1951 VFA Season Grand Final: Prahran v Port Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 6 October 1951 between Prahran and Port Melbourne in the grand final of the 1951 season of the Victorian Football Association. Prahran hosted Port Melbourne at Junction Oval. The hosts were coached by Bill Faul and the visitors were coached by Jim Cleary.

Prahran (11.13.79) defeated Port Melbourne (10.10.70).

Match Details

Season: 1951 VFA Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Prahran v Port Melbourne
Date: Saturday 6 October 1951
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 32,500

Match Results

Outcome: Prahran def. Port Melbourne
Score: 11.13.79 - 10.10.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Prahran 1 . 6 4 . 8 8 . 9 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Port Melbourne 2 . 1 4 . 2 8 . 6 10 . 10 10 . 10 (70)
Margin PMLB by 1 PRAH by 6 PRAH by 3 PRAH by 9 PRAH by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Prahran

Captain: unknown
Coach: Bill Faul

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Jim Cleary

Player Statistics

Prahran

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Grambeau, Russell ? ? ? ?
Kinniburgh, Don ? ? ? ?
Shillabeer, Frank ? ? ? ?
Walsh, Paddy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 11 13

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cleary, Jim ? ? ? ?
Johnson, Frank ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 10 10

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