1953 VFA Round 7: Brighton v Port Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 6 June 1953 between Brighton and Port Melbourne during round 7 of the 1953 VFA season. Brighton hosted Port Melbourne at Elsternwick Park. The visitors were coached by Don Fraser.

As a result of this match, Brighton remained 14th on the ladder and Port Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1953 VFA Season
Round: Round 7
Teams: Brighton v Port Melbourne
Date: Saturday 6 June 1953
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Elsternwick Park

Match Results

Outcome: Brighton def. by Port Melbourne
Score: 8.10.58 - 23.19.157

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Brighton 3 . 2 4 . 3 7 . 7 8 . 10 8 . 10 (58)
Port Melbourne 6 . 4 10 . 11 14 . 17 23 . 19 23 . 19 (157)
Margin PMLB by 20 PMLB by 44 PMLB by 52 PMLB by 99 PMLB by 99
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Brighton), Don Fraser (Port Melbourne)
Captains: unknown (Brighton), unknown (Port Melbourne)

Player Statistics

Brighton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 8 10

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bonnett, Bob ? ? ? ?
Fraser, Don ? ? ? ?
Johnson, Frank ? ? ? ?
Withers, Bob ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 23 19

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