1972 VFA Season: Preston

These are the details of the premiership results of Preston for the 1972 VFA season. The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. Preston were defeated by Williamstown in a semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).

Season Team Details

Competition: 1972 VFA Season
Team: Preston
Home Ground: Preston City Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 4th (W-D-L: 11-0-7, P%: 106.3)
Finals Performance: Defeated by Williamstown (Semi Final)

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Clark, Len 19 0 R01-18, SF
Martin, Harold 10 0 R02, R05, R07-10, R13, R15-17
Telford, Dick 11 0 R03-05, R07, R10-12, R15-18

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds
Wright, Kevin 19 11 -0- 8 R01-18, SF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
23/04/1972 Round 1 Dandenong AWAY LOSS DNDG by 27 Kevin Wright unknown
30/04/1972 Round 2 Coburg HOME LOSS COBG by 11 Kevin Wright unknown
07/05/1972 Round 3 Oakleigh AWAY LOSS OAKL by 55 Kevin Wright unknown
14/05/1972 Round 4 Prahran HOME WIN PRST by 17 Kevin Wright unknown
21/05/1972 Round 5 Waverley AWAY LOSS WAVE by 11 Kevin Wright unknown
28/05/1972 Round 6 Port Melbourne HOME WIN PRST by 6 Kevin Wright unknown
04/06/1972 Round 7 Williamstown AWAY WIN PRST by 22 Kevin Wright unknown
10/06/1972 Round 8 Sandringham HOME WIN PRST by 24 Kevin Wright unknown
18/06/1972 Round 9 Sunshine AWAY WIN PRST by 2 Kevin Wright unknown
02/07/1972 Round 10 Dandenong HOME WIN PRST by 59 Kevin Wright unknown
09/07/1972 Round 11 Coburg AWAY WIN PRST by 3 Kevin Wright unknown
16/07/1972 Round 12 Oakleigh HOME WIN PRST by 31 Kevin Wright unknown
23/07/1972 Round 13 Prahran AWAY WIN PRST by 12 Kevin Wright unknown
30/07/1972 Round 14 Waverley HOME WIN PRST by 53 Kevin Wright unknown
05/08/1972 Round 15 Port Melbourne AWAY LOSS PMLB by 9 Kevin Wright unknown
13/08/1972 Round 16 Williamstown HOME LOSS WILL by 31 Kevin Wright unknown
20/08/1972 Round 17 Sandringham AWAY LOSS SNDH by 33 Kevin Wright unknown
27/08/1972 Round 18 Sunshine HOME WIN PRST by 69 Kevin Wright unknown
03/09/1972 Semi Final Williamstown AWAY LOSS WILL by 20 Kevin Wright unknown

Ladder Chart

This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.