1953 VFA Round 5: Preston v Moorabbin

This is the match report for the match played on 23 May 1953 between Preston and Moorabbin during round 5 of the 1953 VFA season. Preston hosted Moorabbin at Preston City Oval. The hosts were coached by Bert Deacon.

As a result of this match, Preston were then 12th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Moorabbin were then 8th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1953 VFA Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Preston v Moorabbin
Date: Saturday 23 May 1953
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Preston City Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Preston def. by Moorabbin
Score: 3.5.23 - 8.8.56

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Preston 1 . 2 2 . 3 2 . 5 3 . 5 3 . 5 (23)
Moorabbin 3 . 3 4 . 5 8 . 7 8 . 8 8 . 8 (56)
Margin MRBN by 13 MRBN by 14 MRBN by 38 MRBN by 33 MRBN by 33
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bert Deacon (Preston), unknown (Moorabbin)
Captains: unknown (Preston), unknown (Moorabbin)

Player Statistics

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cooper, Clem ? ? ? ?
Foley, Pat ? ? ? ?
Henrys, Ted ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 3 5

Moorabbin

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 8 8

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