1940 VFA Season Round 4: Williamstown v Preston

This is the match report for the match played on 11 May 1940 between Williamstown and Preston during round four of the 1940 season of the Victorian Football Association. Williamstown hosted Preston at the WCG. The hosts were coached by Gordon Ogden and the visitors were coached by Alby Morrison.

Williamstown (22.17.149) defeated Preston (10.13.73).

Match Details

Season: 1940 VFA Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Williamstown v Preston
Date: Saturday 11 May 1940
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: WCG
Attendance: 7,000

Match Results

Outcome: Williamstown def. Preston
Score: 22.17.149 - 10.13.73

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Williamstown 5 . 8 11 . 9 17 . 13 22 . 17 22 . 17 (149)
Preston 2 . 1 6 . 6 7 . 9 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Margin WILL by 25 WILL by 33 WILL by 64 WILL by 76 WILL by 76
Duration

Honour Roll

Williamstown

Captain: unknown
Coach: Gordon Ogden

Preston

Captain: unknown
Coach: Alby Morrison

Player Statistics

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cutting, Arthur ? ? ? ?
Glass, Eric ? ? ? ?
Ogden, Gordon ? ? ? ?
Thomas, Reg ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 22 17

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Deacon, Bert ? ? ? ?
Dowling, Frank ? ? ? ?
Morrison, Alby ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 10 13

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