1973 VFA Semi Final 1: Port Melbourne v Prahran

This is the match report for the match played on 2 September 1973 between Port Melbourne and Prahran in the first semi final of the 1973 VFA season. Port Melbourne hosted Prahran at Junction Oval. The hosts were coached by Ian Collins and the visitors were coached by Kevin Rose.

As a result of this match, Port Melbourne were eliminated (finishing 4th overall) and Prahran faced Dandenong in the preliminary final.

Match Details

Season: 1973 VFA Season
Round: Semi Final 1
Teams: Port Melbourne v Prahran
Date: Sunday 2 September 1973
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 8,000

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. by Prahran
Score: 10.17.77 - 18.21.129

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 6 . 1 6 . 2 9 . 11 10 . 17 10 . 17 (77)
Prahran 5 . 9 12 . 13 15 . 16 18 . 21 18 . 21 (129)
Margin PRAH by 2 PRAH by 47 PRAH by 41 PRAH by 52 PRAH by 52
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ian Collins (Port Melbourne), Kevin Rose (Prahran)
Captains: unknown (Port Melbourne), unknown (Prahran)

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 10 17 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) 18 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