1929 VFA Season Grand Final: Port Melbourne v Northcote

This is the match report for the match played on 12 October 1929 between Port Melbourne and Northcote in the challenge final of the 1929 season of the Victorian Football Association. Port Melbourne hosted Northcote at the MCG. Percy Rowe captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Percy Wilson and the visitors were coached by Percy Rowe.

Port Melbourne (10.9.69) were defeated by Northcote (15.21.111).

Match Details

Season: 1929 VFA Season
Round: Challenge Final (Grand Final)
Teams: Port Melbourne v Northcote
Date: Saturday 12 October 1929
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 17,304

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. by Northcote
Score: 10.9.69 - 15.21.111

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 2 . 5 5 . 5 8 . 9 10 . 9 10 . 9 (69)
Northcote 3 . 3 10 . 10 12 . 13 15 . 21 15 . 21 (111)
Margin NCOT by 4 NCOT by 35 NCOT by 28 NCOT by 42 NCOT by 42
Duration

Honour Roll

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Percy Wilson

Northcote

Captain: Percy Rowe
Coach: Percy Rowe

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

A. McKinnon

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Brooker, Tom ? ? ? ?
Carpenter, Fred ? ? ? ?
Crompton, Harry ? ? ? ?
Lovett, Bill ? ? ? ?
Skilton, Bob ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (5 players) 10 9

Northcote

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Gray, Alec ? ? ? ?
Rowe, Percy (c) ? ? ? ?
Wilson, Ernie ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 15 21

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s