1945 VFA Grand Final: Williamstown v Port Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 6 October 1945 between Williamstown and Port Melbourne in the grand final of the 1945 VFA season.
Williamstown hosted Port Melbourne at Junction Oval.
The visitors were coached by Tommy Lahiff.
As a result of this match, Williamstown were the premiers and Port Melbourne were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1945 VFA Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Williamstown
v
Port Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 6 October 1945
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Junction Oval
Attendance:
39,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Williamstown
def.
Port Melbourne
Score:
16.21.117 - 10.20.80
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamstown | 6 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 21 | 16 | . | 21 | (117) |
| Port Melbourne | 3 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 14 | 8 | . | 18 | 10 | . | 20 | 10 | . | 20 | (80) |
| Margin | WILL by 14 | WILL by 26 | WILL by 7 | WILL by 37 | WILL by 37 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
unknown
(Williamstown),
Tommy Lahiff
(Port Melbourne)
Captains:
unknown
(Williamstown),
unknown
(Port Melbourne)
Player Statistics
Williamstown
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cutting, Arthur | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Glass, Eric | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Ryan, Reg | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (3 players) | 16 | 21 | |||
Port Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly, Frank | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (1 player) | 10 | 20 | |||