirra, Howe, Shiels, Mitchell, Henderson </Td> <Td> Best </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Viney, T. McDonald, Petracca, Jetta, Hibberd, Oliver </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Mitchell (AC joint), Puopolo (hamstring) </Td> <Td> Injuries </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Nil </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Nil </Td> <Td> Reports </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Nil </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr>

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