1953 VFA Round 17: Port Melbourne v Yarraville

This is the match report for the match played on 15 August 1953 between Port Melbourne and Yarraville during round 17 of the 1953 VFA season. Port Melbourne hosted Yarraville at North Port Oval. The hosts were coached by Don Fraser and the visitors were coached by Gordon Ogden.

As a result of this match, Port Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Yarraville were then 4th on the ladder (down from 3rd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1953 VFA Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Port Melbourne v Yarraville
Date: Saturday 15 August 1953
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: North Port Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. Yarraville
Score: 16.9.105 - 11.12.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 5 . 2 10 . 2 15 . 4 16 . 9 16 . 9 (105)
Yarraville 1 . 6 3 . 11 6 . 11 11 . 12 11 . 12 (78)
Margin PMLB by 20 PMLB by 33 PMLB by 47 PMLB by 27 PMLB by 27
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Don Fraser (Port Melbourne), Gordon Ogden (Yarraville)
Captains: unknown (Port Melbourne), unknown (Yarraville)

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bonnett, Bob ? ? ? ?
Fraser, Don ? ? ? ?
Johnson, Frank ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 16 9

Yarraville

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 11 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