1953 VFA Season Round 18: Preston v Port Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 22 August 1953 between Preston and Port Melbourne during round eighteen of the 1953 season of the Victorian Football Association. Preston hosted Port Melbourne at Preston City Oval. The hosts were coached by Bert Deacon and the visitors were coached by Don Fraser.

Preston (6.13.49) were defeated by Port Melbourne (11.16.82).

Match Details

Season: 1953 VFA Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Preston v Port Melbourne
Date: Saturday 22 August 1953
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Preston City Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Preston def. by Port Melbourne
Score: 6.13.49 - 11.16.82

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Preston 1 . 3 2 . 5 5 . 11 6 . 13 6 . 13 (49)
Port Melbourne 3 . 2 5 . 5 5 . 7 11 . 16 11 . 16 (82)
Margin PMLB by 11 PMLB by 18 PRST by 4 PMLB by 33 PMLB by 33
Duration

Honour Roll

Preston

Captain: unknown
Coach: Bert Deacon

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Don Fraser

Player Statistics

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cooper, Clem ? ? ? ?
Deacon, Bert ? ? ? ?
Foley, Pat ? ? ? ?
Henrys, Ted ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 6 13

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bonnett, Bob ? ? ? ?
Fraser, Don ? ? ? ?
Johnson, Frank ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 11 16

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