1973 VFA Round 3: Port Melbourne v Preston

This is the match report for the match played on 6 May 1973 between Port Melbourne and Preston during round 3 of the 1973 VFA season. Port Melbourne hosted Preston at North Port Oval. The hosts were coached by Ian Collins and the visitors were coached by Ken Greenwood.

As a result of this match, Port Melbourne were then 4th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Preston were then 6th on the ladder (down from 4th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1973 VFA Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Port Melbourne v Preston
Date: Sunday 6 May 1973
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: North Port Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. Preston
Score: 16.18.114 - 12.13.85

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 3 . 2 7 . 7 8 . 11 16 . 18 16 . 18 (114)
Preston 3 . 6 7 . 9 11 . 11 12 . 13 12 . 13 (85)
Margin PRST by 4 PRST by 2 PRST by 18 PMLB by 29 PMLB by 29
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ian Collins (Port Melbourne), Ken Greenwood (Preston)
Captains: unknown (Port Melbourne), unknown (Preston)

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 16 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Martin, Harold ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Shaw, Ray ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 12 13 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