1939 VFA Season Round 1: Williamstown v Yarraville

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

Williamstown (18.25.133) defeated Yarraville (12.14.86).

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

Williamstown

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

Yarraville

Captain: unknown
Coach: Bruce Anderson

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