1981 VFA 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 VFA season.
Port Melbourne hosted Preston at Junction Oval.
The hosts were coached by Gary Brice and the visitors were coached by Harold Martin.
As a result of this match, Port Melbourne were the premiers and Preston were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1981 VFA 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
Coaches:
Gary Brice
(Port Melbourne),
Harold Martin
(Preston)
Captains:
unknown
(Port Melbourne),
unknown
(Preston)
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 | |||