1956 VFA Season Round 15: Prahran v Port Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 28 July 1956 between Prahran and Port Melbourne during round fifteen of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football Association. Prahran hosted Port Melbourne at Toorak Park. The hosts were coached by Jack Brenchley and the visitors were coached by Frank Johnson.

Prahran (9.8.62) were defeated by Port Melbourne (17.21.123).

Match Details

Season: 1956 VFA Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Prahran v Port Melbourne
Date: Saturday 28 July 1956
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Toorak Park

Match Results

Outcome: Prahran def. by Port Melbourne
Score: 9.8.62 - 17.21.123

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Prahran 1 . 3 4 . 6 5 . 6 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
Port Melbourne 7 . 7 10 . 11 16 . 18 17 . 21 17 . 21 (123)
Margin PMLB by 40 PMLB by 41 PMLB by 78 PMLB by 61 PMLB by 61
Duration

Honour Roll

Prahran

Captain: unknown
Coach: Jack Brenchley

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Frank Johnson

Player Statistics

Prahran

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Shillabeer, Frank ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 9 8

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bonnett, Bob ? ? ? ?
Johnson, Frank ? ? ? ?
Withers, Bob ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 17 21

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