1945 VFA Season Round 3: Preston v Williamstown

This is the match report for the match played on 28 April 1945 between Preston and Williamstown during round three of the 1945 season of the Victorian Football Association. Preston hosted Williamstown at Preston City Oval. The hosts were coached by Frank Anderson and the visitors were coached by Maurie Hearn.

Preston (17.16.118) were defeated by Williamstown (23.15.153).

Match Details

Season: 1945 VFA Season
Round: Round 3
Teams: Preston v Williamstown
Date: Saturday 28 April 1945
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Preston City Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Preston def. by Williamstown
Score: 17.16.118 - 23.15.153

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Preston 1 . 2 7 . 8 8 . 13 17 . 16 17 . 16 (118)
Williamstown 11 . 7 15 . 11 20 . 15 23 . 15 23 . 15 (153)
Margin WILL by 65 WILL by 51 WILL by 74 WILL by 35 WILL by 35
Duration

Honour Roll

Preston

Captain: unknown
Coach: Frank Anderson

Williamstown

Captain: unknown
Coach: Maurie Hearn

Player Statistics

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Anderson, Frank ? ? ? ?
Franklin, Arthur ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 17 16

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cutting, Arthur ? ? ? ?
Glass, Eric ? ? ? ?
Hearn, Maurie ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 23 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