1981 VFA Semi Final 2: Port Melbourne v Preston

This is the match report for the match played on 6 September 1981 between Port Melbourne and Preston in the second semi 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 faced Preston in the grand final and Preston faced Sandringham in the preliminary final.

Match Details

Season: 1981 VFA Season
Round: Semi Final 2
Teams: Port Melbourne v Preston
Date: Sunday 6 September 1981
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 10,021

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. Preston
Score: 22.25.157 - 12.14.86

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 6 . 4 12 . 13 17 . 18 22 . 25 22 . 25 (157)
Preston 3 . 2 6 . 4 7 . 10 12 . 14 12 . 14 (86)
Margin PMLB by 20 PMLB by 45 PMLB by 68 PMLB by 71 PMLB by 71
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 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Brice, Gary ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 22 25 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 12 14 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