1939 VFA Semi Final 1: Northcote v Williamstown

This is the match report for the match played on 16 September 1939 between Northcote and Williamstown in the first semi final of the 1939 VFA season. Northcote hosted Williamstown at Toorak Park. Gordon Ogden captained the visitors with Reg Thomas as vice-captain.

As a result of this match, Northcote were eliminated (finishing 4th overall) and Williamstown faced Prahran in the preliminary final.

Match Details

Season: 1939 VFA Season
Round: Semi Final 1
Teams: Northcote v Williamstown
Date: Saturday 16 September 1939
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Toorak Park
Attendance: 11,000

Match Results

Outcome: Northcote def. by Williamstown
Score: 10.14.74 - 11.14.80

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Northcote 3 . 7 4 . 10 8 . 12 10 . 14 10 . 14 (74)
Williamstown 2 . 3 5 . 7 8 . 10 11 . 14 11 . 14 (80)
Margin NCOT by 10 WILL by 3 NCOT by 2 WILL by 6 WILL by 6
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Northcote), unknown (Williamstown)
Captains: unknown (Northcote), Gordon Ogden (Williamstown)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Northcote), Reg Thomas (Williamstown)

Player Statistics

Northcote

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Ruddell, Cec ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 10 14

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cutting, Arthur ? ? ? ?
Glass, Eric ? ? ? ?
McTaggart, Bert ? ? ? ?
Ogden, Gordon (c) ? ? ? ?
Thomas, Reg (vc) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (5 players) 11 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