1940 VFA Round 2: Williamstown v Brighton

This is the match report for the match played on 27 April 1940 between Williamstown and Brighton during round 2 of the 1940 VFA season. Williamstown hosted Brighton at WCG.

As a result of this match, Williamstown remained 1st on the ladder and Brighton were then 7th on the ladder (down from 5th) by the end of the day.

Match Details

Season: 1940 VFA Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Williamstown v Brighton
Date: Saturday 27 April 1940
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: WCG
Attendance: 9,000

Match Results

Outcome: Williamstown def. Brighton
Score: 20.19.139 - 8.15.63

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Williamstown 1 . 2 4 . 10 13 . 13 20 . 19 20 . 19 (139)
Brighton 4 . 6 5 . 12 7 . 14 8 . 15 8 . 15 (63)
Margin BRGH by 22 BRGH by 8 WILL by 35 WILL by 76 WILL by 76
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Williamstown), unknown (Brighton)
Captains: unknown (Williamstown), unknown (Brighton)

Player Statistics

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cutting, Arthur ? ? ? ?
Glass, Eric ? ? ? ?
Ogden, Gordon ? ? ? ?
Thomas, Reg ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 20 19

Brighton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Davis, Jack ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 8 15

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