1947 VFA Round 2: Oakleigh v Preston

This is the match report for the match played on 19 April 1947 between Oakleigh and Preston during round 2 of the 1947 VFA season. Oakleigh hosted Preston at Warrawee Park. The hosts were coached by Herbie Matthews and the visitors were coached by Jack Blackman.

As a result of this match, Oakleigh were then 6th on the ladder (up from 12th) and Preston were then 12th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1947 VFA Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Oakleigh v Preston
Date: Saturday 19 April 1947
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Warrawee Park

Match Results

Outcome: Oakleigh def. Preston
Score: 19.20.134 - 11.7.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Oakleigh 3 . 2 8 . 6 13 . 16 19 . 20 19 . 20 (134)
Preston 4 . 1 5 . 2 8 . 5 11 . 7 11 . 7 (73)
Margin PRST by 5 OAKL by 22 OAKL by 41 OAKL by 61 OAKL by 61
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Herbie Matthews (Oakleigh), Jack Blackman (Preston)
Captains: unknown (Oakleigh), unknown (Preston)

Player Statistics

Oakleigh

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Matthews, Herbie ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 19 20

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Blackman, Jack ? ? ? ?
Stewart, Charlie ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 11 7

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