1940 VFA Season Round 1: Yarraville v Williamstown

This is the match report for the match played on 20 April 1940 between Yarraville and Williamstown during round one of the 1940 season of the Victorian Football Association. Yarraville hosted Williamstown at Yarraville Oval. The visitors were coached by Gordon Ogden.

Yarraville (12.16.88) were defeated by Williamstown (36.20.236).

Match Details

Season: 1940 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Yarraville v Williamstown
Date: Saturday 20 April 1940
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Yarraville Oval
Attendance: 16,000

Match Results

Outcome: Yarraville def. by Williamstown
Score: 12.16.88 - 36.20.236

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Yarraville 2 . 1 8 . 7 10 . 7 12 . 16 12 . 16 (88)
Williamstown 12 . 8 16 . 9 29 . 18 36 . 20 36 . 20 (236)
Margin WILL by 67 WILL by 50 WILL by 125 WILL by 148 WILL by 148
Duration

Honour Roll

Yarraville

Captain: unknown

Williamstown

Captain: unknown
Coach: Gordon Ogden

Player Statistics

Yarraville

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Hopkins, Allan ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 12 16

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cutting, Arthur ? ? ? ?
Glass, Eric ? ? ? ?
Ogden, Gordon ? ? ? ?
Thomas, Reg ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 36 20

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