1978 VFA (D1) Season Semi Final 2: Port Melbourne v Preston

This is the match report for the match played on 10 September 1978 between Port Melbourne and Preston in the second semi final of the 1978 season of the first division of the Victorian Football Association. Port Melbourne hosted Preston at Junction Oval. The hosts were coached by Norm Brown and the visitors were coached by Harold Martin.

Port Melbourne (19.16.130) were defeated by Preston (20.14.134).

Match Details

Season: 1978 VFA (D1) Season
Round: Second Semi Final
Teams: Port Melbourne v Preston
Date: Sunday 10 September 1978
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 14,880

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. by Preston
Score: 19.16.130 - 20.14.134

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 4 . 5 10 . 7 15 . 10 19 . 16 19 . 16 (130)
Preston 10 . 4 14 . 8 18 . 11 20 . 14 20 . 14 (134)
Margin PRST by 35 PRST by 25 PRST by 19 PRST by 4 PRST by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Norm Brown

Preston

Captain: unknown
Coach: Harold Martin

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Allen, George ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 19 16 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Martin, Harold ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
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