1968 VFA Preliminary Final: Preston v Sandringham

This is the match report for the match played on 15 September 1968 between Preston and Sandringham in the preliminary final of the 1968 VFA season. Preston hosted Sandringham at Punt Road Oval. The hosts were coached by Alan Joyce and the visitors were coached by Barry Harrison.

As a result of this match, Preston faced Prahran in the grand final and Sandringham were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFA Season
Round: Preliminary Final
Teams: Preston v Sandringham
Date: Sunday 15 September 1968
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Preston def. Sandringham
Score: 22.11.143 - 18.7.115

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Preston 9 . 5 12 . 6 18 . 9 22 . 11 22 . 11 (143)
Sandringham 3 . 1 10 . 2 13 . 6 18 . 7 18 . 7 (115)
Margin PRST by 40 PRST by 16 PRST by 33 PRST by 28 PRST by 28
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alan Joyce (Preston), Barry Harrison (Sandringham)
Captains: unknown (Preston), unknown (Sandringham)

Player Statistics

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Telford, Dick ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 22 11 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+

Sandringham

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Hogan, Peter ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
MacKenzie, Darrell ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 18 7 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