1956 VFA Round 6: Preston v Camberwell

This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1956 between Preston and Camberwell during round 6 of the 1956 VFA season. Preston hosted Camberwell at Coburg City Oval. The hosts were coached by Bert Deacon and the visitors were coached by Ken Ross.

As a result of this match, Preston were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Camberwell remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1956 VFA Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Preston v Camberwell
Date: Saturday 19 May 1956
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Coburg City Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Preston def. Camberwell
Score: 13.14.92 - 13.5.83

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Preston 1 . 1 4 . 6 7 . 9 13 . 14 13 . 14 (92)
Camberwell 3 . 3 5 . 3 10 . 4 13 . 5 13 . 5 (83)
Margin CMBW by 14 CMBW by 3 CMBW by 13 PRST by 9 PRST by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bert Deacon (Preston), Ken Ross (Camberwell)
Captains: unknown (Preston), unknown (Camberwell)

Player Statistics

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Foley, Pat ? ? ? ?
Gunn, Graham ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 13 14

Camberwell

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
McGuinness, Keith ? ? ? ?
Ross, Ken ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 13 5

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