1954 VFA Season Round 4: Preston v Williamstown

This is the match report for the match played on 8 May 1954 between Preston and Williamstown during round four of the 1954 season of the Victorian Football Association. Preston hosted Williamstown at Preston City Oval. The hosts were coached by Bert Deacon and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.

Preston (12.12.84) defeated Williamstown (10.20.80).

Match Details

Season: 1954 VFA Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Preston v Williamstown
Date: Saturday 8 May 1954
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Preston City Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Preston def. Williamstown
Score: 12.12.84 - 10.20.80

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Preston 3 . 1 6 . 6 8 . 8 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
Williamstown 5 . 8 7 . 14 9 . 18 10 . 20 10 . 20 (80)
Margin WILL by 19 WILL by 14 WILL by 16 PRST by 4 PRST by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Preston

Captain: unknown
Coach: Bert Deacon

Williamstown

Captain: unknown
Coach: Wally Carter

Player Statistics

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cooper, Clem ? ? ? ?
Foley, Pat ? ? ? ?
Henrys, Ted ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 12 12

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Curran, Jack ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 10 20

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