1978 VFA Round 4: Sandringham v Preston

This is the match report for the match played on 14 May 1978 between Sandringham and Preston during round 4 of the 1978 VFA season. Sandringham hosted Preston at Beach Road Oval. The hosts were coached by Darrell MacKenzie and the visitors were coached by Harold Martin.

As a result of this match, Sandringham were then 4th on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Preston were then 6th on the ladder (up from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1978 VFA Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Sandringham v Preston
Date: Sunday 14 May 1978
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Beach Road Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Sandringham def. by Preston
Score: 17.17.119 - 18.18.126

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Sandringham 1 . 7 6 . 10 12 . 13 17 . 17 17 . 17 (119)
Preston 6 . 6 10 . 12 14 . 13 18 . 18 18 . 18 (126)
Margin PRST by 29 PRST by 26 PRST by 12 PRST by 7 PRST by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Darrell MacKenzie (Sandringham), Harold Martin (Preston)
Captains: unknown (Sandringham), unknown (Preston)

Player Statistics

Sandringham

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Lyons, Marty ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 17 17 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) 18 18 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