1955 VFA Season Round 1: Yarraville v Williamstown

This is the match report for the match played on 16 April 1955 between Yarraville and Williamstown during round one of the 1955 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 Wally Carter.

Yarraville (11.11.77) were defeated by Williamstown (17.18.120).

Match Details

Season: 1955 VFA Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Yarraville v Williamstown
Date: Saturday 16 April 1955
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Yarraville Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Yarraville def. by Williamstown
Score: 11.11.77 - 17.18.120

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Yarraville 2 . 3 6 . 5 9 . 7 11 . 11 11 . 11 (77)
Williamstown 5 . 6 8 . 14 11 . 15 17 . 18 17 . 18 (120)
Margin WILL by 21 WILL by 21 WILL by 20 WILL by 43 WILL by 43
Duration

Honour Roll

Yarraville

Captain: unknown
Coach: Gordon Ogden

Williamstown

Captain: unknown
Coach: Wally Carter

Player Statistics

Yarraville

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

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Callahan, Gerry ? ? ? ?
Curran, Jack ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 17 18

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