1978 VFA Round 3: Port Melbourne v Dandenong

This is the match report for the match played on 7 May 1978 between Port Melbourne and Dandenong during round 3 of the 1978 VFA season. Port Melbourne hosted Dandenong at North Port Oval. The hosts were coached by Norm Brown.

As a result of this match, Port Melbourne remained 1st on the ladder and Dandenong were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1978 VFA Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Port Melbourne v Dandenong
Date: Sunday 7 May 1978
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: North Port Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. Dandenong
Score: 22.21.153 - 21.17.143

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 2 . 5 11 . 11 15 . 17 22 . 21 22 . 21 (153)
Dandenong 9 . 3 12 . 5 18 . 13 21 . 17 21 . 17 (143)
Margin DNDG by 40 level DNDG by 14 PMLB by 10 PMLB by 10
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Norm Brown (Port Melbourne), unknown (Dandenong)
Captains: unknown (Port Melbourne), unknown (Dandenong)

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Allen, George ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 22 21 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+

Dandenong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 21 17 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