1954 VFA Season Round 1: Prahran v Port Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 17 April 1954 between Prahran and Port Melbourne during round one of the 1954 season of the Victorian Football Association. Prahran hosted Port Melbourne at Toorak Park. The hosts were coached by Paddy Walsh and the visitors were coached by Don Fraser.

Prahran (15.10.100) were defeated by Port Melbourne (18.14.122).

Match Details

Season: 1954 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Prahran v Port Melbourne
Date: Saturday 17 April 1954
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Toorak Park

Match Results

Outcome: Prahran def. by Port Melbourne
Score: 15.10.100 - 18.14.122

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Prahran 3 . 3 8 . 6 11 . 7 15 . 10 15 . 10 (100)
Port Melbourne 5 . 3 8 . 6 15 . 9 18 . 14 18 . 14 (122)
Margin PMLB by 12 level PMLB by 26 PMLB by 22 PMLB by 22
Duration

Honour Roll

Prahran

Captain: unknown
Coach: Paddy Walsh

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Don Fraser

Player Statistics

Prahran

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Walsh, Paddy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 15 10

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bonnett, Bob ? ? ? ?
Fraser, Don ? ? ? ?
Johnson, Frank ? ? ? ?
Withers, Bob ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 18 14

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