1951 VFA Season Preliminary Final: Port Melbourne v Oakleigh

This is the match report for the match played on 29 September 1951 between Port Melbourne and Oakleigh in the preliminary final of the 1951 season of the Victorian Football Association. Port Melbourne hosted Oakleigh at Junction Oval. The hosts were coached by Jim Cleary and the visitors were coached by George Smeaton.

Port Melbourne (9.10.64) defeated Oakleigh (8.9.57).

Match Details

Season: 1951 VFA Season
Round: Preliminary Final
Teams: Port Melbourne v Oakleigh
Date: Saturday 29 September 1951
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. Oakleigh
Score: 9.10.64 - 8.9.57

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 3 . 2 4 . 5 6 . 7 9 . 10 9 . 10 (64)
Oakleigh 3 . 1 5 . 5 6 . 6 8 . 9 8 . 9 (57)
Margin PMLB by 1 OAKL by 6 PMLB by 1 PMLB by 7 PMLB by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Jim Cleary

Oakleigh

Captain: unknown
Coach: George Smeaton

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cleary, Jim ? ? ? ?
Johnson, Frank ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 9 10

Oakleigh

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Tindal, Norm ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 8 9

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