1950 VFA Preliminary Final: Port Melbourne v Brighton

This is the match report for the match played on 23 September 1950 between Port Melbourne and Brighton in the preliminary final of the 1950 VFA season. Port Melbourne hosted Brighton at Junction Oval. The hosts were coached by Jim Cleary.

As a result of this match, Port Melbourne faced Oakleigh in the grand final and Brighton were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).

Match Details

Season: 1950 VFA Season
Round: Preliminary Final
Teams: Port Melbourne v Brighton
Date: Saturday 23 September 1950
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 19,000

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. Brighton
Score: 11.6.72 - 8.12.60

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 4 . 2 6 . 4 8 . 4 11 . 6 11 . 6 (72)
Brighton 5 . 3 5 . 5 6 . 9 8 . 12 8 . 12 (60)
Margin BRGH by 7 PMLB by 5 PMLB by 7 PMLB by 12 PMLB by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jim Cleary (Port Melbourne), unknown (Brighton)
Captains: unknown (Port Melbourne), unknown (Brighton)

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cleary, Jim ? ? ? ?
Johnson, Frank ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 11 6

Brighton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 8 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