1940 VFA Season Grand Final: Port Melbourne v Prahran

This is the match report for the match played on 5 October 1940 between Port Melbourne and Prahran in the grand final of the 1940 season of the Victorian Football Association. Port Melbourne hosted Prahran at the MCG. Frank Kelly captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Frank Kelly and the visitors were coached by Bill Faul.

Port Melbourne (23.22.160) defeated Prahran (17.11.113).

Match Details

Season: 1940 VFA Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Port Melbourne v Prahran
Date: Saturday 5 October 1940
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 30,882

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. Prahran
Score: 23.22.160 - 17.11.113

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 4 . 8 11 . 12 17 . 18 23 . 22 23 . 22 (160)
Prahran 2 . 5 9 . 7 12 . 8 17 . 11 17 . 11 (113)
Margin PMLB by 15 PMLB by 17 PMLB by 40 PMLB by 47 PMLB by 47
Duration

Honour Roll

Port Melbourne

Captain: Frank Kelly
Coach: Frank Kelly

Prahran

Captain: unknown
Coach: Bill Faul

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Allen, Tommy ? ? ? ?
Kelly, Frank (c) ? ? ? ?
Lahiff, Tommy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 23 22

Prahran

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anders, Les ? ? ? ?
Brenchley, Jack ? ? ? ?
Smith, Frank ? ? ? ?
Williams, Norm ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 17 11

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