1940 VFA Season 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 season of the Victorian Football Association. Williamstown "hosted" Prahran at Toorak Park. The hosts were coached by Gordon Ogden and the visitors were coached by Bill Faul.

Williamstown (11.16.82) were defeated by Prahran (15.21.111).

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

Williamstown

Captain: unknown
Coach: Gordon Ogden

Prahran

Captain: unknown
Coach: Bill Faul

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 ? ? ? ?
Williams, Norm ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 15 21

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