1949 VFA Season Grand Final: Williamstown v Oakleigh

This is the match report for the match played on 1 October 1949 between Williamstown and Oakleigh in the grand final of the 1949 season of the Victorian Football Association. Williamstown hosted Oakleigh at Junction Oval. The hosts were coached by Gordon Ogden and the visitors were coached by George Smeaton.

Williamstown (10.5.65) defeated Oakleigh (8.14.62).

Match Details

Season: 1949 VFA Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Williamstown v Oakleigh
Date: Saturday 1 October 1949
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 40,000

Match Results

Outcome: Williamstown def. Oakleigh
Score: 10.5.65 - 8.14.62

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Williamstown 1 . 2 2 . 2 7 . 3 10 . 5 10 . 5 (65)
Oakleigh 2 . 3 5 . 9 6 . 12 8 . 14 8 . 14 (62)
Margin OAKL by 7 OAKL by 25 OAKL by 3 WILL by 3 WILL by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Williamstown

Captain: unknown
Coach: Gordon Ogden

Oakleigh

Captain: unknown
Coach: George Smeaton

Player Statistics

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Sampson, Alf ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 10 5

Oakleigh

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 8 14

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