1953 VFA Season Round 1: Yarraville v Williamstown

This is the match report for the match played on 18 April 1953 between Yarraville and Williamstown during round one of the 1953 season of the Victorian Football Association. Yarraville hosted Williamstown at Yarraville Oval. The hosts were coached by Gordon Ogden and the visitors were coached by Billy Williams.

Yarraville (9.8.62) were defeated by Williamstown (13.10.88).

Match Details

Season: 1953 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Yarraville v Williamstown
Date: Saturday 18 April 1953
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Yarraville Oval
Attendance: 2,000

Match Results

Outcome: Yarraville def. by Williamstown
Score: 9.8.62 - 13.10.88

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Yarraville 2 . 3 2 . 5 7 . 5 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
Williamstown 2 . 3 6 . 4 9 . 7 13 . 10 13 . 10 (88)
Margin level WILL by 23 WILL by 14 WILL by 26 WILL by 26
Duration

Honour Roll

Yarraville

Captain: unknown
Coach: Gordon Ogden

Williamstown

Captain: unknown
Coach: Billy Williams

Player Statistics

Yarraville

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 9 8

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Callahan, Gerry ? ? ? ?
Dullard, Adrian ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 13 10

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