1978 VFA (D1) Season Preliminary Final: Port Melbourne v Prahran

This is the match report for the match played on 17 September 1978 between Port Melbourne and Prahran in the preliminary final of the 1978 season of the first division of the Victorian Football Association. Port Melbourne hosted Prahran at Junction Oval. The hosts were coached by Norm Brown and the visitors were coached by Mick Erwin.

Port Melbourne (16.16.112) were defeated by Prahran (20.14.134).

Match Details

Season: 1978 VFA (D1) Season
Round: Preliminary Final
Teams: Port Melbourne v Prahran
Date: Sunday 17 September 1978
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 10,475

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. by Prahran
Score: 16.16.112 - 20.14.134

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 4 . 7 9 . 10 15 . 15 16 . 16 16 . 16 (112)
Prahran 5 . 1 10 . 7 13 . 9 20 . 14 20 . 14 (134)
Margin level PRAH by 3 PMLB by 18 PRAH by 22 PRAH by 22
Duration

Honour Roll

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Norm Brown

Prahran

Captain: unknown
Coach: Mick Erwin

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 16 16 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) 20 14 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