1952 VFA Season 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 one of the 1952 season of the Victorian Football Association. Williamstown hosted Port Melbourne at the WCG. The hosts were coached by Billy Williams and the visitors were coached by Jim Cleary.

Williamstown (6.11.47) were defeated by Port Melbourne (15.14.104).

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

Williamstown

Captain: unknown
Coach: Billy Williams

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Jim Cleary

Player Statistics

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Callahan, Gerry ? ? ? ?
Dullard, Adrian ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 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