1947 VFA Round 16: Williamstown v Port Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 26 July 1947 between Williamstown and Port Melbourne during round 16 of the 1947 VFA season. Williamstown hosted Port Melbourne at WCG. The visitors were coached by Bill Findlay.

As a result of this match, Williamstown remained 1st on the ladder and Port Melbourne were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1947 VFA Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Williamstown v Port Melbourne
Date: Saturday 26 July 1947
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: WCG

Match Results

Outcome: Williamstown def. Port Melbourne
Score: 15.20.110 - 12.18.90

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Williamstown 5 . 5 7 . 7 12 . 11 15 . 20 15 . 20 (110)
Port Melbourne 0 . 5 9 . 11 10 . 15 12 . 18 12 . 18 (90)
Margin WILL by 30 PMLB by 16 WILL by 8 WILL by 20 WILL by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Williamstown), Bill Findlay (Port Melbourne)
Captains: unknown (Williamstown), unknown (Port Melbourne)

Player Statistics

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Sampson, Alf ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 15 20

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Findlay, Bill ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 12 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