1978 VFA (D1) Season Round 5: Preston v Port Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 21 May 1978 between Preston and Port Melbourne during round five of the 1978 season of the first division of the Victorian Football Association. Preston hosted Port Melbourne at Preston City Oval. The hosts were coached by Harold Martin and the visitors were coached by Norm Brown.

Preston (16.11.107) defeated Port Melbourne (11.15.81).

Match Details

Season: 1978 VFA (D1) Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Preston v Port Melbourne
Date: Sunday 21 May 1978
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Preston City Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Preston def. Port Melbourne
Score: 16.11.107 - 11.15.81

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Preston 4 . 2 8 . 4 13 . 6 16 . 11 16 . 11 (107)
Port Melbourne 3 . 4 4 . 6 9 . 13 11 . 15 11 . 15 (81)
Margin PRST by 4 PRST by 22 PRST by 17 PRST by 26 PRST by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

Preston

Captain: unknown
Coach: Harold Martin

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Norm Brown

Player Statistics

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Martin, Harold ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 16 11 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 11 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