1951 VFA Season Round 18: Port Melbourne v Preston

This is the match report for the match played on 25 August 1951 between Port Melbourne and Preston during round eighteen of the 1951 season of the Victorian Football Association. Port Melbourne hosted Preston at North Port Oval. The hosts were coached by Jim Cleary and the visitors were coached by Ray Riddell.

Port Melbourne (19.13.127) defeated Preston (8.14.62).

Match Details

Season: 1951 VFA Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Port Melbourne v Preston
Date: Saturday 25 August 1951
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: North Port Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. Preston
Score: 19.13.127 - 8.14.62

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 5 . 4 12 . 7 16 . 12 19 . 13 19 . 13 (127)
Preston 2 . 2 3 . 5 4 . 11 8 . 14 8 . 14 (62)
Margin PMLB by 20 PMLB by 56 PMLB by 73 PMLB by 65 PMLB by 65
Duration

Honour Roll

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Jim Cleary

Preston

Captain: unknown
Coach: Ray Riddell (caretaker)

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cleary, Jim ? ? ? ?
Johnson, Frank ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 19 13

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cooper, Clem ? ? ? ?
Goldin, Dick ? ? ? ?
Henrys, Ted ? ? ? ?
Shaw, Reg ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 8 14

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