1973 VFA Grand Final: Oakleigh v Prahran

This is the match report for the match played on 23 September 1973 between Oakleigh and Prahran in the grand final of the 1973 VFA season. Oakleigh hosted Prahran at Junction Oval. The hosts were coached by Bob Johnson and the visitors were coached by Kevin Rose.

As a result of this match, Prahran were the premiers and Oakleigh were the runners-up.

Match Details

Season: 1973 VFA Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Oakleigh v Prahran
Date: Sunday 23 September 1973
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 21,200

Match Results

Outcome: Oakleigh def. by Prahran
Score: 10.18.78 - 15.23.113

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Oakleigh 2 . 5 5 . 7 7 . 15 10 . 18 10 . 18 (78)
Prahran 2 . 4 8 . 11 12 . 17 15 . 23 15 . 23 (113)
Margin OAKL by 1 PRAH by 22 PRAH by 32 PRAH by 35 PRAH by 35
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bob Johnson (Oakleigh), Kevin Rose (Prahran)
Captains: unknown (Oakleigh), unknown (Prahran)

Player Statistics

Oakleigh

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 10 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Prahran

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Townsend, John ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 15 23 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