1978 VFA Round 1: Port Melbourne v Sandringham

This is the match report for the match played on 23 April 1978 between Port Melbourne and Sandringham during round 1 of the 1978 VFA season. Port Melbourne hosted Sandringham at North Port Oval. The hosts were coached by Norm Brown and the visitors were coached by Darrell MacKenzie.

As a result of this match, Port Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder and Sandringham were then 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1978 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Port Melbourne v Sandringham
Date: Sunday 23 April 1978
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: North Port Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. Sandringham
Score: 26.20.176 - 16.13.109

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 5 . 5 11 . 10 18 . 15 26 . 20 26 . 20 (176)
Sandringham 3 . 2 8 . 4 12 . 9 16 . 13 16 . 13 (109)
Margin PMLB by 15 PMLB by 24 PMLB by 42 PMLB by 67 PMLB by 67
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Brown (Port Melbourne), Darrell MacKenzie (Sandringham)
Captains: unknown (Port Melbourne), unknown (Sandringham)

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 26 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sandringham

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 16 13 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