1968 VFA Grand Final: Prahran v Preston
This is the match report for the match played on 22 September 1968 between Prahran and Preston in the grand final of the 1968 VFA season.
Prahran hosted Preston at Punt Road Oval.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Rose and the visitors were coached by Alan Joyce.
As a result of this match, Preston were the premiers and Prahran were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1968 VFA Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Prahran
v
Preston
Date:
Sunday 22 September 1968
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prahran | 2 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Preston | 4 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 4 | 12 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 8 | (98) |
| Margin | PRST by 12 | PRST by 1 | PRST by 10 | PRST by 14 | PRST by 14 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Rose
(Prahran),
Alan Joyce
(Preston)
Captains:
unknown
(Prahran),
unknown
(Preston)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. O'Neil
Player Statistics
Prahran
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose, Kevin | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | |||||||||||
| Total (1 player) | 12 | 12 | 0+ | 0+ | 0+ | 0+ | 0+ | 0+ | 0+ | |||
Preston
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telford, Dick | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | |||||||||||
| Total (1 player) | 15 | 8 | 0+ | 0+ | 0+ | 0+ | 0+ | 0+ | 0+ | |||