1954 VFA Season Round 2: Preston v Oakleigh

This is the match report for the match played on 24 April 1954 between Preston and Oakleigh during round two of the 1954 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 (11.8.74) defeated Oakleigh (9.10.64).

Match Details

Season: 1954 VFA Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Preston v Oakleigh
Date: Saturday 24 April 1954
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Preston City Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Preston def. Oakleigh
Score: 11.8.74 - 9.10.64

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Preston 1 . 1 4 . 5 7 . 7 11 . 8 11 . 8 (74)
Oakleigh 1 . 5 4 . 6 6 . 10 9 . 10 9 . 10 (64)
Margin OAKL by 4 OAKL by 1 PRST by 3 PRST by 10 PRST by 10
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 ? ? ? ?
Foley, Pat ? ? ? ?
Henrys, Ted ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 11 8

Oakleigh

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Guy, Eric ? ? ? ?
Tindal, Norm ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 9 10

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