1952 VFA Round 1: Williamstown v Port Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 19 April 1952 between Williamstown and Port Melbourne during round 1 of the 1952 VFA season. Williamstown hosted Port Melbourne at WCG. The visitors were coached by Jim Cleary.

As a result of this match, Williamstown were then 14th on the ladder and Port Melbourne were then 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1952 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Williamstown v Port Melbourne
Date: Saturday 19 April 1952
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: WCG
Attendance: 4,500

Match Results

Outcome: Williamstown def. by Port Melbourne
Score: 6.11.47 - 15.14.104

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Williamstown 1 . 4 3 . 4 6 . 11 6 . 11 6 . 11 (47)
Port Melbourne 1 . 2 5 . 5 7 . 5 15 . 14 15 . 14 (104)
Margin WILL by 2 PMLB by 13 level PMLB by 57 PMLB by 57
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Williamstown), Jim Cleary (Port Melbourne)
Captains: unknown (Williamstown), unknown (Port Melbourne)

Player Statistics

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 6 11

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bonnett, Bob ? ? ? ?
Johnson, Frank ? ? ? ?
Withers, Bob ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 15 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