1953 VFA Season Round 4: Oakleigh v Port Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 16 May 1953 between Oakleigh and Port Melbourne during round four of the 1953 season of the Victorian Football Association. Oakleigh hosted Port Melbourne at Robertson Oval. The hosts were coached by George Smeaton and the visitors were coached by Don Fraser.

Oakleigh (8.13.61) were defeated by Port Melbourne (11.13.79).

Match Details

Season: 1953 VFA Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Oakleigh v Port Melbourne
Date: Saturday 16 May 1953
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Robertson Oval
Attendance: 4,000

Match Results

Outcome: Oakleigh def. by Port Melbourne
Score: 8.13.61 - 11.13.79

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Oakleigh 2 . 3 4 . 6 7 . 11 8 . 13 8 . 13 (61)
Port Melbourne 0 . 4 6 . 8 8 . 10 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Margin OAKL by 11 PMLB by 14 PMLB by 5 PMLB by 18 PMLB by 18
Duration

Honour Roll

Oakleigh

Captain: unknown
Coach: George Smeaton

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Don Fraser

Player Statistics

Oakleigh

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Tindal, Norm ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 8 13

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bonnett, Bob ? ? ? ?
Fraser, Don ? ? ? ?
Johnson, Frank ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 11 13

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