1947 VFA Season Round 20: Williamstown v Preston

This is the match report for the match played on 23 August 1947 between Williamstown and Preston during round twenty of the 1947 season of the Victorian Football Association. Williamstown hosted Preston at the WCG. The hosts were coached by Alan Williams and the visitors were coached by Jack Blackman.

Williamstown (21.12.138) defeated Preston (16.9.105).

Match Details

Season: 1947 VFA Season
Round: Round 20
Teams: Williamstown v Preston
Date: Saturday 23 August 1947
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: WCG

Match Results

Outcome: Williamstown def. Preston
Score: 21.12.138 - 16.9.105

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Williamstown 5 . 2 14 . 7 16 . 9 21 . 12 21 . 12 (138)
Preston 3 . 2 6 . 3 12 . 4 16 . 9 16 . 9 (105)
Margin WILL by 12 WILL by 52 WILL by 29 WILL by 33 WILL by 33
Duration

Honour Roll

Williamstown

Captain: unknown
Coach: Alan Williams

Preston

Captain: unknown
Coach: Jack Blackman

Player Statistics

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Sampson, Alf ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 21 12

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Blackman, Jack ? ? ? ?
Stewart, Charlie ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 16 9

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