1953 VFA Season Preliminary Final: Williamstown v Yarraville

This is the match report for the match played on 26 September 1953 between Williamstown and Yarraville in the preliminary final of the 1953 season of the Victorian Football Association. Williamstown hosted Yarraville at Junction Oval. The hosts were coached by Billy Williams and the visitors were coached by Gordon Ogden.

Williamstown (11.13.79) were defeated by Yarraville (12.11.83).

Match Details

Season: 1953 VFA Season
Round: Preliminary Final
Teams: Williamstown v Yarraville
Date: Saturday 26 September 1953
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 20,000

Match Results

Outcome: Williamstown def. by Yarraville
Score: 11.13.79 - 12.11.83

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Williamstown 2 . 3 4 . 9 7 . 12 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Yarraville 1 . 7 4 . 7 10 . 10 12 . 11 12 . 11 (83)
Margin WILL by 2 WILL by 2 YRVL by 16 YRVL by 4 YRVL by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Williamstown

Captain: unknown
Coach: Billy Williams

Yarraville

Captain: unknown
Coach: Gordon Ogden

Player Statistics

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Callahan, Gerry ? ? ? ?
Curran, Jack ? ? ? ?
Dullard, Adrian ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 11 13

Yarraville

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 12 11

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