1956 VFA Season Round 17: Box Hill v Port Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 11 August 1956 between Box Hill and Port Melbourne during round seventeen of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football Association. Box Hill hosted Port Melbourne at Box Hill City Oval. The hosts were coached by Col Austen and the visitors were coached by Frank Johnson.

Box Hill (6.9.45) were defeated by Port Melbourne (6.13.49).

Match Details

Season: 1956 VFA Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Box Hill v Port Melbourne
Date: Saturday 11 August 1956
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Box Hill City Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Box Hill def. by Port Melbourne
Score: 6.9.45 - 6.13.49

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Box Hill 0 . 2 0 . 3 4 . 5 6 . 9 6 . 9 (45)
Port Melbourne 3 . 0 5 . 3 5 . 8 6 . 13 6 . 13 (49)
Margin PMLB by 16 PMLB by 30 PMLB by 9 PMLB by 4 PMLB by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Box Hill

Captain: unknown
Coach: Col Austen

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Frank Johnson

Player Statistics

Box Hill

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 6 9

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bonnett, Bob ? ? ? ?
Johnson, Frank ? ? ? ?
Withers, Bob ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 6 13

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