1966 VFA Round 17: Port Melbourne v Preston

This is the match report for the match played on 20 August 1966 between Port Melbourne and Preston during round 17 of the 1966 VFA season. Port Melbourne hosted Preston at North Port Oval. The hosts were coached by Brian Buckley and the visitors were coached by Alan Joyce.

As a result of this match, Port Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Preston remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1966 VFA Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Port Melbourne v Preston
Date: Saturday 20 August 1966
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: North Port Oval
Attendance: 2,000

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. by Preston
Score: 7.10.52 - 11.13.79

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 1 . 2 4 . 6 4 . 9 7 . 10 7 . 10 (52)
Preston 5 . 4 5 . 4 7 . 11 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Margin PRST by 26 PRST by 4 PRST by 20 PRST by 27 PRST by 27
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Brian Buckley (Port Melbourne), Alan Joyce (Preston)
Captains: unknown (Port Melbourne), unknown (Preston)

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Buckley, Brian ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 7 10 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 11 13 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