1971 VFA Preliminary Final: Preston v Sandringham

This is the match report for the match played on 19 September 1971 between Preston and Sandringham in the preliminary final of the 1971 VFA season. Preston hosted Sandringham at Junction Oval. The hosts were coached by Kevin Wright and the visitors were coached by Neil Busse.

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

Match Details

Season: 1971 VFA Season
Round: Preliminary Final
Teams: Preston v Sandringham
Date: Sunday 19 September 1971
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 12,000

Match Results

Outcome: Preston def. Sandringham
Score: 17.17.119 - 14.21.105

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Preston 6 . 10 7 . 10 13 . 16 17 . 17 17 . 17 (119)
Sandringham 1 . 3 8 . 9 10 . 15 14 . 21 14 . 21 (105)
Margin PRST by 37 SNDH by 5 PRST by 19 PRST by 14 PRST by 14
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Kevin Wright (Preston), Neil Busse (Sandringham)
Captains: unknown (Preston), unknown (Sandringham)

Player Statistics

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Martin, Harold ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Telford, Dick ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 17 17 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+

Sandringham

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Clarke, Graham ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Kennedy, Des ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Murphy, Glenn ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 14 21 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