1955 VFA Round 5: Brunswick v Preston

This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1955 between Brunswick and Preston during round 5 of the 1955 VFA season. Brunswick hosted Preston at Brunswick Park. The hosts were coached by Jim Cleary and the visitors were coached by Bert Deacon.

As a result of this match, Brunswick were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) and Preston remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1955 VFA Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Brunswick v Preston
Date: Saturday 14 May 1955
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Brunswick Park

Match Results

Outcome: Brunswick def. by Preston
Score: 7.18.60 - 11.13.79

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Brunswick 3 . 2 4 . 9 5 . 13 7 . 18 7 . 18 (60)
Preston 5 . 7 7 . 7 10 . 11 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Margin PRST by 17 PRST by 16 PRST by 28 PRST by 19 PRST by 19
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jim Cleary (Brunswick), Bert Deacon (Preston)
Captains: unknown (Brunswick), unknown (Preston)

Player Statistics

Brunswick

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Weir, Thomas ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 7 18

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Foley, Pat ? ? ? ?
Henrys, Ted ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 11 13

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