1947 VFA Season Round 3: Brighton v Port Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 26 April 1947 between Brighton and Port Melbourne during round three of the 1947 season of the Victorian Football Association. Brighton hosted Port Melbourne at Elsternwick Park. The visitors were coached by Bill Findlay.

Brighton (25.25.175) defeated Port Melbourne (19.11.125).

Match Details

Season: 1947 VFA Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Brighton v Port Melbourne
Date: Saturday 26 April 1947
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Elsternwick Park

Match Results

Outcome: Brighton def. Port Melbourne
Score: 25.25.175 - 19.11.125

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Brighton 2 . 6 9 . 12 16 . 18 25 . 25 25 . 25 (175)
Port Melbourne 7 . 4 10 . 6 15 . 9 19 . 11 19 . 11 (125)
Margin PMLB by 28 level BRGH by 15 BRGH by 50 BRGH by 50
Duration

Honour Roll

Brighton

Captain: unknown

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Bill Findlay

Player Statistics

Brighton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 25 25

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Findlay, Bill ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 19 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