1939 VFA Season Preliminary Final: Prahran v Williamstown

This is the match report for the match played on 30 September 1939 between Prahran and Williamstown in the preliminary final of the 1939 season of the Victorian Football Association. Prahran hosted Williamstown at Toorak Park. Gordon Ogden captained the visitors with Reg Thomas as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Bill Faul and the visitors were coached by Gordon Ogden.

Prahran (16.18.114) were defeated by Williamstown (17.19.121).

Match Details

Season: 1939 VFA Season
Round: Preliminary Final
Teams: Prahran v Williamstown
Date: Saturday 30 September 1939
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Toorak Park
Attendance: 14,000

Match Results

Outcome: Prahran def. by Williamstown
Score: 16.18.114 - 17.19.121

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Prahran 1 . 3 6 . 13 7 . 16 16 . 18 16 . 18 (114)
Williamstown 4 . 8 5 . 10 11 . 16 17 . 19 17 . 19 (121)
Margin WILL by 23 PRAH by 9 WILL by 24 WILL by 7 WILL by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

Prahran

Captain: unknown
Coach: Bill Faul

Williamstown

Captain: Gordon Ogden
Vice-Captain: Reg Thomas
Coach: Gordon Ogden

Player Statistics

Prahran

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Brenchley, Jack ? ? ? ?
Smith, Frank ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 16 18

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cutting, Arthur ? ? ? ?
Glass, Eric ? ? ? ?
McTaggart, Bert ? ? ? ?
Ogden, Gordon (c) ? ? ? ?
Thomas, Reg (vc) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (5 players) 17 19

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