1947 VFA Season Preliminary Final: Williamstown v Sandringham

This is the match report for the match played on 27 September 1947 between Williamstown and Sandringham in the preliminary final of the 1947 season of the Victorian Football Association. Williamstown hosted Sandringham at Junction Oval. The hosts were coached by Alan Williams and the visitors were coached by Len Toyne.

Williamstown (16.18.114) were defeated by Sandringham (16.21.117).

Match Details

Season: 1947 VFA Season
Round: Preliminary Final
Teams: Williamstown v Sandringham
Date: Saturday 27 September 1947
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 18,000

Match Results

Outcome: Williamstown def. by Sandringham
Score: 16.18.114 - 16.21.117

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Williamstown 8 . 3 9 . 7 14 . 14 16 . 18 16 . 18 (114)
Sandringham 3 . 3 6 . 11 9 . 13 16 . 21 16 . 21 (117)
Margin WILL by 30 WILL by 14 WILL by 31 SNDH by 3 SNDH by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Williamstown

Captain: unknown
Coach: Alan Williams

Sandringham

Captain: unknown
Coach: Len Toyne

Player Statistics

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Sampson, Alf ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 16 18

Sandringham

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bencraft, Neil ? ? ? ?
Brokenshire, Geoff ? ? ? ?
Cerini, Hunter ? ? ? ?
Collins, Kevin ? ? ? ?
Evans, Fred ? ? ? ?
Grambeau, Russell ? ? ? ?
Guille, Murray ? ? ? ?
Laver, Doug ? ? ? ?
O'Toole, Jack ? ? ? ?
Parker, Reg ? ? ? ?
Sales, Jack ? ? ? ?
Sleigh, Keith ? ? ? ?
Tomlins, Stan ? ? ? ?
Toyne, Len ? ? ? ?
Webb, Fred ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (15 players) 16 21

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