1953 VFA Season Round 3: Preston v Prahran

This is the match report for the match played on 9 May 1953 between Preston and Prahran during round three of the 1953 season of the Victorian Football Association. Preston hosted Prahran at Preston City Oval. The hosts were coached by Bert Deacon and the visitors were coached by Paddy Walsh.

Preston (7.13.55) defeated Prahran (5.10.40).

Match Details

Season: 1953 VFA Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Preston v Prahran
Date: Saturday 9 May 1953
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Preston City Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Preston def. Prahran
Score: 7.13.55 - 5.10.40

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Preston 3 . 4 3 . 5 4 . 8 7 . 13 7 . 13 (55)
Prahran 0 . 2 3 . 7 4 . 8 5 . 10 5 . 10 (40)
Margin PRST by 20 PRAH by 2 level PRST by 15 PRST by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

Preston

Captain: unknown
Coach: Bert Deacon

Prahran

Captain: unknown
Coach: Paddy Walsh

Player Statistics

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cooper, Clem ? ? ? ?
Deacon, Bert ? ? ? ?
Foley, Pat ? ? ? ?
Henrys, Ted ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 7 13

Prahran

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Grambeau, Russell ? ? ? ?
Shillabeer, Frank ? ? ? ?
Walsh, Paddy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 5 10

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