1956 VFA Round 18: Port Melbourne v Sandringham

This is the match report for the match played on 18 August 1956 between Port Melbourne and Sandringham during round 18 of the 1956 VFA season. Port Melbourne hosted Sandringham at North Port Oval. The hosts were coached by Frank Johnson and the visitors were coached by Ted Fletcher.

As a result of this match, Port Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Sandringham were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1956 VFA Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Port Melbourne v Sandringham
Date: Saturday 18 August 1956
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: North Port Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. Sandringham
Score: 15.19.109 - 2.6.18

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 3 . 5 6 . 9 10 . 14 15 . 19 15 . 19 (109)
Sandringham 0 . 0 2 . 5 2 . 5 2 . 6 2 . 6 (18)
Margin PMLB by 23 PMLB by 28 PMLB by 57 PMLB by 91 PMLB by 91
Duration

Honour Roll

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

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bonnett, Bob ? ? ? ?
Johnson, Frank ? ? ? ?
Withers, Bob ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 15 19

Sandringham

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Crouch, Jeff ? ? ? ?
Fletcher, Ted ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 2 6

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