1940 VFA Season Round 15: Preston v Williamstown

This is the match report for the match played on 3 August 1940 between Preston and Williamstown during round fifteen of the 1940 season of the Victorian Football Association. Preston hosted Williamstown at Preston City Oval. The hosts were coached by Alby Morrison and the visitors were coached by Gordon Ogden.

Preston (13.18.96) were defeated by Williamstown (16.18.114).

Match Details

Season: 1940 VFA Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Preston v Williamstown
Date: Saturday 3 August 1940
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Preston City Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Preston def. by Williamstown
Score: 13.18.96 - 16.18.114

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Preston 1 . 4 4 . 12 8 . 17 13 . 18 13 . 18 (96)
Williamstown 2 . 3 7 . 7 11 . 14 16 . 18 16 . 18 (114)
Margin WILL by 5 WILL by 13 WILL by 15 WILL by 18 WILL by 18
Duration

Honour Roll

Preston

Captain: unknown
Coach: Alby Morrison

Williamstown

Captain: unknown
Coach: Gordon Ogden

Player Statistics

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Deacon, Bert ? ? ? ?
Dowling, Frank ? ? ? ?
Morrison, Alby ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 13 18

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cutting, Arthur ? ? ? ?
Glass, Eric ? ? ? ?
Ogden, Gordon ? ? ? ?
Thomas, Reg ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 16 18

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