1970 VFA Round 1: Preston v Port Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 19 April 1970 between Preston and Port Melbourne during round 1 of the 1970 VFA season. Preston hosted Port Melbourne at Preston City Oval. The hosts were coached by Alan Joyce and the visitors were coached by Bob Bonnett.

As a result of this match, Preston were then 5th on the ladder and Port Melbourne were then 6th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1970 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Preston v Port Melbourne
Date: Sunday 19 April 1970
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Preston City Oval
Attendance: 6,000

Match Results

Outcome: Preston def. Port Melbourne
Score: 14.20.104 - 12.12.84

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Preston 4 . 7 5 . 9 11 . 16 14 . 20 14 . 20 (104)
Port Melbourne 0 . 1 6 . 4 8 . 6 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
Margin PRST by 30 PMLB by 1 PRST by 28 PRST by 20 PRST by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Alan Joyce (Preston), Bob Bonnett (Port Melbourne)
Captains: unknown (Preston), unknown (Port Melbourne)

Player Statistics

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Martin, Harold ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Telford, Dick ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 14 20 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 12 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