1979 VFA (D1) Season: Port Melbourne

These are the details of the premiership results for Port Melbourne for the 1979 season of the first division of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League). The team used North Port Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Prahran in the first semi final, Port Melbourne were defeated by Geelong West in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).

Team Details

Competition: 1979 VFA (D1) Season
Team: Port Melbourne
Home Ground: North Port Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 4th (W-D-L: 10-0-8, P%: 97.3)
Finals Performance: Defeated by Geelong West (Preliminary Final)

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
McKenna, Peter 14 0 R02-04, R08-10, R12, R14-18, SF, PF

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds
McKenna, Peter 20 11 -0- 9 R01-18, SF, PF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
22/04/1979 Round 1 Sandringham AWAY LOSS SNDH by 104 Peter McKenna unknown
29/04/1979 Round 2 Dandenong HOME WIN PMLB by 18 Peter McKenna unknown
06/05/1979 Round 3 Brunswick HOME WIN PMLB by 23 Peter McKenna unknown
13/05/1979 Round 4 Preston AWAY WIN drawn Peter McKenna unknown
20/05/1979 Round 5 Geelong West HOME LOSS GEWE by 11 Peter McKenna unknown
27/05/1979 Round 6 Coburg AWAY LOSS COBG by 59 Peter McKenna unknown
03/06/1979 Round 7 Prahran HOME LOSS PRAH by 35 Peter McKenna unknown
10/06/1979 Round 8 Frankston HOME WIN PMLB by 12 Peter McKenna unknown
24/06/1979 Round 9 Caulfield AWAY LOSS CAUL by 2 Peter McKenna unknown
01/07/1979 Round 10 Sandringham HOME WIN PMLB by 43 Peter McKenna unknown
08/07/1979 Round 11 Dandenong AWAY LOSS DNDG by 5 Peter McKenna unknown
15/07/1979 Round 12 Brunswick AWAY WIN PMLB by 15 Peter McKenna unknown
15/04/1979 Round 13 Preston HOME WIN PMLB by 1 Peter McKenna unknown
29/07/1979 Round 14 Geelong West AWAY LOSS GEWE by 3 Peter McKenna unknown
05/08/1979 Round 15 Coburg HOME WIN PMLB by 19 Peter McKenna unknown
12/08/1979 Round 16 Prahran AWAY LOSS PRAH by 5 Peter McKenna unknown
19/08/1979 Round 17 Frankston AWAY WIN PMLB by 10 Peter McKenna unknown
26/08/1979 Round 18 Caulfield HOME WIN PMLB by 26 Peter McKenna unknown
02/09/1979 Semi Final Prahran AWAY WIN PMLB by 12 Peter McKenna unknown
16/09/1979 Preliminary Final Geelong West AWAY LOSS GEWE by 30 Peter McKenna unknown