1956 VFA Round 5: Sandringham v Port Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 12 May 1956 between Sandringham and Port Melbourne during round 5 of the 1956 VFA season. Sandringham hosted Port Melbourne at Beach Road Oval. The hosts were coached by Ted Fletcher and the visitors were coached by Frank Johnson.

As a result of this match, Sandringham were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) and Port Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1956 VFA Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Sandringham v Port Melbourne
Date: Saturday 12 May 1956
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Beach Road Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Sandringham def. by Port Melbourne
Score: 12.5.77 - 12.15.87

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Sandringham 2 . 2 5 . 3 7 . 3 12 . 5 12 . 5 (77)
Port Melbourne 5 . 5 6 . 8 11 . 11 12 . 15 12 . 15 (87)
Margin PMLB by 21 PMLB by 11 PMLB by 32 PMLB by 10 PMLB by 10
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ted Fletcher (Sandringham), Frank Johnson (Port Melbourne)
Captains: unknown (Sandringham), unknown (Port Melbourne)

Player Statistics

Sandringham

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Fletcher, Ted ? ? ? ?
Shearer, Bob ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 12 5

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bonnett, Bob ? ? ? ?
Johnson, Frank ? ? ? ?
McBroom, Brian ? ? ? ?
Withers, Bob ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 12 15

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