1976 VFA Semi Final 2: Port Melbourne v Preston

This is the match report for the match played on 5 September 1976 between Port Melbourne and Preston in the second semi final of the 1976 VFA season. Port Melbourne hosted Preston at Junction Oval. The hosts were coached by Norm Brown and the visitors were coached by Dick Telford.

As a result of this match, Port Melbourne faced Dandenong in the grand final and Preston faced Dandenong in the preliminary final.

Match Details

Season: 1976 VFA Season
Round: Semi Final 2
Teams: Port Melbourne v Preston
Date: Sunday 5 September 1976
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 11,578

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. Preston
Score: 19.18.132 - 14.9.93

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 7 . 5 11 . 9 17 . 16 19 . 18 19 . 18 (132)
Preston 4 . 1 5 . 4 9 . 5 14 . 9 14 . 9 (93)
Margin PMLB by 22 PMLB by 41 PMLB by 59 PMLB by 39 PMLB by 39
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Brown (Port Melbourne), Dick Telford (Preston)
Captains: unknown (Port Melbourne), unknown (Preston)

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Brown, Norm ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 19 18 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Renwick, Graeme ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 14 9 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