1955 VFA Season Round 1: Preston v Sandringham

This is the match report for the match played on 16 April 1955 between Preston and Sandringham during round one of the 1955 season of the Victorian Football Association. Preston hosted Sandringham at Preston City Oval. The hosts were coached by Bert Deacon and the visitors were coached by Ted Fletcher.

Preston (13.19.97) defeated Sandringham (9.17.71).

Match Details

Season: 1955 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Preston v Sandringham
Date: Saturday 16 April 1955
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Preston City Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Preston def. Sandringham
Score: 13.19.97 - 9.17.71

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Preston 2 . 4 7 . 9 11 . 12 13 . 19 13 . 19 (97)
Sandringham 3 . 4 5 . 8 5 . 13 9 . 17 9 . 17 (71)
Margin SNDH by 6 PRST by 13 PRST by 35 PRST by 26 PRST by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

Preston

Captain: unknown
Coach: Bert Deacon

Sandringham

Captain: unknown
Coach: Ted Fletcher

Player Statistics

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Foley, Pat ? ? ? ?
Henrys, Ted ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 13 19

Sandringham

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 9 17

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