1948 VFA Season Round 8: Port Melbourne v Preston

This is the match report for the match played on 19 June 1948 between Port Melbourne and Preston during round eight of the 1948 season of the Victorian Football Association. Port Melbourne hosted Preston at North Port Oval. The hosts were coached by Bill Findlay and the visitors were coached by Jack Blackman.

Port Melbourne (18.16.124) were defeated by Preston (20.17.137).

Match Details

Season: 1948 VFA Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Port Melbourne v Preston
Date: Saturday 19 June 1948
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: North Port Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. by Preston
Score: 18.16.124 - 20.17.137

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 7 . 5 11 . 7 14 . 10 18 . 16 18 . 16 (124)
Preston 4 . 6 12 . 12 17 . 15 20 . 17 20 . 17 (137)
Margin PMLB by 17 PRST by 11 PRST by 23 PRST by 13 PRST by 13
Duration

Honour Roll

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Bill Findlay

Preston

Captain: unknown
Coach: Jack Blackman

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Findlay, Bill ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 18 16

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Blackman, Jack ? ? ? ?
Goldin, Dick ? ? ? ?
Stewart, Charlie ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 20 17

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