1953 VFA Season Round 1: Port Melbourne v Prahran

This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1953 between Port Melbourne and Prahran during round one of the 1953 season of the Victorian Football Association. Port Melbourne hosted Prahran at North Port Oval. The hosts were coached by Don Fraser and the visitors were coached by Paddy Walsh.

Port Melbourne (14.15.99) defeated Prahran (9.1.55).

Match Details

Season: 1953 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Port Melbourne v Prahran
Date: Saturday 18 April 1953
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: North Port Oval
Attendance: 3,000

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. Prahran
Score: 14.15.99 - 9.1.55

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 3 . 5 7 . 7 11 . 11 14 . 15 14 . 15 (99)
Prahran 5 . 0 7 . 0 8 . 0 9 . 1 9 . 1 (55)
Margin PRAH by 7 PMLB by 7 PMLB by 29 PMLB by 44 PMLB by 44
Duration

Honour Roll

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Don Fraser

Prahran

Captain: unknown
Coach: Paddy Walsh

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bonnett, Bob ? ? ? ?
Fraser, Don ? ? ? ?
Johnson, Frank ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 14 15

Prahran

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Shillabeer, Frank ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 9 1

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