1957 VFA Season Grand Final: Moorabbin v Port Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 5 October 1957 between Moorabbin and Port Melbourne in the grand final of the 1957 season of the Victorian Football Association. Moorabbin hosted Port Melbourne at Junction Oval. Alan Murphy captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Bill Faul and the visitors were coached by Frank Johnson.

Moorabbin (15.12.102) defeated Port Melbourne (7.20.62).

Match Details

Season: 1957 VFA Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Moorabbin v Port Melbourne
Date: Saturday 5 October 1957
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 26,000

Match Results

Outcome: Moorabbin def. Port Melbourne
Score: 15.12.102 - 7.20.62

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Moorabbin 4 . 4 7 . 6 10 . 10 15 . 12 15 . 12 (102)
Port Melbourne 1 . 7 4 . 14 5 . 17 7 . 20 7 . 20 (62)
Margin MRBN by 15 MRBN by 10 MRBN by 23 MRBN by 40 MRBN by 40
Duration

Honour Roll

Moorabbin

Captain: Alan Murphy
Coach: Bill Faul

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Frank Johnson

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Irving

Player Statistics

Moorabbin

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Murphy, Alan (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 15 12

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bonnett, Bob ? ? ? ?
Johnson, Frank ? ? ? ?
Withers, Bob ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 7 20

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