1953 VFA Season Grand Final: Port Melbourne v Yarraville

This is the match report for the match played on 3 October 1953 between Port Melbourne and Yarraville in the grand final of the 1953 season of the Victorian Football Association. Port Melbourne hosted Yarraville at Junction Oval. The hosts were coached by Don Fraser and the visitors were coached by Gordon Ogden.

Port Melbourne (21.15.141) defeated Yarraville (12.9.81).

Match Details

Season: 1953 VFA Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Port Melbourne v Yarraville
Date: Saturday 3 October 1953
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 40,000

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. Yarraville
Score: 21.15.141 - 12.9.81

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 2 . 4 7 . 9 12 . 10 21 . 15 21 . 15 (141)
Yarraville 2 . 2 3 . 5 9 . 8 12 . 9 12 . 9 (81)
Margin PMLB by 2 PMLB by 28 PMLB by 20 PMLB by 60 PMLB by 60
Duration

Honour Roll

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Don Fraser

Yarraville

Captain: unknown
Coach: Gordon Ogden

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Irving

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bonnett, Bob ? ? ? ?
Fraser, Don ? ? ? ?
Johnson, Frank ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 21 15

Yarraville

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 12 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