1940 VFA Season Round 1: Port Melbourne v Prahran

This is the match report for the match played on 20 April 1940 between Port Melbourne and Prahran during round one of the 1940 season of the Victorian Football Association. Port Melbourne hosted Prahran at North Port Oval. The hosts were coached by Frank Kelly and the visitors were coached by Bill Faul.

Port Melbourne (22.17.149) defeated Prahran (12.8.80).

Match Details

Season: 1940 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Port Melbourne v Prahran
Date: Saturday 20 April 1940
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: North Port Oval
Attendance: 6,000

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. Prahran
Score: 22.17.149 - 12.8.80

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 4 . 2 13 . 8 17 . 11 22 . 17 22 . 17 (149)
Prahran 3 . 3 5 . 4 9 . 7 12 . 8 12 . 8 (80)
Margin PMLB by 5 PMLB by 52 PMLB by 52 PMLB by 69 PMLB by 69
Duration

Honour Roll

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Frank Kelly

Prahran

Captain: unknown
Coach: Bill Faul

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Allen, Tommy ? ? ? ?
Kelly, Frank ? ? ? ?
Lahiff, Tommy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 22 17

Prahran

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Brenchley, Jack ? ? ? ?
Smith, Frank ? ? ? ?
Williams, Norm ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 12 8

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