1955 VFA Season Round 17: Preston v Brunswick

This is the match report for the match played on 6 August 1955 between Preston and Brunswick during round seventeen of the 1955 season of the Victorian Football Association. Preston hosted Brunswick at Preston City Oval. The hosts were coached by Bert Deacon and the visitors were coached by Jim Cleary.

Preston (8.8.56) were defeated by Brunswick (13.13.91).

Match Details

Season: 1955 VFA Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Preston v Brunswick
Date: Saturday 6 August 1955
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Preston City Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Preston def. by Brunswick
Score: 8.8.56 - 13.13.91

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Preston 2 . 1 5 . 3 5 . 3 8 . 8 8 . 8 (56)
Brunswick 7 . 2 9 . 3 11 . 12 13 . 13 13 . 13 (91)
Margin BRNW by 31 BRNW by 24 BRNW by 45 BRNW by 35 BRNW by 35
Duration

Honour Roll

Preston

Captain: unknown
Coach: Bert Deacon

Brunswick

Captain: unknown
Coach: Jim Cleary

Player Statistics

Preston

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

Brunswick

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rolfs, Maurie ? ? ? ?
Weir, Thomas ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 13 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