1949 VFA 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 VFA season. Williamstown hosted Oakleigh at Junction Oval. The visitors were coached by George Smeaton.

As a result of this match, Williamstown were the premiers and Oakleigh were the runners-up.

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

Coaches: unknown (Williamstown), George Smeaton (Oakleigh)
Captains: unknown (Williamstown), unknown (Oakleigh)

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