1955 VFA Season Grand Final: Port Melbourne v Williamstown

This is the match report for the match played on 24 September 1955 between Port Melbourne and Williamstown in the grand final of the 1955 season of the Victorian Football Association. Port Melbourne hosted Williamstown at Junction Oval. The hosts were coached by Don Fraser and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.

Port Melbourne (13.10.88) were defeated by Williamstown (13.19.97).

Match Details

Season: 1955 VFA Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Port Melbourne v Williamstown
Date: Saturday 24 September 1955
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 30,000

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. by Williamstown
Score: 13.10.88 - 13.19.97

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 7 . 3 8 . 6 12 . 8 13 . 10 13 . 10 (88)
Williamstown 1 . 3 5 . 10 7 . 13 13 . 19 13 . 19 (97)
Margin PMLB by 36 PMLB by 14 PMLB by 25 WILL by 9 WILL by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Don Fraser

Williamstown

Captain: unknown
Coach: Wally Carter

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Irving

Boundary Umpires

E. Gabb

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bonnett, Bob ? ? ? ?
Johnson, Frank ? ? ? ?
McBroom, Brian ? ? ? ?
Withers, Bob ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 13 10

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Callahan, Gerry ? ? ? ?
Outen, Alby ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 13 19

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