1954 VFA Season Round 18: Port Melbourne v Preston

This is the match report for the match played on 21 August 1954 between Port Melbourne and Preston during round eighteen of the 1954 season of the Victorian Football Association. Port Melbourne hosted Preston at North Port Oval. The hosts were coached by Don Fraser and the visitors were coached by Bert Deacon.

Port Melbourne (19.11.125) defeated Preston (8.6.54).

Match Details

Season: 1954 VFA Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Port Melbourne v Preston
Date: Saturday 21 August 1954
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: North Port Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. Preston
Score: 19.11.125 - 8.6.54

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 7 . 4 12 . 5 19 . 10 19 . 11 19 . 11 (125)
Preston 1 . 1 4 . 3 6 . 4 8 . 6 8 . 6 (54)
Margin PMLB by 39 PMLB by 50 PMLB by 84 PMLB by 71 PMLB by 71
Duration

Honour Roll

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Don Fraser

Preston

Captain: unknown
Coach: Bert Deacon

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bonnett, Bob ? ? ? ?
Johnson, Frank ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 19 11

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cooper, Clem ? ? ? ?
Foley, Pat ? ? ? ?
Henrys, Ted ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 8 6

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