1956 VFA Season Grand Final: Port Melbourne v Williamstown

This is the match report for the match played on 29 September 1956 between Port Melbourne and Williamstown in the grand final of the 1956 season of the Victorian Football Association. Port Melbourne hosted Williamstown at Junction Oval. The hosts were coached by Frank Johnson and the visitors were coached by Wally Carter.

Port Melbourne (10.18.78) were defeated by Williamstown (14.18.102).

Match Details

Season: 1956 VFA Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Port Melbourne v Williamstown
Date: Saturday 29 September 1956
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 28,000

Match Results

Outcome: Port Melbourne def. by Williamstown
Score: 10.18.78 - 14.18.102

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Melbourne 5 . 6 8 . 11 9 . 14 10 . 18 10 . 18 (78)
Williamstown 3 . 1 8 . 5 8 . 10 14 . 18 14 . 18 (102)
Margin PMLB by 17 PMLB by 6 PMLB by 10 WILL by 24 WILL by 24
Duration

Honour Roll

Port Melbourne

Captain: unknown
Coach: Frank Johnson

Williamstown

Captain: unknown
Coach: Wally Carter

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. Irving

Player Statistics

Port Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bonnett, Bob ? ? ? ?
Johnson, Frank ? ? ? ?
Withers, Bob ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 10 18

Williamstown

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Callahan, Gerry ? ? ? ?
Curran, Jack ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 14 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