1940 VFA Season Round 19: Preston v Port Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 1940 between Preston and Port Melbourne during round nineteen of the 1940 season of the Victorian Football Association. Preston hosted Port Melbourne at Preston City Oval. The hosts were coached by Alby Morrison and the visitors were coached by Frank Kelly.

Preston (12.16.88) were defeated by Port Melbourne (14.12.96).

Match Details

Season: 1940 VFA Season
Round: Round 19
Teams: Preston v Port Melbourne
Date: Saturday 31 August 1940
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Preston City Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Preston def. by Port Melbourne
Score: 12.16.88 - 14.12.96

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Preston 1 . 5 7 . 10 9 . 12 12 . 16 12 . 16 (88)
Port Melbourne 7 . 3 9 . 6 12 . 11 14 . 12 14 . 12 (96)
Margin PMLB by 34 PMLB by 8 PMLB by 17 PMLB by 8 PMLB by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Preston

Captain: unknown
Coach: Alby Morrison

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Frank Kelly

Player Statistics

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Deacon, Bert ? ? ? ?
Dowling, Frank ? ? ? ?
Morrison, Alby ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 12 16

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Allen, Tommy ? ? ? ?
Lahiff, Tommy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 14 12

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