1955 VFA Season Preliminary Final: Preston v Williamstown

This is the match report for the match played on 17 September 1955 between Preston and Williamstown in the preliminary final of the 1955 season of the Victorian Football Association. Preston hosted Williamstown at Junction Oval. The hosts were coached by Bert Deacon and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.

Preston (10.13.73) were defeated by Williamstown (11.16.82).

Match Details

Season: 1955 VFA Season
Round: Preliminary Final
Teams: Preston v Williamstown
Date: Saturday 17 September 1955
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 16,000

Match Results

Outcome: Preston def. by Williamstown
Score: 10.13.73 - 11.16.82

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Preston 1 . 4 3 . 7 8 . 8 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Williamstown 2 . 3 8 . 9 9 . 9 11 . 16 11 . 16 (82)
Margin WILL by 5 WILL by 32 WILL by 7 WILL by 9 WILL by 9
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 ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 10 13

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Callahan, Gerry ? ? ? ?
Outen, Alby ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 11 16

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