1953 VFA 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 VFA season.
Port Melbourne hosted Yarraville at Junction Oval.
The hosts were coached by Don Fraser and the visitors were coached by Gordon Ogden.
As a result of this match, Port Melbourne were the premiers and Yarraville were the runners-up.
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
Coaches:
Don Fraser
(Port Melbourne),
Gordon Ogden
(Yarraville)
Captains:
unknown
(Port Melbourne),
unknown
(Yarraville)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
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 | |||