1945 VFA Season 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 season of the Victorian Football Association. Williamstown hosted Port Melbourne at Junction Oval. Maurie Hearn captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Maurie Hearn and the visitors were coached by Tommy Lahiff.

Williamstown (16.21.117) defeated Port Melbourne (10.20.80).

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

Williamstown

Captain: Maurie Hearn
Coach: Maurie Hearn

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Tommy Lahiff

Player Statistics

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cutting, Arthur ? ? ? ?
Glass, Eric ? ? ? ?
Hearn, Maurie (c) ? ? ? ?
Ryan, Reg ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 16 21

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Kelly, Frank ? ? ? ?
Lahiff, Tommy ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 10 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