1940 VFA Preliminary Final: Williamstown v Prahran
This is the match report for the match played on 28 September 1940 between Williamstown and Prahran in the preliminary final of the 1940 VFA season.
Williamstown "hosted" Prahran at Toorak Park.
The visitors were coached by Bill Faul.
As a result of this match, Williamstown were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall) and Prahran faced Port Melbourne in the grand final.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFA Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Williamstown
v
Prahran
Date:
Saturday 28 September 1940
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Toorak Park
Attendance:
8,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Williamstown
def. by
Prahran
Score:
11.16.82 - 15.21.111
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamstown | 0 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 11 | 9 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 16 | 11 | . | 16 | (82) |
| Prahran | 3 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 12 | 15 | . | 21 | 15 | . | 21 | (111) |
| Margin | PRAH by 17 | PRAH by 9 | PRAH by 10 | PRAH by 29 | PRAH by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Williamstown),
Bill Faul
(Prahran)
Captains:
unknown
(Williamstown),
unknown
(Prahran)
Player Statistics
Williamstown
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cutting, Arthur | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Glass, Eric | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Thomas, Reg | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (3 players) | 11 | 16 | |||
Prahran
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenchley, Jack | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (1 player) | 15 | 21 | |||