season summary
this was the dons to lose 16 and a half wins on top well ahead of dees and pies (13 wins each) and dogs (12 wins) edging tigers. saints last two wins. blues drop to 6th due to slow start.
hawthorn summary
a tough draw playing the two regining grand finalists saw them start 0-3 before beagting north again fighting them for 10th most of the year beat cats in round 6, saints in round 8 (above the blues at this stage the regining premiers), lions in round 16, cats in round 17 to finish 11th.
interesting carlton
dropping to 2-6 and only winning 10 goals not a good year for the regining premiers.
finals summary
the dons easily made the grand over the dees who beat the pies (who beat the dogs in the semi) but in an historical grand final it was a draw between dons and dees with the dees winning their 6th flag by 39 in the replay.
premiers melbourne
loss to dons in round 1 lions in round 3, pies in round 8, dogs in round 9, dons in round 12, tigers in round 14 before 5 striaght wins got them 2nd and a criticial double chance after losing the semi to the dons before beatnig the pies drawing and beating the dons for the flag.
Harrison’s world 