1981 VFA (D1) Season Grand Final: Port Melbourne v Preston

This is the match report for the match played on 20 September 1981 between Port Melbourne and Preston in the grand final of the 1981 season of the first division of the Victorian Football Association. Port Melbourne hosted Preston at Junction Oval. The hosts were coached by Gary Brice and the visitors were coached by Harold Martin.

Port Melbourne (32.19.211) defeated Preston (15.8.98).

Match Details

Season: 1981 VFA (D1) Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Port Melbourne v Preston
Date: Sunday 20 September 1981
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 20,186

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. Preston
Score: 32.19.211 - 15.8.98

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 6 . 6 9 . 9 19 . 14 32 . 19 32 . 19 (211)
Preston 2 . 1 9 . 4 11 . 8 15 . 8 15 . 8 (98)
Margin PMLB by 29 PMLB by 5 PMLB by 54 PMLB by 113 PMLB by 113
Duration

Honour Roll

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Gary Brice

Preston

Captain: unknown
Coach: Harold Martin

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Anderson, Graeme ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 32 19 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 15 8 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