1939 VFA Round 1: Williamstown v Yarraville

This is the match report for the match played on 15 April 1939 between Williamstown and Yarraville during round 1 of the 1939 VFA season. Williamstown hosted Yarraville at WCG. Gordon Ogden captained the hosts with Reg Thomas as vice-captain. The visitors were coached by Bruce Anderson.

As a result of this match, Williamstown were then 3rd on the ladder and Yarraville were then 10th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1939 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Williamstown v Yarraville
Date: Saturday 15 April 1939
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: WCG

Match Results

Outcome: Williamstown def. Yarraville
Score: 18.25.133 - 12.14.86

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Williamstown 5 . 2 7 . 11 14 . 18 18 . 25 18 . 25 (133)
Yarraville 6 . 4 9 . 6 11 . 8 12 . 14 12 . 14 (86)
Margin YRVL by 8 YRVL by 7 WILL by 28 WILL by 47 WILL by 47
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Williamstown), Bruce Anderson (Yarraville)
Captains: Gordon Ogden (Williamstown), unknown (Yarraville)
Vice-Captains: Reg Thomas (Williamstown), unknown (Yarraville)

Player Statistics

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cutting, Arthur ? ? ? ?
McTaggart, Bert ? ? ? ?
Ogden, Gordon (c) ? ? ? ?
Thomas, Reg (vc) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 18 25

Yarraville

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Bruce ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 12 14

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