1954 VFA Season Round 6: Preston v Port Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 22 May 1954 between Preston and Port Melbourne during round six of the 1954 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 (16.1.97) defeated Port Melbourne (13.15.93).

Match Details

Season: 1954 VFA Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Preston v Port Melbourne
Date: Saturday 22 May 1954
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Preston City Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Preston def. Port Melbourne
Score: 16.1.97 - 13.15.93

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Preston 6 . 1 9 . 1 16 . 1 16 . 1 16 . 1 (97)
Port Melbourne 3 . 3 7 . 10 9 . 12 13 . 15 13 . 15 (93)
Margin PRST by 16 PRST by 3 PRST by 31 PRST by 4 PRST by 4
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 ? ? ? ?
Foley, Pat ? ? ? ?
Henrys, Ted ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 16 1

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bonnett, Bob ? ? ? ?
Johnson, Frank ? ? ? ?
Withers, Bob ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 13 15

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