1953 VFA Season Round 1: Preston v Northcote

This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1953 between Preston and Northcote during round one of the 1953 season of the Victorian Football Association. Preston hosted Northcote at Preston City Oval. The hosts were coached by Bert Deacon and the visitors were coached by Bill Faul.

Preston (9.12.66) defeated Northcote (4.21.45).

Match Details

Season: 1953 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Preston v Northcote
Date: Saturday 18 April 1953
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Preston City Oval
Attendance: 1,500

Match Results

Outcome: Preston def. Northcote
Score: 9.12.66 - 4.21.45

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Preston 3 . 2 7 . 5 7 . 8 9 . 12 9 . 12 (66)
Northcote 1 . 8 2 . 12 4 . 17 4 . 21 4 . 21 (45)
Margin PRST by 6 PRST by 23 PRST by 9 PRST by 21 PRST by 21
Duration

Honour Roll

Preston

Captain: unknown
Coach: Bert Deacon

Northcote

Captain: unknown
Coach: Bill Faul

Player Statistics

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cooper, Clem ? ? ? ?
Deacon, Bert ? ? ? ?
Foley, Pat ? ? ? ?
Henrys, Ted ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 9 12

Northcote

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 4 21

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