1954 VFA Season Round 16: Oakleigh v Preston

This is the match report for the match played on 7 August 1954 between Oakleigh and Preston during round sixteen of the 1954 season of the Victorian Football Association. Oakleigh hosted Preston at Warrawee Park. The hosts were coached by George Smeaton and the visitors were coached by Bert Deacon.

Oakleigh (7.16.58) were defeated by Preston (13.11.89).

Match Details

Season: 1954 VFA Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Oakleigh v Preston
Date: Saturday 7 August 1954
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Warrawee Park

Match Results

Outcome: Oakleigh def. by Preston
Score: 7.16.58 - 13.11.89

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Oakleigh 4 . 4 6 . 7 6 . 12 7 . 16 7 . 16 (58)
Preston 3 . 2 9 . 5 10 . 9 13 . 11 13 . 11 (89)
Margin OAKL by 8 PRST by 16 PRST by 21 PRST by 31 PRST by 31
Duration

Honour Roll

Oakleigh

Captain: unknown
Coach: George Smeaton

Preston

Captain: unknown
Coach: Bert Deacon

Player Statistics

Oakleigh

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Guy, Eric ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 7 16

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cooper, Clem ? ? ? ?
Foley, Pat ? ? ? ?
Henrys, Ted ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 13 11

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