1953 VFA Season Round 16: Preston v Oakleigh

This is the match report for the match played on 8 August 1953 between Preston and Oakleigh during round sixteen of the 1953 season of the Victorian Football Association. Preston hosted Oakleigh at Preston City Oval. The hosts were coached by Bert Deacon and the visitors were coached by George Smeaton.

Preston (12.15.87) defeated Oakleigh (10.12.72).

Match Details

Season: 1953 VFA Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Preston v Oakleigh
Date: Saturday 8 August 1953
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Preston City Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Preston def. Oakleigh
Score: 12.15.87 - 10.12.72

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Preston 0 . 5 4 . 8 8 . 11 12 . 15 12 . 15 (87)
Oakleigh 4 . 3 7 . 8 9 . 9 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
Margin OAKL by 22 OAKL by 18 OAKL by 4 PRST by 15 PRST by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

Preston

Captain: unknown
Coach: Bert Deacon

Oakleigh

Captain: unknown
Coach: George Smeaton

Player Statistics

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cooper, Clem ? ? ? ?
Deacon, Bert ? ? ? ?
Foley, Pat ? ? ? ?
Henrys, Ted ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 12 15

Oakleigh

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Delo, John ? ? ? ?
Guy, Eric ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 10 12

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