1956 VFA Season Round 4: Port Melbourne v Box Hill

This is the match report for the match played on 5 May 1956 between Port Melbourne and Box Hill during round four of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football Association. Port Melbourne hosted Box Hill at North Port Oval. The hosts were coached by Frank Johnson and the visitors were coached by Col Austen.

Port Melbourne (9.18.72) defeated Box Hill (5.11.41).

Match Details

Season: 1956 VFA Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Port Melbourne v Box Hill
Date: Saturday 5 May 1956
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: North Port Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. Box Hill
Score: 9.18.72 - 5.11.41

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 3 . 4 5 . 7 7 . 17 9 . 18 9 . 18 (72)
Box Hill 1 . 1 3 . 4 4 . 5 5 . 11 5 . 11 (41)
Margin PMLB by 15 PMLB by 15 PMLB by 30 PMLB by 31 PMLB by 31
Duration

Honour Roll

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Frank Johnson

Box Hill

Captain: unknown
Coach: Col Austen

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bonnett, Bob ? ? ? ?
Johnson, Frank ? ? ? ?
McBroom, Brian ? ? ? ?
Withers, Bob ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 9 18

Box Hill

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Houghton, Eric ? ? ? ?
Wright, Jack ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 5 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