1978 VFA 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 VFA season.
Port Melbourne hosted Prahran at Junction Oval.
The hosts were coached by Norm Brown and the visitors were coached by Mick Erwin.
As a result of this match, Port Melbourne were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall) and Prahran faced Preston in the grand final.
Match Details
Season:
1978 VFA 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
Coaches:
Norm Brown
(Port Melbourne),
Mick Erwin
(Prahran)
Captains:
unknown
(Port Melbourne),
unknown
(Prahran)
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+ | |||