1956 VFA Season Round 2: Port Melbourne v Prahran

This is the match report for the match played on 21 April 1956 between Port Melbourne and Prahran during round two of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football Association. Port Melbourne hosted Prahran at North Port Oval. The hosts were coached by Frank Johnson and the visitors were coached by Jack Brenchley.

Port Melbourne (17.14.116) defeated Prahran (10.11.71).

Match Details

Season: 1956 VFA Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Port Melbourne v Prahran
Date: Saturday 21 April 1956
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: North Port Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. Prahran
Score: 17.14.116 - 10.11.71

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 6 . 2 11 . 6 13 . 9 17 . 14 17 . 14 (116)
Prahran 2 . 4 4 . 6 9 . 7 10 . 11 10 . 11 (71)
Margin PMLB by 22 PMLB by 42 PMLB by 26 PMLB by 45 PMLB by 45
Duration

Honour Roll

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Frank Johnson

Prahran

Captain: unknown
Coach: Jack Brenchley

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bonnett, Bob ? ? ? ?
Johnson, Frank ? ? ? ?
McBroom, Brian ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 17 14

Prahran

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 10 11

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