1966 VFA Grand Final: Waverley v Port Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 24 September 1966 between Waverley and Port Melbourne in the grand final of the 1966 VFA season. Waverley hosted Port Melbourne at Junction Oval. The hosts were coached by Ian Thorogood and the visitors were coached by Brian Buckley.

As a result of this match, Port Melbourne were the premiers and Waverley were the runners-up.

Match Details

Season: 1966 VFA Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Waverley v Port Melbourne
Date: Saturday 24 September 1966
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 25,000

Match Results

Outcome: Waverley def. by Port Melbourne
Score: 6.11.47 - 13.12.90

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Waverley 3 . 7 3 . 8 4 . 11 6 . 11 6 . 11 (47)
Port Melbourne 2 . 4 7 . 6 8 . 8 13 . 12 13 . 12 (90)
Margin WAVE by 9 PMLB by 22 PMLB by 21 PMLB by 43 PMLB by 43
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ian Thorogood (Waverley), Brian Buckley (Port Melbourne)
Captains: unknown (Waverley), unknown (Port Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: A. O'Neil

Player Statistics

Waverley

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 6 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Buckley, Brian ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 13 12 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+

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