1951 VFA Semi Final 2: Port Melbourne v Prahran

This is the match report for the match played on 22 September 1951 between Port Melbourne and Prahran in the second semi final of the 1951 VFA season. Port Melbourne hosted Prahran at Junction Oval. The hosts were coached by Jim Cleary and the visitors were coached by Bill Faul.

As a result of this match, Port Melbourne faced Oakleigh in the preliminary final and Prahran faced Port Melbourne in the grand final.

Match Details

Season: 1951 VFA Season
Round: Semi Final 2
Teams: Port Melbourne v Prahran
Date: Saturday 22 September 1951
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 17,000

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. by Prahran
Score: 12.13.85 - 19.19.133

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 4 . 5 4 . 5 9 . 10 12 . 13 12 . 13 (85)
Prahran 4 . 2 12 . 8 13 . 12 19 . 19 19 . 19 (133)
Margin PMLB by 3 PRAH by 51 PRAH by 26 PRAH by 48 PRAH by 48
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jim Cleary (Port Melbourne), Bill Faul (Prahran)
Captains: unknown (Port Melbourne), unknown (Prahran)

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cleary, Jim ? ? ? ?
Johnson, Frank ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 12 13

Prahran

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Grambeau, Russell ? ? ? ?
Shillabeer, Frank ? ? ? ?
Walsh, Paddy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 19 19

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