1979 VFA Preliminary Final: Geelong West v Port Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 16 September 1979 between Geelong West and Port Melbourne in the preliminary final of the 1979 VFA season.
Geelong West hosted Port Melbourne at Junction Oval.
The visitors were coached by Peter McKenna.
As a result of this match, Geelong West faced Coburg in the grand final and Port Melbourne were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).
Match Details
Season:
1979 VFA Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Geelong West
v
Port Melbourne
Date:
Sunday 16 September 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
10,566
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong West
def.
Port Melbourne
Score:
16.11.107 - 11.11.77
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong West | 3 | . | 0 | 9 | . | 3 | 11 | . | 4 | 16 | . | 11 | 16 | . | 11 | (107) |
| Port Melbourne | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 4 | 9 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 11 | 11 | . | 11 | (77) |
| Margin | PMLB by 8 | GEWE by 23 | GEWE by 6 | GEWE by 30 | GEWE by 30 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Geelong West),
Peter McKenna
(Port Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(Geelong West),
unknown
(Port Melbourne)
Player Statistics
Geelong West
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushed | ? | |||||||||||
| Total (0 players) | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Port Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKenna, Peter | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | |||||||||||
| Total (1 player) | 11 | 11 | 0+ | 0+ | 0+ | 0+ | 0+ | 0+ | 0+ | |||