1955 VFA Season Round 15: Preston v Port Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 23 July 1955 between Preston and Port Melbourne during round fifteen of the 1955 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 (12.10.82) defeated Port Melbourne (10.10.70).

Match Details

Season: 1955 VFA Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Preston v Port Melbourne
Date: Saturday 23 July 1955
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Preston City Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Preston def. Port Melbourne
Score: 12.10.82 - 10.10.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Preston 1 . 2 6 . 4 10 . 7 12 . 10 12 . 10 (82)
Port Melbourne 2 . 3 5 . 4 7 . 4 10 . 10 10 . 10 (70)
Margin PMLB by 7 PRST by 6 PRST by 21 PRST by 12 PRST by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Preston

Captain: unknown
Coach: Bert Deacon

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Don Fraser

Player Statistics

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Foley, Pat ? ? ? ?
Henrys, Ted ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 12 10

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Fraser, Don ? ? ? ?
Johnson, Frank ? ? ? ?
McBroom, Brian ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 10 10

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