1976 VFA (D1) Season Round 1: Preston v Port Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1976 between Preston and Port Melbourne during round one of the 1976 season of the first division of the Victorian Football Association. Preston hosted Port Melbourne at Preston City Oval. The hosts were coached by Dick Telford and the visitors were coached by Norm Brown.

Preston (19.13.127) defeated Port Melbourne (15.17.107).

Match Details

Season: 1976 VFA (D1) Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Preston v Port Melbourne
Date: Sunday 18 April 1976
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Preston City Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Preston def. Port Melbourne
Score: 19.13.127 - 15.17.107

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Preston 4 . 3 5 . 3 15 . 9 19 . 13 19 . 13 (127)
Port Melbourne 4 . 3 10 . 11 11 . 12 15 . 17 15 . 17 (107)
Margin level PMLB by 38 PRST by 21 PRST by 20 PRST by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

Preston

Captain: unknown
Coach: Dick Telford

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Norm Brown

Player Statistics

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Renwick, Graeme ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 19 13 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+

Port Melbourne

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