1971 VFA Grand Final: Dandenong v Preston
This is the match report for the match played on 26 September 1971 between Dandenong and Preston in the grand final of the 1971 VFA season.
Dandenong hosted Preston at Junction Oval.
The visitors were coached by Kevin Wright.
As a result of this match, Dandenong were the premiers and Preston were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1971 VFA Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Dandenong
v
Preston
Date:
Sunday 26 September 1971
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
14,529
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dandenong | 7 | . | 8 | 10 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 12 | 14 | . | 14 | 14 | . | 14 | (98) |
| Preston | 3 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 9 | 13 | . | 14 | 13 | . | 14 | (92) |
| Margin | DNDG by 28 | DNDG by 14 | DNDG by 21 | DNDG by 6 | DNDG by 6 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Dandenong),
Kevin Wright
(Preston)
Captains:
unknown
(Dandenong),
unknown
(Preston)
Player Statistics
Dandenong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushed | ? | |||||||||||
| Total (0 players) | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Preston
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin, Harold | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Telford, Dick | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | |||||||||||
| Total (2 players) | 13 | 14 | 0+ | 0+ | 0+ | 0+ | 0+ | 0+ | 0+ | |||