1972 VFA Round 15: Port Melbourne v Preston

This is the match report for the match played on 5 August 1972 between Port Melbourne and Preston during round 15 of the 1972 VFA season. Port Melbourne hosted Preston at North Port Oval. The hosts were coached by Ian Collins and the visitors were coached by Kevin Wright.

As a result of this match, Port Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder and Preston remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1972 VFA Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Port Melbourne v Preston
Date: Saturday 5 August 1972
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: North Port Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. Preston
Score: 12.20.92 - 11.17.83

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 3 . 6 7 . 9 8 . 13 12 . 20 12 . 20 (92)
Preston 3 . 3 6 . 10 7 . 14 11 . 17 11 . 17 (83)
Margin PMLB by 3 PMLB by 5 PMLB by 5 PMLB by 9 PMLB by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ian Collins (Port Melbourne), Kevin Wright (Preston)
Captains: unknown (Port Melbourne), unknown (Preston)

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Skilton, Bob ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 12 20 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) 11 17 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