1978 VFA (D1) Season Grand Final: Preston v Prahran

This is the match report for the match played on 24 September 1978 between Preston and Prahran in the grand final of the 1978 season of the first division of the Victorian Football Association. Preston hosted Prahran at Junction Oval. The hosts were coached by Harold Martin and the visitors were coached by Mick Erwin.

Preston (17.17.119) were defeated by Prahran (21.15.141).

Match Details

Season: 1978 VFA (D1) Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Preston v Prahran
Date: Sunday 24 September 1978
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 29,565

Match Results

Outcome: Preston def. by Prahran
Score: 17.17.119 - 21.15.141

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Preston 5 . 3 10 . 11 13 . 12 17 . 17 17 . 17 (119)
Prahran 8 . 3 9 . 7 18 . 12 21 . 15 21 . 15 (141)
Margin PRAH by 18 PRST by 10 PRAH by 30 PRAH by 22 PRAH by 22
Duration

Honour Roll

Preston

Captain: unknown
Coach: Harold Martin

Prahran

Captain: unknown
Coach: Mick Erwin

Player Statistics

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Martin, Harold ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Renwick, Graeme ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 17 17 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+

Prahran

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Kekovich, Sam ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 21 15 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