1955 VFA Season Round 2: Williamstown v Preston

This is the match report for the match played on 23 April 1955 between Williamstown and Preston during round two of the 1955 season of the Victorian Football Association. Williamstown hosted Preston at the WCG. The hosts were coached by Wally Carter and the visitors were coached by Bert Deacon.

Williamstown (9.20.74) were defeated by Preston (12.10.82).

Match Details

Season: 1955 VFA Season
Round: Round 2
Teams: Williamstown v Preston
Date: Saturday 23 April 1955
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: WCG

Match Results

Outcome: Williamstown def. by Preston
Score: 9.20.74 - 12.10.82

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Williamstown 2 . 2 4 . 12 5 . 16 9 . 20 9 . 20 (74)
Preston 3 . 1 3 . 5 6 . 7 12 . 10 12 . 10 (82)
Margin PRST by 5 WILL by 13 WILL by 3 PRST by 8 PRST by 8
Duration

Honour Roll

Williamstown

Captain: unknown
Coach: Wally Carter

Preston

Captain: unknown
Coach: Bert Deacon

Player Statistics

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Curran, Jack ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 9 20

Preston

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Foley, Pat ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 12 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